School of Business
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Department of Information and Service Management
Department of Information and Service Management
The Department of Information and Service Management refers to the creative use of information and digital technology in business and the move from industrial to service dominant forms of production.
The increased use of software and advanced analytics in private and public sectors has created a need for business graduates who can work at the interface of business and technology in various managerial or expert positions.
Research
The research at the Department of Information and Service Management is broadly divided into three disciplines: information systems science, management science and logistics, with topics such as digital service development, service networks, behavioral decision making, and data science.
The department deals with adoption, use and impacts of ICT on consumers, companies, and society. Logistics focuses on operations and supply chain management. Management science deals with the application of advanced analytical methods in decision making. The department hosts also the Real-time Economy Competence Center.
Information Systems Science
Information Systems Science at Aalto University School of Business has a strong focus on empirical studies and active cooperation with companies. Besides theoretical contributions, ISS studies often emphasize practical relevance.
Logistics
Logistics in Aalto University School of Business focuses on operations management and supply chain management including both theoretical and application oriented research.
Management Science
Management Science deals with the application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. The terms operations research and business analytics are sometimes used as synonyms for management science.
Real-Time Economy Competence Center
Real-Time Economy is an environment where all the transactions between business parties are in digital format, increasingly automatically generated, and completed in real-time both from business and IT-processing perspectives.
News
Students examined automation possibilities available for financial administration software
Commissioned by Accountor, a set of metrics assessing software automation capabilities were created.
Panu Erästö has digitalised studying on basic courses of statistics
Educational videos show how Excel works, freeing up time in the classroom for other things.
During the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election there were more bots on Twitter than expected but their impact was negligible
More than half a million Twitter accounts were analysed for the Master’s thesis.
Transmission and distribution of electricity is cheaper in Finland than in other Nordic Countries - thanks to incentive regulation
Electricity transmission and distribution tariffs in Finland are below the European average because incentive regulation forces local monopolies to operate efficiently through cost competition.
Events
Information Technology Program summer studies
Complete 24 ECTS over the summer, solve real-life digital business challenges, and gain a unique skillset in information technologies, digital platforms or service design. Aalto ITP is an international and multi-disciplinary summer program taught at the School of Business.
Defence of Dissertation in Organization and Management, Pauli Pakarinen, M.Soc.Sc.
The title of Pauli Pakarinen's (M.Sc.Soc.) dissertation is “Essays on economic rationalities”.
Oikeustieteen päivät 2019: Digitalization and the Law
Aalto University School of Business is organizing the conference on August 28-29, 2019.
Aalto Day One 2019-2020
The faculty, staff and students of Aalto University are all invited to celebrate the opening of the academic year on 3 September 2019. Registration is open.People
Contact information
Visiting Address
Ekonominaukio 1, Espoo
Postal Address
Aalto University School of Business
Department of Information and Service Management
P.O. Box 21210, 00076 Aalto
Department Administration
Head of the Department: Professor Markku Kuula
Secretary: Merja Mäkinen
School of Business
At the School of Business, we work for better business and a better society. We educate experts and leaders for the future and contribute to society through impactful research, long-term partnerships and societal engagement. We are one of the leading business schools in Europe.
