Nonna Turusbekova, PhD
Monnikhof 16
9714 DT, Groningen,
The Netherlands
Home phone number + 31 (0) 50 579 3349
Mobile telephone: +31 (0) 613 209 151
Private email: nturusbekova@hotmail.com
PROFILE:
Development and (human resource) management consultant and researcher. Main fields of qualification (business research): employee surveys & interviews, human resource management, employee satisfaction surveys, performance management, goal-setting. Main fields of qualification (development): facts-finding, base-line surveys, evaluations, program formulation, logical framework approach, community mobilization, organizational development, interim management.
EDUCATION:
| 05/2002 – 09/2007 | Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Department of Human Resource Management and Organization Studies, Groningen, the Netherlands Degree: PhD in Economics and Business Thesis “Individual accountability: interplay of goal-setting, social context and personality attributes” |
| 09/2000 – 09/2001 | European Academic Consortium for Business Studies University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands Master of Science in International Business, Major: International Business Master thesis: “Strategic management and learning organization” (grade 9+) |
| 07/1993 - 06/1997 | School of Business, Law and Humanities |
| 08/1995 - 05/1996 | Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA Exchange student Business Administration, Management ACTR/ACCELS (USAID) Freedom Support Act Scholarship |
CAREER HISTORY:
| 07/2007 – present | freelance consultant and researcher |
| 01/2002- 05/2002 | Development and Cooperation in Central Asia (ACT in CENTRAL ASIA Kyrgyzstan/KazakhstanDeputy director Main responsibilities: policy and strategy development, project/program management, donor liaison; consulting in organisational/institutional development; appraisal, monitoring & evaluation of projects, etc. Accomplishments: facilitated creation of a non-profit network in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. |
| 03/1997- 01/2002 | ACT IN CENTRAL ASIA, Kyrgyzstan/KazakhstanProgram CoordinatorMain responsibilities: provided diagnosis, and consulting in organisational/institutional development and change for client organisations, carried out appraisal, monitoring & evaluation of client organizations and networks, extended financial grants and backstopped on project implementation. Accomplishments: achieved promotion to the position of a deputy director, developed and conducted a number of human resource management/organisational development training modules for clients, developed a set of internal policies, etc. Versed in tools like PRA, SWOT, etc |
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
| 09/2005 | Evaluation of Sustainability, European Conferences and Training Courses, training course in Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| 01/2005 | EDEN Doctoral seminar in statistical methods for management research Leuven, Belgium |
| 11/2004 | Course Interviewing, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands |
| 08/2004 | Qualitative Data Analysis: Interpretative Methodologies for Analyzing Text & Talk, University of Essex, Essex, UK |
| 08/2003 | Case research methodology course, Netherlands Organization for Research in Business, Economics & Management, Groningen, the Netherlands |
| 06/2001 | Project Management workshop, University of Bremen and Institute for project management and economical informatics (Institut für Projektmanagement und Wirtschaftsinformatik), Bremen, Germany |
| 11/1999 | Emergency Response and Management training, ACT/CWS, Byelostok, Poland |
| 02/1999-08/1999 | Educational Training Support Program, INTRAC, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 11/1998 | Course in Organisational Development and Change, INTRAC, Oxford, UK |
| 11/1998 | Administrative and Financial Management, BILANCE, the Netherlands |
| 09/1997 | Credit Management Workshop, ECLOF, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 03/1997 | Strategic Planning Workshop, Counterpart Consortium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
PUBLICATIONS AND TALKS
N. Turusbekova, M. Broekhuis, B. Emans, E. Molleman. (2007). The role of individual accountability in promoting quality management systems. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 18 (5), 1-12.
B. Emans, N. Turusbekova, M. Broekhuis, E. Molleman. (2004). Psychologische aansprakelijkheid en werkmotivatie: goal setting in een sociale context/Psychological responsibility and work motivation: goal-setting in the social context. Gedrag en Organisatie, 17 (6),. 448-459
XIIth European congress on Work and Organizational Psychology - Istanbul, May 2005. Talk: Accountability dynamics and motivation: goal-setting in a social context.
2nd International Conference on Management Consulting, the Management Consulting Division of The Academy of Management, Lausanne June 23-25, 2004. Talk: Change Management in an oil and gas firm: the role of individual accountability
XIth European congress on Work and Organizational Psychology - Lisbon, May 2003. Talk: Towards a theory of accountability in change management.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
| 05/2002 – 02/2007 | Ubbo Emmius Scholarship of the University of Groningen |
| 07/1993 - 06/1997 | American University in Kyrgyzstan Tuition scholarship |
| 08/1995 - 05/1996 | USAID (ACTR/ACCELS) Freedom Support Act Scholarship |
LANGUAGES:
Russian (written, spoken) native
English (written, spoken) excellent
Dutch (written, spoken) good
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Microsoft office, SPSS
INTERESTS:
Travelling, writing, fencing