Part of IDEAS — doctoral supervision team.
👤 Dr Katarina Sokić
Senior Lecturer, Doctoral Supervisor, Personality Psychology & Business Law Specialist – Part of IDEAS
🧭 Broad Area of Supervision
Personality Psychology & the Legal-Psychological Framework of Business Organisation — with sub-areas spanning human resource management, business ethics, and company/labour law.
🔎 Specialist sub-areas:
- Psychology of individual differences and personality
- Psychology of creativity
- Human resource management
- Business ethics in management
- Ccompany law and labour law
- Qquantitative and qualitative research methodology.
Dr Katarina Sokić is a Senior Lecturer with a background as both a lawyer and professor, and nine years of experience teaching at higher education institutions in areas including Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, Company Law, and Labour Law. She holds a law degree and a Master’s in Civil Law from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research centres on the psychology of individual differences and personality psychology.
📄 Full Profile
Dr Katarina Sokić has gained most of her professional business experience as a lawyer and professor. For the past nine years, she has taught at a higher education institution, delivering courses in Human Resource Management, Business Ethics in Management, Methodology for Scientific Research, Psychology of Creativity, Management of Capital Firms, Psychology of Personality and Organisation, Company Law, and Labour Law. This dual background gives her a strong command of both the legal and psychological framework underpinning business organisation management.
She graduated from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, where she also completed her Master’s degree in Civil Law, and went on to complete her bar and notary exams. She later earned her PhD in Psychology from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research work focuses mainly on the psychology of individual differences and personality psychology, and she independently conducts scientific research using both quantitative and qualitative data processing methods. She has served as team leader on multiple research and academic projects.
Alongside her academic and professional work, Katarina volunteers at an association supporting people with mental disabilities, and enjoys spending her spare time in nature.
Contact:** [[sokickatarina@gmail.com]{.underline}](mailto:sokickatarina@gmail.com)
🔬 Areas of Research Interest
Personality & Individual Differences Psychology of individual differences · personality psychology · psychology of creativity
Business Law & Governance Company law and labour law · legal frameworks for business organisation management · management of capital firms
Organisational & HR Research Human resource management · business ethics in management · organisational psychology
Research Methodology Quantitative and qualitative data processing methods · scientific research methodology in business and psychology
🎯 Ideal Candidate Fit
| If your research is about… | Dr Sokić is a strong match because… |
| Personality psychology or individual differences | Her core doctoral research specialism |
| The legal and psychological dimensions of business organisations | Rare dual qualification as both lawyer and psychologist |
| Human resource management or business ethics | Nine years teaching directly in these areas |
| Company law or labour law as applied to organisations | Qualified lawyer with completed bar and notary exams |
| Mixed-methods business or psychology research | Independently conducts research using both quantitative and qualitative methods |
📬 Contact / Enquire
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