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Economics

Hyytinen, Ari

Professor of Economics
Helsinki

industrial organization, applied microeconometry, entrepreneurship

ari.hyytinen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1532
fi,eng

Miettinen, Topi

Professor of Economics
Helsinki

behavioral economics, experimental economics

topi.miettinen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1406
swe, fi, eng

Stenbacka, Rune

Professor of Economics
Helsinki

bank competition, ownership, switching costs

rune.stenbacka@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1433
swe, fi, eng

 

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Finance

Colak, Gonul

Professor of Finance
Helsinki

political uncertainty, equity offerings, corporate restructuring, investor relations, financial intermediation and banking, executive compensation, financial econometrics, S&P 500 Index firms

gonul.colak@hanken.fi
+358 50 572 8834
eng

Högholm, Kenneth

Professor of Finance
Vaasa

illiquidity, fund performance, bidders

kenneth.hogholm@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1718
swe, fi, eng

Liljeblom, Eva

Professor of Finance
Helsinki

dividend policy, corporate governance, corporate finance

eva.liljeblom@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1291
swe, fi, eng

Löflund, Anders

Professor of Finance
Helsinki

value creation and share valuation, performance assessment of investment funds, corporate governance

anders.loflund@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1351
swe, fi, eng

Maio, Paulo

Professor of Finance, asset pricing
Helsinki

investments, the interaction between the financial market and the economy

paulo.maio@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1455
eng

Maury, Benjamin

Wahlroos Professor of Finance
Helsinki

government control, competition, company performance

benjamin.maury@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1422
swe, fi, eng

Wan, Kam-Ming

Associate Professor
Finance, Vaasa

corporate governance, executive compensation to market microstructure

kam-ming.wan@hanken.fi
eng

Vähämaa, Emilia

Associate Professor
Finance, Vaasa

ESG, sustainability, sustainable investments, corporate governance, corporate boards, female executives, banking

emilia.vahamaa@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1758
swe, fi, eng

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Management and Organisation

Ehrnrooth, Mats

Tre smeder Professor
Management and Organisation

organisational identification, transformational leadership, HRM, employee attitudes

mats.ehrnrooth@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1420
swe, fi, eng

den Hond, Frank

Ehrnrooth Professor of Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation

organisation, structuring, social systems

frank.denhond@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1318
eng

Kauppila, Olli-Pekka

Professor of Management and Organisation

leadership, creativity and innovation, social networks, motivation, teamwork

olli-pekka.kauppila@hanken.fi
fi, eng

Kock, Sören

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Management and Organisation, Vaasa

coopetition, international entrepreneurship and corporate networks

soren.kock@hanken.fi
+358 50 525 6709
swe, fi, eng

Nordbäck, Emma

Associate Professor 
Management and Organisation 

leadership, teamwork, work culture, technology and work, such as artificial intelligence and remote work

emma.nordback@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Tienari, Janne

Professor in Management and Organisation

leadership, strategy, gender and diversity, mergers and acquisitions(M&A)

janne.tienari@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Junni, Pia Pauliina

Associate Professor
Management and Organisation

mergers and acquisitions, knowledge transfer, absorptive capacity, organizational ambidexterity

paulina.junni@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Vesa, Mikko

Professor of Management and Organisation

researching games, the gaming industry, gamification, startegy, artificial intelligence, technological change, ethnographic methods

mikko.vesa@hanken.fi
+358 50 433 6741
swe, fi, eng

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Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation

Vincent, Joakim

Professor of Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation

innovation management, strategic renewal and resilience, growing technologies such as blockchain

joakim.wincent@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1478
swe, fi, eng

Lahti, Tom

Associate Professor 
Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation

venture creation, psychology in entrepreneurship, neuroentrepreneurship, venture capital, angel investing, business models and entrepreneurship policy

tom.lahti@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1271
swe, fi, eng

Spivack, April

Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation

entrepreneurial experience, neurodiversity, creativity, environment and behavior

april.spivack@hanken.fi
+358 50 436 7791
eng

 

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Marketing

Björk, Peter

Professor of Marketing
Vaasa

tourism

peter.bjork@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1723
swe, fi, eng

Ciuchita, Robert

Associate Professor of Marketing

service management, service innovation, digital marketing, and customer experience management

robert.ciuchita@hanken.fi
+358 50 414 3557
eng

Gabrielsson, Mika

Professor of Marketing and Dean of Education

international marketing, including internationalization of firms, international new ventures, international business-to-business marketing and global digital business

mika.gabrielsson@hanken.fi
+358 50 475 6279
fi, swe, eng

Gummerus, Johanna

Christian Grönroos professor of marketing

Consumer behavior (especially vulnerable consumers and their wellbeing), digital and ethical marketing, service innovation

johanna.gummerus@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1508
swe, fi, eng

Heinonen, Kristina

Professor of Service and Relationship Marketing

customer engagement and experience

kristina.heinonen@hanken.fi

swe, fi, eng

Holmlund-Rytkönen, Maria

Professor of Marketing

service and customer-oriented business management, customer perspective on marketing, management's mental models, business relationship dynamics

maria.holmlund-rytkonen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1396
swe, fi, eng

Polsa, Pia

Associate Professor of Marketing

consumer vulnerability, multi-dimensional value in cross-sector settings

pia.polsa@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1419
sve, fi, eng

 

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Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

Aminoff, Anna

Associate Professor
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

sustainable supply chains and circular economy, external resources and strategic sourcing, data-based decision-making in procurement

anna.aminoff@hanken.fi
+358 50 400 6215
swe, fi, eng

Kovacs, Gyöngyi

Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

humanitarian logistics, emergency aid, aid, disaster relief

gyongyi.kovacs@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1241
swe, fi, eng

Leiras, Adriana

Professor
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

disaster management and resilience, humanitarian operations, interconnections between climate change, humanitarian operations, and the sustainable development goals

adriana.leiras@hanken.fi
eng

Piotrowicz, Wojciech

Associate Professor in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

wojciech.piotrowicz@hanken.fi
+358 50 430 8715
eng

Vega, Diego

Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility (especially Humanitarian Logistics)

diego.vega@hanken.fi
eng

 

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Accounting

Ittonen, Kim

Professor in Auditing
Accounting

auditing, corporate governance and financial reporting

kim.ittonen@hanken.fi
+358 50 408 4786
swe, fi, eng

Lehner, Othmar

Professor of Accounting

big data, data science and AI applications

othmar.lehner@hanken.fi
+358 50 578 6401
eng, ger

Silvola, Hanna

Associate Professor of Accounting

sustainable investing, corporate sustainability information for strategic decision-making

hanna.silvola@hanken.fi
+358 50 471 2536
swe, fi, eng

Sundvik, Dennis

Associate Professor of Accounting 

financial reporting issues in public and private firms

dennis.sundvik@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1761
swe, eng

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Commercial Law

Kochupillai, Mrinalini

Professor of Commercial Law

agrobiodiversity, blockchain technology, sustainable agriculture, ethics of emerging technologies

mrinalini.kochupillai@hanken.fi
eng

Kukkonen, Matti

Professor of Commercial Law

corporate taxation, dividend taxation, capital gains, generational change

matti.kukkonen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1339
swe, fi, eng

Lee, Nari

Professor of Intellectual Property Law
Commercial Law 

intellectual property

nari.lee@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1769
swe, eng

Mäntysaari, Petri

Professor of Commercial Law

corporate finance law, capital market regulation, company law, electricity market law, EU law

petri.mantysaari@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1735
swe, fi, eng

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