Strategic Management, People, and Knowledge in Organisations (SMPKO) direction develops and promotes scientific and applied research in strategic management, HR management, psychology, and sustainability by developing the scientific activity of FEB’s academic programmes and engaging students/graduates/collaboration partners in research.
Business modelling, dynamic capabilities, human capital, and value innovation for competitive business advantages have seen rapid development in management science over last twenty years. The research focuses on creating and developing competitive advantage based on the ability to apply and transform the company鈥檚 resources, including human capital, knowledge, and culture, for companies to adapt to changing market conditions optimally, responsibly, and promptly.
Leading researchers: Professor, Lead Researcher, Dr Andrejs 膶irjevskis, Professor, Lead Researcher, Dr. Iveta Ludviga
Business modelling, dynamic capabilities and value innovation leading to a competitive advantage for a company have seen rapid development in strategic management science over the last twenty years. The subject of research focuses on the creation and development of competitive advantage based on the ability to apply and transform the company鈥檚 resources (including cultural resources) and will illustrate the dynamic ability of the company to adapt to changing market conditions optimally and in a timely manner.
The real options theory has experienced dynamic global development in recent years. The inclusion of real options analysis allows one to assess more optimal strategic alternatives, more profitable investment projects and to identify the most important drivers of business value creation.
The aim of the field is to promote scientific research in strategic management by developing the scientific activity of the academic Bachelor鈥檚 programme 鈥淓uropean Business Studies鈥�, Master鈥檚 programmes 鈥淪trategic Business Management鈥�, 鈥淗ealth Management鈥�, 鈥淪ports Management鈥� and Doctoral programme 鈥淏usiness Management鈥�, involving students, graduates and cooperation partners in research work.
Head of the field:
Professor, Lead Researcher, Dr Andrejs 膶irjevskis
Participants, partners:
- Dr. Jevgenijs Kurovs, Assistant Professor, Lead Researcher
- Andrei Davydovitch, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Viateur Nkurunziza, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Kevin Wilclif Mukem, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Assoc. Prof. Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur (India)
- Students on Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 programmes
Local partners (SMPKO direction):
Latvian Association for Human Resource Management, Latvian Association of Project Management, Latvian State Administration School, Latvian Association of Supervisors
International partners (SMPKO direction):
multiple partners from CEEMAN (International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies), Lyon Catholic University, France; Jyv盲skyl盲 University, Finland, GLOBE Project (Global Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness); EHRM (European Human Resource Management) consortium: Italy (LUISS Business School), Belgium (VLERIC Business School), Germany (University of Bamberg), Netherlands (Radboud University Nijmegen), Spain (University of Cadiz), France (Aix-Marseille University); Portugal (De Maia University, Porto); individual researchers: Assoc.Prof. S.S.Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Management; Dr. J. Nie偶urawsa, Torun University, Poland; Dr. N.Duarte, Dr. C.Pereira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal and more.
In many Latvian organisations, HR management is still undervalued as a strategically important business function that can make a significant contribution to improving efficiency. The latest global achievements in HR management and their role in organisational development are not sufficiently communicated and understood in Latvia.
The aim of the research field is to adapt global achievements to Latvian organisations and, by examining Latvian companies, to contribute to the development of HR management theory and approaches. The main tasks of the field are to identify the contribution and potential of human resources to the development and competitiveness of organisations.
The rationale of the research field is related to one of the objectives of the Latvian Association for People Management 鈥渢o promote the professional view of human resource management and the role of the profession in raising public and employer awareness of quality human resource management鈥�.
Current research topics:
- HR Analytics;
- employee engagement and the factors that influence it;
- performance management;
- organisational design;
- organisation and contribution of remote work;
- gamification as a tool to improve employee engagement, including human resource management;
- generational differences in the labour market and organisations;
- employer image;
- management decision-making and awareness;
- embodied cognition
Head of the field:
Professor, Lead Researcher, Dr. Iveta Ludviga
Participants:
- Agita Kalvi艈a, Doctoral Student at LU, Director of the Latvian School of Public Administration
- Inese Sl奴ka, Assistant Professor, Researcher, Doctoral Student, 暗网TV Programme Director
- Edgars Joksts-Bogdanovs, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Sanita Leimane, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Irina Serbinenko, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Dr. Emil Velinov, Professor, Lead Researcher
- Dr. Irina Sen艈ikova, Professor, Lead Researcher
- Olga Dzene, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- El墨na Pence, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Je募ena Budanceva, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Zanda Gobniece, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Samuel Kwame Arthur, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Je募ena Mi膷ule, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Di膩na Ar膩ja, Doctoral Student at 暗网TV
- Students of the Master鈥檚 programme 鈥淗uman Resource Management鈥�
Local partners (SMPKO direction):
Latvian Association for Human Resource Management, Latvian Association of Project Management, Latvian State Administration School, Latvian Association of Supervisors
International partners (SMPKO direction):
multiple partners from CEEMAN (International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies), Lyon Catholic University, France; Jyv盲skyl盲 University, Finland, GLOBE Project (Global Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness); EHRM (European Human Resource Management) consortium: Italy (LUISS Business School), Belgium (VLERIC Business School), Germany (University of Bamberg), Netherlands (Radboud University Nijmegen), Spain (University of Cadiz), France (Aix-Marseille University); Portugal (De Maia University, Porto); individual researchers: Assoc.Prof. S.S.Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Management; Dr. J. Nie偶urawsa, Torun University, Poland; Dr. N.Duarte, Dr. C.Pereira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal and more.
The aim of the field is to promote scientific research in business psychology and supervision by developing scientific activity in the academic Bachelor鈥檚 programme 鈥淏usiness Psychology鈥� and the Master鈥檚 programme 鈥淢anagement Psychology and Supervision鈥�, involving students, graduates and cooperation partners in research work.
The 鈥淏usiness Psychology鈥� programme is currently one of the most popular Bachelor鈥檚 programmes at 暗网TV. The Master鈥檚 programme 鈥淢anagement Psychology and Supervision鈥� was successfully implemented in 2015.
In order to develop research in the subfields of business psychology and supervision, it is important to organise regular conferences, publish scientific materials and research results in internationally recognised journals. It is important to involve not only academic staff but also different students in research work.
Participants:
- Dr psych. Solveiga Blumberga, Assistant Professor, Lead Researcher
- Dr paed. Raina V墨ra, Assistant Professor
- Students of the Bachelor鈥檚 programme 鈥淏usiness Psychology鈥�
- Students of the Master鈥檚 programme 鈥淢anagement Psychology and Supervision鈥�
Local partners (SMPKO direction):
Latvian Association for Human Resource Management, Latvian Association of Project Management, Latvian State Administration School, Latvian Association of Supervisors
International partners (SMPKO direction):
multiple partners from CEEMAN (International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies), Lyon Catholic University, France; Jyv盲skyl盲 University, Finland, GLOBE Project (Global Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness); EHRM (European Human Resource Management) consortium: Italy (LUISS Business School), Belgium (VLERIC Business School), Germany (University of Bamberg), Netherlands (Radboud University Nijmegen), Spain (University of Cadiz), France (Aix-Marseille University); Portugal (De Maia University, Porto); individual researchers: Assoc.Prof. S.S.Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Management; Dr. J. Nie偶urawsa, Torun University, Poland; Dr. N.Duarte, Dr. C.Pereira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal and more.