In line with the internationalisation ambitions of Hanken, academic and administrative staff are offered the opportunity to apply for an Erasmus+ teacher/staff mobility grant at a Hanken partner university within the European Union.

Do you want to keep track of what is happening at Hanken School of Economics? The Hanken Magazine highlights new research and current study issues.

The former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank), Stefan Ingves, sees several global trends affecting the economy that will happen regardless of what we in Finland want and choose. These include climate change, balance changes of financial power with countries growing at different rates, as well as large and growing public debt.

According to the Finnish Innovation Index (FII) BeyondMeat, MeEat and Oatly are the most innovative companies in Finland 2024. The annual FII study, conducted by Hanken School of Economics, lists the most innovative companies and their respective industries according to Finnish consumers.

What motivates people to pay their taxes? And what shapes moral condemnation of tax evasion? New research uncovers the complex moral psychology underlying why people pay taxes or evade them, providing insights for sustaining ethical cooperation as financial technologies evolve.

Our professor, Mika Gabrielsson, shared valuable insights into the publishing process at Hanken, emphasizing high-impact journals and using a case published at the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science as an example.

On a global scale, women are more alerted to social problems and sustainable activities than men. Hanken researchers Man Yang and Eva-Lena Lundgren-Henriksson have interviewed 20 female entrepreneurs in the Ostrobothnia region and the Åland islands to find out how and why they chose to be sustainable entrepreneurs.

Globalt sett är kvinnor mer uppmärksamma på sociala problem och hållbara aktiviteter än män. Hankenforskarna Man Yang och Eva-Lena Lundgren-Henriksson har intervjuat 20 kvinnliga företagare i Österbotten och på Åland för att ta reda på hur och varför de valde att bli hållbara företagare.

Why should we care if some groups want to believe the earth is flat? According to Assistant Professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz at Hanken School of Economics, in a free society, everyone is entitled to their beliefs, even if they are wrong. The problem is not whether the belief is incorrect, but how this group weaponizes beliefs into a conflict meant to undermine democratic governance.

Varför ska vi bry oss om vissa vill tro att jorden är platt? Enligt Carlos Diaz Ruiz, forskardoktor vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken), har alla i ett fritt samhälle rätt till sina övertygelser, även om de är felaktiga. Problemet är inte att övertygelsen är felaktig, utan hur denna grupp använder övertygelsen som ett slagträ för att undergräva demokratin.

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!

At its meeting on 19 April 2023, Hanken's Board elected Professor Mika Gabrielsson as Dean of education. He was elected for a three-year term starting on 1 August 2023. Gabrielsson is currently professor in international business with specialisation in marketing and sales at the University of Eastern Finland.

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.

Alumnus of the year 2023, Kurt Björklund, encourages students to start a job they are passionate about. He believes the alumni have a collective responsibility for maintaining Hanken’s strengths in the future.

Hanken School of Economics has been welcomed as a partner of the European University alliance ENGAGE.EU. The alliance consists of leading European universities in business, economics, and the social sciences, which aims to provide European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle major societal challenges.

Adopt more systematic recruitment processes, quickly implement the EU directive on gender quotas, and a proactive attitude among women. These are some of the recommendations in a new study on how to increase the proportion of women on boards and management teams of publicly traded companies.

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Hanken School of Economics has been granted EUR 171 250 through EU funding to investigate how scientific books could become more openly accessible on the internet.
“Free access often results in a huge increase of readers and even citations”, says associate professor Mikael Laakso.

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.

A new patent protection, called the Unitary Patent, is expected to be introduced in Europe in 2023. This simplified procedure will reduce the cost of patenting in Europe. New research provides insights on how firms and consumers in Europe will be affected by this institutional change.

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.

The first ENGAGE.EU Conference for Early-Stage Researchers and Young Scholars will be hosted by University of National and World Economy (UNWE) at its Conference Centre in Sofia 23-24 of June.

Hanken offers a coaching programme that takes a closer look at how to manage working life expectations, workload, time management and how to learn more about social interaction. The core of the message is how we can create the best working conditions and community possible.

Hanken erbjuder sin personal ett coaching-program som tittar närmare på hur man kan hantera arbetslivets förväntningar, arbetsbelastningen, tidshantering och hur lära sig mera om social interaktion. Kärnan i budskapet är hur vi kan skapa en så bra arbetsvardag och -gemenskap som möjligt.

How can we create an atmosphere that supports teams to be successful? And how to lead an organisation in the middle of change? These were themes that were discussed at Hankendagen this year. The event was broadcasted from Hanken in Helsinki on 8 October with a record audience.

Hanken School of Economics annually appoints the Alumni of the Year, a Hanken Alumnus/Alumna who has been topical in the past year and has received acknowledgement for their engagement in society. The Alumnus/Alumna has also kept contact with Hanken and shown an interest in the development of Hanken after their graduation. This year, Hanken appointed Heidi Schauman as the Alumna of the Year.

After many years in the oil industry, Linda Tallberg changed her career and started researching human-animal relations at work. She is often asked the question: what do animals have to do with business?

Listen to the first discussion in a new series, A Cup of Hanken.

Unequal access to drinking water in different geographical contexts is embedded in political, racialized, classed, and gendered hierarchies. Technologies and innovations aimed at solving drinking water problems only tend to gloss over the bigger issues.

New research shows that individual approaches to value and value creation call for re-learning, re-focusing and re-evaluation in board work.

The number of bankruptcies last year in Finland was lower than during the years leading up to the crisis. Thus, it has previously been predicted that a wave of bankruptcies could strike in the spring of 2021.

There are differences among countries in Europe in how the care work is organized. Care work has traditionally often been regarded as an internal question for families in many countries in Europe.

There is a method for examining how Finnish companies are fulfilling their human rights responsibilities on a yearly basis.

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.

How much scientific, openly published research on the web vanishes? A study on the subject, led by Hanken researcher Mikael Laakso, has been discussed in both Finnish and international media over the past week. Laakso emphasizes that there are economic, technical, as well as social reasons behind the problem of lost research.

We will move from the dominant message logic to a revised logic of learning.

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.

Publish gold and hybrid open access with discounts on APCs and Hanken’s central fund for APCs.

Two new Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) will be going live this spring on the social learning platform Future Learn, with millions of users around the world. The courses are open for anyone and everyone around the world.

Today the word mindfulness is so widely used, that the profundity of this practice is sometimes overlooked. In addition to far reaching well-being benefits, mindfulness can play an important role in both organizational and institutional change.

Three research projects have been granted funding of about 500 000 euros and 270 000 euros per project from Academy of Finland.

Tre forskningsprojekt har beviljats finansiering från Finlands Akademi. Finansieringen är omkring 500 000 euro och 270 000 euro per projekt.

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.

Digital technologies increasingly impact the way we think, feel and behave.

Kun Huang received the European International Women Leadership Award 2019 in the European Parliament in honour of International Women’s Day in Brussels.

My Research is a series of articles presenting the work of doctoral students, working at CERS, Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management at Hanken School of Economics.

The Board of Akava (Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland) has awarded PhD Paula Koskinen Sandberg a research scholarship for her thesis in management and organisation.

The main contracting organisations of the university sector JUKO, Pardia and JHL have issued strike notice on 22.2.2018.

Hanken’s staff is welcome to attend the Hanken Business Forum seminar in the Assembly Hall on 30 January at 3-5 p.m.!

Sometimes it is good to take a break from studying and exercise. UniSport, which is a joint venture by Hanken, the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, offers sports and exercise services to a special price for students at Hanken.

Open Access (OA) is becoming a norm in scholarly publishing. What does the funding organisations require? Has Hanken reached its goal for OA publishing? Open access as a new criteria for the publication awards at Hanken.

Hanken is currently investigating the ruling made by the Supreme Administrative Court to exempt an MBA-programme offered in Finland by a UK-based university in Finland from VAT.

In its meeting on 5 April, the Academic Council (AC) approved of 9 master’s theses. AC noted that the theses tend to build up towards the last meetings of the semester.

The Hanken foundation 'Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan' has decided to award the following persons for their publications 2016

The application period for master's degree programmes in English at Hanken is 1 December 2016; 18 January 2017.

The application period for master’s degree studies at Hanken is 14 December 2015 – 27 January 2016

A study by Hanken information systems researchers Cenyu Shen and Bo-Christer Björk has received coverage in several science magazines.

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.