About the Department

The Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (OB & HRM) was established in 2020 as part of the creation of the Graduate School of Business (GSB), following the reorganisation of the Faculty of Business and Management (FBM). The academic foundation of the Department is formed by the disciplines of organisational behaviour and human resource management, which were core areas within the HRM Division of FBM. The Department delivers courses in these fields at undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, MBA, DBA, GMP and other executive education programmes offered by the GSB, as well as within programmes of several other divisions of HSE University, and in the “Magolego” format for all university students.

As of 1 September 2025, the Department of OB & HRM employs 21 full-time academic staff (15 of whom hold full-time equivalent positions) and 9 visiting lecturers. Among the full-time academic staff, there are two holders of doctoral degrees (Dr. habil.) and seven Candidates of Sciences (PhD equivalent). The Department includes one Distinguished Full Professor of HSE University. The average age of full-time academic staff is 49, while that of visiting lecturers is 35.

Between 2020 and 2025, members of the Department published the results of their research in first-quartile academic journals such as European Management Review, Journal of Management Development, and Foresight and STI Governance. In addition, they authored books and book chapters published by the Graduate School of Business at HSE University. During this period, the Department’s faculty also developed ten teaching cases based on best practices of Russian companies, which were included in the GSB case collection, as well as one analytical report.

The Department’s staff (including full-time and part-time appointments) comprises eight Professors of Practice and three Associate Professors of Practice. Among them are experienced senior executives who have served or are currently serving as members of Boards of Directors and Management Boards, vice-presidents, and heads of divisions in leading Russian and international companies:

• State-owned corporations: State Corporation for Space Activities “Roscosmos”; State Development Corporation “VEB.RF”; PJSC Rostelecom; United Aircraft Corporation.
• Industrial companies: United Metallurgical Company JSC; PJSC EL5-Energo.
• High-technology companies: VK Digital Technologies; PJSC VimpelCom; PJSC MegaFon.
• Banks: PJSC VTB; UniCredit Bank JSC; PJSC Bank Uralsib; Expobank.
• Educational centres: Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO; Roscosmos Corporate Academy.

Some members of the Department have held senior executive positions in international companies such as Egon Zehnder, Coca-Cola HBC, Danone, Baker Hughes, and Lafarge. Many hold MBA degrees from leading international (INSEAD, Antwerp Business School, IMD Business School) and Russian business schools. Members of the Department have also served as Chairs of the Council for Professional Qualifications in Human Resource Management, as well as of the HR Committee of the Russian Managers Association, and are members of the Expert Council of the “Leaders of Russia” initiative.