Veronica Kabalina
- Research Professor: HSE Graduate School of Business / Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
- Veronica Kabalina has been at HSE University since 2010.
Education and Degrees
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2026 "AI for Science: how to work more effectively with data" in volume, advanced training, Higher School of Economics
2019 "Rules for organizing the educational process by HSE teachers", Higher School of Economics / RUSSIA, Moscow
2019 "Rules of the organization of the teaching process of teachers", professional development
2017 "Academic English: Summation of letters", Department for the Development of Academic Competencies of the Higher School of Economics / RUSSIA, Moscow
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2020–2023
- Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2024
HSE Medal "Recognition - 15 Years of Successful Work" (July 2026)
HSE Graduate School of Business' Letter of Commendation (October 2025)
HSE Rector’s Letter of Commendation (May 2024)
Honorary Certificate of HSE (March 2023)
HSE Medal "Recognition - 10 Years of Successful Work" (May 2022)
Honorary Certificate of HSE (April 2014)
HSE's Letter of Commendation (December 2012)
Courses (2026/2027)
- Human Resource Management (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2025/2026)
- Research Seminar "Thesis Preparation Skills" (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Human Resource Management (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Human Resource Management (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Human Resource Management (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Modern Approaches to People Management in Organizations: Trends, Technologies, Researches" (Master’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "New Directions in HRM" (Postgraduate course; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Economics; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Research Seminar "Talent Management" (Master’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Human Resource Management (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
- Project Seminar (Master’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "HR Analytics: Research Problems and Practices" (Master’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Grants
HSE Graduate School of Business Grant: Applied Research Project on "Socially Responsible Human Resource Management in the Context of Corporate Sustainable Development: Configuration and Non-Financial Performance Indicators," 2026-2028 / Principal Investigator
HSE Graduate School of Business Grant: Fundamental Research Project on "New Reality in HR: Transforming the Organizational Context and Employee Behavior," 2022-2024 / Principal Investigator
Grant from the Russian Ministry of Education under the Program for the Creation and Development of a World-Class Research Center "Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Human Potential" for 2020-2025. Research Project 3.3.2. "Macro-Level of Young Talent Management: Self-Assessment of the Skills Gap by University Graduates", 2023 / Project Manager
HSE Graduate School of Business Grant: Fundamental Research Project "Modern HR Practices Based on the International CRANET Study", 2020-2022 / Project Manager
Grant from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for the Program for the Creation and Development of a World-Class Research Center "Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Human Potential" for 2020-2025. Research Project 3.3.2. Macro-Level of Talent Management: National Talent Pool and the Dynamics of its Structure", 2022 / Project Manager
Grant from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for the Program for the Creation and Development of a World-Class Research Center "Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Human Potential" for 2020-2025. Research Project 3.3.1. Assessing the Potential of Talented Employees: Definition, Indicators, and Measurement", 2021 / Project Manager
Conferences
- 2026
XXVI Апрельская международная научная конференция имени Е.Г. Ясина, 14 – 17 апреля 2026 г., НИУ ВШЭ, Москва. (Москва). Presentation: Роль организационных ресурсов в устойчивости сотрудников
HRIC 2026: the 6th HR Division International Conference "Sustainable HRM in the Age of Disruption", Academy of Management (Бангалор). Presentation: Employee resilience in the organizational context in times of adversity
XXVI Апрельская международная научная конференция имени Е.Г. Ясина, 14 – 17 апреля 2026 г., НИУ ВШЭ, Москва. (Москва). Presentation: Роль организационных ресурсов в устойчивости сотрудников
HRIC 2026: the 6th HR Division International Conference "Sustainable HRM in the Age of Disruption", Academy of Management (Бангалор). Presentation: Employee resilience in the organizational context in times of adversity
- 2025
ХII Ежегодная международная научная конференция «Экономика и Менеджмент» (EMC 2025) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Оценка влияния социальных инвестиций на устойчивое развитие регионов деятельности компании
ХII Ежегодная международная научная конференция «Экономика и Менеджмент» (EMC 2025) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Оценка влияния социальных инвестиций на устойчивое развитие регионов деятельности компании
- 2024
13th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network (Роттердам). Presentation: Can organizational climate protect employees from burnout?
13th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network (Роттердам). Presentation: Can organizational climate protect employees from burnout?
- 2022
82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Presentation: Is Motivation Needed for Knowledge Sharing?
12th Biennial International Conference Dutch HRM Network. Presentation: The role of flexibility-oriented HRM practices in maintaining organizational resilience during COVID-19 pandemic
82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Presentation: Is Motivation Needed for Knowledge Sharing?
12th Biennial International Conference Dutch HRM Network. Presentation: The role of flexibility-oriented HRM practices in maintaining organizational resilience during COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021
48th Online Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter Conference. Presentation: “Something old, something new”: International HRM practices of Russian MNEs
48th Online Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter Conference. Presentation: “Something old, something new”: International HRM practices of Russian MNEs
- 2020
EURAM 2020: 20th Online Conference European Academy of Management. Presentation: Intended-perceived HRM gaps and knowledge sharing of line managers and employees
EURAM 2020: 20th Online Conference European Academy of Management. Presentation: Intended-perceived HRM gaps and knowledge sharing of line managers and employees
- 2019
HRIC 2019: 3rd HR Division International Conference, Academy of Management. Presentation: The effect of gaps between intended and perceived HR practices on employees knowledge-sharing behavior
11th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network “The Societal Impact of HRM”. Presentation: The role of HRM in digital skills acquisition: multilevel approach
HRIC 2019: 3rd HR Division International Conference, Academy of Management. Presentation: The effect of gaps between intended and perceived HR practices on employees knowledge-sharing behavior
HRIC 2019: 3rd HR Division International Conference, Academy of Management. Presentation: The effect of gaps between intended and perceived HR practices on employees knowledge-sharing behavior
- 2015
International Conference “GSOM Emerging Markets Conference: Business and Government Perspectives” (Санкт-Петекрбург). Presentation: Гибкие формы занятости в российских компаниях
- 2014
Международная научная конференция «Развивающиеся рынки: перспективы развития бизнеса и государства» («GSOM Emerging Markets Conference: Business and Government Perspectives»). (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Young Talent Management in Russia - A Puzzle in the Interplay between the National Education System, Companies’ Requirements and Values of Young Talents
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1A. Osipova ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF TALENTED EMPLOYEES FOR SELECTION INTO THE PERSONNEL RESERVE, 2025
- 2Employee customer orientation in a multinational company, 2018
- 3O. Mondrus Talent management system in Russian IT companies, 2018
- 4A. Tikhonyuk The Structure and Drivers of Employee Engagement: A Cross-Industry Analysis
- 5T. Malikov Organizational and individual factors of overtime and their consequences for employees in the gaming industry
Employment history
2010-now
Professor of the Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Higher School of Economics; Academic Director of the Master's program "HR Analytics", Head of the Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Management
2002-2010 MMC "Norilsk Nickel"
Head of the Department of Personnel Development and Training, Department of Social Programs, Department of Social Policy
2001-2002 Higher School of Economics
Professor of the Department of Socio-Economic Systems and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics
1999-2001
"Reformugol" Fund for Assistance to the Restructuring of the Coal Industry,
Head of the World Bank "Social Impact Monitoring" project
1998
Woodrow Wilson Center, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, Washington, D.C. Researcher
1995-2007
University of Warwick, UK
Professor in the Department of Sociology, Lecturer at the School of Business (part-time)
1993-2006
Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Senior Researcher, Head of the Labor Market and Employment Laboratory at the Center for Comparative Socio-Economic and Political Studies
1994-2012
ANO "Institute for Comparative Labor Relations Research (ISIT)"
Scientific Director/Director
1991-1993
Institute of Employment Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation
Senior Researcher
1988-1991
Institute of the International Labor Movement of the USSR Academy of Sciences/Institute of Comparative Political Science of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Junior Researcher; Researcher
Veronika Kabalina’s Interview on Professional Burnout in RBC+ Magazine
Veronika I. Kabalina, Research Professor at the Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, gave an expert interview to RBC+ magazine, “The Economics of Stability: How to Tame ‘Black Swans’.”
Participation in the Academy of Management HR Division International Conference
Veronika I. Kabalina, Research Professor at the Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, participated in the 6th International HR Division Conference (HRIC 2026), organised by the Academy of Management (AOM) and held biennially.
From Political Science in Belgrade to HR Analytics in Moscow
Andrija Djokic, from Serbia, got his master’s degree with honours from the HSE Graduate School of Business in 2022. In his interview with the HSE News Service, he talks about the advantages of studying at HSE University, the importance of a knowledge-based approach to HR management, and the challenges of pursuing a career in a foreign environment.