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Dr.
Oxana Svergun,
PhD
Biography
Dr. Svergun is an experienced executive manager and educator specializing in HR Analytics, Strategic HR Management, HR Planning and Organizational Behaviour. Having 15+ years’ experience in Senior Management roles, she implemented HR Analytics and strategic HR Planning in her client organizations, as well as coached professionals and executives across several industries preparing them for change management initiatives and business improvement projects. Her portfolio of industries includes public sector work, retail, mining and heavy industries, manufacturing and professional services.
Her teaching promotes scientific-based and effective solutions helping organizations to improve their people management capacities. Oxana’s practically oriented teaching strategies build learners’ professional expertise and translate evidence-based concepts into effective action.
Academic Credentials
- PhD, Psychology, Moscow State University, 1992
- BA, Psychology, Moscow State University, 1986
- Certificate, HR Analytics, Cornell University, 2020
Areas of Specialization
- HR Analytics
- Research Methods
- HR Planning
- Compensation
- Organizational behaviour
Areas of Expertise
- Change management
- Strategic HR Management
Career Highlights
- 2014 – Present - Professor, George Brown Polytechnic
- 2008 – 2014 – HR Consultant/Executive Coach, PROektPRO
- 2007 – 2010 - Professor, Higher School Of Economics
- 2003 – 2008 – HR Director, Metalloinvest, CHTPZ Group
Other Activities
- Member of the Academic Standards Committee, HRPA
Publications
- Svergun, O., Fairlie, P., The interrelated roles of corporate social responsibility and stress in predicting job outcomes, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 35:3, 2020
- Fairlie, P., Svergun, O., Employee perceptions of an expanded form of corporate social responsibility in predicting job attitudes and turnover intentions, International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, vol.5, issue 4, 2019
- Svergun, O. Student empowerment as a sustainable academic approach to knowledge evaluation, Al Dar Research Journal for Sustainability, vol.2, issue 1, 2017.
- Fairlie, P., Svergun, O. The interrelated roles of corporate social responsibility and stress in predicting negative employee outcomes, Work, Stress, and Health, APA Conference Materials, Atlanta, 2015.