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School of Management

Innovative management solutions and globally thinking leaders

The School of Management focuses on complex questions from the perspective of public policy, organisational management and human resources. We offer insights based on research for experts and managers.

Adam Smale
Dean
Adam Smale

The School of Management carries out research and education in the fields of business studies and administrative sciences across its seven subject areas: human resource management, international business, strategic management, public law, public management, regional studies, and social and health management.

The school’s research seeks to address the societal, organisational and individual challenges brought about by change, innovation and digital transformation. It focuses on deepening our understanding of the role of organisational management, people leadership and public policy in coping with these drivers both sustainably and responsibly in order to support organisational effectiveness, employee well-being, and citizen welfare.

The school’s research community is organised around four research groups:

Research currently focuses on topics covering servitization, business networks, managerial work, global mobility, leadership and management ethics, wicked problems, deliberative democracy, citizen and customer participation, and regional development and innovation policy.

Education

The school's teaching is based on high-quality research and pedagogical expertise which has been awarded nationally and accredited internationally. We educate enthusiastic candidates, masters and doctors for demanding expert and manager positions in the private, public and third sector.

We offer programmes in Finnish and English, full-day programmes in Vaasa and part-time programmes in Helsinki, Kokkola and Seinäjoki. We actively develop also our offering in executive education, open university and continuing education.

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Research projects

Project Duration Actors
Future Ready Harbour Concept – Towards Sustainable Maritime Ecosystem - VEBIC, Renewable energy, Smart electric systems, Networked value systems NeVS, Strategic business development, Management, Technology and Innovations
Sustainable Industry Ecosystem (SIE) - Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, VEBIC, Management, Strategic business development, Networked value systems NeVS
FAIR – FINDING INNOVATIONS TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRIC REGIONAL AVIATION - InnoLab, Management, Public policy and governance
The liability of civil servants - InnoLab, Public policy and governance, Management
CEE4WES - Circular Economy Ecosystem for Waste-to-Energy Sector - VEBIC, Strategic business development, Economics, Management, Accounting and Finance, Smart electric systems
Eco-innovation and business potential of circular economy in South Ostrobothnia - Strategic business development, Management
TKI Grow - Developing co-operation of RDI actors in the ecosystem of growth entrepreneurship - Strategic business development, Management
Second Machine Age Knowledge Co-Creation Processes in Space and Time SMAK - Management, Public policy and governance, InnoLab
Global mobility of employees - GLOMO - Human resource management, Management

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