Post
Head of the department

Profile
Ainur Abdrazakova joined SDU University as a Head of «Economics and Business» Department in 2023. Dr. Abdrazakova has more than 20 years of teaching experience in Higher education both in Kazakhstan and abroad. Ainur Abdrazakova is  a highly experienced, motivated and creative professional with extensive research, pedagogical and administrative experience. Dr. Abdrazakova’s research interests include Educational Leadership, HRM, Cost-benefit analysis, and Institutional Memory among others. In 2011-2017 Dr. Abdrazakova served as an Expert of JSC “National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise”(Kazakhstan).

Degree Qualifications
2001 – Diploma in ELT, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, KZ
2007 – Diploma in Economics and Management, Lomonosov Moscow State University, RF
2004 – MSc in Management, Narxoz University, KZ
2015 – PhD in Economics and Business, Narxoz University, KZ
2014 – Postdoctoral studies in Strategy and Marketing, Business School of Huddersfield University, UK

Certificates
1. FLIGBY – “Flow Is Good Business for You”. Leadership Simulation and Program organized by the Leadership & Flow Global Research Network (2023).
2. Trainer of Nexus Simulation Game «Water-Energy-Food” Trainers. Academy of Public Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the USAID, (2022).
3. Project Management: ISO 21500 (2022).
4. BusinessTrainer of National Chamber Entrepreneurs (Kazakhstan), (2018).
5. Professional Leadership Development Programme, Institute of Education of London, UK (2014).
6. International Management Teachers Academy (IMTA), CEEMAN, Strategic Management Track (2012).

Courses
– Change management
– Leadership
– Organizational behavior
– Educational management
– Economic theory
– Human resource management

Publications
1. Joint Research Monograph: «HRM in Transition-Practices of MNC Subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Kazakhstan (2015–2016)”. J. Selye University, Komarno (Slovakia), 2017. ISBN: 978-80-218-4
2. A bibliometric mapping of cost-benefit analysis—Three decades of studies// Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-29, August 2021 co-authored with Ingrid Majerova,  https://doi.org/10.3390/economies9030110
3. Multinationals and the evolving contours of their human management practices in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union// Employee Relations, Vol. 42 No. 3 (2020), pp. 582-608 coauthored with Poór, J., Engle, A., Kovács, I., Morley, M., Kerekes, K., Slavic, A., Berber, N., Juhász, T., Zaharie, M., Legnerova, K., Dvorakova, Z., Stor, M., Suchodolski, A., Buzády, Z. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-01-2019-0082
4. E-Government Diffusion in Czechia and Kazakhstan – Who Is Better?// Proceedings of the 21st International Scientific Conference “International Relations 2021: Current issues of world economy and politics” Bratislava: Ekonóm (2021) p. 489-502. Coauthored with Ingrid Majerova, ISBN 978-80-225–4904-2
5. Bibliometric Mapping on Smart Concept Research //Proceedings of the 21st International Scientific Conference “International Relations 2020: Current issues of world economy and politics” Bratislava: Economy (2020) p. 442-450. Coauthored with Ingrid Majerova, ISBN 978-80-225-4786-4.
6. Regional Development of Central European Countries in the Pre-COVID Period// 39th EBES CONFERENCE-ROME PROCEEDINGS-VOLUME I – (2022). p.245
7. Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects in Kazakhstan. In. Kotlanova, E. and Gajdova, K (eds/). //Proceedings of International Conference Economic and Societal Challenges of the European Economy. Karviná: Silesian University, pp. 1-14. Coauthored with Ingrid Majerova and Nurlan Abdildin, ISBN 978-80-7510-527-1.

Research interests
– Educational Leadership
– HRM
– Cost-benefit analysis
– Institutional memory
– Smart technologies
– Economic development
– Human capital development
– Strategic management in Higher Education

Membership of professional organizations
1. The British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)
2. Central and Eastern European International Research Team (CEEIRT), Budapest, Hungary
3. Association of HR Managers of Kazakhstan
4. Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)

Scholarships & awards
2009: The U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP), Florida State University, Department of Economics
2009: World Trade Organization
2010: Erasmus Mundus Programme, Visiting scholar, Middle East Technical University, Türkiye
2013: Erasmus Mundus CANEM Project , Postdoctoral studies, Huddersfield University, England, UK