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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
TKI Grow - Developing co-operation of RDI actors in the ecosystem of growth entrepreneurship - Strategic business development, Management

Publications

Publication year Publication Authors
2026 Examining the context, connection and complexity of collaborative doctoral programs in international business Boncheva, Katerina; Gajewska-De Mattos, Hanna; Griffith, David A.; Pirrone, Giuseppe; Šilenskytė, Aušrinė; Tonn, Alexander
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

Research group members

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Lan Liu profiilikuva

Lan Liu

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
Email
lan.liu [at] uwasa.fi
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Johannes Määttä

Teacher
School of Management / Strategic Management
Email
johannes.maatta [at] uwasa.fi
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Md Mia

Abdullah Mia

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
Email
abdullah.mia [at] uwasa.fi
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Arooj Mohib profiilikuva

Arooj Mohib

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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arooj.mohib [at] uwasa.fi
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Khadijeh Momeni

Khadijeh Momeni

Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
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khadijeh.momeni [at] uwasa.fi
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Rimsha Naeem

Doctoral Researcher
School of Management / Strategic Management
Email
rimsha.naeem [at] uwasa.fi
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