School of Business

Research in the departments

We advance the global body of knowledge in business studies and economics by conducting high-quality research on important business and societal challenges. On this page, you can find the list of our latest FT publications, a few Tenured Professors' Installation Talk videos, our latest research news, and finally, the links to our department pages
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Photo: Aalto University/Kalle Kataila

Impactful research

In addition to doing high-quality research, our faculty members play key roles in societal debates and policy-making, contribute to executive education in Finland and abroad, and are responsible for teaching in our portfolio of bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs. 

To learn more about the impact we make, get to know our latest research outputs on research.aalto.fi and six departments and a centre.

Delve into our research – find the people behind it!

During past years, many articles by the School of Business affiliated authors have appeared in FT50 journals. Take a look at the attachments. Source: ACRIS. For further information, please contact: [email protected]

Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series

The Seminar Series discusses the current and societally important topics at the School of Business. The seminars will be arranged monthly, generally on the first Thursday of the month, excluding holiday seasons.

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Kuva seminaarisarjasta, jossa ilmiset verkostoituvat esityksen jälkeen

Tenured Professors' Installation Talks

In the short videos, the new professors of the School of Business enlighten us with personal insights and tell why they are passionate about their field

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Kauppakorkeakoulun pohjakerros. Kuva: Mika Huisman

Departments

There are six departments and one centre in the School of Business

Our latest research news

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5G in the Era of Geoeconomics: Playbook for Finland?

The CKIR unit of the School of Business and Etla have launched a large-scale Mobile is Global research project to study the impact of geopolitics on Finland's 5G and 6G ecosystem. The project, funded by Business Finland, opens up new opportunities for the development and use of future mobile communications networks.
Marcus Wallenbergin säätiön puheenjohtaja Paul Ehrnrooth
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The Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg's Foundation in Finland supports the establishment of professorships at Hanken School of Economics and the School of Business

To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration has decided to support the establishment of two endowed professorships. In addition, the foundation announces that it will significantly increase its annual support for the doctoral programme Kataja.
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Men, Swedish speakers and Master's degree holders most likely to own shares in unlisted companies

The first comprehensive study of Finnish owners of privately held firms found, among other things, that only three per cent of the population own shares in these companies.
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The School of Business’ approach to sustainability in business education stands out in Europe

With over 30-year history of research in sustainability topics, we can back up the classroom experience with top level research, Dean Timo Korkeamäki says
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