Yury Evgenievich Blagov

• Corporate social responsibility: strategic integration and competitiveness (Executive Program), ESADE Business School/Stanford Graduate School of Business, Barcelona, 2008.
• The Duke program for manager development (Executive Program), Duke University Fuqua School of Business, 1994.
• Candidate of Science in Economics (First Doctoral Degree), St. Petersburg University, 1987.
• Doctoral Program, School of Economics, St. Petersburg University, 1984–1987.  
• Specialist Degree in political economy (with distinction), School of Economics, St. Petersburg University, 1981.

• Evolution of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept
• Sustainable development and Corporate Sustainability
• ESG factors
• Corporate social performance management
• Corporate philanthropy
• Social entrepreneurship

Monographs and Book Chapters (all in Russian):

• Blagov, Y., Aray, Y. Social enterprise in Russia: developing social entrepreneurship models in the Russian legal and socio-economic context. In: Social Enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe: Theory, Models and Practice / J. Defourny & M. Nyssens (eds.), Routledge, 2021. P. 169–183.
• Blagov, Y., Aray, Y. Educational Programs in Social Entrepreneurship: International Experience and Russian Peculiarities. In: Research Anthology on Business and Technical Education in the Information Era /Information Resources Management Association, editor. IGI Global, 2021. P. 868–883.
• Blagov Y. Corporate social responsibility: the evolution of the concept. Graduate School of Management. 2010.
• Blagov Y., Djomin V. Science and space: the SMC strategy. St.Petersburg University. 1991.

International and National Reports:

In English 

• Review of UN Global Compact LEAD pilot phase. The Academy of Business in Society (EABIS), PRME, Ashridge Business School. January 2013 (Head of the SPbU GSOM research group).
• Report on social investments in Russia 2008: integrating CSR principles into corporate strategy / Y.Blagov, S.Litovchenko, E.Ivanova (eds). Moscow: The Russian Managers Association. 2008. (Lead author).

In Russian

• Report on Social Investments in Russia – 2019: to business transformation for sustainable development / Y.Blagov (ed). Moscow: The Russian Managers Association. 2020 (Lead author).
• Corporate philanthropy strategies. In: All about leaders 2020: the national “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders – 2020” project. Moscow, The Donors Forum. 2020 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko, A.A.Egiyan).
• The results of the “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders — 2019” study. In: All about leaders 2019: the national “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders in Sustainability Paradigm” and “Repository of the best practices and cases of institutional philanthropy and volunteering” projects. Moscow, The Donors Forum. 2019 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko, I.L.Kazakova).
• The results of the “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders — 2018” study. In: All about leaders 2018: the national “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders – 2018” project.  Moscow, The Donors Forum. 2018 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• The results of the “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders — 2017” study. In: All about leaders 2017: the national “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders — 2017” project. Moscow. The Donors Forum. 2017 (co-authored with A.B.Boldyreva, O.V.Vohmyanina, I.Y.Efremova-Gart, A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Report on Social Investments in Russia — 2014: creating value for business and society /Y.Blagov, I.Sobolev (eds). St.Petersburg. ATM Kniga, 2014 (Lead author).
• Report on Corporate Philanthropy in Russia. In: All about leaders 2014: the national “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders — 2014” project. Moscow. The Donors Forum. 2014 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Analytical research on corporate philanthropy in Russia. In: Companies’ practice in philanthropy and social investments. Moscow. The Donors Forum. 2011 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Analytical report for People Investor 2009 research / People Investor 2009: innovation approach to business in times of crisis. Moscow: The Russian Managers Association. 2010 (Lead author).

Papers in Academic Journals:

In English 

• The transformation of corporate sustainability model in the context of achieving the UN SDGs: evidence from the leading Russian companies // Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 2021, Vol. 21 No. 2. P. 307–321. (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Guest Editorial // Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 2021, Vol. 21 No. 2. P. 229–236. (co-authored with I. Matser, B. Rok, Th.Osburg).
• Blagov, Y., Aray, Y. The emergence of social entrepreneurship in Russia // Social Enterprise Journal, 2019, Vol. 15 No. 2. P. 158-178. (co-authored with Y.Aray).
• Corporate Strategies for Sustainability: the Experience of Leading Russian Companies. Brief for the UN Global Sustainable Development report 2016 (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/science/rowdsourcedbriefs) (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Corporate philanthropy in Russia: evidence from a national awards competition // Corporate governance: the international journal of business in society. 2012. Vol. 12. Issue 4. P. 534–547 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).*
• Responsible leadership and “shared value” — the new Russian experience // EuroCharity Yearbook 2011/12: Leadership for sustainability. 2012. P. 80–81.
• Corporate responsibility and emerging markets // Corporate governance: the international journal of business in society. 2011. Vol. 11. Issue 4. P. 308–312 (co-authored with G Lenssen, D.Bevan).

In Russian

• Corporate Giving in Russia: Strategies of the Leaders // Economics of Contemporary Russia. 2016. №3 (74). P. 84–98 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• Creating value for business and society: corporate social performance of Russian companies // Russian Management Journal. 2015. Vol. 13. Issue 2. P. 67–98 (co-authored with V.I.Kabalina, A.A. Petrova-Savchenko, I.S.Sobolev).
• Educational programs in social entrepreneurship: international experience and Russian features // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2014. Issue. 3. P. 177–197 (co-authored with Y.N.Aray).
• Corporate social performance of the Russian companies: towards the issue of the first business case studies collection // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2012. Issue. 3. P. 106–127 (co-authored with I.V.Gladkikh).
• Information disclosure on obligations fulfillment in non-financial reporting of the largest companies operating in Russia // Economics of Contemporary Russia. 2012. №2 (57). P. 118–130 (co-authored with A.A.Petrova-Savchenko).
• R.Edward Freeman and the stakeholder concept // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2012. Issue. 1. P. 109–116.
• Analysis of the corporate philanthropy leaders’ practices in Russia in 2007–2009 // Russian Management Journal. 2011. Vol. 9. Issue 2. P. 27–48 (co-authored with A.A. Savchenko).
• Evolution of CSR concept and the strategic management theory // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2011. Issue. 1. P. 3–26.
• Corporate social responsibility: challenges to the management education // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2010. Issue 2. P. 143–161.
• Social entrepreneurship: the problem of typology // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2010. Issue 3. P. 109–114 (co-authored with Yu.N.Aray).
• Corporate social responsibility in Russia: lessons of the national Report on social investments // Russian Management Journal. 2009. Vol. 7, Issue 1. P. 3–24 (co-authored with E.Ivanova).
• The genesis of the corporate social responsibility concept // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series. 2006. Issue 2. P. 3–24. 
• Business history as the path of learning. A review of Chandler A. D., Jr. Inventing the electronic century: the epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries. Free Press, 2001 // Russian Management Journal. 2005. Vol.3. Issue 4. P. 169–177.
• The concept of corporate social responsibility and strategic management // Russian Management Journal. 2004. Vol. 2. Issue. 3. P. 17–34.

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* The paper has been chosen as an Outstanding Paper Award Winner 2013 by the Emerald Literati Network (www.emeraldinsight.com/literati). 

Papers in Professional Journals:

• Alive means responsible (An Interview) // Expert North-West. 2020. No 4 (777). P. 15.
• Corporate social responsibility is a market economy concept (An Interview) // Profession: Director. 2013. No 5. P. 26–34.
• Just good business (An Interview) // Expert North-West. 2011. No 1(497). P. 20–23.
• Corporate social responsibility and business education // Business education. 2007. No 1 (22). P. 49–52.

Published Textbooks and Cases:

• Targeted philanthropic program «The Way Home». Repository of the best practices and cases of institutional philanthropy and volunteering. Moscow, The Donors Forum. 2019
• Managing projects in social entrepreneurship (textbook) / Y.E.Blagov (ed). SPb.: SPbU Publishing House, 2017 (co-authored with Y.N.Aray, D.I.Barkan, O.R.Verkhovskaya, A.A.Petrova-Savchenko, O.M.Udovichenko).
• Commercial firm “Schick”: social responsibility in small and medium-size business (co-authored with M.Zuravkova) / S.P.Kouchtch (ed.). Collection of case-studies: experience of Russian companies (North-West region). SPb.: SPbU Publishing House, 2003.

Visiting Professorships: 

• Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, 2010.
• Aalto University (Finland), 2009, 2010.
• UC Berkeley (USA), 1998
• St.Mary’s College of California, 1995–1997, 1999–2005.

In-company ExEd Programs:

• Severstal, StatoilHydro, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), IBM, Sakhalin Energy, 2008–. 

Memberships in professional associations: 

• RBEN — Russian Business Ethics Network, 2018–.
• The emergence of social enterprises in Europe network (EMES), 2015–.
• International Academy of Organizational Sciences, 2010–.
• Caux Round Table (CRT), 2006–.
• European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), 1996–2010.

Memberships in editorial boards:

• Journal of East European Management Studies (JEEMS), 2015–
• Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management Series, 2009 –.
• Corporate Governance: The international journal of business and society, 2006 –.
• Russian Management Journal, 2003 –.
• Global Outlook: An International Journal of Business, Economics and Social Policy, 1998–2003.

Participation in other councils/committees:

• Member of the Board of Directors, ABIS — The Academy of Business in Society, 2019–.
• Member of the Advisory Board, Sustainability Centers Community, NBS — Network for Business Sustainability, 2020–.
• Member of the Commission “Business practices for SDGs” of the Council for sustainable development, CSR, and corporate volunteering at Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2021–.
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees, RAUL Charity Foundation, 2016–.
• Member of the Expert council of the Presidential Grants Foundation on the development of Civil Society, 2017–.
• Member of the Expert council under the Committee for non-financial reporting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), 2010–.
• Judge of the National panel for the “Corporate Philanthropy Leaders” Award, 2009–.
• Judge of the National panel for the “People Investor” Award, 2010–.
• Member of the Saint Petersburg University Academic Council, 2003–.
• Member of the SPbU GSOM Academic Council, 1994–.

International Conferences Chairing:

• XVIII Annual Colloquium of ABIS-Academy of Business in Society 2019: “Business and Society: measuring impact and creating change”. Berlin, October 29–30, 2020 (Steering Committee member).
• Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) Sustainability Centers Community workshop. INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. November 16–17, 2016, (Organizing Committee Member).
• V International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE) World Congress 2012: “Tradition and new horizons: towards the virtue of responsibility”. Warsaw. July 11-14, 2013 (Program Board Member).
• IX Annual Colloquium and VIII PhD Conference of EABIS-Academy of Business in Society 2010: “Corporate responsibility and emerging markets”. St.Petersburg, September 20–22, 2010 (Co-Chair).
• XI International Conference of RABE: “The role of business education in the development of the business social responsibility”. Jordan. November 3–10, 2007 (Research Chair). 
• Annual research Conference of EBEN: “Normative foundations of corporate responsibility”. St.Petersburg. June 15–17, 2006 (Program Committee Chair).