Strategic Business Development
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 Levon institute’s 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) D.Sc. in Economics (Management) Bachelors degree in Management Executive MBA Programme (Levón Institute, Vaasa) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaasa Climate Commitment | - | Public policy and governance, Digital Economy, Strategic business development |
| Aiming for Productivity? | - | Strategic business development, Management |
| Alliance for Socially-acceptable & Actionable Plants (ASAP) | - | InnoLab, Management, Technology and Innovations, Strategic business development, Networked value systems NeVS, Public policy and governance |
| 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 |
| Future-oriented strategy work in South-Ostrobothnian SMEs (STRATU) | - | Strategic business development, Management |
| Mastering the Next Industrial Revolution: From product-service solutions to Autonomous Systems (MIDAS) | - | Strategic business development, Management |
| DIKO – Developing digital capabilities in South Ostrobothnian SMEs | - | Strategic business development, Management |
Publications
The research group focuses particularly on the following themes::
Research group leader
Marko Kohtamäki
Research group members
Khaled Abed Alghani
Odara Abeysinghe
Wajahat Ali
Maarit Asikainen
