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.

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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.

Research in International Business

International Business - cutting edge in research and teaching

Aalto BIZ researchers, photo Aino Huovio

Research in Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship unit offers a unique action-oriented learning experience for Master’s students and a high-quality research programme that contributes to scholarly debates and policy development.

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Research in Organization and Management

Organization and Management comprises a broad group of scholars. Research and teaching in the discipline is informed by the recognition of complexities that pluralist demands from multiple stakeholder groups create for management.

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Research in Organizational Communication

Research and teaching in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on the social and communicative practices through which organizations, communities, and societies are managed and organized in the era characterized by rapid economic, organizational, and technological changes and challenges created by them.

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Research in Philosophy of Management

Research and teaching in Philosophy of Management concentrate mainly on moral and political philosophy, business ethics, and the philosophy of social sciences.

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Studies

Economics, Bachelor of Science (Economics and Business Administration) and Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

The Economics programme provides tools and knowledge to understand and explain current phenomena in the world from an economic perspective.

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International Business, Bachelor (BScBA, Mikkeli) and Master of Science (Otaniemi) in Economics and Business Administration

The Bachelor’s Programme in International Business provides students with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to build, develop and lead companies on a global scale. A bachelor’s degree in business with an international focus opens up a wide variety of career opportunities across all industries and continents.

Bachelor's Program in International Business, Aalto University

International Design Business Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

IDBM is a pioneering and renowned study programme that truly embodies the vision of Aalto by integrating design and technology with global business development. Through transdisciplinary teamwork and real-life business challenges provided by our prominent industry partners, the programme prepares students as the next generation of creative professionals. IDBM is uniquely positioned as the only programme offered in all six schools of Aalto, allowing programme graduates to earn a Master’s degree in either business, design or technology.

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Creative Sustainability, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

The Creative Sustainability (CS) programme provides students with the skills and knowledge to address pressing global sustainability challenges through business. Students with different backgrounds are united by the creative solutions, hands-on methodologies and shared values that characterise the programme. Graduates are well-prepared for leadership positions that require harnessing business understanding to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (external link)

Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

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Doctoral Programme in International Business (external link)

Doctoral Programme in International Business

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Doctoral Programme in Organization and Management (external link)

Doctoral Programme in Organization and Management

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Doctoral Programme in Entrepreneurship (external link)

Doctoral Programme in Entrepreneurship

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Doctoral Programme in Organizational Communication (external link)

Doctoral Programme in Organizational Communication

Internal communication

Global Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

The Master’s programme in Global Management prepares students to operate responsibly and successfully in influential decision-maker positions in a globalized environment. The programme develops students’ knowledge and skills in strategy, business development, leadership, and cross-cultural understanding. The programme incorporates CEMS Master’s in International Management.

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People

People in International Business

Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of International Business.

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People in Entrepreneurship

Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of Entrepreneurship.

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People in Organization and Management

Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of Organization and Management.

Teamwork

People in Organizational Communication

Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of Organizational Communication.

Students in staircase Photo: Aki-Pekka Sinikoski

People in Philosophy of Management

Meet the professors, researchers and doctoral students of Philosophy of Management.

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Department Administration

Meet the Administration of Department of Management Studies

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News

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Research & Art Published:

Perspectives on open data: Aalto Research Data Uncovered

Marika Tervahartiala and Kamyar Hasanzadeh took the stage to share their insights on opening geographic and visual data.
Digital ethics, symbolic illustration Matti Ahlgren
Research & Art Published:

Research integrity morning

Are you conducting research in Finland? Do you know where to look for advice for the integrity and high ethical standards in research?
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Research & Art Published:

Anastasia Koptsyukh: I have a lot of support from the community

'Our unit is very young and dynamic. There are 15 of us in total. Our culture is vibrant, supportive, and embracing. It’s oriented towards professional growth and development.'
RDM & Open Science training
Research & Art Published:

Register for the remaining Open Science & Research Data Management webinars this spring

All events include a Q&A, so you can get help for your specific questions.

Events

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Public defences

Defense of Thesis in Finance, Aleksi Pitkäjärvi, M.Sc. (Econ.)

The title of the thesis: “Essays on Time Series Momentum”
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Lectures and seminars

Role of public art at Aalto University

Sign up for the seminar latest 12 May
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Exhibitions

WCEF2023 Accelerator Session - Energy Futures Exhibition Tour

This event is an Accelerator Session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2023
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Public defences

Defense of Thesis in Entrepreneurship, Bernadetta Ginting-Szczesny, MSSc

The title of the thesis is: "The Situated Meaning of Entrepreneurial Engagement".
Impact Investing Research Project
Headquarters Location Research Project
Quantum Computing – from Labs to Markets

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: Johanna Moisander
Secretary: Tiia Melander

Kauppakorkeakoulu, jonka edustalla istuu neljä opiskelijaa. Kuva: Unto Rautio / Aalto-yliopisto

School of Business

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Locations

School of Business

At the 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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