Master's theses, exemplary works

2024

• Pinja Aro, Organizational Coordination and Employee Experience in Nursing: The Role of Organizational Structures and Occupational Identities (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Suvi Rinkineva, Improving the employer image of public sector organizations - Attracting technical and business talent to public employment (supervisor Jari Ylitalo)
• Juho Carpén, The implications of technological neutrality for innovation policy design (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Jaakko Hyöty, In pursuit of platform scalability with a modular design (supervising professor Robin Gustafsson)
• Elis Nymark, The impact of skill on the operating performance of private equity buyout syndicate deals (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Henri Simola, On strategic dissonance and renewal: Navigating through rapid environmental changes in a Finnish cooperative bank (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Aarne Viheriävaara, Digital advantages in the platform economy (supervising professor Kimmo Karhu)
• Helena Pukkala, Use of Plastics in Textile Industry - Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions, Innovation Challenges, and Pathways to Implementation  (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Ilari Kankare, Estimating Impact of Weather Forecast Accuracy on Electricity Retailers' Trading Costs: A Design Science Approach (supervising professor Kimmo Karhu)
• Marko Pöyhönen, Human-AI Integration in Long-Established Organizations (supervisor Jari Ylitalo)
• Salminen, Teemu, Alternative Maritime Fuels in Nordic Shipping: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Emerging Ecosystem (supervising professor Jens Schmidt)
• Bao Tran, What to do when you know the future: Implication analysis framework for predictive and explorative scenarios  (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Pauna, Aleksi, Harnessing customer segmentation for business performance (supervisor Timo Seppälä)
   

2023

• Ilmari Huttunen, Elicitating the Initial Program Theory in the context of MS Patients (supervising professor Paul Lillrank)
• Lauri Suoknuuti, Determinants of vertical integration: Evidence from the wind power development industry (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Perttu Laiho, 5G-enabled digital transformation in the Finnish forest industry (supervising professor Robin Gustafsson)
• Erik Kurittu, Integrating sustainability in the strategy and investment process of a corporate venture capital unit (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Hannes Väre, Investment strategy and VC fund returns: Three-way interaction between a fund’s industry scope, geographic scope, and size (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Rami Luhtala, Quantifying the effects of external predictors on food delivery platform order volumes (supervising professor Lauri Saarinen)
• Heikki Saarenhovi, Conceptual model for implementing and evaluating digital systems in public health care (supervising professor Henri Schildt)
• Kalle Hiltunen, Theories, strategies, and factors behind organizational growth: Enabling systematic growth in the knowledge-intensive enclosed drives business (supervising professor Tero Ojanperä)
   

2022

• Juho Nousiainen, Dynamic capabilities for corporate sustainability in the digital services sector (supervising professor Mikko Jääskeläinen)
• Lalli  Nurmi, Tackling the biggest killer by changing the treatment paradigm – simulating the cost-effectiveness of a virtual care operator in CVD secondary prevention of multimorbid patients in Finland (supervising professor Paul Lillrank)
• Petra Huttunen, Using Retail Data in CPG Demand Forecasting (supervising professor Lauri Saarinen)

2021

• Elias Länsisalo, Value-Based Pricing of Sustainable Services (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Awari Mnwas, Applying Big Data in the strategic management of public governments: clustering urban neighbourhoods (supervising professor Jukka Luoma)

2020

• Ashish Thapliyal, Vulnerability in Exploration - A case study (supervising professor Marina Biniari)

2022

• Juho Kuisma, Value creation and capture dynamics in the transforming automotive ecosystem (supervising professor Kimmo Karhu)
• Ilkka Heikinniemi, Under pendulum of uncertainty: Value capture within emerging industry architectures (supervising professor Timo Seppälä)

2021

• Otto Saaranto, The market effect of sell-side equity research (supervising professor Mikko Jääskeläinen)
• Ellen Aarinen, Formulating an Acquisition Strategy for a Professional Services Firm – A Case Study on a Medium-Sized First-Time Acquirer (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Sara Ikonen, Utilizing data in circular economy implementation within the Finnish rechargeable batteries industry (supervising professor Rodrigo Serna)
• Aleksi Salmi, Transition to Circular Business Models: a Multiple-case Study on Finnish Clothing Brands (supervising professor Mikko Jääskeläinen)
• Santeri Kivinen, Managing complex defence system projects (supervising professor Karlos Artto)
• Sakari Pietilä, Influencing by value: The capability demands and institutional receptivity (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Aleksi Hentunen, AI Paradox and How to Overcome the Barriers for Scaling: Multi-Company Case Study (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Leevi Lappi, Business Model Design of an Aeroponic Start-up (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Roni Rissanen, Improving supplier risk management through continuous processes and alignment of roles and responsibilities (supervising professor Kari Tanskanen)
• Julia Jutila, The Finnish venture capital market performance and development (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Niklas Jalonen, Driving revenue through the segmentation of customers and services (supervising professor Lauri Saarinen)
• Nikke Mikkonen, Effect of Fund Size Growth on Subsequent Fund Performance in European Buyout Funds (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Antti Hemilä, Diffusion of process instruments: Major factors in Finnish pulp industry (supervising professor Robin Gustafsson)
• Tommi Mäkelä, Response strategies of platform companies during COVID-19 crisis: A case study of Facebook and Google (supervising professor Robin Gustafsson)

2020

• Valtteri Kukkonen, Building energy consumption prediction using statistical methods (supervising professor Timo Seppälä)
• Eemil Oikari, Creation of temporal space in the phase of strategic change (supervising professor Marina Biniari)
• Henri Lencioni, Assessing Venture Capital Investor Performance Drivers – A Practical Application of Machine Learning (supervising professor Markku Maula)             
• Ahmed Afnan, Collaboration practices in network organizations: An organizational design perspective on challenges and effectiveness (supervising professor Jens Schmidt)
• Tuukka Yrttimaa, Reasons and methods for corporations to systematically engage with startups (supervising professor Mikko Jääskeläinen)
• Eero Vartiainen, Why and how do institutional investors operationalize corporate (ir)responsibility? (supervising professor Mikko Jääskeläinen)
• Tuomas Rekonen, Value-added in Venture Capital: An Analysis of Value-added Activities and Portfolio Company Performance (supervising professor Markku Maula)
• Kaarle Leinonen, Evolution of platform companies: A cross-case study (supervising professor Timo Vuori)
• Karri Pitkänen, The Institutional Challenge of Service Transformation in a Battery Ecosystem (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Mikko Kuusisto, Pricing practices in the recommerce startup business model: A cross-category elasticity perspective (supervising professor Risto Rajala)
• Henri Heliö, Role of Transparency and Value Communication in Ecosystems (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)

2024

• Juuso Heikkilä,  Finland’s Strategic Position in Deep Tech: Enablers and Barriers to Innovating Emerging Technologies in Finland (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Simo Sarimo, Increasing Emergency Department Throughput (supervising professor Lauri Saarinen)
• Teemu Mikola, The role of biocomposites in the transition of plastics towards environmental sustainability and circular economy (supervising professor Jan Holmström)
• Hilda Palva, Effective project-based organizing for test automation solution provider (supervising professor Karlos Artto)
• Heidi Fontell, Metrics for Evaluating Societal Impact of University Innovation Ecosystems: A Case Study of Aalto University (supervising professor Robin Gustafsson)
   

2023

• Aarni Huuskonen, Becoming a data-driven organization – analysis of data-driven business models, big data, and multi-sided platforms (supervising professor Jan Holmström)

2021

• Tin Lé, Enabling Dynamic Pricing of Perishables in Grocery Stores: Identifying Batches for Markdown (supervising professor Jan Holmström)
• Otso Hellman, Towards a more sustainable future: decoding the upcoming ESG data disclosure requirements in the EU  (supervising professor Kari Tanskanen)
• Harti Hänninen, Practices of Value-based Pricing in Industrial Services (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)

2020

• Joonas Kaijala, Telehealth and Multimodal Clinical Pathways in Occupational Health Care: A Supply Chain Management Perspective (supervising professor Paul Lillrank)
• Mikko Vähä-Vahe, Drivers and barriers for banks to apply artificial intelligence for regulatory compliance in Finland. (supervising professor Kari Tanskanen)
• Pyry Huhtanen, Operative challenges in introducing digital solutions to commercial real estate: How a solution vendor can mitigate challenges during real estate industry transformation. (supervising professor Pekka Töytäri)
• Ngoc Le-Östlin, Towards a dynamic capabilities view on ecosystem formation: A case study on the emergence of an innovation ecosystem (supervising professor Riitta Smeds)

2024

• Kaisa Korhonen, Navigating Transformation Success: Understanding Criteria for Measurement (supervisor Jari Ylitalo)

2023

• Rasmus Hakala, Becoming a Manager – Challenges, Well-being and Covid-19 (supervisor Jari Ylitalo)
• Miki Karlö, Leading strategic renewal with an engineering mindset (supervisor Jari Ylitalo)
   

2022

• Teemu Lampela, Culture’s Captive – The Role of Organizational Culture in Large-Scale Agile Transformations (supervising professor Niina Nurmi)
• Juho Valkola, Business problems in timber multi-storey construction ecosystems: reasons to reorganize?; A view into building frame choices of Finnish main contractor companies in residential multi-storey construction (supervising professor Jens Schmidt)

2021

• Juho Nikulainen, Advanced Algorithms under External Shock (supervising professor Jukka Luoma)

2020

• Audrey Poudrier Tremblay, Effective Intra-Organizational Collaboration: A Performance Management Perspective (supervising professor Marina Biniari)
• Merit Morikawa, Becoming adept in maneuvering within leadership  )(supervisor Jari Ylitalo)

2024

• Andrea Kumorovitzová,  Generative AI in Knowledge Management for Multilingual Work Environment: Case Study in Finnish Pulp Mills (supervising professor Jukka Luoma)

• Hämäläinen Tatu, Stochastic Modelling Approaches for Commodity Prices (supervising professor Ahti Salo)

• Samu Ahola, Customer prioritization decisions in an industrial B2B company A comparison of qualitative and algorithmic methods (supervising professor Jukka Luoma)