About
Kate Bannikova
Bannikova was born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and spent much of her childhood in Yalta, Crimea. She has lived in various parts of Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia, and has travelled extensively, visiting over 100 countries. Currently, she resides in Liverpool with her son.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES
Career
Bannikova's passion for talent management and organisational culture began early in her career in Ukraine, where she worked on several projects focused on workforce development and employee engagement. She gained significant experience in human resources, holding leadership positions at major companies in the travel, software engineering, and tech industries. Bannikova is currently a professor of management practice at Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy,” where she teaches courses on human resources and talent management. She also serves as a consultant, advising organisations globally on talent strategy, leadership development, and organisational transformation. Over the past two decades, Bannikova has dedicated her research to exploring how different organisations across the world develop talent, build resilient cultures, and navigate the complexities of global business. She is a regular contributor to professional journals and speaks at international conferences on her areas of expertise.
Publications
Kateryna Bannikova has authored several significant works in the fields of organisational culture, human resources management, and migration studies. Her book, The Potential of Organisational Culture in Human Resource Management of International Companies (2019), explores the impact of organisational culture on human resource practices within international companies. This monograph integrates both classical and contemporary theoretical frameworks, alongside practical case studies, to provide a comprehensive understanding of organisational culture and innovative human resource management practices in a global context. Bannikova has also published numerous articles, including "European Union Migration Policy: Current Problems and Prospects for Analysis," "The Problem of the Cultural Crisis in Today's Information-Digital Society," and "Digital Transformations in Culture and Art: New Opportunities and Challenges."
Her research often focuses on the socio-economic and cultural challenges faced by migrants, such as in "The Phenomenon of Social Adaptation of Forced Ukrainian Migrants in Eastern European Countries: Some Models and Regulatory Mechanisms" and "The Impact of Forced Migration on the Labour Market in Ukraine (Analytical and Prognostic Aspects)." Additionally, she has contributed to literature on topics such as economic development strategies in "Strategies of Economic Development: Micro, Macro, and Mesoeconomic Levels (The Ukrainian Case)" and the formation of professional competencies in "On the Formation of 'Soft Skills' as the Equivalent of Professional Competencies: A Forecast of Educational Trends," demonstrating her diverse expertise across several intersecting fields.
