Ekaterina Litau

Ekaterina Litau
Екатерина Литау
Born(1979-04-04)4 April 1979
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University
Doctor of Science in Economics (2021)
Known forSpecialist in the theory of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial aesthetics
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
WorkplacesSaint Petersburg State University of Economics
National Research University Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg)
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg University of Technology, Management, and Economics

Ekaterina Yakovlevna Litau (Russian: Екатерина Яковлевна Литау; born April 4, 1979, Leningrad) is a scholar, professor, specialist in the theory of entrepreneurship, Doctor of Science in Economics.

Education

Ekaterina Yakovlevna Litau was born on April 4, 1979, in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).

In 2002, she graduated from the Faculty of Law of Saint Petersburg State University[1] receiving a Master's degree in Economics in the specialty “Accounting, Analysis, and Audit” from the Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg.[2] She completed her studies at the Faculty of Finance and Credit of the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. In 2014, she defended her Ph.D. (Candidate of Science) in Economics. Thesis: “Theoretical and Methodological Principles in the Management of Developing Entrepreneurial Projects”.[3] In 2021, she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science in Economics (habilitation degree). Postdoctoral research and thesis: “Developing of the Entrepreneurial Humanistic Paradigm in the Innovation Economy”.[4]

Career

From 2010 to 2015, she worked as a lecturer at the Department of Business Analysis of the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics then from 2014 to 2019, she was Associate Professor at the Department of International Finance and Accounting at the Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics, with from 2016 to 2023 a joint appointment as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations at ITMO University.[2]

From 2020 to 2021, she was Associate Professor at the Department of Management at the Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg.[5] Since 2023, she has been Professor of the Department of Socio-Economic Systems Management at the Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics.[6]

Scientific activity

Main research areas

Litau's research interests include:

  • Theory of entrepreneurship.
  • Modern models for managing developing entrepreneurial projects.
  • Cognitive aspects of the formation of entrepreneurial structures.
  • Aesthetic and ethical factors in the development of successful entrepreneurial projects.
  • Entrepreneurial aesthetics.
  • Entrepreneurial intelligence.

Litau has been an invited speaker at international conferences:

  • Litau, E. (2018-09-20). "Information Flows Management as a Way to Overcome "Puberty Challenges" of a Small Enterprise". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Business and Information Management. dl.acm.org. pp. 34–38. doi:10.1145/3278252.3278259. ISBN 978-1-4503-6545-1. Archived from the original on 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  • "Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: A Look from the Perspective of Cognitive Economics". dl.acm.org. doi:10.1145/3271972.3271978. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  • "The information problem on the way to becoming a "Gazelle"". Scopus. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  • "Cognitive science as a pivot of teaching financial disciplines". Scopus. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

Academic works

Monographs

Textbooks

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Литау Екатерина Яковлевна". Деловой Петербург. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. 1 2 "Екатерина Литау". Snob. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ↑ Литау, Екатерина Яковлевна (2013). "Теоретико-методические разработки в области управления малыми развивающимися предприятиями". dissercat.com. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  4. ↑ Литау, Екатерина Яковлевна (2021). "Формирование предпринимательской парадигмы в инновационно-проектной деятельности". dissercat.com. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Литау Екатерина Яковлевна". Archived from the original on 2021-10-25.
  6. ↑ "Литау Екатерина Яковлевна". Санкт-Петербургский университет технологий управления и экономики. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-23.