Better Business – Better Society seminar: Scaling a Startup with Scarce Resources: Case Small Giant Games
The seminar combines academic insights with practical and proven experience from scaling a company from Finland to the global stage.
Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series
The aim of the seminar series is to offer opportunities to learn about current societally important topics at the School of Business.
We invite our collaborators, supporters, and alumni to the seminar at the School, and everyone else interested in the topic to follow the live broadcast on YouTube. There are seminars both in Finnish and in English.
Upcoming seminars:
The topic of the seminar in March is Scaling a Startup with Scarce Resources: Case Small Giant Games. Join us for research-based and practical insights into venture success! Read more from the event page below.
Videos from previous Seminars (in YouTube):
10.2.2026 'Creativity in Business', Astrid Huopalainen, Eeva Vilkkumaa, Matti Kuittinen & Reetta Andolin (EN)
20.1.2026 'Leadership for Growth', Ravi Kant, Sarianna Lundan & Matti Alahuhta (EN)
20.11.2025 'Tieto- ja palvelujohtaminen tänään', Matti Rossi, Eeva Vilkkumaa & Max Finne (FI)
21.10.2025 'Markkinointi tänään', Johanna Frösén & Antti Vassinen (FI)
17.9.2025 'Rahoitus tänään', Salla Pöyry & Peter Nyberg (FI)
8.5.2025 'Johtaminen tänään', Taija Turunen & Jukka Rintamäki (FI)
9.4.2025 'Yritysjuridiikka tänään', Marja Hokkanen & Anna Hurmerinta-Haanpää (FI)
13.3.2025 'Taloustiede tänään', Matti Sarvimäki & Tuukka Saarimaa (FI)
11.2.2025 'Laskentatoimi tänään', Mirel Leino-Haltia & Teemu Malmi (FI)
27.11.2024 "Juhlaseminaari: Tiedon ja innovaatioiden tutkimuskeskus CKIR 25 vuotta!" (FI)
10.9.2024 'Tule päivittämään tietosi yritysvastuusta - tutkimus vs. käytäntö' (FI)
30.5.2024 'How can Business education stay relevant in a changing world?', Timo Korkeamäki, Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae, Daniel Traça (EN)
25.4.2024 'Sustainability in consumer-oriented industries', Bianca Beyer & Samuli Patala (EN)
18.1.2024 'Etätyöstä eteenpäin', Juha Eskelinen & Markku Kuula (FI)
14.12.2023 'Data omaisuuseränä', Elias Rantapuska (FI)
29.11.2023 'Työelämän tarkoitus - Mihin yritysten toiminnan tulisi tähdätä?', Frank Martela, Jukka Rintamäki, Kirsi Piha (FI)
9.11.2023 'Uutta liiketoimintaa mitatusti kestävästä kehityksestä', Virpi Tuunainen & Matti Rossi (FI)
10.10.2023 'How Can Entrepreneurship Enhance Quality of Life in an Aging Society? Challenges and Innovative Solutions', Ewald Kibler (EN)
12.5.2023 'Miten yritysten kestävyysmuutosta nopeutetaan ja suunnataan merkittäviin kestävyyden haasteisiin?', Minna Halme (FI)
5.4.2023 'Murros Mallissa tai markkinassa - uusi mahdollisuus haastaa', Pekka Mattila (FI)
2.11.2022 'Geopolitics and Business', Esko Aho & Tiina Ritvala(EN)
6.10.2022 'Mihin nyt kannattaisi sijoittaa?', Vesa Puttonen (FI)
8.9.2022 'AI reaalimaailmassa: miten liiketoimintaa voi tehostaa tekoälyn avulla?', Matti Rossi (FI)
19.5.2022 'What Management Practices Best Help Firms to be Innovative: Insights From Finland and China', Carl Fey (EN)
21.4.2022. 'Navigating a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, & Ambiguous World with Operations Leadership', Gautam Basu (EN)
17.3.2022. "Elinvoimaetu: Missiona kestävän kasvun edelläkävijyys", Mikko Kosonen ja Timo Santalainen (FI)
17.2.2022. "Vain laadukkaalla kestävyysraportoinnilla on merkitystä", Emma-Riikka Myllymäki (FI)
2.12.2021 "Juhlaseminaari: Kauppakorkeakoulu 110 vuotta" (FI)
4.11.2021 "Do diversity and inclusion make better business and a better society?", Rebecca Piekkari (EN)
6.5.2021 "Tuottavuus ja kasvu covid-19:n jälkeen", Martti Hetemäki (FI)
1.4.2021 'Being pragmatic about sustainability: balancing 'doing good' with market realities', Patrick Shulist (EN)
4.3.2021 "Mikä ihmeen oppimisen kriisi? Mikä rooli Suomella ja Euroopalla?", Ritva Reinikka (FI)
4.2.2021 'From Corporate Responsibility into Shared Values', Esko Aho (EN)
3.12.2020 "Kun kova data ei riitä. Asiantuntijalähtöiset mallit strategiatyössä", Eeva Vilkkumaa (FIN)
5.11.2020 "Uudistuva kauppa", Arto Lindblom, Lasse Mitronen ja Juhani Pekkala (FIN)
1.10. "Kryptovaluuttojen mahdollisuudet ja haasteet", Matti Rossi ja Markku Kaustia (FIN)
10.9.2020, "Koronakriisi ja kansainväliset toimitusketjut – mitä opittiin, mikä muuttuu?", Katri Kauppi (FIN)
3.3.2020, 'Work is changing, how do we change our mindsets?', Hertta Vuorenmaa (EN)
6.2.2020 "Liiketoiminta SOTE-sektorilla – mitä mahdollisuuksia ja missä rajat?", Teemu Malmi (FIN)
There are problems with the quality of the sound in the video. We apologize for this and are fixing the microphones. The speakers' sound disappears at around 4 min in, but reappears at 7 min 19 sec.
3.12. 'Leading Transformations - Beyond Change Management', Pekka Mattila (EN)
7.11.2019 "10 vuotta finanssikriisiä – mikä pankkeja vaivaa?", Vesa Puttonen (FIN)
3.10.2019 "Suomesta vastuullisen tekstiiliteollisuuden ja muodin kärkimaa?", Minna Halme (FIN)
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