General Information
INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
- Department
- Management and Marketing Department
- Position
- Senior Lecturer (0.5 stavka)
Contact
- osmagina@wiut.uz
- Office Phone Number
- +998 (71) 238-74-18
- Linkedln
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/olesya-smagina-51784566
- ORCID
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-9790
- Google Scholar
- Research Gate
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olesya-Nikolaevna
Education Information
Education Information
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2001 - 2005 BA in English philology
Uzbek State University of World Languages IELTE program
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2005 - 2007 MA in linguistics
Uzbek State University of World Languages
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2008 - 2009 Postgraduate Certificate of Special Study in Teaching and Learning, Accredited by the Higher Educational Academy
Westminster International University in Tashkent
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2013 - 2013 Junior Faculty Development Program
Oklahoma State University, The Spears School of Business
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2013 - 2015 MA in International Business Management, Westminster International University in Tashkent
Westminster International University in Tashkent; Dissertation: Gender and Job Satisfaction in Higher Education Institution: Case study
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2005 - 2005 Professional Development Program for Tourism Manager
Professional development courses under Tashkent State University of Economics
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2022 - Phd Student
ICN Business School Nancy; In progress Dissertation Topic: Conceptualization, Implementation and Perception of Talent Development in Higher Education Institutions: case study.
Dissertation
Research Areas
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CRANET Network - HRM Practices in Uzbekistan; GLOBE project- Cross cultural differences and management; Talent Development in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs); Job Satisfaction at HEIs; Active Learning Classroom and Authentic Assessment
Professional Experience
ACADEMIC TITLES
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2019 - 2022 Course Leader for MA Human Resource Management and Talent Development
• Conduct market research and compile business case on opening a new postgraduate course • Lead a team of academics to design curriculum for validation of new course • Produce aims, learning outcomes for the course and design new module proforma • Coordinate WIUT activities for Erasmus +project to design postgraduate course in Human Resource Management and Talent Development in Central Asian countries
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2008 - 2019 Lecturer - Senior Lecturer
Plan and deliver lectures and seminars for Cultural Differences and People Management, Professional Practice Learning from Work, Business Communications and Organisational Behavior, Research Methods modules, Dissertation, Human Resource Management, Tourism, and its Dynamics
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2022 - Senior Lecturer
Plan, conduct classes and assessment in business management area
MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
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2008 - 2010 Module Leader for Business Communications, Organisational Behaviour
Plan and deliver lectures and seminars for Cultural Differences and People Management, Professional Practice Learning from Work, Business Communications and Organisational Behavior.
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2011 - 2016 Subject Area Leader for Business Management
Subject Area Leader (2011-2016), • Take part in curriculum design for undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to the business management subject area • Take part in recruitment, performance management of the subject area colleagues • Plan, organize, and coordinate the work of the Business Management Subject Area • Make sure that the quality standards are followed • Plan and deliver lectures and seminars for Cultural Differences and People Management, Professional Practice Learning from Work, Business Communications and Organisational Behavior, Research Methods modules, Dissertation, Human Resource Management, Tourism, and its Dynamics • Set the assessment and evaluate students’ performance
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2015 - 2019 Head of Business Management Subject Area
• Take part in curriculum design for undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to business management subject area • Take part in recruitment, performance management of the subject area colleagues • Plan, organize and coordinate the work of the Business Management Subject Area
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2019 - 2022 Course Leader for MA HRM and Talent Development
Course Leader for MA Human Resource Management and Talent Development (February 2019 - present)
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2019 - 2022 TALENT ERASMUS + project Coordinator
To coordinate WIUT activities for Erasmus + project to design postgraduate course in Human Resource Management and Talent Development in Central Asian countries
Publications & Works
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Conference proceedings of 5th annual conference of Westminster International University in Tashkent (May 2009) Developing students’ research skills in Business Communications module at WIUT
Refereed congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings -
Smagina O (2013) Mid Atlantic Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Philadelphia, Temple University, Regenerative classroom in Organisational Behaviour (March 21-23, 2013)
Refereed congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings -
Smagina, O. (2020). Gender and job satisfaction in higher education institution: Case study from Uzbekistan. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 7(2), 219-229. https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v7i2.392
Articles published in International Journals -
Inoyatova, S. A., & Smagina O.N. (2019). University and industry synergy in addressing shortage of HRM professionals: Case of Uzbekistan. Journal of Management Value & Ethics, Oct-Dec. 19 (4), 87-97
Articles published in International Journals -
Smagina, O., & Mirzalieva, E. (2019). Using Games to Teach Management in HEI. Innovations in Pedagogy and Psychology, 7, 33-37.
Articles published in Local Journals -
O.Smagina, Y.Yakubova, S.Inoyatova and Sh.Kazimova (2019). Meritocracy and Performance Management Mechanisms for Government Employees in Uzbekistan. International Scientific and Practical Conference on the Topic “State Human Resource Policy in the Context of Civil Service System Reform: Experience of Uzbekistan and Foreign Practice” Conference Proceedings. Tashkent, November 15, 2019
Refereed congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings -
Smagina Olesya Nikolayevna (2021). Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices and Organizational Culture Change. “Iqtisodiyot va innovatsion texnologiyalar” ilmiy elektron jurnali. No 2, mart-aprel, p. 106-113
Articles published in Local Journals -
Smagina, O., Asadova, Sh., Inoyatova, S. and Yakubova, Y. (2022). Internationalization of Higher Education via Erasmus+ Projects: The Case of Talent Project. Perspectives of Higher Education Development, 11, 107-116
Articles published in Local Journals -
Asadova Sh. and Smagina O. (2022). На пути к цифровой экономике: анализ успеха облачных сервисов Амазон. Cправочник финансового работника, 8 (128)
Articles published in Local Journals -
Asadova Sh. and Smagina O. (2022). Changing role of human resource management in the digital economy. Международная Научно-Практическая Конференция. Теоретические и методологические аспекты cовершенствования статистического анализа развития цифровой экономики. Ўзбекистон Республикаси Давлат Статистика Қўмитаси. Кадрлар Малакасини Ошириш Ва Статистик Тадқиқотлар Институти. Ташкент. 27 май 2022г. p 343-345
Refereed congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings -
Inoyatova S.A., and Smagina O.N. (2023). HRM in Uzbekistan: Policies & Practices. CRANET Uzbekistan Study Report 2023. Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT).
Other publications
Projects & Grant proposals
Supported Projects
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2019 - 2022 Erasmus + TALENT
Development of MA Human Resource Management and Talent Development – WIUT coordinator for Erasmus +project to design postgraduate course in Human Resource Management and Talent Development in Central Asian countries
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2020 - 2020 GLOBE
GLOBE project 2020 (Global Leadership & Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) - Country Co-Investigator (CCI) for Uzbekistan
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2021 - 2021 CRANET
‘Cranet’ is an international network of business schools around the world which conducts a survey of Human Resource Management, enquiring into policies and practices in people management through a set of common questions.
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2009 - 2012 PERSEUS project - Plan to Establish Research Science Enterprise Oriented Universities for the benefit of Society
PERSEUS project - Plan to Establish Research Science Enterprise Oriented Universities for the benefit of Society (2009-2012) Member of the project team PERSEUS Forums – Almaty, Kazakhstan (December 2009), Tashkent (November 2012) chair of round table discussions
Grant proposals
Scientific Activities
Activities in Scientific Journals
Scientific Consultation
Achievements & Reputation
Invited Congress & Symposium Activities
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2009 5h annual conference of Westminster International University in Tashkent (May 2009)
• Communicated with all applicants and provided timely and accurate feedback to the enquires • Liaised with the conference experts team in selecting proposals • Coordinated practical preparation for the conference • Finalized the conference proceedings to be published
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2013 Mid Atlantic Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Philadelphia, Temple University
Regenerative classroom in Organisational Behaviour (March 21-23, 2013)
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2009 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Westminster International University in Tashkent
Feature films –destruction or tool for learning, peer presentation (September 2009)
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2009 PERSEUS project - Plan to Establish Research Science Enterprise Oriented Universities for the benefit of Society
Member of the project team
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2023 12th Talent Management Workshop of European Institute for Advanced Management Studies, Leon, France
Talent Development in Higher Education Institutions: Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda (October 2-3, 2023)
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2023 Tashkent Business and Economics Conference, Westminster International University in Tashkent
HR Practices in Uzbekistan using CRANET network methodology (November 15, 2023)
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2021 New Uzbekistan Education: Successful Partnerships for Educational Reforms
New Uzbekistan Education: Successful Partnerships for Educational Reforms, Tashkent Developing Students’ Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills via Active Learning Classroom (November 24-25, 2021)
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2019 State Human Resource Policy in the Context of Civil Service System Reform: Experience of Uzbekistan and Foreign Practice, Tashkent, International Scientific and Practical Conference
State Human Resource Policy in the Context of Civil Service System Reform: Experience of Uzbekistan and Foreign Practice, Tashkent, International Scientific and Practical Conference Meritocracy and Performance Management Mechanisms for Government Employees in Uzbekistan (November 15, 2019)
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2024 Teaching, Learning and Research Symposium at WIUT
Empowering Students Through Real-World HRM Projects - presenter
Citations
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