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News 14.09.2018
Doctor of Science Suvi Karirinne, 46, has been appointed Director of the Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre VEBIC research platform of the University of Vaasa. VEBIC is an open multidisciplinary research and innovation platform focused on energy and sustainable development. Karirinne will take up her duties on 19 November 2018.
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News 04.09.2018
Not all the tourists want to have experiences that are different from their everyday lives while on holiday and distance themselves from what they perceive as the typical tourist role. They simply seek a home away from home. This doesn’t only mean that they want to have the same kind of food or a pillow that resembles the one at home, but that they also want to do the same kind of leisure activities on holiday that they carry out at home.
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News 12.06.2018
Jamshed Iqbal's doctoral dissertation titled “Essays on the Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Risk-Taking by Financial Institutions” examines the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on risk-taking by publicly traded US banks and other financial institutions.
The results from Iqbal’s dissertation show that stronger corporate governance mechanisms and shareholder-friendly boards can lead to excessive risk-taking among financial institutions.