Agnes Bamford is a PhD Research Scholar at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Her research interests include international business communication, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Bamford’s area of research is corporate communication on diversity management in multinational corporations (MNCs), specifically global corporate parental leave policies.
Bamford’s teaching at NHH includes English for Business, the Internship Abroad Master Course and Innovation School.
Bamford has 20 years of international business experience, which includes working in financial services in London for Bloomberg LP, being a board member for the Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce for seven years and running an intercultural business consultancy across Europe Middle East and Africa.
She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of London (2018), a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from University College London and she is also a graduate (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics
Areas of expertise (Norwegian):
Interkulturell kommunikasjon og engelsk fagspråk.
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Bamford, Agnes | Standardising Fatherhood across Cultures: A Linguistic Approach to Studying the Communication of a New Global Company Policy in Multinational Corporations | HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business (62); page 87 - 105; 2022 |
The gender pay gap widens significantly after women have children, but this can be reduced if parental duties are shared more evenly. Norwegian men are succeeding as first movers in this area, where few other countries have ventured.
In English, the Norwegian term ‘minibank’ does not translate to ‘minibank’. And you cannot simply translate ‘konstituert leder’ into ‘constituted leader’. NHH Norwegian School of Economics’ new, freely available term base can help avoid the most embarrassing mistakes.
Norwegian men pushing prams during working hours have caught the attention of the EU. The EU and multinational corporations are now introducing paternity leave, inspired by the Norwegian father's quota.
There is a lack of cultural awareness and gender equality in the travel industry.
There could be a conflict between focussing on politically correct terms and promoting gender equality, PhD Candidate Agnes Bamford writes in Forskersonen.
SLIK UNNGÅR DU PINLIGE SPRÅKTABBER PÅ ENGELSK, Kronikk, Dagens næringsliv, 28.12.2022
VET KVINNER I NORGE EGENTLIG HVA DE VIL?, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 21.11.2022
UHELDIG EKSKLUDERING AV FEDRE, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 12.05.2022
FRU ELLER FRØKEN?, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 07.03.2022
UTDATERTE FORESTILLINGER OM NORSKE HANDELSHØYSKOLER, kronikk KHRONO, 01.02.2022
NORSK SPRÅK I AKADEMIA STÅR I ET SPENNINGSFELT, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 19.11.2021
DERFOR FUNGERER DEN NORSKE FEDREKVOTEN, debatt BT (Bergens Tidende), 27.03.2021
DET ER IKKE ALLTID POLITISK KORREKTE BEGREP FREMMER LIKESTILLING, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 12.03.2021
HVA GJØR MENNENE OG BEDRIFTENE MED LØNNSGAPET?, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 20.11.2020
NORSKE STUDENTER KAN FÅ EN KNALLSTERK CV, kronikk NHH Bulletin, 07.10.2020
