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Uutisen oletuskuva
News 11.09.2017
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.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 04.09.2017
Not so long ago, veganism was considered suitable only for extreme animal rights activists and hippies. Now, veganism is considered trendy and healthy. A few years earlier, sustainable consumption had experienced a similar transformation. This raises the question, what is the reason for such changes in the public imagination?
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 22.08.2017
According to a new doctoral study from the University of Vaasa,to succeed in the market, company’s competitive priority must be in line with its strategy and operations, especially when the business environment is turbulent – if not, the company might fail and lose its position in the market.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 18.08.2017
A common assumption is that corruption is the only cause of ineffectiveness of public sector organizations in an institutionally corrupt society. However, is this really the case? A new study on the “Challenges to effective management of public sector organizations in an institutionally corrupt society: a study of Nigeria”, from the University of Vaasa shows that there are other factors that pose a big challenge to effectiveness of public sector organizations.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 08.08.2017
Many “anti-globalists” think that globalization is a scam. They also question the bliss of free trade. Some have claimed that globalization and unfair competition from foreigners has destroyed jobs at home. Globalization undoubtedly has its losers, but under key firm-specific advantages such as patents, trademark, and brand image the companies become winners?

A new doctoral study from the University of Vaasa reveals under which circumstances the companies can really benefit from globalization and internationalization.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 26.06.2017
It is surprising how often technology companies make decisions concerning the organization of their product development work into internal tasks and projects outsourced to suppliers based on subjective and non-rational reasons. However, innovative product development activities would benefit from more rational decision making. A dissertation published in University of Vaasa provides new insights and methods on this matter.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 15.06.2017
The Academy of Finland has granted Dr. Muhammad Shafiq post-doctoral funding for three years.

Shafiq will begin his post-doctoral project “Smart Condition Monitoring System for Power Grid” at the University of Vaasa in September. Today’s distribution grid is undergoing various operational and architectural changes. With the new renewable energy sources and distributed power generation the grids are getting bigger and more complex. The distributed generation, the growing number of components and growing infrastructure are challenges for existing monitoring practices.
Uutisen oletuskuva
News 12.06.2017
In his dissertation, Juha Lindell proposes that changes in organizations can be hampered due the neglected wicked problems within. They should be taken into account in the leadership policies and resolve in a comprehensive manner.



– Organizations change constantly, but it has been estimated that even 90 percent of all change initiatives fail. It is vital, however, for organizations to make changes to succeed and something needs to be done, notes Lindell from the University of Vaasa.