School of Business faculty members with their focus areas
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In this list, you will find the key areas of expertise of the academic staff at the six departments and one unit of the School of Business. The list includes keywords in both Finnish and English. The departments are listed in alphabetical order by their English names. The list is updated regularly. You can find the contact details at people.aalto.fi.
Beyer Bianca, Assistant Professor
Accounting transparency, compensation, corporate governance, ESG disclosure, private firms, real effects of disclosure
Derichs David, Senior University Lecturer
Financial Management, Value-Based Management, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Evidence-Based Decision Making, Performance Measurement, Performance Management, Cost Accounting, Cost-Based Decision Making, Strategic Cost Accounting, Financial Planning, Strategic Planning, Tactical Planning, Operational Planning, Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Sustainability, Sustainability Controlling, Strategy Implementation
Dickemann Philip, Assistant Professor
how accounting can support companies in making better-informed sustainability and decarbonization decisions
Hietanen-Kunwald Petra, University Lecturer
Business Law, entrepreneurship law, conflict management and dispute system design, systems theory, and proactive law.
Hoppu Kari, Professor
Yritysjuridiikka, vahingonkorvausoikeus, sopimusoikeus, business law, contract law, tort law
Huikku Jari, Associate Professor Capital investment, Capital budgeting, Goodwill, Management control systems strategic management accounting
Hurmerinta-Haanpää Anna, University Lecturer
Business law, contract law, law of obligations, employment law, empirical studies of contracts, qualitative research methods, proactive contracting, contract design, legal design, sustainability law 2
Ikäheimo Seppo, Professor
Corporate governance, compensation, firm performance, board of directors, investor relations, Artificial Intelligence
Innes-Stubb Suzanne, Executive in Residence
Keloharju Roope, Assistant Professor
Financial accounting, tax disclosure, ownership transparency, financial misconduct
Kuoppamäki Petri, Professor
Business law, competition law, yritysjuridiikka, kilpailuoikeus
Leino-Haltia Mirel, Professor of Practice
Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Financial Services
Malmi Teemu, Professor
Kustannuslaskenta, kannattavuusanalyysit, suorituksen mittaus ja arviointi, johtamisjärjestelmät, cost accounting, profitability analysis, performance measurement, performance evaluation, management systems, management control systems, strategy, strategia, sosiaali- ja terveystoimi, sote, social and health care
Marwaha Ankita, Assistant Professor
Financial reporting, capital markets, textual disclosures, sustainability, ESG, DEI
Niemi Lasse, Professor
Tilintarkastus, tilintarkastusmarkkinat, sisäinen tarkastus, auditing, internal controls, internal auditing
Ojala Hannu, Senior Fellow
Financial accounting, IFRS, auditing, capital markets, municipal reporting, higher education
Rudanko Matti, Senior Fellow
Securities and Banking Law, General Civil Law, Law of Torts, Law of Contract, rahoitusmarkkinoiden ja pankkitoiminnan sääntely, yleinen siviilioikeus, vahingonkorvausoikeus, sopimusoikeus, Smart contract, methodology of legal research, kestävyysoikeus / sustainability law
Salehi Hamed, Lecturer
Financial Management, Strategy, Risk Management, Quantitative Methods
Scherleitner Moritz, Assistant Professor
international tax law, European tax law, tax policy
Sihvonen Jukka, Associate Professor
Accounting, financial accounting, finance, financial markets, digitalization, big data, machine learning, text mining, bibliometrics, laskentatoimi, rahoittajien laskentatoimi, rahoitus, rahoitusmarkkinat, digitalisaatio, massadata, koneoppiminen, tekstinlouhinta, bibliometriikka
Sinha Vikash, Associate Professor
Internal Audit, Corporate Governance, Corporate Scandals & Risk Management, Innovation (Digital, AI and Blockchain) & Accounting/Accountability, Accounting Ethics, Management Accounting 3
Sormunen Nina, Senior University Lecturer
financial accounting, auditing, financial reporting quality, IFRS, financial reporting, internal auditing
Vaivio Juhani, Professor
Management accounting, Management control systems, Strategic management, Strategic management accounting, Management accounting change
Viherkenttä Timo, Senior Fellow
corporate taxation, individual taxation, international taxation, property taxation, tax policy, pension finance, pension funds
Willems Emma, Assistant Professor
Strategic Performance Management, Performance Management Systems, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Accounting Analytics
Akbar Prottoy, Assistant Professor
Urban Economics, Transportation, and Residential Segregation
Ang Amanda, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Natural disasters, Climate adaptation, Spatial models
Bonneau Cécile, Post-Doctoral Researcher Economics of education, Gender economics, Public economics
Carvajal Daniel, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Economics of Education, Gender Economics, Behavioral Economics Chen Kailin, Post-Doctoral Researcher Voting, Learning and Strategic Experimentation
Clyde Alexander, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Microeconomic Theory, Bounded Rationality, Behavioural Economics Duodu Albert, Post-Doctoral Researcher Environmental Economics, International Trade, Applied Microeconomics
Domnisoru Ciprian, Assistant Professor
Labor economics, Applied Microeconomics, Economics of education
Haaparanta Pertti, Professor Emeritus
Development economics, International economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public economics
Hauser Daniel, Assistant Professor
Game theory, Economics of information, Microeconomics 4
Hetemäki Martti, Professor of Practice, Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Economic policy
Honkapohja Seppo, Professor Emeritus Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Central banking
Huttunen Kristiina, Associate Professor
Labor economics, Economics of education, Health economics
llmakunnas Pekka, Professor Emeritus
Labor economics, Industrial organization, Statistical methods
Kauhanen Antti, Professor of Practice Labor Economics, Personnel Economics
Kitti Mitri, Senior University Lecturer
Mathematical methods, Game Theory, Microeconomics
Liski Matti, Professor Microeconomics and Environmental economics
Malafry Laurence, University Lecturer Macroeconomics, Inequality, Climate policy, Immigration
Masi Olivia, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Applied microeconomics, Gender, Labour, Crime, Education
Matthews Peter, Visiting Distinguished Professor
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Political Economy
Mendel Moritz, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Labor Economics
Monjoie Léopold, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Industrial organization, Market design, Electricity markets and Environment
Montero Juan-Pablo, Visiting Distinguished Professor Industrial organization, Environmental and Energy economics, Resource economics
Murto Pauli, Professor
Microeconomics, Game Theory, Information economics
Nix Emily, Visiting Distinguished Professor
Labor Economics, Economics of Crime
Ozhegova Alina, Assistant Professor
Empirical industrial organization, Spatial economics, Grocery and pharmaceuticals markets
Pohjola Matti, Professor Emeritus
Technological change, Productivity, Economic growth, Information and communication technology, Digitalisation, Finnish economy and Economic policies
Reinikka Ritva, Senior Fellow, Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Development economics and policy 5
Saarimaa Tuukka, Associate Professor
Urban economics, Real estate economics, Political economy
Sarvimäki Matti, Associate Professor
Labor economics, Immigration, Economic history
Sauval Maria, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education policy, Family economics
Savolainen Ville, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Macro-finance, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Saxell Tanja, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Industrial organization, Health care markets, Innovation, Competition
Silliman Mikko, Assistant Professor
Labor economics, Education policy, Applied microeconomics
Soininvaara Osmo, Visitor
Urban economics, Energy economics, Politics
Stryjan Miri, Assistant Professor
Development economics, Political economics and Applied microeconomics with a regional focus on East Africa
Terviö Marko, Professor Microeconomics
Labor economics, Personnel Economics
Toivanen Otto, Professor
Industrial organization, Innovation, Competition, Regulation
Valmari Nelli, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Productivity, Regulation, Competition
Vehviläinen Iivo, Professor of Practice
Microeconomics, Energy markets, Mathematical methods
Välimäki Juuso, Professor
Microeconomic theory, Game theory, Economics of information
Warnes Pablo, Assistant Professor
Urban economics, International trade, and Development economics
Huber Christoph, Assistant Professor
Finance, Financial Markets, Behavioral Finance, Investor Behavior, Research Methodology, Open Science, Metascience 6
Joenväärä Juha, Professor (Associate Professor)
Finance, rahoitus, investment management, vaihtoehtoiset sijoitukset, alternative investments, hedge funds, hedge-rahastot, private equity, pääomarahastot, private credit
Jylhä Petri, Professor (Associate Professor), Academy Research Fellow
Financial markets, asset pricing, investment funds
Keloharju Matti, Professor
Finance, rahoitus, Behavioral Finance, Corporate Finance, Household Finance
Knüpfer Samuli, Professor
Ownership, finance, saving, investing, sustainability, omistajuus, rahoitus, säästäminen, sijoittaminen, vastuullisuus
Kokkonen Joni, Senior University Lecturer
Finance, asset pricing, institutional investors
Korhonen Anniina, University Teacher
Sustainability in financial markets, focus on how companies and banks respond to sustainability-related changes
Lof Matthijs, Professor (Associate Professor)
Finance, asset pricing, econometrics
Löyttyniemi Timo, Professor (Professor of Practice)
Finance, financial stability, investment strategies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, corporate finance, incentives, state-owned enterprises, corporate governance Rahoitus, rahoitusvakaus, sijoitusstrategiat, eläkerahastot, kannustinjärjestelmät, valtioomistus
Nyberg Peter, Professor (Associate Professor)
Rahoitus, Finance, asset pricing (arvopapereiden hinnoittelu), stock markets (osakemarkkinat), quantitative investment strategies (kvantitatiiviset sijoitusstrategiat), momentum investing, value investing (arvosijoittaminen), factor investing (faktorisijoittaminen), discount rates (diskonttokorot), risk and return (osakemarkkinoiden riski ja tuotto)
Penttilä Timo, Professor (Professor of Practice)
FinTech, Financial Technology, Sustainable Investments, Investment Funds, Asset Management, Pension and Insurance
Puttonen Vesa, Professor
financial services, marketing-finance, Finance, Mutual funds
Pöyry Salla, Professor (Professor of Practice)
Finance (rahoitus), financial markets (pääomamarkkinat), investor behavior (sijoittajakäyttäytyminen), corporate governance, (hallinnointi ja ohjausjärjestelmä), ownership and stakeholder types (omistajavalvonta, sidosryhmät), Market impact of institutional and regulatory context (sääntelyn ja instituutioiden markkinaimplikaatiot)
Rantapuska Elias, Professor (Associate Professor)
Rahoitus, Behavioral finance, Household finance, Mutual funds, Sijoitusrahastot, Kotitalouksien rahoituspäätökset, Kotitalous, Osingot, osinko, Dividend, Osakeanti, Rights issue, Yritykaupat, M&A, Mental accounting, Henkinen kirjanpito, Labor market, Työmarkkinat, Advisors, Sijoitusneuvojat, Seasonal affect disorder, Mood, Experimental, Valuation, Firm valuation, Master’s thesis, Lapland Household Finance Summit, Individual financial distress, Maksuhäiriöt 7
Suominen Matti, Professor Finance
Asset Pricing, Hedge Funds, Trading, Rahoitus, Asset Management, Quantitative Investment Strategies
Torstila Sami, Professor (Associate Professor)
Finance, rahoitus, Corporate Finance, mergers and acquisitions, yritysrahoitus, yrityskaupat, Legal issues in Finance, rahoitusjuridiikka
Ungeheuer Michael, Professor (Associate Professor), Academy Research Fellow
Investor behavior, asset pricing, household finance, portfolio choice, judgement and decision making, risk and uncertainty, information environments
Vihriälä Erkki, Assistant Professor
Household finance, behavioral finance, consumption and saving decisions
Bragge Johanna, Principal University Lecturer
Bibliometrics, Science visualization, Text-mining, Digital sustainability, Twin transformation, Collaboration engineering, User-centered Service Development
Celik Burak, Postdoctoral Researcher
Operations Management, Optimization, Revenue Management and Pricing, Supply Chain Management, Game Theory
Choudhury Nishat A., Postdoctoral Researcher
Supply Chain Resilience, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Networks
Finne Max, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of MBA Education Quality and productivity of education, innovative pedagogies, professional service operations, service network management, servitization, circular economy
Gautam Basu, Professor of Practice Supply Chain & Operations Management, Supply Chain Risk & Resilience, Operations Analytics, Global Logistics, Value Creation through Operations
Ghanbari Hadi, Assistant Professor
Software Development, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Digital Sustainability, Data Monetization, Qualitative Research, Design Science Research
Gloukhovtsev Alexei, Senior University Lecturer
Marketing analytics; consumer analytics; consumer privacy and data protection; technology and consumer wellbeing; survey research; qualitative research
Halme Merja, Hourly paid Teacher
Preference measurement, sustainable development, marketing research 8
Hekkala Riitta, Associate Professor
Social and organisational aspects of information systems development (ISD); emotions and power issues in ISD projects’, ‘Information technology (IT) and the changing nature of work; IT use in personal and organizational contexts, wellbeing in IS projects, qualitative research, grounded theory
Helander Sami, University Lecturer
Statistical methods and modelling, Data-driven methodology, Functional data analysis
Hu Tianqi, Postdoctoral Researcher
Judgement and decision making, Risk and uncertainty, Behavioural decision theory, Cognitive processes, Experiments
Kauppi Katri, Associate Professor
Public procurement, sustainable supply chains, supply chain management, sustainability, global sourcing, supply chain risk management, climate change risks in supply chains
Koskinen Kari M., Postdoctoral Researcher
Digital platforms, digital innovation, mobility, self-driving vehicles, ICT4D
Kuula Lauri, University Lecturer
Social and healthcare services and public procurement, supply chains
Kuula Markku, Professor
Operations management, Continuous improvement, Lean, Change management, Supply network management, Sustainability, Quality and performance management, Multi-objective optimization, Management Science
Leppinen Jussi, University Lecturer
decision models for maintenance of multi-component systems, statistics and business analytics
Liesiö Juuso, Associate Professor
Management Science, Operations Research, Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Decision Analysis, Multiple Objective Decision-Making, Optimization
Liu Yong, Associate Professor
Big data, social media, business intelligence, e-commerce, information systems, text mining, AI robotic service, tourism management
Malo Pekka, Associate Professor
Machine learning, statistical analysis, Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization, MultiCriteria Decision Making, Multivariate Statistics, evolutionary computation. Text mining
Parvinen Petri, Visiting Distinguished Professor
Accelerating growth, digitalization of business models, growth investing, AI and algorithms in sales and marketing, industry transformation, digital learning
Penttinen Esko, Associate Professor
Strategic management of information systems; technical debt; legacy systems; robotic process automation; electronic invoicing
Pere Jaakko, University Lecturer
Statistical Methodology and Modeling, Multivariate and Infinite-Dimensional Statistics, Extreme Value Theory
Peura Heikki, Associate Professor
Business Analytics, Electricity Markets, Operations Management, Pricing, Revenue Management, Supply Chain Management 9
Rossi Matti, Professor
Information Systems, Digital transformation, Digital business models, Data business, Enterprise Systems, Design research, Data sovereignty, Project organization and management
Ruissalo Joona, Postdoctoral Researcher
Human-AI work, Machine learning enabled systems, Skills transformation, Information systems, Qualitative research
Saarinen Timo, Emeritus Professor
Electronic commerce and consumer services, multichannel delivery channels, adoption and use of digital services, strategic management of information systems
Seongtae Kim, Associate Professor
Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Purchasing and Supply Management, Operations Management
Seppälä Tomi, Hourly paid Teacher
Statistical analysis, Simulation, Empirical and Quantitative methods in Economics and Business, Sports Analytics
Tuunainen Virpi, Professor
Information systems, ICT enabled or enhanced services, Digital innovation, Digital platforms, Applications of AI
Van der Giessen Mark, Assistant Professor
People Analytics, Sensemaking and collective responses in local responses to refugee crises, Technological Frames as requirements for ICT design, Qualitative Research, Survey Research, Mixed-method research
Viitasaari Lauri, Assistant Professor Statistical methods including modelling and forecasting, Probability, AI methods, Applications in business analytics on a wide spectrum
Vilkkumaa Eeva, Associate Professor
Decision Analysis, Optimization, business analytics, Operations research, Systems analysis, Multi-criteria decision analysis, Portfolio Decision Analysis, Management Science
Wallenius Jyrki, Emeritus Professor Multiple Criteria Decision Making, behavioral decision theory, negotiations & auctions, crowdfunding, Voting Advice Applications
Ahola-Launonen Johanna, Academy Research Fellow
Critical hope studies, Sustainability transitions, Technological optimism and pessimism, Bioeconomy, Sociology of expectations, Sociotechnical imaginaries, Hype studies, Science and Technology Studies, Moral and political philosophy, Feminist epistemology, Philosophy and ethics of technology, Philosophy and ethics of health, Bioethics, AI ethics, Research ethics
Back Hilla, Postdoctoral researcher
International management; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); migration; virtual work; discrimination; faultlines
Boncheva Katerina, University Lecturer
de-/re-internationalisation strategies, international marketing, international strategy, strategic marketing, firm performance, organisational capabilities, managerial decision-making
Cepa Katharina, Assistant Professor (2nd term)
digitally enabled and enhanced forms of organization, data-driven strategy and innovation
Chandra Jhoomer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
International migration, Expatriate spouses, Economic Integration, Development Financial Institutions, SMEs.
Chliova Myrto, Associate Professor
Social innovation, Social value creation, Grand challenges, Organizational emergence, Market emergence.
Das Soumyo, Postdoctoral researcher
Corporate sustainability; collaboration; systems dynamics; strategy process; field methods
De Leo Chiara, Postdoctoral researcher
Diehl Marjo-Riitta, Professor
Organizational justice, Psychological contracts, Social exchange theory, Gender
D’Souza Roscoe, University Lecturer
International Business, studying organizations, institutions, and social/sustainability issues stemming from inequality and injustice
Eräranta Kirsi, Senior University Lecturer
Gender, equality, diversity and inclusion policies; power and resistance; identity work and subjectivation; legitimation of precarious work; politics of corporate social responsibility; organizational and social change; organizational communication
Frig Meri, Postdoctoral Researcher
Sustainability communication, Sustainability in business, corporate responsibility, corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication, communicative constitution of organizations (CCO), corporate activism, corporate political activity
Furman Eeva, Professor of Practice
Ecological sustainability, Biodiversity governance, Systemic sustainability transformation, Science-policy-society, Global sustainability agency
Galkina Tamara, Assistant Professor
Sustainable entrepreneurship, startup process, entrepreneurial decision making, entrepreneurial networks, International Entrepreneurship, Born Globals, International New Ventures, Business Models
Ganoo Apurva, Lecturer
Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Experiential Learning, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, and Startups
Granqvist Nina, Professor, Head of Department
Organization and management theory, institutional theory, temporality, market and field emergence, narratives, strategy, organizational and institutional change, market categories, trends, deep tech 11
Gulay Emrecan, Postdoctoral Researcher
Human-computer interaction, Embodied cognition, Creative processes, Physical-digital symbiosis, Multimodal interactions, Reflective practices, Hybrid workflows, Interdisciplinarity, Design methods, Qualitative research
Halme Minna, Professor
Sustainability, Sustainability in business, Sustainability innovation, Sustainable business models, Corporate responsibility, Circular economy, Frugal innovation, Inclusive innovation, Poverty alleviation, Global South
Hietala Iida, Postdoctoral Researcher
Arts and organizing, Aesthetics, Creativity, Subjectivity, Embodiment, Social media, Animal organization studies, Posthuman perspectives, Practice-based research, Process philosophy
Howard Emika, Postdoctoral Researcher
Person-environment fit, overqualification, work-family interface, interpersonal conflict, affect, organizational psychology, diversity
Huopalainen Astrid, Assistant Professor
Creativity, Leadership, Arts and organizing, Animal organization studies, Creative work, Creative processes, Organizational aesthetics, Embodiment, Gender, Posthuman perspectives, Practice-based research, Process philosophy
Huovinen Annamari, Professor of Practice
Organizational, political and societal communication, Science communication, Presentation skills, Media visibility, Hate speech, Media Studies, Gender, equality and identities
Härri Anna, Postdoctoral Researcher
Regenerative business, just transition, forestry, circular textile economy, biodiversity, place
Häyry Matti, Senior Fellow
Abolitionism, Anticapitalism, Antinatalism
Itani Sami, Professor of Practice
Mergers & acquisitions, Philosophy of management, Critical research methods, Human resource management
Kangas-Müller Laura, Postdoctoral Researcher
Katila Saija, Senior University Lecturer
Practice-based studies, Affect and emotions at work, Gender studies, Diversity and inclusion, Organizational space, Family business, Feminist research
Khan Iqra, Postdoctoral Researcher
Sustainable supply chains, circular economy, sustainable innovations, Industry 4.0 and digitalization
Khan Owais, Research Fellow
Corporate Sustainability, Circular Economy, Industrial Symbiosis, Dynamic Capabilities, Supply Chain Management, Life Cycle Assessment
Kibler Ewald, Professor
Entrepreneurial well-being, emotions, and psychological processes; Entrepreneurship across the lifespan, aging, and inclusion; Entrepreneurial failure, recovery, and resourcefulness; Place-based entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and regional development; social, compassionate, and community-based entrepreneurship; hybrid venturing; Institutions, legitimacy, and entrepreneurship policy; Entrepreneurial narratives, storytelling, and cultural entrepreneurship; Philosophy, theory, and critical perspectives on entrepreneurship; Qualitative, process, and theory-building research; Quantitative and mixed-method research
Koskinen Sandberg Paula, Assistant Professor
Employment relations, business-society relations, policy and politics, gender equality policy, equal pay, inequalities, public sector employment, working life
Koulouri Anastasia, Senior University Lecturer
Quantitative Methods
Koveshnikov Alexei, Professor
Expatriation and Global Mobility, Migration and Displacement, Doing business in Emerging Markets, Leadership and People Management, Organizational power and politics, Discourse Analysis, Identity and Identity Work, Organizational Development
Kähäri Perttu, Professor of Practice
International business, International management, Headquarters, Location choice, Relocations
Laine Lauri, Postdoctoral Researcher
Entrepreneurship, philosophy, critical and postcritical perspectives, historical approaches
Lankoski Leena, Senior University Lecturer
Sustainability, Corporate responsibility, Sustainability in business
Lindholm Niklas, Professor of Practice
Lundan Sarianna, Professor
International business, foreign investment, industrial policy, institutional change, non-market strategy, energy transition, investment for development
Lähtevänoja Antti, University Lecturer
Sales, Sales Management, Startups, Startup Education, Evolving sales and buying landscape, Customer education in sales
Maaranen Anna, Postdoctoral Researcher
Social media, online spaces, business-society relations, multimodality, identity, (in)equalities, (geo)politics
Malmelin Nando, Professor of Practice
Moisander Johanna, Professor
Power and governmentality, Organization studies, Organizational discourse, Gender, Institutional work, Emotions, Organizational creativity 13
Myllymäki Dina, University Lecturer
Sociomateriality, work and technology, HRM practices, practice theory, impact investing
Mäkelä Kristiina, Professor
International management, Human resource management, Future of work
Niittymies Aleksi, Assistant Professor
International business, managerial decision-making, historical research methods, corporate political activity
Nissilä Heli, Academy Research Fellow
Field and market emergence, sustainability in business, collective action, temporality, institutional theory, sustainability transitions
Pakarinen Pauli, Academy Research Fellow
Work, technology, expertise, professions, occupations, design
Patala Samuli, Associate Professor
Corporate sustainability, Cross-sector collaboration, Institutional Change, Polycentric governance, Circular economy, Energy transition, Sustainable business models
Piekkari Rebecca, Professor, Marcus Wallenberg Chair of International Business
Managing people in international organizations, Diversity management (gender, language), Organizational structure and design, Post-merger/acquisition integration, Headquarters (corporate, divisional, regional) in multinational corporations, Organizational culture, Multilingual workplaces, Case studies, Qualitative research methods
Pyhäjärvi Daniela, Postdoctoral researcher
Pälli Pekka, Senior University Lecturer
Leadership, Strategy, Interaction skills, Organizational communication, Discourse analysis, Conversation analysis
Renko Maija, Professor
Entrepreneurship, social and sustainable entrepreneurship, small business management
Rintamäki Jukka, Associate Professor
Corporate wrongdoing and scandals, corporate responsibility, sustainability and business, collective memory, workplace conflicts, institutions and institutional change, organization theory, qualitative comparative analysis
Ritvala Tiina, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Teaching and Education
Cross-sector partnerships, Energy transition and FDI, Sustainable cities, Culture, Architecture and buildings, Future-oriented research methodologies
Saari Heini-Emilia, Postdoctoral researcher
Architecture, urban planning, forests, carbon, decarbonisation, expertise, inequality
Saittakari Iiris, Assistant Professor
Green investments, Location choice, Sustainable cities, Cities as actors, City attraction game, Foreign Direct Investment, Headquarters
Schildt Henri, Professor
Digitalization, Strategy, Organizational change
Schönach Paula, Senior Advisor
Sustainability
Sele Kathrin, University Lecturer
Organizational routines, work and technology, innovation, grand challenges, embodiment, ethnography, qualitative research, practice theory, actor-network theory, discourse analysis
Seristö Hannu, Professor
International strategy, Strategic partnerships, University globalization
Shulist Patrick, Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship, Africa, Poverty alleviation, Entrepreneurship education and training, International development, Field experiments, Qualitative analysis
Snellman Kirsi, Postdoctoral Researcher
Soini Aleksi, Postdoctoral researcher
Work identities, identity work, ethnographic research, LGBTQ, social media, writing differently, diversity and inclusion, change resistance, autoethnography
Svanberg Marja, Postdoctoral Researcher
Business ethics, management ethics, ethics of entrepreneurship, ethics as an institution, individualism
Tammenluoto Christa, Senior University Lecturer Presentation skills, Business communication skills, Pedagogy, Negotiation skills, Interaction skills
Tiikkainen Olli, Postdoctoral researcher
Sustainability transitions, techno-optimism, science and technology studies, impact finance, social studies of finance, social studies of markets, social impact bonds, environmental impact bonds, hope, economic sociology, politics of transitions, cultural economy, affects, qualitative research, social theory, practice theory, political economy, performativity, critical accounting studies, social systems theory
Turunen Taija, Associate Professor
Innovation, business models, service business management, identity work, curiosity, creativity, embodiment, business model sustainability, sensemaking, storytelling
Vaara Eero, Visiting Distinguished Professor
Strategy work, Organizational/strategic/institutional change, M&A, History, Discourse, Narrative, Globalization, Nationalism
van der Giessen Mark, Assistant Professor
People Analytics, Sensemaking and collective responses in local responses to refugee crises, Technological Frames as requirements for ICT design, Qualitative Research, Survey Research, Mixed-method research.
Villo Sofia, Postdoctoral Researcher
Virtanen Yuan, University Lecturer
Sustainability in SMEs and firms’ internationalization through global value chains, circular economy
Vuori Timo, Associate Professor
Wickström Alice, Assistant Professor
Relational ethics, management ethics, social sustainability, diversity and inclusion, critical theory, process philosophy, feminist research, space, embodiment, recognition, polarizationgnition, polarization
Zebrowska Monika, Postdoctoral Researcher
Craft, craft work, geographical communities, community organizing, embodied knowledge transfer, human-centered approaches to work, institutional persistence and adaptation
Ahlberg Oscar, Postdoctoral Researcher
Consumer research, desire, affect, Deleuze, Guattari, Semiocapitalism, excess
Arnould Eric, Professor, Emeritus
Culture and consumer behavior, Sustainable business models, Resilience, Organic markets, Ethnographic methods, Human branding, Non-utilitarian social theory
Asikainen Sanna-Katriina, Associate Professor
International entrepreneurship, Strategic management, Strategic marketing, Strategic Renewal, International Business, Market Entry, Managerial decision making
Aspara Jaakko, Professor
Kasvu, kasvuyritys, yrityskasvu, talouskasvu, tuotemerkki, brändi, innovaatiot, uusi tuote, uusi palvelu, tuotelanseeraus, hinnoittelu, hinta, kuluttajat, kuluttajakäyttäytyminen, kauppa, retail, liiketoimintamalli, bisnessmalli, markkinastrategia, markkinointistrategia, liiketoimintastrategia, strategia
Bhatnagar Kushagra, Assistant Professor
Consumer Culture Theory; Organizational Ethnography; Branding; Frontline Employees; Consumer Wellbeing; Customer Experience Management; Marketing Analytics; Market Categorization
Blakaj Hedon, University Lecturer
Consumer Culture Theory, Ethnographic methods, Cultural Intermediaries, Cultural entrepreneurship, Organic markets, Branding and communications
Bäckman Nora, Doctoral Researcher
Strategic marketing, sustainable business models, degrowth Etz Miriam, Doctoral Researcher Consumer psychology, emotions, decision-making
Eklund Jari, johtava työelämäasiantuntija / Executive in Residence
Missiolähtöinen ja vastuullinen liiketoiminta osuustoiminnan alueella
Falk Tomas, Professor, Associate Dean of Teaching and Education
Customer satisfaction, Service Management, Self-service technologies, Mobile Services, Frontline employees, Patient compliance, Entry pricing, Strategic marketing, co-creation
Frösén Johanna, Associate Professor, Vice Head of Department,
Strategic marketing, Marketing performance, Marketing analytics, Marketing metrics, Market orientation, Strategic orientations, Market-based capabilities
Geyik Pelin, Doctoral Researcher Qualitative Research, Consumer Culture Theory, Ethnography, Family, Gender 16
Gloukhovtsev Alexei, Senior University Lecturer
Marketing and society, Consumer well-being and quality of life, marketing regulation and public policy, transformative consumer research, transformative service research.
Grönholm Annasofia, Doctoral Researcher Sustainability Orientation, B2B organizations, Internal Culture, Employee Experience, Qualitative Research
Heikkilä Taavi, Executive in Residence
Cooperation business
Huhtala Juho-Petteri, Postdoctoral Researcher
Strategic marketing, Innovation management, Customer experience management, Service design, Artificial Intelligence
Kajalo Sami, Senior University Lecturer
Quantitative Methods, Research methods, Marketing theory
Kautto Daria, Postdoctoral Researcher/Visiting Scholar International business strategy, digital platform internationalization, managerial cognition, strategic sustainability, diversity and inclusion in international organizations.
Kinnunen Xiaoshi, Postdoctoral Researcher
Digital platform, ecosystem management, internationalization, innovation management, cross-culture management
Ladva Hardikkumar, Doctoral Researcher
Market and Product Categorization, Multifaceted Embeddedness, Cultural Systems and Meaning Structures, Mixed-Methods Consumer Research, Historical and Archival Research, Sustainable Consumption Studies, Consumption Behavior Change, Consumer Culture Theory (CCT)
Lashkova Kseniia, Doctoral Researcher
Laukkanen Mikko, Professor of Practice
Lehtovirta Simo, Doctoral Researcher
Qualitative research, Consumer Culture Theory, fashion consumption, fashion marketing, gender, identity, circular economy, sustainability in marketing.
Liao Jiancai, Doctoral Researcher
Consumer Adherence, Healthcare Marketing, Healthcare Policy, Patient Stigmatization, Cross-disciplinary Approach
Lindblom Arto, Professor
Retailing, retail strategies, strategic marketing, business models, retail entrepreneurship
Mikkonen Ilona, Senior University Lecturer
Consumer Culture Theory, consumer resistance, gender, identity work, dark side of consumption
Möller Kristian, Professor, Emeritus
Business marketing, network management, innovation networks, marketing theory 17
Naghdi Arash, Doctoral Researcher
Interpretive Consumer Research, Critical Marketing Studies, Affect, Psychoanalytic Theory, Theory Fiction, Online Ethnography, Videography
Nanni Anastasia, Assistant Professor
Field Experiment, Technology Infusion in Services, Artificial Intelligence, Creative industries.
Paasonen Petra, Doctoral Researcher
Consumer psychology, experiments, gender, feminist research in marketing
Padhaiskaya Tatsiana, Postdoctoral Researcher
Qualitative research, Consumer Culture Theory, consumer well-being, embodiment
Pettilä Ossi, Doctoral Researcher
Consumer Research, Media theory, Internet Culture, Affect Inquiry, Memetics, Semiotics, Symbolic Interactionism, Netnography, Algorithmic, Popular culture, Semiocapitalism, subjectivity, desire, Deleuze, Guattari, Poetics, Posthumanism Rosenberg Laura, Doctoral Researcher Qualitative research, access-based consumption, circular economy, ownership, personobject relationships
Rubanovitsch Victor, Doctoral Researcher
Artificial intelligence in sales, B2B sales, sales technologies, technology adoption, sales performance
Sahin Ceren, Assistant Professor
Consumer behavior, experimental research, judgment and decision making, ethical/sustainable/circular consumption, repair behavior, hedonic experiences
Sakhnovskaia Elizaveta, Doctoral Researcher
marketization of higher education, higher education marketing, international student recruitment, competition, qualitative research
Tikkanen Henrikki, Professor
Strategic marketing, strategic management, leadership, business & industrial marketing, management & organizational history, historical research methods, behavioral research
Tornberg Jussi, Doctoral Researcher
B2B Marketing, Business Networks, Digital Marketing, Qualitative Research Tulensalo Onni, Doctoral Researcher Sustainability; Post-sustainability; Consumer Culture; Hyperreality; Speculative Value; Excess
Valo Anna-Riikka, Doctoral Researcher
Vassinen Antti, Professor of Practice
Strategic marketing, Marketing analytics, Digital marketing, AI, Media, Advertising, Sourcing, Privacy and Digital Ethics
Weijo Henri, Associate Professor, Head of the Department, Qualitative Research, subcultural research, consumer behavior, consumption communities, political consumption, consumer activism, value, co-creation, circular economies, branding 18
Wittkowski Kristina, Associate Professor
Access-based services, collaborative consumption, value co-creation in services
Yoon Nayoung, Doctoral Researcher
Retailing, Pop-up store, Physical store, Experiential consumption, Consumer behavior, Empirics-first research, Consumer culture
Özdal Aslı, Doctoral Researcher
Qualitative research, market inclusion, market innovation, gender, stigma, menstruation, sports marketing
Holm Ruurik, Staff Researcher
Tieteenfilosofia, logiikka, yhteiskuntafilosofia, Philosophy of science, logic, political philosophy
Hyvärinen Nina, Senior Advisor
Geostrategy, geopolitics, geoeconomics, technology and security policy, technology policy, EUpolicy / Geostrategia, geopolitiikka, teknologia ja turvallisuus, teknologiapolitiikka, EUpolitiikka
Ikävalko Heini, Research Manager
Innovation management, innovation ecosystems, strategy implementation, emotions, human agency / Innovaatiojohtaminen, innovaatioekosysteemit, strategian toteuttaminen, tunteet, toimijuus
Kortesniemi Yki, Staff Researcher
Kyberturvallisuus, Yksityisyys, Luottamus, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Trust
Lakaniemi Ilkka, Research Director
Innovation management, ecosystem development, value creation, corporate strategy / Innovaatiojohtaminen, ekosysteemien rakentaminen, arvonluonti, liikkeenjohdon strategia
Nyberg Roy, Staff Researcher
Yrittäjämäinen ajattelu ja toiminta, startupit, yrittäjyys, Entrepreneurial thinking and action, Start-up entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship
Smolander Anna-Riikka, Doctoral Researcher
Startup ecosystems, FDIs, technology strategy, ecosystem development, cognitive processes, decision making, talent management, gamified learning / Startup-ekosysteemit, ulkomaan investoinnit, teknologiastrategia, ekosysteemien rakentaminen, kognitiiviset prosessit, päätöksenteko, kyvykkyyksien johtaminen, oppimisen ja opetuksen pelillistäminen
Toiskallio Kalle, Staff Researcher
Liikennesosiologia / Traffic sociology, Autojen pysäköintistrategiat / Strategies of car parking, Urbaani liikennesuunnittelu / Urban transport planning, Teknologian sosiaalisuus / Social nature of technology, Älykaupunkikeskustelu / Smart City discussions 19
Väisänen Kaarlo, Doctoral Researcher
Startup ecosystems, startup entrepreneurship, venture capital, strategic management, technology strategy / Startup-ekosysteemit, startup-yrittäjyys, pääomasijoittaminen, strateginen johtaminen, teknologiastrategia
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Departments
There are six departments and one centre in the School of Business