Natalya Sergeeva
Associate Professor in the Management of Projects, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL
Natalya Sergeeva is Associate Professor in the Management of Projects at the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London. She is a leader of Construction Economics and Management MSc Programme. Natalya is consultant in the area of innovation and project leadership. She holds a PhD degree in the subject of innovation narratives in the built environment context. Natalya has practical experience in managing different scale projects. She is actively engaging with professionals in the infrastructure industry: owners, suppliers, megaprojects and professional institutions, and regularly participates in the industry and corporate events, conducting interviews and workshops. Natalya’s research interests include applications of organisational theories including sensemaking, social identity, narration in understanding innovation at firm and project levels. Her work is published in International Journal of Project Management, Project Management Journal, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Engineering Project Organization Journal, Construction Economics and Management, Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Innovation Management, European Journal of Innovation Management, Creativity and Innovation Management. Natalya’s current research projects include “Narratives of innovation: The case of UK infrastructure” sponsored by ESRC, “Innovation champions in UK infrastructure megaprojects” sponsored by PMI research programme, “Storytelling by sustainability managers” sponsored by APM.