Jaroslav Huľvej
Ing. Jaroslav Huľvej, PhD.
Ing. Jaroslav Huľvej, PhD., has been working at the Faculty of Management of Comenius University Bratislava since 2008 as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He obtained his university degree in Transport Engineering and Logistics from the Technical University in Košice and subsequently studied Economics and Management at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). He completed his doctoral studies in Economics and Management, specializing in Technology Management, at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 2008.
Prior to joining the Faculty of Management at Comenius University, he gained professional and research experience in Switzerland, where he worked as a research associate at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen and as a research assistant at ETH Zurich. He also worked in industry as a designer of production and logistics systems.
His teaching and professional activities focus primarily on innovation, innovation management, intellectual capital, intrapreneurship, operations management and logistics, supply chain management, and online business. He currently teaches courses such as Innovations and Trends in Online Business, Operations Management and Logistics, Intellectual Capital and Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Innovation Management. He also contributes to courses in Design Thinking in Online Business, Supply Chain Management, and Automation and Robotics.
His research focuses primarily on innovation management, intellectual capital, productivity and production systems, logistics and supply chains, and the application of emerging technologies in management. In recent years, his research has also addressed digitalization, artificial intelligence, ESG reporting, and the development of lean, agile, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
He has participated in several research projects, including a VEGA project examining the impact of emerging digital technologies on reducing supply chain vulnerabilities and developing lean, agile, resilient, and sustainable supply chains. In the past, he also contributed to projects focused on intellectual capital management, measuring corporate innovativeness, and transforming the management paradigm of organizations in the context of Industry 4.0.
He is the author and co-author of more than 30 professional and scientific publications, which have received over 50 citations. His key areas of expertise include productivity in production systems, production planning and balancing, knowledge networks and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises, and integrated product development. His more recent publications address topics such as the application of the TRIZ method in ESG reporting, artificial intelligence in higher education, and the use of generative AI in academia.
An important part of his work at the faculty also involves organizational and academic activities. From 2010 to 2024, he served as Secretary of the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Since 2020, he has been the department's Technical Coordinator for Distance Learning, and since 2023, he has been a member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Management at Comenius University, where he also serves as Chair of the Election Committee.
Areas of Professional and Research Interest
Innovation and innovation management
Intellectual capital
Intrapreneurship
Operations management and logistics
Supply Chain Management
Lean and agile production systems
Digitalization and emerging technologies in management
Artificial intelligence and its applications in education
ESG and sustainability
Productivity and production process management
Teaching Activities
Innovations and Trends in Online Business
Operations Management and Logistics
Intellectual Capital and Innovation
Intrapreneurship
Innovation Management
Design Thinking in Online Business
Supply Chain Management
Automation and Robotics