Elena Shulzhenko

Elena Shulzhenko serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Business & Management at the University of Southern Denmark's Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, with dual appointments in International Leadership & Management and the SDU Climate Cluster. Her research bridges organizational theory, technological transformation, and healthcare systems, positioning her at the forefront of AI-work integration studies.

Education

• PhD in Social Science, Free University of Berlin (2014)
• MA in Economy and Society, Central European University / Lancaster University (2002)

Shulzhenko's research examines how technological change reshapes work structures, with recent focus on AI-augmented healthcare environments. Her fingerprint analysis reveals 100% engagement in International Management and Technological Change, extending to Labor Process Theory and Employee Involvement. Current projects investigate AI's impact on radiologists' wellbeing and pandemic-driven hybrid work models, while earlier work analyzed lean production in post-communist Russia and resistance to digital technologies in nursing homes.

Analysis of her 26 publications (2014-2025) shows a strategic pivot: pre-2020 research centered on Russian industrial transformation and employee resistance, whereas 2022-2025 outputs dominate AI-healthcare integration (70% of recent work). This evolution reflects responsive scholarship addressing emergent societal challenges, particularly in Danish healthcare settings where she documents how AI reconfigures professional roles and work design.

As project participant in HCW: Towards a more resilient Healthcare Workforce (2023-2024), she secured research funding exploring AI reskilling for healthcare professionals. Her 17 teaching assignments since 2018 include core courses in Qualitative Methods, Performance Measurement, and Human Resource Management, demonstrating pedagogical commitment to organizational dynamics.

Shulzhenko actively collaborates through the Platform for Sustainable HRM and Organisational Change and SDU Climate Cluster, with international networks evidenced by cross-national workplace studies. Her 2025 conference engagements on AI healthcare opportunities highlight ongoing leadership in digital work transformation.