Saint-Petersburg State University
Economic Faculty
Field of training:080100 Economics
Master Program:Organizations’ Development Management

Qualification (Degree):Master

Working language: Russian(a few disciplines

delivered in English)

Full-time Education

Duration: 2 years

Program is aimedat educating high-qualified economists-managers in the sphere of development management of all types of organizations,possessing correspondent fundamental knowledge and professional skills to provide effective management of strategically innovative changes of companies and organizations with the goal of their social responsibility growth, competitiveness and sustainable development.
Tracks to be selected / Faculty
Organizational Management / YURY A. MALENKOV–Head of Master Program,Dr., Professor,HonoraryWorker of HigherSchool of Russian Federation, Honorary Member of Russian Academy of Transport, Member of Petrovskaya Academy of Sciences and Arts, specialist in system analysis, strategic and general management, has a unique consulting and management experience in ten branches of Russian economy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Program-specific Disciplines / OLGA A. KANAEVA –PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the department of Economic theory and social policy, Honorary Worker of Higher School of Russian Federation, specializes in corporate social responsibility and corporate social policy, economy and management of public sector organizations
  • Contemporary Management
  • Strategic Management -advanced level

  • Organization Development and Management
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Green Economy and Ecological Management
/ YURY V. KUZNETZOV –Dr, Professor,Head of the department of Management and planning of socio-economical processes, Honorary Worker of Higher School of Russian Federation, Russian State Duma Deputy Adviser, Honorary President of National Academy of Tourism, specializes in management, theory of organization, tourism development problems
  • Stakeholder Management

  • Organization and Leadership
/ NADEZDA V. PAKHOMOVA– Dr, Professor, Honorary Worker of Higher School of Russian Federation. Conduct lecturesat universities of Germany, Slovenia, Uruguay, and Belarus. Corresponding Memberof Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Member of Russian branch of International Society for Ecological Economics
  • Management Consulting

  • Social Marketing and Social Media
/ SVETLANA V. SOKOLOVA– Dr, Professor, Member of National Academy of Tourism,specialist in management, management of noncommercial organizations, public administration and management of tourist organizations
  • Labour Market Economics -advanced level
/ TATIANA L. SUDOVA– Dr, Professor, specialist in human and social capital theory, business sustainable development
  • Human Resource Management
/ VADIM S. SOPIN– PhD, Associate Professor, specializes in social protection of population, corporate social responsibility, forming business, society and state interconnection model under transition to sustainable development. Internshipsin United Kingdom, the USA
  • Information Technology in Human Resource Management
/ OLESYA V. VEREDYUK– PhD, Associate Professor, Saint-Petersburg Government grants holder. Specializes in labour market and employment. Had scientific and education experience at Universities of Germany
  • Contemporary Theories of Motivation

  • Nonfinancial Risk Management
/ SVETLANA A. KRIVOSHLYKOVA – PhD, Financial director of JSC «Meridian», leading specialist of a large investment company.
  • Nonfinancial Reporting and Social Audit

Where Program graduators work

- leading Russian and international companies of different sectors of economy,

- public authorities institutions,

- consulting companies,

- scientific, research institutes and non-commercial organizations,

- higher level educational professional schools.

Program outcomes

Organizational Management
- Fundamental theoretical knowledge about strategic and general management of all types of organizations,management of strategic innovative changes and methodology of a system approach to socio-economic problems solving which provide growth of competitiveness, effectiveness and sustainabledevelopment;
- Special knowledge about strategic and general management of organizations, organizational development management, development of competitive and socially responsible strategies of development, innovation business plans, programs and projects management of organizations;
- Knowledge and skills necessary fordevelopment and practical implementation of principles, strategies and mechanisms of general and object-oriented corporate management, socio-economic processes management of commercial and noncommercial organizationsdevelopment and modernization;
- Abilityto hold self-research scientific projects in the sphere ofevaluation of organizations’ management effectiveness,development of strategies, programs and scientific instruments aimed to improve quality of their performance, to increase competitiveness and to provide sustainable development;
- Skills to managedifferent organization departments of different levels and organizations as a whole, management groups and teams with anemphasis on transformation innovation changes in organizations management development.
Corporate Social Responsibility
- In-depth theoretical knowledge aboutsocio-economic process management of organization development and environmental management;
- Special knowledge about corporate social responsibility management and non-financial risks;
- Knowledge and skills necessary fordevelopment andpractical implementation of principles, strategies and mechanisms of socially responsible business practices;
- Professional competences to practical implementation of social and ecological policies of a company, their effectiveness evaluation and nonfinancial reporting;
- Knowledge and skills for human resource management in dynamic developed organizations;
- Abilityto hold self-research scientific projects in the sphere of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development of organizations based on the world scientific achievements.

Internships

- dynamically developed organizations:companies of real and service sectors of economy, including tourism sphere (analytic, economic, financial, investment departments and also departments of social development, social projects and programs, human resource training and development): North-West bank «Sberbank of Russia», «VimpelCom» Ltd (North-West branch),«MegaPhone», «Gazprom»,

-consulting companies: «MCD», «Reshenie»;

-analytical institutions, scientific and research centers and organizations, working in a sphere of organizational development management: «Center for Strategic development «North-West», «North-West regional branch of Russian Tour industry Union»,«Joint Information Center of Socially Responsible Organizations and Conscientious Entrepreneurs».

Admission

Applicants from foreign countries submit

  • the TORFL-2 certificate (Testing in Russian as a Foreign Language);
  • the portfolio of documents including the motivation letter, an essay written at home on one of pre-given topics, and optional documents approving foreign language abilities, research and publication experience which are to be considered at the examination committee to select the most qualified and motivated applicants;
  • a Bachelor diploma, passport, and migration documents.

The admission rules, the criteria for the portfolio assessment, and a comprehensive list of documents to be submitted are downloadable from the Admissions Office web page:

Program key advantages:

  • Program gives career prospects in different sectors of economyboth in commercial and noncommercial organizations, including state and regional public authorities.
  • Program puts an accent on complex study of classical and contemporary fundamental theories which are combined with the best organizations’ management practices, methods and instruments of development and practical implementation of innovative socially oriented strategies and corporate policies.
  • Program educates specialists for a new professional spherein Russia – effective management of organization development based on contemporary principles, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development of organization.
  • Program fits the labour market demand. It was successfully examined in several Saint-Petersburg corporations and was supported by experts.
  • Among lecturersthere are qualified specialists with practical skillsemployed in Russian and international companies including: «VimpelCom» Ltd (North-West branch), «The Rezidor Hotel Group», «Baltika Breweries», «Tez Tour», etc.
  • Program is supported by business and scientific partners, including High Commercial School (ISC, Paris, France).

Contact information

Postal Address

St. Petersburg State University

Economic Faculty

62 Tchaikovskogo str.

St. Petersburg 191123 Russia

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Department of Management and Planning of Socio-Economic Processes

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Department of Economic Theory and Social Policy

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Admissions Office for Foreign Citizens

Office 10, Rector’s Wing

9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya

St. Petersburg 199034 Russia

Tel./Fax:+78123283291
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The Centre for International Mobility Programs of SPSU

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