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Uutisen oletuskuva
News 27.01.2017
The University of Vaasa granted the Research Act and Teaching Act awards of last year in the anniversary ceremony on Friday 27th of January. Research Act of the Year 2016 award was granted to Assistant Professor Susanna Kultalahti from the Faculty of Business Studies. Professor Pirkko Vartiainen from the Faculty of Philosophy received the Teaching Act of the Year 2016 award.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 12.12.2016
Juha Kotkatvuori-Örnberg considers risk of an investment in his doctoral dissertation in the field of finance. The research results show that it is possible to apply different statistical methods and information content of time series observations to estimate volatility. The results have importance for example in risk management, hedging strategies and option pricing.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 09.12.2016
India is huge, lucrative, but also a very complex and challenging market. Finnish businesses are increasingly interested in operating in India, due to the large customer base and the high professional knowledge of partners and employees. Nevertheless, many companies face huge challenges due to the cultural differences that dominate business in India. Things can easily go wrong in the Indian business environment and while dealing with Indians if cultural differences are not addressed well, according to a new doctoral study by Narashima Boopathi.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 05.12.2016
When major technology revolution happens, it brings new opportunities in manufacturing industry. Now, in what we may call “the fourth industrial revolution,” the new technology is cloud computing, and manufacturers are in the midst of exploring the potential of using cloud computing in the industry. Yuqiuge Hao’s doctoral dissertation “Cloud Manufacturing: Strategic Alignment between Manufacturing Industry and Cloud Computing” focuses on a new concept, namely cloud manufacturing, and its related practical issues from different case companies.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 02.12.2016
Vitaly Orlov’s dissertation in Finance “Essays on Currency Anomalies” explores one of the most prominent recent phenomena - currency trading.

“Currency trading is a big deal in the world of global investments," says Orlov, "as volume of transactions in the global currency market on some days reaches four trillion U.S. dollars, about 12 times more than that of all the world’s stock markets combined.” His dissertation provides new insights into the nature of the foreign exchange market anomalies.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 02.12.2016
Are salespeople irritating you by calling enthusiastically and suggesting meeting even though you just last week said that the topic is not actual at the moment? If the business to business (B2B) seller is pushing too much – it might be that also the forthcoming future sale will fail.
– If the customers are not treated as their personality type would need, it might destroy even the chances to get deals with the seller or with his or her company, says M. Sc. Pia Hautamäki from the University of Vaasa.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 07.11.2016
Lean philosophy has long been propagated as a success story of large, automotive companies with Toyota frequently quoted as a shiny example of a success in “becoming lean”.

In her doctoral dissertation Anna Rymaszewska examines the lean implementation potential in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are foundational to both Finnish and European economy. The empirical data for the study was gathered in Ostrobothnian manufacturing SMEs, operating in various industries such as furniture, boating, and energy.