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News 10.12.2014

Dissertation: Logistic decisions’ effects to the food supply chains’ sustainable performance

The purpose of Hanne Ala-Harja’s constructive research is to estimate strategic logistic decisions effects to the supply chain sustainable performance. Also a model to support supply chain managers make more sustainable logistics decisions is presented.

News 09.12.2014

Dissertation: International performance of emerging market firms

Ismail Gölgeci examines the role of marketing and supply chain capabilities and host country institutions explaining the international performance of emerging market firms.

News 01.12.2014

Dissertation: The entrepreneurial circumstances for small medium enterprises within Estonia – ...

Paul Gordon Dickinson’s study focuses on the business regulation for Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs) in Estonia in relation to four identified entrepreneurial circumstances: company formation, land acquisition, taxation and criminality. Field of the dissertation is business law.

News 25.11.2014

Alumni LinkedIn group became closed

University of Vaasa Alumni Network LinkedIn group has been changed from open group to a closed one. It means that one has to send a request to the owner (that is the University of Vaasa) to join the group. This way we want to make sure the group is not misused e.g. for spamming.

News 19.11.2014

We Have Excellent International Student Satisfaction

The University of Vaasa has won the StudyPortals Award for Excellent International Student Satisfaction 2014.

News 18.11.2014

Dissertation: Multilevel determinants of foreign direct investments entry mode strategies and ...

Foreign direct investments entry mode strategies and post-entry subsidiary survival can be influenced by several different types of determinants. Yi Wang’s research analyses the impacts of firm, industry and institution specific determinants on foreign direct investments (FDI) ownership mode strategy, FDI establishment mode strategy and subsidiary survival together. Field of the study is marketing.

News 18.11.2014

Dissertation: Toward effective, decentralized basic medical teaching

According to Satu Hautamäki, competence management plays a major role in decentralized basic medical education. The field of Hautamäki’s dissertation is social and health management.

News 17.11.2014

Dissertation: Biofuels Adoption in Nigeria

Nelson Abila explores in his doctoral thesis issues of policy and sustainability of biofuels adoption in Nigeria. Field of the study is industrial management.

News 12.11.2014

Latest research news of the university

The latest newsletter, Research News, is out now. In the November issue you can read what graduate student Man Yang studies, what university lecturer Pieta Turkka has studied in her article and what are the activities of the Smart Electric Systems -research group.

News 10.11.2014

Dissertation: Implementing supply chain strategy

Ilkka Sillanpää studies the implementation of supply chain strategy. The question is why strategy implementation fails. Field of the study is management.