Evgenia S. Balabanova
- Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department of General Sociology
- Evgenia S. Balabanova has been at HSE University since 2007.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
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
"Artificial Intelligence in Social Studies" (NRU HSE, 21.05.2023 - 08.06.2023, 52 hours), certificate no. 2.6-65/24-00466.
"Microsoft Excel Basic Course" (NRU HSE, 16.05.2023 - 18.07.2023, 34 hours), certificate no. 254052
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2019
Courses (2024/2025)
- Digital Analytics of Social Processes (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology and Psychology of Management (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Sociology of Management (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Digital Analytics of Social Processes (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Digital Analytics of Social Processes (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Digitized Society": Social Processes, Social Inequality and Labor Relations (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Digitized Society": Social Processes, Social Inequality and Labor Relations (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Sociology and Psychology of Management (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of Management (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Digital Analytics of Social Processes (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Digitized Society": Social Processes, Social Inequality and Labor Relations (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Digitized Society": Social Processes, Social Inequality and Labor Relations (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Sociology of Business Sphere" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology and Psychology of Management (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Sociology of Business Sphere: Contemporary Directions and Research Method (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Organizational Theory: Sociological Approaches and Practical Problems (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Personality in Organization: Values, Attitudes, Behavior (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Sociology of Business Sphere" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Sociology of Business Sphere" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology of Business Sphere: Contemporary Directions and Research Method (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Organizational Theory: Sociological Approaches and Practical Problems (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Personality in Organization: Values, Attitudes, Behavior (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Personality in Organization: Values, Attitudes, Behavior (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Sociology of Business Sphere" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Sociology of Business Sphere" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology of Business Sphere: Contemporary Directions and Research Method (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
Conferences
- 2024
XIV международная Грушинская социологическая конференция "Метаморфозы общества и исследовательской индустрии: новые вызовы" (Москва). Presentation: Практики управления персоналом в российских компаниях: функциональная амбивалентность и непреднамеренные последствия
- 2015
XVI Апрельская Международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Quality of work life in Russian and Finnish business organizations: determinants and outcomes
- 2014
XV Апрельская международная научная конференция «Модернизация экономики и общества» (Москва). Presentation: Деловые и кланово-семейные социальные связи в трудоустройстве российских работников
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) 26th Annual Conference “The Institutional Foundations of Capitalism” (Чикаго). Presentation: ‘Professional’ and ‘family-friendship’ social ties in hiring practices of Russian employees
Employment history
1994-2007 - University of Nizhniy Novgorod, Faculty of Social Sciences
2007-2017 - HSE, School of Business and Management
2017 - ~ HSE, Faculty of Social Sciences
Outstanding Papers
The paper "Job satisfaction, blat and intentions to leave among blue-collar employees in contemporary Russia" published in Baltic Journal of Management. 2016. Vol. 11. No. 1. has been selected by the journal’s editorial team as the Outstanding Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence:
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/awards.htm?year=2017
The paper “Idiosyncrasy, heterogeneity and evolution of managerial styles in contemporary Russia” published in Baltic Journal of Management 2015 Vol No. 1 has been selected by the journal’s editorial team as the Outstanding Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence:
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/awards.htm?year=2016
Incompatible Alternatives: HSE Researchers on the Ambivalence of Power in the Twenty-first Century Economy
Ambivalence and a combination of contradictory principles are vividly manifested in the actions of government, its individual agents and institutions, as well as the everyday practices of economic subjects and citizens. The participants of the HSE Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology seminar discussed the book The Ambivalence of Power in the Twenty-First Century Economy: Cases from Russia and Beyond, recently published in the UK. Prepared by researchers from HSE University and foreign universities, the book focuses on the study of ambivalence in Russia and beyond.
Unsupportive Environment
What hinders innovations in Russian business
Abusive Supervisors
The first study in Russia to examine abusive supervision
74%
of young professionals age 19-24 use connections through friends or relatives when securing employment.