Lidija Polutnik

Academic Division: Economics​Dr. Lidija Polutnik is a Professor and Chair of the Economics Division. At Babson she teaches mainly in the MBA program in the area of managerial economics, pricing and competitiveness. Since the Fall 2014 she is also a Visiting Professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Polutnik''s research and consulting work has mostly been focused on pricing, revenue management and strategic cost management. Her work in this area is based on the analysis of the relationship between the firm''s costs and customers'' value and the influence of this relationship on the firm''s profit. Dr. Polutnik also conducts research in public finance and examines the role institutions play in market economies and specifically in countries in transition. Dr. Polutnik''s work has been published in numerous academic journals and books including: The European Accounting Review, Advances in Management Accounting, Journal of Cost Management, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Industrial Relations Journal, and Comparative Economic Studies Journal. She has received several grants and awards for her work; most recently she received The Davis Educational Foundation grant for the project entitled "Containing Costs While Enhancing the Educational Mission: A Study of Best Practices for Small Private Colleges". Dr. Polutnik has extensive consulting and executive teaching experience and has developed and delivered customized corporate training programs for many multinational companies in the area of tactical and strategic pricing, customer value, cost, and profitability analysis. She regularly teaches in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Georgia State University
• MA, Ohio University
• BA, College of Business and Economics, University of Maribor

Academic Interests

Economics; Pricing Strategy; Strategic Cost Management; Women and Work

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Awards & Honors

2017 - Economics I Peer Review Committee , Fulbright Senior Specialists Program

2014 - Grant, Principal Investigator, Davis Educational Foundation

2014 - Visiting Professor, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg

2012 - The Deans Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Dean of Faculty, Babson College

2008 - Best Paper Award in Management Accounting, Global Accounting and Organizational Change Conference

2006 - Economics I Peer Review Committee , Fulbright Senior Specialists Program

2004 - Fulbright Senior Specialists Program (FSSP), Council for International Exchange of Scholars

2004 - Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Economics , University of Zagreb, Croatia

2002 - Research Fellow, Glavin Center for Global Entrepreneurial Leadership

2001 - Research Fellow, Glavin Center for Global Entrepreneurial Leadership

2000 - Research Fellow, Glavin Center for Global Entrepreneurial Leadership