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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)
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
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

Publications

Publication year Publication Authors
2026 Intertwinement of entrepreneurial stress and eudaimonic well-being: a phenomenographic approach Pak, Yekaterina
2025 The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Sustainable Regional Innovation Ecosystems and Participation Tukiainen, Taina; Takala, Minna
2025 The impact of international coopetitive relationships on surrounding vertical networks during COVID-19 Jiang, Shuwei; Laine-Kronberg, Annika
2025 Exploring the dynamics of resource interaction in international coopetitive relationships during global crises: a case study between European SMEs and Chinese larger firms of the automotive industry Jiang, Shuwei; Laine-Kronberg, Annika
2025 Orchestrating an ecosystem touring approach: united data and mobility as a service Yahyapour, Nima; Oghazi, Pejvak
2025 Modularity for circular economy: Four circularity pathways for industrial firms Panda, Debadrita; Haque, Shamima; Frishammar, Johan; Parida, Vinit
2025 Adoption of AI-based order picking in warehouse: benefits, challenges, and critical success factors Rad, Fakhreddin Fakhrai; Oghazi, Pejvak; Onur, Izmir; Kordestani, Arash
2025 Is It All About Attitude? Owner–Manager Attitude to Digitalisation, Digitalisation Level, and SME Competitive Performance Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Rajala, Anni; Laine-Kronberg, Annika
2025 Scaling Strategies for Industrial Small Tech Firms: Exploring the Market Scaling Process, Barriers, and Outcomes Garcia Martin, Patricia Carolina; Koporcic, Nikolina; Sjödin, David; Parida, Vinit
2025 A meta-analysis of the performance effects of supply chain digitalization: toward a value-oriented perspective Rajala, Anni; Makkonen, Hannu

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

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

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

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

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