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News 28.11.2017

Dissertation: Wireless and unnoticeable electronics will be a part of everyday life in the future

According to the doctoral dissertation of Heikki Palomäki in the field of information technology, the small wireless buttons will be part of our future when the everyday routines of the living require new intelligent flexible and reliable solutions for example for the supervision of children in the day-care centres.

News 24.11.2017

Dissertation: International entrepreneurial marketing enhances young internationalizing SME’s ...

Man Yang’s dissertation titled “International entrepreneurial marketing: Decision making in international business” studies how rapid internationalizing firms with scarce resources conduct marketing in the global marketplace.

News 20.11.2017

Dissertation: Stretching, adapting and negotiating – International business travel challenges ...

International business travel can have many positive effects on travellers’ personal and professional growth. However, this travel can also have a detrimental impact on family life. This is one of the conclusions of Kati Saarenpää’s doctoral dissertation in the field of management..

News 16.11.2017

Dissertation: Do you know what your customers value? Multinational companies struggle to ...

Technology companies are increasingly trying to grow their revenues by creating value to customers through services. In practice, however, customer and company views on value and its creation do not always meet. This is shown in the international marketing dissertation by Tiina Leposky, where the author studies the service transition of a Finnish multinational enterprise.

News 08.11.2017

Wärtsilä & Finnish universities to cooperate in unique Engine Research Initiative

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four leading Finnish universities to collaborate on developing world-class research into sustainable future applications for internal combustion engines.

News 30.10.2017

Dissertation: Emerging market bonds are risky business

Nebojsa Dimic’s dissertation titled “Essays on Emerging Market Finance” examines the attributes and risk characteristics of major financial asset classes in emerging countries.

News 27.10.2017

Dissertation: Law, Honesty or Values? – Young Leaders’ Perceptions on Ethical Leadership

According to M.Sc. Lotta Pitkänen’s dissertation in Public Management at Vaasa University, young leaders have different views on what is important in ethical leadership. However, they share a common view pointing out that employees should be appreciated.

News 23.10.2017

Dissertation: How is synergy created? - Researcher developed a new framework for synergy research

What is synergy and how is it created? And how to research synergy? Lic.Sc. (Econ.) Simo Keskinen has examined the subject in his doctoral thesis in the field of Industrial Management.

News 02.10.2017

Doctoral dissertation: Shipbuilding showing the way for sustainability management

A new dissertation has been made at the University of Vaasa, Finland that shows how sustainable development can efficiently be combined into company businesses. The dissertation gives company leaders practical tools for guiding and managing the processes.

News 11.09.2017

Dissertation: Only few manufacturers are able to profit from services – Study investigates ...

According to Tuomas Huikkola’s doctoral thesis “Escaping the commoditization trap by going downstream: How does a manufacturer manage its capabilities to create wealth from solutions?” the service business has been viewed whether as a goldmine or a lifeguard for the western technology companies in the era of product commoditization. The dissertation consists of four empirical articles. Qualitative comparative case study method has been applied in the articles. Several Finnish technology companies that have pursued successful servitization strategies have been studied in the thesis.