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Saku Mantere
Hanken School of Economics
Research Interest
Strategy-as-practice, that is, understanding strategy as a social practice. In particular, I am interested in the questions related to discourse, subject positions and agency in strategizing. I am also interested in philosophical issues in management, such as the problem of induction and various matters concerning language.
Selected publications
Mantere, S., Schildt, H. & Sillince, J.A.A. (2011). Reversal of Strategic Change. Forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.
Ketokivi, M. & Mantere, S. (2010). Two Strategies for Inductive Reasoning in Organizational Research. Academy of Management Review, 35 (2).
Schildt, H., Mantere, S. & Vaara, E. (2011). Reasonability and the Linguistic Division of Labor in Institutional Work. Forthcoming in the Journal of Management Inquiry.
Mantere, S. & Vaara, E. (2008). On the problem of participation in strategy: A critical discursive perspective. Organization Science, 19, 341-358.
Mantere, S. (2008). Role Expectations and Middle Manager Strategic Agency. Journal of Management Studies, 45, 294-316.
Mantere, S. (2005) Strategic practices as enablers and disablers of championing activity. Strategic Organization 3 (2): 157-184. Recipient of the SO!What Award for the best paper in 2005.
Mantere, S., Sillince, J.A.A. & Hämäläinen, V. (2007) Music as a Metaphor for Organizational Change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 20(3): 447-459.
Mantere, S. & Sillince, J. (2008) Strategic Intent as a Rhetorical device. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 23: 406-423.
Mantere, S., Pajunen, Pajunen, K & Lamberg, J. (2009): Vices and Virtues of Corporate Political Activity. Business and Society, 48: 105-132.
Aula, P. & Mantere, S. (2008) Strategic Reputation Management. New York: Routledge.
Aula, P. & Mantere, S. (2005) Hyvä yritys. Straginen maineenhallinta. WSOY. Pro oeconomia winner, 2006. More information.
Mantere, S., Aaltonen, P., Ikävalko, H., Hämäläinen, V., Suominen, K. & Teikari, V. (2006) Organisaation strategian toteuttaminen. Edita. More information.
