Knowledge and coaching effectiveness : an exploratory study of two successful Finnish American football coaches by Valasti, Ville

“…This study examined successful Finnish American football coaching practices to understand their perceptions of successful coaching knowledge. The study was used to examine two suc- cessful head coaches from Finland who have run the most successful American football teams in the highest leagues for the past 10 years. …”
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Dynamic capabilities in times of educational change : the viewpoint of school leadership by Johara, Kazi

“…The qualitative case study took place in Finland and focused on participants that hold different kinds of leadership positions in Finnish comprehensive schools. …”
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Instrument choice and personality by Pitkänen, Petro

“…The study had 329 respondents ranging from 18 to 30 years of age from across Finland. The Big Five inventory was used to measure how respondents scored on each of the five personality dimensions and the data was analysed using quantitative measures. …”
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Tietohallintojohtajan muuttuva rooli Suomessa by Pölönen, Matti

“…In the interview the target group was a group of CIOs of the fifty largest companies in Finland. Research focused on Finland and sought CIOs vision of the change in the role of CIO, required competencies of CIO and knowledge management impact on the role of CIOs. …”
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Explaining organizational adoption of technology : the case of cloud platforms by Ribeiro Dos Santos Leal, Jose

“…The modified framework has been empirically validated by using a survey that had been administered to a panel of managers from ICT companies from Finland. …”
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Mobiilipankkiasioinnin omaksumiseen vaikuttavat tekijät by Vuorela, Vili

“…As main results, from this research were that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, information security, social factors, perceived value, mobility and user satisfaction were the most important factors for user experience. …”
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Ikkunoita arvioinnin tuolle puolen : uusia avauksia suomalaiseen koulutusta koskevaan evaluaatiokeskusteluun by Vuorenmaa, Maritta

“…Assessment and evaluation of education have recently become a legislative obligation in Finland. Yet, discussion on their theoretical premises is relatively rare. …”
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Julkisten organisaatioiden kollaboraatiotyökalut ja viranomaisvaatimusten täyttäminen Suomessa by Alho, Toni

“…This study examined the legislation and guidelines that affect collaboration tools used by public organizations in Finland, with the aim of determining the requirements associated with using these tools. …”
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Vaaliennusteiden laadinta perustuen Twitter-palvelusta louhittuun dataan by Palvaila, Jaakko

“…In this thesis I will compare the results of election forecasts based on data mining to those achieved using more traditional polling methods. In addition to this I will attempt to define how the accuracy of forecasts based on Twitter data can be improved and whether it is possible to utilize Twitter users’ messages in election forecast creation in Finland as well. …”
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Consumer categorization of the emerging clean meat market by Tiaga, Jacqueline

“…The data is then analyzed thematically to discover general trends in consumer perceptions, the primary discourses and discursive legitimation strategies used by the media, and the categorization strategies used by consumers and companies. …”
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Nuorten jääkiekkoilijoiden nuuskan ja nikotiinipussien kokeilu ja käyttö by Vähäkainu, Valtteri

“…Experimentation with snus and its use among young ice hockey players in Finland had decreased compared to the report from 18 years ago. …”
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Exploring group music therapy process and the effect of musical activities with children having social, emotional and behavioral concerns in an after-school setting by Kállai, Veronika

“…The study was conducted as an action research and qualitative content analysis was used for analyzing the findings. Data collection was taken place at an elementary school located in Jyväskylä with 4 participants from Finland, aged 7-10 years. …”
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The cultural challenges that Finnish companies face when internationalizing into the North American markets and how to overcome them: A qualitative study by Knight, Micah

“…Many Finnish companies are seeking to internationalize into the North American (NA) markets; however, their efforts may be hindered by the level of cultural distance between NA and Finland which can lead to cultural challenges. Previous research into cultural distance has used Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory to understand how cultures differ on certain dimensions and to what extent they differ. …”
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Polkuattribuutti-menetelmä harvinaisten prosessivarianttien anonymisointiin by Rissanen, Ville, Nurmi, Erkka

“…In the study we explore the legal requirements for anonymization in Finland and the European union. We also cover the mathematical basis and function of the most popular anonymization methods. …”
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Nuorten kondomin käytön edistäminen : Kesäkumikampanjan ja festivaalien Seksikiskojen tulosarviointi by Flinck, Jenna

“…Market opportunity and willingness were identified for condom use. Condom use among the youth could potentially be increased by improving condom availability and decreasing youth alcohol consumption. …”
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Ulkomaalaisten tutkinto-opiskelijoiden liikkumiskäyttäytyminen by Kuusela, Niko

“…As a proposal for future studies there could be a research, which could use these findings from this study to execute physical exercise activities that are pleasant for foreign degree-students in Finland. …”
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Kyberturvallisuuden strateginen johtaminen kasvavassa kybermaailmassa Suomessa : kehittämistarpeet uusien haasteiden edessä by Laakso, Sanna

“…International development brings Finland into new cooperation platforms, and taking these factors into account, it is important that management is developed in the right and efficient direction. …”
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Raskauden ehkäisyn käyttö 15-vuotiailla suomalaisnuorilla : WHO-Koululaistutkimuksen tuloksia by Koski, Karita

“…In order to achieve equity, efforts should be made to increase the use of contraception among groups where its use is low. …”
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Työttömyyden ja yrittäjyyden välinen riippuvuus Suomessa by Hyvärinen, Juha

“…This thesis studied the dependence between the changes in unemployment and the number of businesses in Finland with time series and panel data. Granger- causality tests and VAR-model suitable for panel data were used as research methods. …”
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Perceptions concerning successful development of Finnish players involved in the National Football League (NFL) by Kuuttila, Karri Matti

“…Development of American Football in Finland is largely influenced by its licensed participants and Finland's American Football Union (Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto, SAJL). …”
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