Areas of Strength
Hanken School of Economics has pledged to creating new knowledge and educating responsible professionals for the global economy and changing society through research activities characterised by academic excellence and corporate world relevance.
Especially in Hanken’s defined Areas of Strength, the level of research conducted is high on an international scale. A strategic decision about the Areas of Strength is taken every five years, based on an external evaluation by an international expert panel.
The latest evaluation of research (EoR) was conducted by an international expert panel in 2018. The EoR report led to the following Areas of Strength being defined for Hanken:
Areas of Strength, 2019-2023:
- Competition Economics and Service Strategy
- Financial Management, Accounting, and Governance
- Responsible Organising
- Leading for Growth and Wellbeing
Furthermore, the following research areas were identified, by the international expert panel in EoR 2018, to be high-potential research areas: