Olga R. Verkhovskaya
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic & International Management
E-mail: verkhovskaya@gsom.pu.ru
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D in Economics, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1996
Post-graduate studies at St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 1991-1996
M.Sc in Economics, St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 1986-1991
RESEARCH
- Entrepreneurial Strategies
- Assessment of the level of national entrepreneurial activity
SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS (40)
Books, Monographs and Textbooks
Strategic management: Textbook co-author O.P. Savichev ). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2010.
Strategic management: Textbook (co-author V.M. Arkhipov). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2007.
Strategic management in decentralized firms: Textbook (co-author (co-author V.M. Arkhipov). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2003.
Entrepreneurial Strategies: Textbook. St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2002.
Papers in Academic Journals
Factors of the Establishment of the Nascent Entrepreneurship: The Special Features of Russia// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2009. Issue 2. 32–52 pp.
Entrepreneurship Activity in Contemporary Russia. (co-author M. V. Dorokhina ) // Russian Management Journal, 2008. No. 1 25–52 pp.
Entrepreneurial Research in Russia: Main Results of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2006–2007 (co-author M. V. Dorokhina ) // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2008. Issue 3. 33–60 pp.
Russia in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: 2006 Year Results Monitor// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2007. Issue 1. 185–191pp.
Dynamic Capabilities of the Firm: What is Necessary to Be the Capabilities'// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2006. Issue 4. 183-185 pp.
Published Cases
Otis in Russia: A Single Strategy for Various Businesses? (co-author V. Chaika)/ The European Case Clearing House (ECCH), 2007.
A Russian MacDonald.s Fantasy or Reality: Managing the Growth of Chainaya Lozhka Company (co-author G.Shirokova) )/ The European Case Clearing House (ECCH), 2007.
INTERNSHIPS ABROAD
Babson College (USA), 2009, 2008.
Harvard Business School, Boston (USA), 2008.
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business (USA), 2006.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 - Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.
2008 - Diploma of St. Petersburg government for the work at Presidential Program for training of management cadres for organizations of national economy of Russian Federation.
2007 - Diploma of Committee for Manufacturing Policy and Entrepreneurship of St. Petersburg for the work at Presidential Program for training of management cadres for organizations of national economy of Russian Federation.
2002 - Laureate of Gratuity of Potanin’s Fund.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project, Russian team coordinator, 2007-.
Managing Small and Growing Businesses" program director (City Foundation support), 2008 -.
Member of Russian Association for Education in Entrepreneurship, 2010-.

