What happens to donated textiles to non-profit charity organisations? New research offers insight into collection and sorting of used textiles for charity second-hand shops as well as into partnerships for textile circularity between non-profits and companies.

The COVID-19 pandemic, the blockage of the Suez Canal in 2021, and the Russia-Ukraine war are examples of events that have disrupted supply chains. Media is increasingly mentioning how such events fragment the global supply chains, and now new research proves them right. 

"Buy this. Read that. Be like this." Associate Professor Mikko Vesa, together with Professor Frank den Hond, has explored so called algorithmic recommendations, specifically how AI-driven tools aim to shape the choices we make and what the consequences of this might be.

There are significant differences in how prepared Finnish companies are to comply with EU regulations on corporate responsibility. This is shown by a new study conducted by several Hanken researchers, among others, on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

A new initiative that is set to transform the landscape of sustainable solutions for the humanitarian and health sectors worldwide has been launched. The unique platform will help humanitarian and health actors’ access and utilize bio-based products in critical response operations and health programs globally.

Fighting global threats, from climate change to new contagious viruses, often requires large-scale changes in behavior. How can we modify the behavior of billions of people? This is the key question in Professor Tore Ellingsens economics lectures in how to change the world.

In our new article series Alumni Interview, we meet Hanken alumni from all over the world to hear what they have been up to after graduation. This time we met up with Nina Fagerholm, whose workplace for the past five years has been the Royal Palace in the heart of Stockholm!

There are upcoming training sessions for the databases Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace and WRDS during the weeks 41-42. Check the times and links in the post!

Det kommer skolningar för databaserna Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace och WRDS under vecka 41-42. Kolla tiderna och länkarna i posten!

Professor Joakim Wincent's research on entrepreneurship has been awarded the Academy of Management's internationally prestigious Foundational Paper Award. No European has previously received this honour.

The Board of the Hanken Support Foundation has appointed Mia Bengts as Ombudsman for the Foundation from 1 August 2023. Mia Bengts is a Hanken alumna and has a law degree from the University of Helsinki. The Foundation's current Ombudsman Paul Taimitarha will retire on 1 September 2023.

Styrelsen för Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan har utsett Mia Bengts till ombudsman för Stiftelsen från den 1.8.2023. Mia Bengts är ekonomie magister från Hanken och jur.kand från Helsingfors universitet. Stiftelsens nuvarande ombudsman Paul Taimitarha går i pension den 1.9.2023.

Companies within the EU need to take greater responsibility to prevent social and environmental problems. This is also the case in developing countries, where the majority of production takes place. For that reason, a number of EU corporate responsibility regulations are being prepared.

CERS was represented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference in Montery, AMA SERVSIGS conference in Glasglow and Frontiers in Boston this summer.

Hanken's carbon footprint for 2021 is ready.

Here you will find a summary of the service Hanken offers during the summer months.

Professor Kaj Storbacka blir ny prorektor för fortbildning och näringslivsrelationer vid Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan. Som prorektor ansvarar Storbacka för utvecklingen av Hankens relationer till näringslivet och medelsanskaffning.

HUMLOG blog February post by Dr. Ioanna Falagara Sigala

A group of students, who presented a solution to how the indigenous community Wayuu in South America could secure access to safe water for hand washing and hygiene, have won the science competition organised by the HUMLOG Institute at Hanken School of Economics.

CERS Professor Kristina Heinonen has been invited to the board of the AMA Servsig Special interest group.

Kaj Storbacka, som specialiserat sig på marknadsstrategier, har tillträtt som professor på Hanken den 7.9.2020. Han kommer att arbeta deltid under åtminstone en treårsperiod fram till 2023.

Kaj Storbacka, who is specialized in marketing strategies, has joined Hanken as a professor on 7 September 2020. He will be working part time for at least a three-year period until 2023.

To the extent that the Covid-19 pandemic may change certain fundamental patterns of consumer behaviour, companies must carefully consider how to adjust their market strategies and tactics accordingly.

Global shortages of medical equipment and problems with supply chains have during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis once again shown the strong need for global cooperation in medical supply chain management. According to experts at Hanken School of Economics governments and international organisations have failed to learn several lessons from earlier disasters and epidemics.

Several publishers and suppliers have opened their collections of e-journals and ebooks free of charge during the current corona pandemic.

Hanken Executive MBA graduate Päivi Koivisto has been working in corporate sustainability for more than 20 years. She’s seen the field grow from a fringe function into one an increasing number of companies are putting at the core of their strategies. We spoke to her about the change.

The impact of policies on quantity and quality of entrepreneurship in a country depends on the informal rules of society, e.g. culture of not registering business activities, in that specific country, concludes Ashkan Mohamadi in his doctoral thesis.

Torkel Tallqvist and Pekka Sääskilahti have been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken. Tallqvist is an expert on management and entrepreneurship, and Sääskilahti is an expert on economics of intellectual property rights,competition and pricing.

A new thesis shows that climate information interpreted and presented to local stakeholders influence the decision making which makes the society better prepared for weather-related hazards.

Två bilder av Jyrki Ilva, Nationalbibliotek, visar att Hanken är en av de ledande open access institutionerna i Finland.

Two slides by Jyrki Ilva, the National Library of Finland, indicate that Hanken is one of the leading open access institutions in Finland.

An increased number of humanitarian aid programs has resulted in actors developing stronger collaborative relationships.

Hanken in Helsinki has signed a new contract concerning cleaning services and will switch to a new supplier, Palmia, from 3 April 2018.

One of CERS' most long-term researchers, and a strong constructor and upholder of our research center for service and relations marketing, Professor Tore Strandvik is retiring.

Professor Srinivas Talluri from Michigan State University in East Lansing is visiting Hanken as a Fulbright scholar until the end of September.

The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed Hanken Professor of Practice Anne Brunila as chair of a working group that is going to propose measures to strengthen the creative sector in Finland.

Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet har utnämnt Hankens Professor of Practice Anne Brunila till ordförande för en arbetsgrupp vars uppgift är att föreslå åtgärder som skulle stärka den skapande sektorn i Finland.

Guy Ahonen, who is an associated researcher at Hanken, has together with Ossi Aura, Tomi Hussi and Juhani Ilmarinen published their 6th report on Strategic well-being (SW) management in Finland.

Guy Ahonen, som är associerad forskare på Hanken, har tillsammans med Ossi Aura, Tomi Hussi och Juhani Ilmarinen publicerat resultaten för undersökningen Strategiskt välbefinnande 2016.

Hanken's fundraising campaign will continue until 30.6.2017 and has, with this donation included, so far raised close to EUR 3,9 million.

Fundraisingkampanjen HANKEN RETURNS pågår till 30.6.2017 och har med denna donation inkluderad hittills inbringat närmare 3,9 miljoner euro.

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has decided to donate 1 million euros to Hanken's ongoing fundraising campaign HANKEN RETURNS.

Jane och Aatos Erkkos stiftelse har beslutat att donera 1 000 000 euro till Hankens pågående fundraisingkampanj HANKEN RETURNS.

Hanken students awarded during the annual donor evening and the Rector’s List awards ceremonies.

Studerande premierades under den årliga stipendiesammankomsten och vid utdelningen av Rector’s List-stipendierna.

Harilainen received a scholarship from the Fund for Promoting Finnish International Trade (SUE) for her doctoral thesis on 25 May 2015.

Harilainen mottog 25.5.2015 ett stipendium av Fonden för främjandet av Finlands utrikeshandel (SUE) för sin doktorsavhandling inom logistik.

Rune Stenbacka, Dean of Research and Professor of Economics at Hanken School of Economics, has been appointed research professor. Stenbacka will begin his two-year professorship on 1 January 2015 and his term will run until 31 December 2016.