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Strategic Business Development

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Strateginen-liiketoiminnan-kehittaminen

About the research group

Advancing the practice and theory of strategy, the research group draws from the strategy and organization theory. The research program studies strategies, processes and practices within organizations, but also in networks and value systems. The research program conducts rigorous empirical studies, practical and collaborative company projects, and managerially relevant teaching in Strategic Business Development master program, and Executive MBA Programs.

The researchers of the SBD research group contribute to teaching in Strategic Business Development eductation:

Strategic Business Development Master Programme (EPAS accredited master programme)
Business Development (FIN), MSc of Science (Econ.)
D.Sc. in Economics (Management)
Bachelors degree in Management
Executive MBA Programme

To advance the theoretical developments in strategy, we draw from our firm-level collaborations, and collaborative research projects. During the past 20 years, we have conducted large number of research and company development projects. Typically, our work with companies involve strategy-related business development research. In times, we faciliate workshops, craft strategic analysis, analyze and develop customer and supplier relationships, and help companies to facilitate business development. In many occasion, our work is participative involving personnel at different organizational levels.

Doctoral students in Strategic Business Development are trained to develop scientific research but also to solve challenging business problems. All our professors, assistant professors and PhD students also work with companies as advisors, consultants and researchers.

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Research projects

Project Duration Actors
InnoUCS - Management, Strategic business development
Vaasa Climate Commitment - Public policy and governance, Digital Economy, Strategic business development
Aiming for Productivity? - Strategic business development, Management
Integrated Hydrogen-Argon Power Cycle (iHAPC) - Technology and Innovations, Efficient Powertrain Solutions, Strategic business development
Alliance for Socially-acceptable & Actionable Plants (ASAP) - InnoLab, Management, Technology and Innovations, Strategic business development, Networked value systems NeVS, Public policy and governance
Development of the regional energy system in Ostrobothnia - VEBIC, Technology and Innovations, Marketing and Communication, Management, Strategic business development
Strengthening Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Education and SME Management (DEI4SME) - Strategic business development, Human resource management, Management, InnoLab
DigiBiogasHubs – Flexible and scalable biogas business through digitally connected biogas Hubs - VEBIC, Management, Strategic business development
AI2Business - Tekoälystä kestävää liiketoimintaa - Strategic business development, Management
Digitally mediated decarbon communities in energy transition (DigiDecarbon) - InnoLab, Technology and Innovations, Marketing and Communication, Networked value systems NeVS, Strategic business development

Publications

Publication year Publication Authors
2026 Defending liberal international business education: a critical perspectives framework Šilenskytė, Aušrinė; Burmester, Brent; Vilasboas Calixto Casnici, Cyntia
2026 Toward an Integrative Framework of Industry Platform Management: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research Abed Alghani, Khaled; Kohtamäki, Marko
2026 Special Issue: AI Platforms for Digital Servitization and Solution Delivery Vaillant, Yancy; Fosso-Wamba, Samuel; Rabetino, Rodrigo
2026 Incumbent-Born B2B Platforms: Organizational Boundary Dynamics in Platform Creation Abed Alghani, Khaled; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Kohtamäki, Marko
2026 Intertwinement of entrepreneurial stress and eudaimonic well-being: a phenomenographic approach Pak, Yekaterina
2026 Digital technology diffusion through supply chain orchestration Shen, Lei; Shi, Qingyue; Panda, Debadrita; Parida, Vinit
2026 Automation, augmentation, or dual AI strategies for superior product line performance: the functional subsidiarity challenge Vaillant, Yancy; Lafuente, Esteban; Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran
2026 Are You Looking at Me? Orchestrating Voyeuristic Events to Add Value for Those Being Observed Shepherd, Dean A.; Parida, Vinit; Chase, Sarah; Wincent, Joakim
2026 AI Platforms for Digital Servitization and Solution Delivery: Where ecosystem, production technology, and business model trajectories intersect to generate smart solutions Vaillant, Yancy; Wamba, Samuel Fosso; Rabetino, Rodrigo
2025 International Coopetitive Business Relationships Between European and Chinese Firms: Opportunities and Challenges Jiang, Shuwei

Research group leader

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Marko Kohtamäki

Marko Kohtamäki

Professor
School of Management / Strategic Management
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marko.kohtamaki [at] uwasa.fi
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Research group members

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Khaled Abed Alghani profiilikuva

Khaled Abed Alghani

Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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khaled.abed.alghani [at] uwasa.fi
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Odara Abeysinghe profiilikuva

Odara Abeysinghe

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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odara.abeysinghe [at] uwasa.fi
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Wajahat Ali profiilikuva

Wajahat Ali

Project Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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wajahat.ali [at] uwasa.fi
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Maarit Asikainen profiilikuva

Maarit Asikainen

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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maarit.asikainen [at] uwasa.fi
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Tiphaine Delecour

Tiphaine Delecour

Project Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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tiphaine.delecour [at] uwasa.fi
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Elizabeth Edgal profiilikuva

Elizabeth Edgal

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
Email
elizabeth.edgal [at] uwasa.fi