Resilience in the face of geopolitical tension and economic turbulence was the focus at a recent Hanken Insights event, which brought together representatives from Finland’s Ministry of Defence, ambassadors from four countries in the region, and Hanken researchers.

How do we meet the challenges of a changing world – that was the topic as Hankendagen and Hanken & SSE Executive Education celebrated their 20th anniversary.

Universität Mannheim erbjuder en workshopserie som ger deltagarna kunskap och praktiska verktyg för att ta hand om sin psykiska hälsa. Hankens personal och studenter få delta gratis online!

Policymakers and experts have long criticised the requirement for unanimous agreement in multilateral negotiations, pointing to a tendency for unanimity rule to produce delays and sometimes deadlock. Until recently, this phenomenon has eluded attempts at explanation in terms of rational behavior.

”Köp det här. Läs det där. Var sådan här”. Biträdande professor Mikko Vesa har tillsammans med professor Frank den Hond forskat i det som kallas algoritmiska rekommendationer, nämligen hur AI-styrda verktyg eftersträvar att forma de val vi gör och vilka följderna av detta kan bli.

“AI requires a new kind of leadership. The biggest obstacle facing leaders today isn’t technology, it’s the mental models, the outdated ways you think about organisations, leadership and innovations”, stated keynote speaker Petri Kokko at a Hanken Insights event on AI held on 15 May.

– AI kräver en ny typ av ledarskap. Det största hindret som ledare står inför idag är inte teknologin, det är de mentala modellerna, de föråldrade sätten att tänka på organisationer, ledarskap och innovationer, konstaterade huvudtalaren Petri Kokko vid ett Hanken Insights-evenemang om AI som hölls den 15 maj.

Hanken conducted a CO2 calculation development project of its 2023 carbon footprint and recalculated the base year 2018 emissions.

Individual wellbeing doesn’t always add up to team wellbeing – but reflection and open communication can help.

Det är mer sannolikt att både teamet och individerna mår bra om man reflekterar och delar med sig av sina problem inom teamet, och om det finns goda relationer mellan alla medlemmar. Långt ifrån alla team lyckas hitta rätt balans visar ny forskning.

The first ever ENGAGE.EU Europitch took place at Hanken School of Economics at the end of November. The event brought together the best of university related start-ups from across Europe to coach them for their participation at Slush and for future international growth.

New research reveals that specific elements of board composition can influence financial reporting quality, social and environmental performance, and the overall success of a firm.

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!

Hanken’s calculated carbon dioxide emissions from 2022 are 463 CO2 metric ton.

According to rough estimates, there are hundreds of millions of human workers globally who work with animals on a daily basis. A new research project will help develop better welfare for animals in work settings. The focus is on human-dog working relations in different organisations, including service-, scent detection-, therapy-, pain- and cancer dogs at work.

Globalt arbetar hundratals miljoner personer dagligen med djur enligt grova uppskattningar. Ett nytt forskningsprojekt vill skapa bättre välbefinnande för djur i arbetsmiljöer. Fokus är på arbetsrelationer mellan människa och hund inom olika organisationer, inklusive service-, doftdetekterings-, terapi-, smärt- och cancerhundar i arbete.

What’s the hardest part of decision making? Many leaders focus too much on the risk of a bad result, and when we do, we risk being less innovative and creative, stated Mona Riabacke, Ph.D. in Risk and Decision Analysis. Riabacke spoke at the biggest annual alumni event at Hanken School of Economics, Hankendagen, in Helsinki.

Vad är det svåraste med beslutsfattande? Många ledare fokuserar för mycket på risken för ett dåligt resultat, och när vi gör det riskerar vi att bli mindre innovativa och kreativa, konstaterar Mona Riabacke, fil.dr. i risk- och beslutsanalys. Riabacke talade på Hankendagen i Helsingfors, som är det största årliga alumnevenemanget vid Svenska handelshögskolan.

Responsible investment has traditionally mainly focused on environmental issues, but the social responsibility dimension is becoming increasingly important. The war in Ukraine and the pandemic may be a contributing factor, says Emilia Vähämaa, Wärtsilä Associate Professor at the Hanken School of Economics.

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.

A new study conducted at Hanken School of Economics lists the most innovative companies according to Finnish consumers. The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) is a national measure of perceived innovativeness of companies among Finnish customers who have during the last six months purchased or used the products of the included companies.

Did you know that Hanken's cutting-edge research is strongly related to sustainability? Hanken Research Day on 24 May presented examples of how the business school works with issues concerning the impact of business and economy on society. The participants got to take part of top research on responsible investments, equity in educational opportunities, sustainable transports, and green hydrogen.

How to shape the market for future needs? Is this the end of globalisation? Will it be possible to start an anode material factory in Vaasa? These were topics that were discussed during the annual Hankendagen which was held in Vaasa on 12 May 2022.

Today’s working life is undergoing changes, and we have a demographic structure that requires us to feel up to, and want to, work for a longer time. At the same time, we need more people in the labour market. How could employers, employees and leaders work together to obtain a socially viable working life? That was the theme of the alumni event “Alumnträffen 2022”.

Dagens arbetsliv är i ständig förändring och vi har en befolkningsstruktur som kräver att vi orkar och vill arbeta längre. Samtidigt behöver vi få in fler människor på arbetsmarknaden. Hur kan medarbetare, ledare och arbetsgivare tillsammans verka för ett socialt hållbart arbetsliv? Det var tematiken för Alumnträffen 2022.

KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten. It is due to be launched into space in just over a year, with drawings by children and young people on board on the satellite. The small satellite is the result of cooperation across the Kvarken. It also demonstrates that the conquest of space is not just for space superpowers.

KvarkenSat är en gemensam liten satellit mellan de österbottniska landskapen och Västerbotten. Den ska skjutas upp i rymden om drygt ett år, med teckningar av barn och ungdomar ombord på satelliten. Småsatelliten är resultatet av ett samarbete över Kvarken. Den visar också att erövringen av rymden inte bara är något för rymdsupermakter.

Assistant professor Maria Ehrnström-Fuente's current research project "Worlds in transition" focuses on what "economics" really is from an ecological perspective. This was also the starting point for a panel discussion during the Science Carnival in Vaasa on 19.11.2021.

A course ideated, planned and taught by students is currently taking place for the first time in Hanken’s history. The course Sustainable Venture Creation enables students to develop ventures that work towards the UN’s sustainable development goals.

How to speed up the growth in Finland? This was discussed at the traditional seminar Toppsemi, which was held at The Swedish School of Economics Hanken in Helsinki on 26 October. "We cannot only distribute the cake, but it must be made to grow, and this requires structural societal reforms that make Finland attractive to investors”, the event's keynote speaker Björn Wahlroos stated.

On 19–20 November, researchers in different disciplines will be discussing some of the latest scientific findings and fascinating research projects in the centre of Vaasa. All the universities and universities of applied sciences in Vaasa will contribute to this science celebration of rare proportions, organised jointly with the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland.

Big questions such as decolonization, the relevance of research to the global south, and the future of work, were on the agenda of the fourth Responsible Organising conference, held at Hanken on the 28th of April.

Stora frågor såsom avkolonisering, forskningens relevans för det södra halvklotet samt det framtida arbetslivet stod på agendan på den fjärde Responsible Organising-konferensen som ordandes online på Hanken i slutet av april.

The Finnish Innovation Index (FII), developed jointly with the Norwegian School of Economics, offers Finnish consumers the opportunity, for the first time, to evaluate the innovativeness of companies selling services and products. The results of the survey were published on a webinar broadcasted from Hanken the 17 June. The event will be annual.

Researchers at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics have found that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines protect both vaccinated individuals and their unvaccinated adult household members against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

The Association of MBAs (AMBA) announced on 25 May 2021 that the Hanken School of Economics' Executive MBA programme receives extended accreditation for the next five years. Hanken has been AMBA-accredited since 2008.

Association of MBAs (AMBA) meddelade 25 maj 2021 att Hanken Svenska handelshögskolans Executive MBA-program får fortsatt ackreditering för fem år framåt. Hanken har varit AMBA-ackrediterad sedan år 2008.

The working population is decreasing and at the same time, artificial intelligence brings radical changes to our working lives.

Den arbetsföra befolkningen minskar och artificiell intelligens håller på att ändra arbetslivet radikalt.

The topic “Sustainability In The Banking Industry” was of great interest to researchers, alumni and students on Hanken’s Finance Day this year. The annual event was held online for the second consecutive year on 17th March 2021 and fully booked.

Business decision-makers ranked Hanken & SSE Executive Education number one in many of the criteria in the annual Taloustutkimus' business image survey.

Quantum is a versatile meeting place that offers access to company and financial databases and allows for the handling of big data. Modern technology makes it possible to stream all classes and other events, as well as allowing for keeping up with real-time financial news. Quantum, made possible by donations, opened in February 2020.

Consumers' choices will have a strong impact on the future development in society. It is, however, still too early to say which of the changes in behavior caused by the corona pandemic will persist. This was stated by the panelists in the discussion "Sustainable Strategies in Turbulent Times - Key Factors for Renewal", which was broadcasted online from Hanken on 11 November.

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.

The panelists in the discussion “What is happening? – The impact of the US presidential elections” at Hanken raised uncertainty as top priority in both Trump’s election period and next week’s elections.

Paneldeltagarna i diskussionen “What is happening? – The impact of the US presidential elections” på Hanken var eniga om att osäkerhet har präglat både Trumps valperiod och nästa veckas val.

This year, Hankendagen was held online for the first time with almost 400 participants in the audience. The event was broadcasted from Vasa where the celebration of Hanken Vasa’s 40th anniversary was highlighted throughout the event.

Hankendagen hölls i år för första gången online med närmare 400 deltagare i publiken. Speciellt i år var också att Hanken i Vasa, där sändningen spelades in, i höst firar 40-årsjubileum – något som uppmärksammades både i tal och genom videohälsningar från Hankenalumner i Vasa.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected economics on all levels in society. In order to ensure a more resilient and flexible society in the future it’s important for countries not to isolate themselves, but rather to take global regulatory actions through international agreements and that applies as much to fighting pandemics and climate change, said Topi Miettinen, Professor at Hanken School of Economics, during an online event at Hanken.

Covid-19-pandemin har påverkat ekonomin på alla nivåer i samhället. För att säkerställa ett mer resilient och flexibelt samhälle i framtiden är det viktigt att länder inte isolerar sig utan snarare vidtar globala reglerande åtgärder genom internationella avtal. Det här gäller likaväl kampen mot pandemier som klimatförändringar, sade Topi Miettinen, professor vid Hanken, under ett online-evenemang som ordnades på högskolan.

On 8 November 2019 Hanken signed the Climate Emergency Letter, an initiative started by SDG Accord - the university and college sector's collective response to the global goals - ahead of the COP25 Meeting in Madrid in December.

Hanken joined SuomiAreena in Pori with a debate about the importance of research based decision-making in society.

Hanken deltog i SuomiAreena i Björneborg med en frågesport och en paneldebatt om den vetenskapliga forskningens betydelse för beslutsfattandet i samhället. Här kan du testa hur du hade klarat dig i panelen!

The Academy of Finland granted Hanken 0.5 million euro in profiling funding. The funding enables Hanken to further strengthen the research profile in its strategy and reinforces the framework conditions for high-quality research.

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.

Jiekai Zhang has been appointed assistant professor in competition economics and empirical industrial organization at the Helsinki GSE.

En artikel av Hankenforskaren Maria Törnroos och Hanken-affilierade forskaren Paula Koskinen Sandberg har nominerats till priset 2019 WES SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence.

Hanken’s four new Areas of Strength are Competition Economics and Service Strategy, Financial Management, Accounting and Governance, Responsible Organising, and Leading People for Growth and Well-being.

During World Economic Forum (WEF) Business Lead will be showcased, and Hanken School of Economics Rector Karen Spens will participate in a panel debate, concerning impact investment at the annual Swedish lunch event.

The strategy at Hanken aims at educating responsible professionals and integrating sustainability in everything we are doing. To this end, Hanken is organising a unique week on the UN Sustainable Development Goals 13-21.11.2018.

Hankens strategi innefattar målsättningen att utbilda ansvarsfulla experter och integrera hållbarhet i all verksamhet. Därför arrangerar Hanken en unik vecka för att uppmärksamma FN:s globala mål för hållbar utveckling 13-21.11.2018.

Money follows the best people and ideas, said Professor Bengt Holmström in the opening ceremony of Helsinki GSE. Professor Jean Tirole expected courage from politicians to admit that preventing climate change will require financial investment.

New research suggests that a democratization of the market economy is necessary for sustainable development. In order to tackle e.g. climate change and inequality, traditionally powerless actors need to participate in market organising processes.

The Hanken Board had its meeting on 14 December and decided on admissions quotas, budget and fundraising.

In the current strategy, Hanken 2025, the areas of strength-policy plays an important role and a new evaluation of research will be conducted during spring 2018.

I högskolans nya strategi, Hanken 2025, spelar högskolans styrkeområden en viktig roll och en ny forskningsutvärdering genomförs våren 2018.

This question will be explored from different angles at Responsible Organising - A Stakeholder Conference, co-organised by three research institutes, CCR, GODESS and HUMLOG on November 13th, at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki.

Since 2015, the Academy of Finland has provided special competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles, also to Hanken.

Minister of Education Sanni Grahn-Laasonen has appointed Anne Brunila, Professor of Practice at Hanken, as Chair of a panel that will try to envisage the ever-changing needs within education.

Undervisningsminister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen har utnämnt Hankens Professor of Practice Anne Brunila till ordförande för en framtidspanel vars uppgift är att förutse de förändringsbehov som berör utbildningen.

Publication Forum (in Finnish: JUFO) is a rating and classification system to support the quality assessment of research output and operates under the auspices of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV).

Publikationsforumet (Julkaisufoorumi, JUFO) verkar i anslutning till Vetenskapliga samfundens delegation (VSD) och bedömer forskningsorganisationernas vetenskapliga publikationsverksamhet både kvalitativt och kvantitativt.

The Academy of Finland has awarded Hanken 1.5 million euro in profiling funding for the period 2017-2021. The funding will be directed to strengthening cross-disciplinary research.

Financial Times rankings 2017: Hanken & SSE Executive Education is still the Nordic champion in its field as part of Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) while advancing its position in the global ranking.

Financial Times ranking 2017: Hanken & SSE Executive Education är fortfarande nordiska mästare på sitt område som en del av Handelshögskolan i Stockholm. Positionen i den globala rankingen förbättrades.

Around 80 participants from around the world will converge at Hanken to present and share knowledge related to the conference theme “Making Corporate Responsibility useful”.

I vetenskapstävlingen Helsinki Challenge kan du vinna 375 000 euro för att förverkliga din idé för ett mera hållbart samhälle.

The Association of MBAs has awarded Hanken’s Executive MBA Programme continued accreditation for the next five years.

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.