Dr Evgenia Dolgova

Visiting Researcher

Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Profile

My research applies dynamic social network analysis to study innovation. Zooming on the antecedents of innovation, I explore how individual and group characteristics affect the evolution of relationships in innovating teams, and how this dynamics affects important group outcomes such as team performance. This research steam contributes to innovation literature, emphasizing that individuals and their interactions matter for organizational performance.

Zooming out, I look on the consequences of innovation and investigate how emergent technologies impact traditional institutions. Applying complexity lens, dynamic analysis of social networks and semantic network analysis, I study how new technologies propagate through society, taking massive open online courses and nanotechnology as examples. I am interested in how motivation and actions of various stakeholders result in systemic change, and ultimately adoption - or rejection - of new technology. This research stream extends organizational theory by focusing on the interplay between new technologies and institutional arrangements.

To shed light on these phenomena, I apply a broad repertoire of methods, from stochastic actor-based modeling, to social network analysis, to natural language processing.

Publications

Article (2)

Professional (2)
- Schootstra, E., Deichmann, D. D., & Dolgova, E. J. (2017). Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative? HBR OnPoint Magazine, Spring, 26-27.
- Schootstra, E., Deichmann, D., & Dolgova, J. (2017). Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/08/can-10-minutes-of-meditation-make-you-more-creative

Chapter (1)

Academic (1)
- Schrempf, B., & Dolgova, J. (2015). Nano-technology in Ireland – an analysis of patent co-classification network. In D. G. Assimakopoulos, K. Pandza, & I. Oshri (Eds.), Managing Emergent Technologies for Socio-Economic Impact. Edward Elgar Publishing. Series on Science, Technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782547884

Conference contribution (18)

Academic (18)
- Dolgova, J., Heugens, P., Wolf, M., & Pandza, K. (2016). Hopes and Fears: Institutional logics and sentiment around MOOCs.. Annual Meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA / Sunbelt Conference), Newport Beach, CA.
- Dolgova, J., Heugens, P., Wolf, M., & Pandza, K. (2016). Hopes and Fears: Institutional logics and sentiment around MOOCs.. OMT Paper Development Workshop, Edinburgh, UK.
- Dolgova, J., & Schippers, M. (2015). Co-evolution of perceptions of competence and friendship in teams: the effect of self-monitoring personality.. Annual Meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt Conference), Brighton, UK.
- Dolgova, J., & Pandza, K. (2014). The emergence of the field: Exploratory discourse analysis of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
- Alexiou, A., Schippers, M., Oshri, I. I., & Dolgova, J. (2013). Exploring the real potential of serious games: The role of game features and individual differences on user engagement and learning.. EGOS Colloquium, Montreal, Canada.
- Dolgova, J. (2013). The effect of self-monitoring personality, perceptions of competence on friendship formation in teams.. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, USA.
- Dolgova, J. (2013). The emergence of the field: Exploratory discourse analysis of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).. Management Research for European Innovation, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
- Dolgova, J. (2013). Exploratory Discourse Analysis of an Emergent Field - Massive Open Online Courses.. Annual Meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt Conference), Hamburg, Germany.
- Dolgova, J. (2012). Personality-trait based homophily. International Seminar “Personal Networks: Methods and Applications”, Barcelona, Spain.
- Dolgova, J., & Schippers, M. (2012). The effect of self-monitoring personality and expertise on relationship formation in groups.. European Academy of Management Annual Meeting (EURAM), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- Dolgova, J., Ben-Menahem, S., Neerijnen, P., & Vrande, V. (2012). The Emergence of Team Proactiveness.. Annual Meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt Conference), Redondo Beach, USA.
- Ben-Menahem, S., Dolgova, J., & Neerijnen, P. (2012). The Role of Team Members' Proactive Personality and Advice-Seeking Behavior in the Emergence of Team Proactive Behavior. Strategic Management Society Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Dolgova, J., & Schippers, M. (2012). Birds of a feather 2.0: Is there a personality-based homophily?. NYU Stern Medici Summer School 2012, Florence, Italy.
- Dolgova, J. (2011). Birds of the feather 2.0: Is there a personality-based homophily?. International Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA 2011), Zurich, Switzerland.
- Dolgova, J. (2011). Birds of the Feather Flock Together 2.0: Is There a Personality Based Homophily?. Annual Meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (Sunbelt 2011), St. Pete Beach, FL, USA.
- Dolgova, J., Van Olffen, W., Bosch, F., & Volberda, H. (2010). The Interaction between Personality, Social Network Position and Involvement in Innovation Process. Organization Science Winter Conference, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/26295
- Dolgova, J., Van Olffen, W., Bosch, F., & Volberda, H. (2009). The Effects of Personality and Social Network Position on Individuals' Involvement in Innovation. INGroup Conference, Colorado.
- Dolgova, J., Van Olffen, W., Bosch, F., & Volberda, H. (2009). The Interaction Between Personality, Social Network Position and Involvement in the Innovation Process. 9th EURAM Conference 2009, Liverpool.

Doctoral Thesis (1)

Internal (1)
- Dolgova, J. (2019). On Getting Along and Getting Ahead: How Personality Affects Social Network Dynamics. EUR. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/119150

Research case (1)

Academic (1)
- Dolgova, J., (2013). The case of Siemens TechnoWeb: Using online social network as a tool to foster organizational learning.

Media

Media items

Mindfulness at work: how 10 minutes can make employees more creative

Evgenia Dolgova and Dirk Deichmann, both faculty at RSM, have written an article with Emma Schootstra, RSM alumna. The article discusses mindfulness in the workplace. They have researched the effects of mindfulness and have found…
hrzone Tuesday, 10 April 2018
How 10 minutes of mindfulness can make employees happier and more creative

Mindfulness can boost workplace happiness, which has an immediate effect on the bottom line. According to new research from RSM, ten minutes of mindfulness alone can boost happiness and creativity. Researchers Dirk Deichmann,…
Growth Business Thursday, 4 January 2018
Using mindfulness to increase creativity in the workplace

Employees who take part in a ten-minute mindfulness session are more likely to generate original ideas, new research by Dirk Deichmann, Evgenia Dolgova and Emma Schootstra of RSM reveals.
The C Suite Wednesday, 3 January 2018
10 minutes of mindfulness can make you more creative

Employees who take part in a ten-minute mindfulness session are more likely to generate original ideas, shows new research by Dirk Deichmann, Evgenia Dolgova and alumna Emma Schootstra of RSM.
The Daily Brit Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Werknemers creatiever na meditatie

Following ten minutes of mindfulness meditation, employees are able to come up with more creative solutions for work problems. This is the conclusion drawn in a recent study by researchers Evgenia Dolgova and Dirk Deichmann and…
gezondnu Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Creatief denken op het werk: start met 10 minuten mindfulness

Organising a ten-minute mindfulness meditation can promote creative thinking at work shows a new study by RSM alumna Emma Schootstra and researchers Evgenia Dolgova and Dirk Deichmann.
Facto Online Thursday, 21 December 2017
10 Minutos De Meditação Consciente Tornam-te Mais Criativo

This article references a new study by alumna Emma Schootstra, assistant professor Dirk Deichmann, and researcher Evgenia Dolgova of RSM. They found that a single 10-minute session of conscious mindfulness meditation can help…
Shifter Saturday, 16 December 2017
Tien minuten mindfulness maakt je creatiever

Hectic working conditions and stress undermine the focus and creativity that employees need in order to think innovatively. Alumna Emma Schootstra (MSc Management of Innovation), Dirk Deichmann and Evgenia Dolgova of RSM have…
Financieel Management Wednesday, 13 December 2017