Nataliya Stanislavovna Karpova

Natalia S. Karpova has been working on problems of international business, world economy and international relations for more than twenty five years, combining research and teaching with the practice of consultant for domestic and foreign companies. He passed scientific training at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Institute for Management Development (IMD). In 2008-2012 Natalia was a head of the Institute of International Business Higher School of Economics. She was a member of a group of experts for the Russian government working on the legislation documents and regulation acts  focused on foreign investment, the development of joint ventures and business education in Russia. Areas of her professional interests include issues of international business development in Russia and abroad; the development of foreign economic activities of industries / sectors of the Russian economy in a globalizing world economy; world experience of innovative development; Russia's image abroad; International Marketing; business cultures and their impact on competitiveness of nationas; development of business leader’s competencies. He has more than 40 publications, including monographs and articles on foreign trade, foreign trade and international marketing. Natalia Karpova is actively involved in research projects in Russia and abroad.

Teaching and research activities at the department of international business.
As the Academic Supervisor of the Student Research Center of International Business:

• Definition of areas and forms of research work
• Coordination of student research, laboratories and projects

English - advanced level;

Japanese - beginner.

Natalia Karpova has been working on the problems of international business, world economy and international relations for over twenty years, combining research and teaching with advising to some leading international companies and organizations, including being member of advisory councils.

Natalia Karpova was one of the authors of first in Russia textbooks on foreign economy activities, foreign trade and marketing. Since 1986 she has been member of the group of leading experts as part of governmental working groups for the projects on foreign investment attraction, joint entrepreneurship development and business education in Russia.

Natalia Karpova heads advisory and research councils on international business, carries out work on HR capacity development for international business, leads the work of the Student Research Center of International Business, works with high achieving students, organizes and participates in educational programmes (corporate, short-term, continuing professional education) in Russia and abroad.

• Topical problems if international business development in Russia and abroad
• Internationalization of Russian business
• Development of RF economy sectors’ foreign economic activities in globalizing environment
• Russia’s image abroad
• International marketing
• Research of Russian and international trade markets
• Business cultures of the world
• Development of competencies and the career of an international business leader

• 2002 – present – HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs,  Assistant Professor at the Department of International Business (2002 – 2007 – Deputy Dean)
• 2008-2012 - Director of the Institute of International Business
• 2001–2002 – Director of the National Agency of Direct Investments School of Business Development
• 1996–2001 – Head of the Moscow International School Center of Marketing Studies ‘Business in Industry and Science’; Assistant Professor at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia Department of Marketing and Management
• 1994–2001 – Assistant Professor at the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade Department of Marketing
• 1997 –  Visiting Researcher, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1994–1996 –  Head of ‘Region’ Consulting Firm Marketing Department, Moscow Government 
• 1991 – Harvard Business School, International Marketing by Prof. Walter Salmon (Visiting Professor, HBS, Boston, USA) 
• 1986–1994 – Senior Research Fellow, All-Russian Research Institute of Foreign Economic Relations
• 1983–1985 – teaching at Moscow universities, postgraduate studies at the Lomonosov Moscow State University

Continuing Education

• 2002–2006 – European School of Management and Technology (ESMT, Germany) seminars                            
• 2001 – “Thinking Like Think Tank” programme (the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA)
• 1994 – TACIS programme, London – Rome – Eindhoven

Educational programmes developed by Natalia Karpova

• International Corporation in the Age of Globalization
• Marketing of International Companies
• Business Cultures of the World

Foreign language skills

English: Advanced

Natalia Karpova deals with problems of international business, world economy and international relations for more than twenty five years, combining research and teaching with the practice of consultant for domestic and foreign companies. He passed scientific training at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Institute for Management Development (IMD). In 2008-2012 Natalia was a head of the Institute of International Business Higher School of Economics. She was a member of a group of experts for the Russian government working on the legislation documents and regulation acts  focused on foreign investment, the development of joint ventures and business education in Russia. Areas of her professional interests include issues of international business development in Russia and abroad; the development of foreign economic activities of industries / sectors of the Russian economy in a globalizing world economy; world experience of innovative development; Russia's image abroad; International Marketing; business cultures and their impact on competitiveness of nationas; development of business leader’s competencies. He has more than 40 publications, including monographs and articles on foreign trade, foreign trade and international marketing. Natalia Karpova is actively involved in research projects in Russia and abroad.