Dr. Veronika Pereseina | Sustainability Strategies | Best Researcher Award
Assistant Professor at Zayed University | United Arab Emirates
Dr. Veronika Pereseina is an Assistant Professor at Zayed University in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, where she contributes to the Sustainability Program. She is a passionate advocate for business and societal transformation toward sustainable development, blending her academic expertise with industry and consulting experience. Holding a PhD in Business Administration from Jonkoping International Business School in Sweden, her doctoral research focused on managing sustainable business models in the heavy vehicle industry through life cycle thinking. Over the years, she has taught and designed courses on sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship, research methods, environmental economy and policy, and supply chain management, while actively mentoring students and leading sustainability initiatives that connect academia with industry. Her professional journey includes academic positions at institutions in Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, and other international collaborations, as well as affiliations with global research communities. Through her teaching, research, and creative leadership, Dr. Pereseina continues to foster conscious and holistic approaches to leadership and organizational transformation. Her contributions reflect a commitment to sustainability not only as a research area but as a way of life, integrating business innovation with societal well-being and planetary care. She has 32 citations by 32 documents, three academic publications, and an h-index of 3. Her academic and professional development is strengthened by participation in international training programs, certifications in pedagogical effectiveness, sustainability education, peacebuilding, gamification, and yoga teaching. She is skilled in research methodology, course design, intercultural communication, transformation and change management, teamwork, and creativity facilitation.
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Featured Publications :
Pereseina, V., Jensen, L. M., Hertz, S., & Cui, L. (2014). Challenges and conflicts in sustainable supply chain management: Evidence from the heavy vehicle industry. Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 15(1), 22–32.
Hays, J. M., Pereseina, V., Alshuaibi, A. S. I., & Saha, J. (2020). Lessons in sustainable process paradigm: A case study from Dubai. The International Journal of Management Education, 18(1), 100366.
Khalilov, M., Pretkalniņa, L., Kuvaldina, N., & Pereseina, V. (2010). SMT of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian languages: A comparative study. In Human Language Technologies – The Baltic Perspective (pp. 117–124). IOS Press.
Pereseina, V. (2017). Managing the sustainable business model of a heavy vehicle manufacturer through life cycle thinking – A case study of road freight transport supply chains [Doctoral dissertation, Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School]. Jönköping University Repository.
Pereseina, V., Jensen, L. M., & Hertz, S. (2012). Challenges and conflicts in sustainable supply chain management. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual NOFOMA Conference 2012 (pp. 1–16). Nordic Logistics Research Network (NOFOMA).