Ekaterina Ivanova
- Associate Professor: Graduate School of Business / Department of Strategic and International Management
- Ekaterina Ivanova has been at HSE University since 2009.
Education and Degrees
HSE University
HSE University
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
- A series of training courses on sustainable development, business ethics, carbon literacy, responsible business education, case-studies, leadership and coaching from the leading experts in Europe (WU Vienna, Nottingham Business School, Frauenhofer Institute, European Foundation for Management Development, the Case Center) and the USA (University of Pennsylvania, Leadership in Motion): from 2015 till present.
- Professional retraining and training of trainers in-house courses at the HSE University and WU Vienna on research methods, teaching competencies and AI-based pedagogies: from 2015 till present.
Membership and service in professional associations, awards and recognitions
Membership and service in professional associations
- Academy of Management (SIM, MSR, ONE, MED Divisions): 2015 – present
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UN Global Compact PRME Chapter Eurasia, Vice-Chair, Research: 2023 – present
- UN Global Compact PRME Working Group on Sustainability Mindset, Ambassador: 2016 – present
- Russian Business Ethics Network: 2018 – present
- Expert for the Sustainability & Philanthropy National Awards (#donorsforum, #wearetogether, #peopleinvestor): 2019 – present
Awards and recognition
- BEST PDW “AI is Innovation: Now Educators Need to Focus on the Human-ness”, from the MSR Division, Academy of Management (Chicago, 2024)
- Award for the Contribution in Development of ESG in Russia for the SDG 16, Russian Managers Association (Moscow, 2022)
- Global Flourish Prize for SDG 3 (Motorica, 2024), SDG 4 (Kaspersky, 2021) and SDG 17 (Vympelkom, 2021) on sustainable innovations (Cleveland, USA)
- Teaching Excellence IBS-RANEPA Certificate (Moscow, 2019)
- Penn Social Impact Doctoral Fellow, Fellowship program hosted by Professor Peter Frumkin at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA, 2015)
- Vienna University of Economics and Business Mobility Scholarship for the Doctoral Program (Vienna, Austria, 2014)
- ARNOVA Doctoral Seminar Fellow (Indianapolis, USA, 2012)
- Freedom Support Act Future Leaders Exchange Student, U.S. Department of State Scholarship (Muenster, USA, 1995-1996)
Courses (2024/2025)
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business)Rus
- Sustainable Business Management (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sustainable Business Management (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sustainable Development and Corporate ESG Practices (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Global Challenges, Resources and Opportunities for Sustainable Development (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Ethics, Responsibility, Sustainability" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Sustainability Management in Global Business" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Development (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Project Seminar "ERS: Ethics, Responsibility, Sustainability" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Research Methods in Management: Data Analysis for Sustainability Evaluation (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Research in the Field of Transformation of Business Models and Business Processes" (Postgraduate course; Graduate School of Business; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Business Ethics, CSR and ESG Business Strategies (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Responsible Business and Sustainable Development (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Business Ethics (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 4 year, 2 module)Eng
- Business Ethics and CSR (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Responsible Business and Sustainable Development (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Conferences
- Yang, C., Ivanova, E., Ivanova, M. (2024). Using Arts as Consciousness-Raising Practices in Management Education. The 11th Art of Management & Organization Conference “New Total Arts for Sustainable Futures”, ICN, Nancy, France, 21.08-24.08.2024.
- Ivanova, E. (2024). Co-organizer and contributor of the award-winning PDW “AI is Innovation: Now Educators Need to Focus on the Human-ness” and contributor of the PDW “The Sustainability Mindset Indicator: How Professors Develop a Mindset for Innovation and Resilience”. The 84h Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 09-13.08.2024.
- Ivanova, E., Klevtsova, M. (2024). Factors Explaining Motivation for Sustainable Entrepreneurship across International Contexts. The 7th Biannual Meeting of the Africa Academy of Management, 08.01-10.01.2024.
- *Ivanova, E. (2023). Project Activities in the Field of Sustainable Development: Reflecting on the Experiential Learning. X International GSOM Emerging Markets Conference, Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 06.10.2023
- Yang, C., Ivanova, E., Ivanova, M. (2023). The Arts-Based Pedagogy in Management Education: Personal Reflections. The 83th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 04.08-08.08.2023.
- *Veselova A., Ivanova, E., Leshukov O., Cheglakova L., Anikin V., Solovyov I. (2023). Education for Sustainable Development and ESG. XXIV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. 05.04.2023.
- Ivanova, E. (2022). Education for Sustainable Development in Russia. International Conference “Russia and the World: New Challenges and Opportunities for Business Education”. IBS RANEPA, Moscow, Russia, 14.11.2022
- Ivanova, E. (2022). The Russian Book Launch hosted by the Business and Society Track - Revolutionizing Sustainability Education: Stories and Tools of Mindset Transformation. IX International GSOM Emerging Markets Conference, Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 06.10.2022
- Ivanova, E., Larina V., Martins F., L. Cezarino, L. (2022). Factors Driving Sustainability in a Business School. XXIII Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. 05.04-22.04.2022.
- Ivanova, E., Cheglakova, L., Kabalina, V. (2021). The Role of Heterogeneous Contexts Shaping Organizational CSR Practices in Russia. The 81th Virtual Academy of Management Meeting, 29.07-04.08.2021.
- Ivanova, E., Rimanoczy, I. (2021). Facilitating Sustainability: A Mindset for a Resilient Future. 2021 Virtual PRME Global Forum. The Principle of Responsible Management Education. 16.06-17.06.2021.
- *Ivanova, E. (2021). A Transformational Path to Sustainability of a Leading National University in a Megalopolis: the Case of the Graduate School of Business of the HSE University. Smart Sustainable EU Cities. RUDN University, 25.05-26.05.2021.
- Yang, C., Ivanova, E., Ivanova, M. (2021). On Art-Based Teaching and Learning in Management Education: Personal Reflections. Eastern Academy of Management. 19.05-22.05.2021.
- Ivanova, E., Chernysheva, A. (2021). The Challenging Path towards Embedding Sustainability in a Business School. SUSTEX2021 Summit. Texas AM&M University, 22.04-23.04.2021.
- Rimanoczy I., Ivanova, E., Lees, M., Storberg-Walker, J. Innovating in the Classroom: Sustainability Developed from the Inside Out. Texas AM&M University, 22.04-23.04.2021.
- *Ivanova, E. (2021). Sustainable Development @ GSB: Transitioning towards a Green Business School. Russian Managers Association Committee on CSR and Sustainable Development Joint Session with the Business Education Commission. HSE University GSB, 20.04.2021.
- *Ivanova, E., Chernysheva, A. (2021). Implementing the Sustainability Principles in the University‘s Development Strategy. XXII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. 13.04-30.04.2021.
- Ivanova, E. (2020). “AIM2Flourish: Developing Responsible Business Leaders for the Flourishing World”. VII International GSOM Emerging Markets Conference, Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 11.11.2020
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Yang, C., Ivanova, E., Hufnagel, J. (2020). “Art, Business, and Society: Using an Innovative Pedagogical Tool to Enhance the Sustainability Mindset of Business Students in a Global Context”. XXI April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia. 14.05.2020
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Ivanova, E. (2020). “AIM2Flourish.com as a Powerful Experiential Learning Tool: Lessons Learned from Russia”. ECO+Nomica.3.0: Life after Virus, Green HSE Annual Conference, NRU “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia, 23.04.2020
- Yang, C., Ivanova, E., Hufnagel, J. (2019). “Using Contemplative Photography in Sustainability Management Education: Pedagogical Applications in the United States, Russia, and Germany”. Academy of Management Specialized Conference “Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies”, Bled, Slovenia, 23.10.-25.10.2019
- Ivanova, E. (2019). “Pioneering Sustainable Female Entrepreneurship in Russia – the Case of Bio Food Lab”. VI International GSOM Emerging Markets Conference, Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 03.10-05.10.2019
- Ivanova, E. (2019). Contribution “A Role-Model for Inclusive Organizations: Creative Group Reading and Reflection Assignment” to the PDW “From Inclusive Thought to Action: How Can We Develop Individuals That Shape a More Inclusive World”. The 79th Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, MS, USA, 09-13.08.2019
- Ivanova, E., Cheglakova, L. (2019). “Discourses of CSR and Business Ethics in Russia: An Empirical Investigation of Local Businesses”. XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia. 09.04-12.04.2014
- Ivanova, E. (2018). Contribution on the Creative Online Team Charters to the PDW “Developing Mindfulness in Action: Innovative Pedagogies for Engaging Students and Impacting the World”. The 78th Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 10-14.08.2018
- Ivanova, E. (2018). “Using Contemplative Photography to Develop a Sustainability Mindset”. Innovative Pedagogies for a Sustainability Mindset Conference – Learning Lab. Montepulciano, Italy: 26.07-28.07. 2018
- Ivanova, E. (2018). “Aim2Flourish in Russia & Germany: Pioneering Experiential Learning”. Gaidar Forum - Russia and the World: Values and Virtues, Session “New Technologies and Corporate Social Responsibility. How Business Schools Can Implement Principles for Responsible Management Education”. Moscow, Russia, 16.01-18.01.2018
- Ivanova, E. (2017). Contribution to the PDW “What if the Dream World of Business Already Existed?” on the Innovative Pedagogies from Russia. The 77th Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GE, USA, 04-08.08.2017
- Ivanova, E. (2017). “Incentives that Drive Founding of Professional and Business Associations: Evidence from Russia”. Second Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies. Tartu, Estonia: 05.06-06.06.2017
- Ivanova, E. (2016). “Volunteering@WU: Pioneering Innovative Service-Learning Initiative in Austria”. III International GSOM Emerging Markets Conference, Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 06.10-08.10.2016
- Ivanova, E. (2016). “Volunteering@WU: Service-Learning Practice in Austria”. XII International Academic and Applied Conference "Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics", Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, 26.05-27.05.2016
- Ivanova, E. (2016). ”Implementing Service-Learning in Austria: Volunteering@WU”. International Authors’ Conference - Universities "Inside" Communities: Interventions and Consequences. ELTE University. Budapest, Hungary, 18.03-19.03.2016
- Ivanova, E. (2015). “Professional and Business Associations in Russia: Functions and Their Determinants”. The 75th Academy of Management Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 07-11.08.2015
- *Ivanova, E. (2015). “Managing Russian Companies through Corporate Code of Ethics”. XI Shmelevskie Chteniya. Institute of Russian Language, Russian Academy of Science. Moscow, Russia. 24.02.2015
- Ivanova, E. (2014). “The Role of Professional and Business Associations in a Transitional Democracy: Empirical Evidence from Russia”. 11th Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR), Muenster, Germany. 22.07-25.07.2014
- *Ivanova, E. (2014). “Corporate Code of Ethics as an Attribute of the Civilized Business in Russia”. XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia. 01.04-04.04.2014
- *Ivanova, E. (2013). "Russian Professional Associations: Sleeping Beauties, Conservators of Traditions or Facilitators of Societal Development?". Open Corporate Seminar of Severstal at the European University, St. Petersburg, Russia. 26-27.03.2013
- Ivanova, E. (2012). “Professional and Trade Associations: Exploring Their Contribution to the Establishment of Civil Society Institutions in Russia”. PhD Workshop Social Entrepreneurship, Social Business and Management of Nonprofit Organizations, EBS University, Wiesbaden, Germany. 20.11-21.11.2012
- Ivanova, E. (2012). “The Role of Professional Associations as a Civil Society Actor in Russia”. The ARNOVA Doctoral Seminar Fellow and Conference Participant. Indianapolis, IN, USA. 14.11-17.11.2012
- *Ivanova, E. (2012). “Professional Associations in Russia: an Emerging Civil Society Institution”. XIII HSE April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU “Higher School of Economics”. Moscow, Russia. 03-05.04.2012
- Ivanova, E. (2011). “The Role of Professional and Business Associations in the Development of Civil Society in Russia”. PREBEM, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 08.09.2011.
Employment history
- 2016 - present Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management, Graduate School of Business, NRU HSE
- 2018 - 2020 Associate Professor, International Relations Department, IBS RANEPA
- 2017 - 2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability Management, University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
- 2011 - 2016 Research Associate, Institute for Slawic Languages / Nonprofit Management Institute, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria)
- 2002 - 2009 Director of Strategic Studies Department, Russian Managers Association
General characteristics of participation in professional development programs (PDP)
• Ivanova, E. (2023) Invited Instructor – “In-house Training Program for Executives”, “12 Principles of a Sustainability Mindset”, (1,5 hour online session), Rosatom Corporate Academy, Moscow, Russia, 18.01.2023. (Russian language of instruction)
• Ivanova, E. (2022) Invited Instructor – “In-house Training Program for Executives”, “Sustainability Mindset of a Responsible Leader”, (1,5 hour offline session), Rosatom Corporate Academy, Moscow, Russia, 29.11.2022. (Russian language of instruction)
• Ivanova, E. (2021) Invited Instructor – “Federal Leadership Program for Russian Women”, “Sustainability Mindset: How Can We Together Save the Planet?”, (1,5 hour online session via Zoom), Senezh Management Atelier, Moscow, Russia, 15.10.2021. (Russian language of instruction)
• Ivanova, E. (2021) Invited Instructor – “Russian Women Leadership Program: South Federal District”, “Sustainability Mindset: How Can We Together Save the Planet?”, (1,5 hour online session via Zoom), Senezh Management Atelier, Moscow, Russia, 16.04.2021. (Russian language of instruction)
• Ivanova, E. (2020). Invited Instructor – “My City – My Opportunities”, Module “Social Responsibility: Sustainability Lifestyle”, (2*1,5 hours online sessions via Zoom), HSE University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 08.08-12.08.2020. (Russian language of instruction)
Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at the HSE Graduate School of Business, got an award at the most prestigious international management conference in the world
A team of experts from the PRME Working Group on Thinking for Sustainable Development, led by its founder Isabel Rimanoszi and Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at the HSE Graduate School of Business, received an award for the best professional development workshop from the disciplinary division “Management, Spirituality and Religion” of the 84th international conference ‘AOM 2024 Chicago: Innovating for the Future: Policy, Purpose and Organisations’. The event took place on 9-13 August in Chicago, USA.
Alumni of the GSB International Management programme won the 2024 Flourish Prize for the UN Global Goal 3
The winners of the prestigious 2024 Flourish Prize international competition dedicated to celebration of business as an agent of world benefit are this year's graduates of the Master's programme in International Management at the HSE Graduate School of Business. Daria Plotnikova, Ahmad Fahim Enayat, Nim Sisil Damayantha Panavala Kankanamge, Zohrab Serobian and Aysenem Bazarova, under the guidance of Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of GSB Strategic and International Management Department, won the 2024 Flourish Prize. They were awarded for the story of ‘Digital Technologies and Rehabilitation’ from Motorica company in the nomination of the UN Global Goal 3 ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’.
International Week on Sustainability at the University of Antwerp: live impressions from the GSB delegation
I-Week (International Week on Sustainability) took place in Antwerp, Belgium, on 18-22 March. Students from the HSE Graduate School of Business and —for the first time — ones from HSE-University World Politics Department and the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Technologies took part in the event. 5 people participated in the offline format, 17 were able to join online, and the idea inspirer of the Russian I-Week delegation Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at the GSB Department of Strategic and International Management, continued to be part of the faculty team of this prestigious programme.
Students and professors of the HSE Graduate School of Business form a culture of sustainable tourism in Russia
The All-Russian online conference on sustainable tourism “Tourism of the Future” took place on 23-25 October, bringing together leading experts and representatives of the tourism industry from different regions of the country. The rich conference programme covered all aspects of sustainable tourism of the future, involving more than 50 speakers. The conference was attended by over 800 representatives of companies in the industry, including accommodation facilities, such as resorts and tour companies, as well as restaurants, guides, beauty brands and IT. One of the organisers of the conference was Yulia Frolova, a second-year student of the GSB Master's programme “Management of Sustainable Company Development”, being the part of the team of the eco-travel startup HEBI Travel.
The delegation of the HSE Graduate School of Business took part in the Caucasus Mountain Forum on Sustainable Tourism
The Third Caucasus Mountain Forum on Sustainable Tourism took place on July, 4-6, 2023 in Kutaisi State University named after Akaki Tsereteli. At this international scientific conference, held in hospitable Georgia, the Russian delegation was represented by Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of the Department of Strategic and International Business at GSB, and first year students of the Master's programme "Management of Sustainable Development of the Company".
HSE Graduate School of Business Student Teams Win Flourish Prize 2021
In the contest organized by AIM2Flourish, students from various countries tell stories about companies that promote the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. HSE students won in the global goals of ‘Quality Education’ and ‘Partnerships for the Goals’ with cases of Kaspersky and VimpelCom PJSC (Beeline brand), respectively. They have become the first Russian representatives to earn these prestigious awards.