Department of Management Studies

Department of Management Studies

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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.

Headquarters Location Research Project
Quantum Computing – from Labs to Markets

Events

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Information sessions, Students –

School of Business Master's Programme Fair

Explore the master's programme opportunities at Aalto University School of Business on Tuesday, October 20. Meet students and staff, and find the right next step for your studies.
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Campus, Exhibitions, Other –

Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 20.10.

Join the tour with Outi Turpeinen (manager, Public art) and get to know Aalto University's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, Other staff training, Support for teams, Training to support research –

AI in research work, Oct 22, 2026

Learn about generative artificial intelligence in research work with Data Agents Dr. Enrico Glerean, Dr. Pedro Silva, and Dr. Emrecan Gulay
The banner for the 'Welcome to Otaniemi' event, featuring the silhouette of the former Mikkeli campus building of the IB programme and the silhouette of the amphitheatre on the Otaniemi campus. Additionally, below the image are the logos of the School of Business, Probba, and BABAlumni.
Networking –

Welcome to Otaniemi 2026

Welcome to Otaniemi 2026 event for students and alumni in the Bachelor’s Programme in International Business.

News

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Research & Art Published:
Aija Leiponen
Appointments Published:

Aija Leiponen wants students to think for themselves again: “Everyone needs to understand how their field relates to the world”

Professor Aija Leiponen believes that the new Technology, Business and Design bachelor’s programme can help accelerate innovation.
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Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Government support can help SMEs internationalise – but it can also become a ‘golden cage’

Governmental support can end up undermining the internationalisation, new research shows.
Project team for Alma Media
Cooperation, Studies Published:

What job seeking looks like in the age of AI?

Aalto students map the future for Alma Career

Contact 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: Ella Vainio

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.

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