Department of Management Studies
Department of Management Studies
The Department of Management Studies offers a dynamic environment for scholarship and learning, where cutting-edge research underpins high-quality teaching.
The department educates strategic leaders with a strong ethical mindset for the contemporary global business environments. The research is mainly focused on advancing knowledge and critical scholarship in the broader field of management and organization studies.
Research
At the Department of Management Studies, members of faculty carry out their research in multiple areas, collaborating across disciplinary borders with internationally acknowledged scholars from all over the world. The research strategy of the department rests on the discipline’s core strength in understandings of organisational settings as sites, where decisions are made in the face of potentially incompatible demands.
Studies
Events
School of Business Anniversary Class Reunion 21.8.2026
For the first time, we invite to a joint class reunion everyone who started their studies at the School of Business 10, 20, or 30 years ago!
Welcome Evening for new Master’s students at School of Business
Aalto University School of Business welcomes the students starting their Master’s studies to meet and mingle with the School of Business community – especially with the alumni graduated from the School! Event is part of the orientation week.
Aalto Creatives Afterwork and Info Session | August 2026 (external link)
Aalto Creatives afterwork event on 27.8.2026 focuses on Aalto Creatives alumni stories and introducing the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2026 exhibition
Curious to catch a glimpse of tomorrow? Welcome to experience our largest exhibition of the year!News
RealYou AI will develop the next generation of personalized AI decision assistants
Researchers to build cognitive machine learning that will improve decision-making with instantly personalized intelligent assistance.
From Mikkeli to Otaniemi and on to the world
The School of Business Bachelor’s Programme in International Business will move to Otaniemi in August 2026
Changes will be made to the School of Business’s bachelor’s programme offering starting in the autumn of 2027
In addition to the Finnish-language Bachelor’s Programme in Business, there are four programmes offered in English
‘We need to get to work and set the bar high’
Monika Liikamaa has started at the School of Business as an Executive in ResidenceContact information
We are located in Aalto University School of Business' campus in Otaniemi
Visiting address
Ekonominaukio 1
02150, Espoo
Department administration
Head of the Department: Professor Nina Granqvist
Assistant: Tiia Melander
School of Business
We strive for better business and better society. We excel in education and research with a multidisciplinary approach and in collaboration with our partners.
