Internationalization, networks and industry related factors : the case of Finnish digital game industry by Piesala, Ristomatti

“…The networks of the case companies formed three categories: local-, domestic- and international connections. …”
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The strategic role of external sustainability assessment in the food value chain by Müller, Philipp

“…Originality/value: This research makes an ambitious attempt to view sustainability assessment as a modern form of performance measurement and management. …”
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Attitudes toward CSR : the attitudes of Finnish trade unions' representatives toward corporate social responsibility practices by Pietiläinen, Ella

“…TPB was not used in its original form but it was adopted with some exceptions to fit better into this study. …”
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Ecommerce drivers and marketing partnerships in successful export marketing of Finnish born globals by Penttinen, Jukka

“…The study will combine the existing literature of born global internationalization, export marketing strategies and ecommerce as part of internationalization to form an understanding on how two Finnish health and welfare sector born globals internationalize, and how ecommerce drivers affect their internationalization. …”
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Marketing automation supporting sales by Sandell, Niko

“…As a result of successful marketing automation more information of the customers is gathered and at the same time, the work of sales force will be facilitated due to a larger amount of information. …”
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Labor market matching with application to Finnish data by Vento, Ville

“…This thesis studies labor market matching and takes use of a matching function, which describes the technology how unemployed job seekers and vacant jobs search, meet and form new employment relationships. The goal of the study is twofold: First is to provide a comprehensive critical review of previous literature covering both micro models as well as empirical applications. …”
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Responding to opportunities provided by General Purpose Technologies : Industry 4.0 in Finland by Weinmann, Cecilia

“…Recognizing opportunities provided by Industry 4.0 requires com- panies to apply vision and foresight and to adapt their strategies in order to face the changing environment. …”
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Not just for the sake of a report : enhancing corporate social responsibility reporting by involving stakeholders by Jantunen, Pirjo

“…Furthermore, they seem to be willing to participate in two-way communication forms with the company. It looks like different forms of involvement attract different stakeholder groups. …”
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Materiality assessment in sustainability reporting : case study of the airline industry by Aryal, Nabin

“…The study is focused on airlines because; air transportation is one of the most energy intensive forms of transportation that has major impacts on noise, local air pollution and GHG emission. …”
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Corporate venture capital in Finland by Kokkonen, Riku

“…The interest towards CVC still seems to be increasing as more and more large companies have started practicing some forms of CVC. If we want to succeed in CVC in Finland, we will need cultural changes, new instruments and international knowledge and experience to help us kick start and succeed in the industry. …”
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Expatriate experience as part of the life and career of the expatriate : a cross-cultural adjustment and learning perspective by Puruskainen, Karoliina

“…The study is a qualitative case study and the data was collected by five semi-structured interviews of former or present expatriates with varying backgrounds. …”
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Improving environmental performance and related costs in a public organization through initial environmental review : case study - Helsinki Police Department by Charoenpornpimonkul, Tida

“…Secondary data was collected from multi-sources and then analyzed collectively to form a big picture of the organization, which allowed the researcher to decide which areas should be primarily paid attention to in conjunction with overall improvement. …”
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Kriittinen diskurssianalyysi yritysfilantropiasta : tarkastelu kolmesta suomalaisesta pörssiyrityksestä talouden eri sykleissä by Tukiainen, Elisa

“…Tutkielmassani keski-tyn erityisesti kriittiseen diskurssianalyyttiseen näkökulmaan ja valta-asetelmien raken-tumiseen kolmen merkittävän suomalaisyrityksen, Fortumin, Nokian ja Sampo Konser-nin yritysvastuuraportoinnissa talouden kahdessa eri syklissä vuosina 2005 ja 2013. …”
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On the road to systemic sustainability : how can cleantech facilitate the Finnish sustainability transition - a multi-layer perspective backcasting analysis by Laitinen, Jarno P.

“…The applied objective is to use normative fore- and backcasting scenario analysis within the framework for describing the present state of sustainable development within Finland and for envisaging a roadmap for the needed sustainability transition process from perspective of cleantech industry as a key facilitator. …”
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Sustainability initiatives and the stakeholders involved : a case study of the GOLDEN Project and the electric utility industry by Murdoch-Hayes, Justin

“…This piece of research focuses primarily on which are the main types of sustainability initiatives within the electric utility sector with direct attention on five companies being Eletrobras, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG, Fortum, Copel and Edison. Additionally this research looks at the primary stakeholders who are both the drivers and recipients of these specific set of sustainability initiatives. …”
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Rapid automatized naming and learning disabilities : does RAN have a specific connection to reading or not : a replication by Heikkilä, Riikka

“… The aim of this study was to replicate the study of Waber, Wolff, Forbes, and Weiler (2000), in which the specificity of naming speed deficits (NSD) to reading disability (RD) was examined. 193 children (ages 8 to 11) referred to a child neuropsychological clinic for evaluation of learning disabilities were studied. …”
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Strategic technology management of Nokia Corporation 2003-2013 : faulty choices and the collapse of the handset business by Lubinaite, Sandra

“…This extended case study aims to analyze the strategic technology management of Nokia Corporation – how and why Nokia failed to ensure the position at the forefront of a disrupted mobile communications market between 2003 and 2013. …”
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Consumer selection of vegetarian food in restaurants by Rosala, Heidi

“…Millions of hectares of forests have been converted into arable land, fresh water resources are decreasing and oceans are getting overfished, while the demand for food continues to grow. …”
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Facilitators and impediments in the adoption and implementation of the HubSpot marketing automation system by Leinonen, Miira

“…Other preceding systems in marketing and sales, such as customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA) have however been explored comprehensively. …”
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Job satisfaction and organizational trust as antecedents of organizational commitment in Finnish and Estonian SMEs by Kemell, Kirsi

“…The study is interested especially in its affective component, which is considered to be the deepest form of organizational commitment and usually related to desirable behavioral outcomes. …”
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