Researchers
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Hertta Vuorenmaa (D. Phil.) works as a university lecturer and Research Programme Director (Future of Work) at the Department of Management at Aalto BIZ.
Her research focuses on HRM in public and private organizations, changing nature of work and management, digitalization, gender and examines these mainly via qualitative research methods including ethnography.
Vuorenmaa is also chair of FAWORE.
Contact Hertta: [email protected]
Nina Granqvist's research focuses on how new markets and other fields of action emerge and develop – that is, how new ideas, products and practices move from margins to mainstream. Such transitions are at the core when the aim is to understand the sources and dynamics for change for the future of work. Empirically, Nina has studied for example nanotechnology, food trends and solar technologies. In terms of theories, her research draws on institutional theory, sociology of markets, and research on language and temporality, among others.
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Eero Vaara (Ph.D. Econ) is a Professor of Organization and Management at Aalto University School of Business, Finland. His research focuses on organizational and strategic change that he examines from discursive and narrative perspectives. This work deals with strategy process and practice research, studies of radical change such as mergers and acquisitions, work on institutional change and legitimation, research on multinational corporations and globalization, and historical analysis of management and organizations.
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Henri Schildt is a professor of strategy at Aalto University School of Business and School of Science. His on-going research projects examine the impact of advanced algorithms on expert work and the efforts of NGOs to integrate marginalized individuals. He is currently writing a book on the impact of digital data on organizations, management, and work.
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Kristiina Mäkelä (PhD) is Provost of Aalto University and Professor of International Business at the Department of Management Studies in Aalto University School of Business. Kristiina is one of the leading experts of Human Resource Management in Finland. Her research focuses on people-related issues in different types of organizations, and she is very interested in how the way in which we work is evolving as result of technological development, and how it influences e.g., leadership and well-being. She has taught students and executives extensively both in Finland and internationally, and also gives regular key note speeches on the topic.
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Juha Äkräs works as Executive in Residence in Aalto University, School of Business, Department of Management. Juha is a member of “The Exponential Work Project: Cascading Wellbeing Climate & Organizational Performance” - a joint research project by Aalto University, Hintsa Performance and Ilmarinen. The objective of Juha’s research is to holistically understand the organization dynamics and what it takes to have a high performing organization, where individual and organizational wellbeing and thriving is a norm (concept of “mass thriving”). Additionally, Juha is the Co-founder and Chairman of Hintsa Performance Ltd, a company focusing on employee and organizational wellbeing and performance.
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Ville Eloranta (Dr.) is an expert in business model innovation (especially platform business models) and distributed ledger technologies (especially open blockchain implementations). Ville is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Aalto University, School of Business. Ville is researching business models in decentralized business ecosystems, and teaching future transdisciplinary professionals in the International Design Business Management program.
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Nora Rosendahl is a doctoral candidate at Aalto University School of Science, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. Her research focuses on the evolving nature of knowledge work in an age of intelligent automation.
How will technology change knowledge work? How do working habits and skills evolve with tighter human-machine relationships? How can we balance technological progress, a thriving human and a thriving organization?
Additionally, Nora is Co-Founder and COO of Fifth Corner Inc., a digital coaching platform helping knowledge workers form routines for balance and performance in a high-paced world.
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Farah Kodeih is a visiting Assistant Professor in the department of Management Studies. Her current research aims to understand how social ventures and non-governmental organizations support refugee and migrant integration into host societies through entrepreneurship and work. The research examines practices and structures supporting the integration of vulnerable and marginalized individuals, and challenges established conceptions of employment.
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Katharina Cepa studies the digitalization and datafication of interorganizational processes. Organizations increasingly use advanced sensor technologies to create operational transparency with the aim to optimize efficiency within and across their boundaries. Looking beyond immediate implications for coordination and control, her research explores the role of digital real-time data in reshaping strategy work at the interfaces of organizations.
Contact Katharina: [email protected]
Pauli Pakarinen is a PhD candidate studying expert work, decision-making, and the interaction of expertise, models, and data in making predictions. His empirical research on regulation, decision-making, and macroeconomic forecasting in a central bank draws on diverse organizational and sociological literatures. He is interested in how expert workers can form judgments and make credible predictions on an environment that is increasingly complex and information rich.
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Niina Nurmen tutkimus organisaatiopsykologian ja organisaatiokäyttäytymisen aloilla keskittyy johtamiseen, työn suunnitteluun ja itseorganisoitumiseen nykyajan tietointensiivisissä organisaatioissa.
Hän tutkii tietotyön digitaalista transformaatiota ja tietotekniikan vaikutusta virtuaaliseen työhön, johtamiseen, työn suunnitteluun, työprosesseihin, tiimidynamiikkaan, työntekijöiden hyvinvointiin ja innovatiiviseen suorituskykyyn.
Hän käyttää kenttätutkimuksessaan yhdistelmää kvantitatiivisia, kvalitatiivisia ja psyko-fysiologisia menetelmiä.
Contact Niina: [email protected]
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