Dr Sergej Ljubownikow

Management School

Lecturer in Strategic Management

s.ljubownikow@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3342

Room D039A, Sheffield University Management School

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Dr Sergej Ljubownikow
Management School
Room D039A
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL

Profile

I completed my MSc and PhD at Aston Business School where I was awarded lifetime membership of Beta Gamma Sigma.

I worked as a lecturer at Nottingham Business School for four years before joining Sheffield University Management School.

Research interests

My research focuses on the broad areas of business and society and transitioning and emerging economies.

In particular I focus on the activities and strategies of non-profit non-governmental organisations, the activities and strategies of firms’ vis-à-vis societal issues and related practices of strategy including corporate social responsibility.

Publications

Journal articles

Crotty J & Ljubownikow S (2024) Adapting to survive or thrive? Civil society, the third sector and social movements in ‘post-soviet’ spaces: an introduction to the themed section. Voluntary Sector Review, 1-9.
Crotty J & Ljubownikow S (2022) Environmental governance in the Russian Federation: firms and regulator perception of environmental NGOs. East European Politics. View this article in WRRO
Ljubownikow S & Crotty J (2022) Achieving regulatory legitimacy in volatile institutional contexts: the case of Russian non-profits. Socio-Economic Review. View this article in WRRO
Crotty J & Ljubownikow S (2020) Creating organisational strength from operationalising restrictions : welfare non-profit organisations in the Russian Federation. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. View this article in WRRO
Crotty J & Ljubownikow S (2020) Restrictive institutions and critical resources : non-profit organisations and volunteer resources in the Russian Federation. Europe-Asia Studies, 72(1), 99-116. View this article in WRRO
Ljubownikow S & Crotty J (2017) Managing Boundaries: The Role of Non-Profit Organisations in Russia’s Managed Democracy. Sociology, 51(5), 940-956. View this article in WRRO
Kamerade D, Crotty J & Ljubownikow S (2016) Civil liberties and Volunteering in Six Former Soviet Union Countries. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(6), 1150-1168. View this article in WRRO
Ljubownikow S & Crotty J (2016) Nonprofit Influence on Public Policy: Exploring Nonprofit Advocacy in Russia. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(2), 314-332. View this article in WRRO
Crotty J, Hall SM & Ljubownikow S (2014) Post-Soviet Civil Society Development in the Russian Federation: The Impact of the NGO Law. Europe-Asia Studies, 66(8), 1253-1269. View this article in WRRO
Ljubownikow S & Crotty J (2014) Civil Society in a Transitional Context. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 43(4), 759-776.
Ljubownikow S, Crotty J & Rodgers PW (2013) The state and civil society in Post-Soviet Russia: The development of a Russian-style civil society. Progress in Development Studies, 13(2), 153-166.
Ljubownikow S (2012) Lester M. Salamon: Rethinking Corporate Social Engagement: Lessons from Latin America. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 23(1), 285-286.

Chapters

Ljubownikow S & Crotty J (2020) The hybridisation of Russian non-profit organisations, Handbook on Hybrid Organisations (pp. 332-347). Edward Elgar Publishing View this article in WRRO

Book reviews

Ljubownikow S (2012) Book Review: Science and Technology Based Regional Entrepreneurship. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 13(4), 313-314.
Ljubownikow S () Smith, D. H., Moldavanova, A. V., and Krasynska (ed.), The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia: Civil Society Advances and Challenges. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.

Conference proceedings papers

Ljubownikow S, Fröhlich C & Skokova Y (2023) Collective Identity Under Pressure. Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2023(1)
Crotty J, Ljubownikow S & Krasynska S (2023) “What’s in a Label?”: Feminism and Women’s Rights Activism in Ukraine. Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2023(1)
Littlewood D, Ljubownikow S & Rizaldy M (2023) Faith and hybridity in Indonesian sui generis Islamic microfinance organizations. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 6 September 2023 - 8 September 2023.
Littlewood D, Ljubownikow S, Mirfin-Bourkouris H & Sepulveda IP (2023) Assessing the state, impact, and potential of Sheffield's social enterprise community. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 6 September 2023 - 8 September 2023.

Research group

ESIB Research Group

Grants

Title	Scheme	Dates	Role	Value
Beyond Humanitarian Relief: The (Changing) Role of Human Service Organisations during the War in Ukraine	British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship	September 2024 to September 2025	Principal Investigator	£155,037
Expanding Horizons: Civic development and Third Sector Research in Ukraine	British Academy Writing Workshop	March 2021 to November 2023	Co-Investigator	£16,486
Gender Equality in Ukraine	GCRF Development Fund Edgehill	April 2020 to April 2021	Co-Investigator	£4,970.72
Organisational Capacity of Non-profit Organisations in the Russian Federation	British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Grant	April 2012 to April 2014	Principal Investigator	£9,908

Teaching interests

I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and currently teach undergraduate and postgraduate students in the area of strategy and international business.

My teaching philosophy is underpinned by the belief that students should develop into critical and socially responsible thinkers.

To this end, I aim to facilitate their learning and underpin this by encouraging student inquiry and discussion, reflection on learning and topics studied, and helping students to become independent learners.

I use a combination of teaching methods including contemporary and historic cases, simulations and role plays.

Further, I have a strong commitment to research-led teaching drawing on my research into business, non-profits and their relationship to society to encourage critical and socially responsible thinking.

My teaching is also supported by a strong commitment to continuous professional development.

PhD Supervision

I am open to supervising PhD or postgraduate taught students in the areas of:

Non-profit organisations and social enterprises (activities and strategies in both ‘western’ and transition contexts)
Social issues in business and management (CSR, CSR practices and traditions in transition and emerging economies)
Cross-sector partnerships (strategic, management, practices issues in transition and emerging economies)