Staff
Leyla Yacine
I am a Doctoral Researcher in Management and Organisation at Hanken. My doctoral research focuses on the co-creation of the future of work by looking into human resource development practices in the generative AI era. I am interested in finding and building synergies amongst HR professionals, line managers/team leaders, and diverse professionals, all involved in co-creating value across the individual, team, leader and organisational levels. I am especially interested in the use of generative AI and the collaboration between HR professionals and line managers/team leaders) for learning and development. My doctoral supervisors are Janne Tienari and Sören Kock.
As an academic researcher, I have gained experience in various areas, including HR and technology (such as AI and video recruitment), internal and external employer branding, employee experience and well-being, as well as the study of Gen Y (millennials) and Gen Z in the context of hybrid work environments.
With a curious and open-minded approach, I am fascinated by the subjects related to the “future of work”, encompassing evolving and new ways of working, in addition to workplace, workforce and HR changes.
Before joining Hanken, I worked as a funded Doctoral Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä from August 2021 to June 2023. During this period, I wrote two book chapters:
Apart from my academic endeavours and since 2021, I have conducted business research in collaboration with The NextGen Project, a think-tank that aims to bridge the gap between yesterday and tomorrow in organisations. Insofar, I have been involved in four projects:
The NextGen Work Canvas (Sep-Nov 2022). This project involved the co-design of a canvas for hybrid teamwork, based on the insights gathered from 30 young professionals during the Hybrid Work Lab, organised in collaboration with Fujitsu, ISKU, and Howspace. I helped frame the canvas and wrote the guidebook on how to use it.