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Professor Martikainen: Society as a whole is a laboratory for business economics
’Business economics is becoming increasingly cross-disciplinary in nature, and it is needed to develop structures. The research laboratory for business economics is the whole of society, and a good...
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Doctoral dissertation: Innovation potential arising from multiculturality is...
Because of our current view on the impacts of cultural differences, important innovation potential arising from multiculturality is disregarded in projects. Johanna Kuusisto, M.Sc. (Tech.) shows in her...
View ArticleThe Virtual World Challenges Leadership
The ‘Leading in the Virtual World’ program repositions the norms and infrastructure of work Business operations and working practices will inevitably be changed by the virtual world. Now, joining...
View ArticleBachelor-level reform increases multidisciplinarity and skills in bachelor’s...
The bachelor’s programme beginning in autumn 2013 at the School of Business in Helsinki will undergo a reform in terms of content and teaching methods. The programme will provide the opportunity to...
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Doctoral dissertation: Transition into service based business an imperative...
A transition to service based business is a way for Finnish multinationals to respond to an increasingly globalized competitive environment that places strains on traditional sources of firm...
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Doctoral dissertation: Perception of price and the related emotions affect...
The way buyers perceive price and the emotions their perceptions evoke affect purchase decisions more than the exact price. This is evident from the doctoral dissertation written by Outi Somervuori,...
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New dissertation: A model for strategy process for SMEs
The time span for strategic planning has shortened rapidly, which poses additional challenges particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. Too little attention has been focused on the...
View ArticleThe Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded Professor Sixten Korkman
Sixten Korkman, Professor of Economics at the Aalto University School of Business, was awarded the Oskari Vilamo Fund this year's award. The award is a total of 5,000 euros. Korkman has worked as...
View ArticleARENA Career Fair 2012 aimed at improving employment of Aalto’s foreign...
- Based on the immediate feedback, both the exhibitors and students were happy with the ARENA Career Fair 2012. We collected written feedback during the fair and will receive it also afterwards which...
View ArticleRegistration for Open University spring courses starts on November 27
Registration for the Aalto University Open University spring 2013 Business and Art courses starts between November 27 and 29. Registration for Technology courses starts on 7 January, 2013. Check the...
View ArticleSpace tourism game teaches students about business
In a course entitled Aalto introduction to services, students were introduced to the world of service business through means of a computer game. The business simulation game, focusing on space tourism,...
View ArticleForeign acquisitions can be used as boomerang investments in China
- Some foreign acquired companies are on the greyzone in China. This means they are in between foreign and domestic companies which makes it a complicated situation, said Professor Claes Alvstam from...
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Assistant Professor Karjalainen: Tenure track system is a good springboard...
‘The new tenure track career system at Aalto University is a great springboard for new researchers. If you do your work well, you will move on in your career,’ says Katri Karjalainen, Assistant...
View ArticleAalto University School of Business improved its position in the Financial...
The Aalto University School of Business was placed 21st in the ‘European Business Schools Ranking 2012’ published by the Financial Times newspaper on 3 December 2012. The ranking lists the top 80...
View ArticleResearchers in Finland and Russia take different paths to entrepreneurship
In Finland, researchers adopt the role of entrepreneur with ease. In Russia, researchers feel that their task is to raise the level of knowledge. The European University at St. Petersburg invited the...
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Doctoral dissertation: Middle management transformed the business operations...
Middle management transformed a company’s business operations into a network-based system by mobilising new groups across organizational boundaries. These groups played a central role in the...
View ArticleProfessor Vesa Puttonen: Historical Debt Burden is Preventing New Economic...
Recent economic stimulus measures have intensified the debt spiral for both the public and private sectors. "For debtor countries, the situation is worsening from month to month. Democratic...
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Nigerian minister presenting business opportunities to Aalto students
The Nigerian Minister for Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, gave a speech to the students of Aalto University School of Business on Wednesday, December 12th . The occasion was organized jointly by...
View ArticleExperience and challenges make good managers
How does a manager’s outlook on life affect his or her managerial and strategic decisions? What does a manager need to find in him/herself when taking on new responsibilities and in order to be...
View ArticleAalto EE Number One in Education Sector in Taloustutkimus Corporate Image Survey
Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) earned the top overall rating in a corporate image survey by Finnish market research company Taloustutkimus Oy. The survey covered 26 firms providing...
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