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Alumnus Mikko Jääskeläinen: Studying at the School of Business has opened many professional doors
Our alumnus Mikko Jääskeläinen, who majored in Creative Sustainability and also studied finance, ended up working in management consulting after graduation. While in that position, he became fascinated by transport and real estate infrastructure projects, which led him to a job involving urban economy and land use general planning for the City of Helsinki, and from there, a position at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The best parts of his job are the interesting tasks and his knowledgeable colleagues.
100 years since the first professors of business administration started their work
In 1922, Kyösti Järvinen began as the professor of business administration
Alfred Kordelin prize of 50 000 euros to Professor Minna Halme
According to the Prize Committee, Halme’s work has directly contributed towards a more sustainable society
Women imitate masculine traits to be taken seriously as gamers
Women working in the gaming industry feel required to imitate stereotypically masculine personality traits if they want to gain recognition in gaming communities, reveals new research from 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business.
911±¬ÁÏÍø proudly clinches bronze in the CEMS schools’ student feedback
The School of Business’s experienced CEMS team supports students throughout their study programme
Ministry of the Interior: One in three Ukrainians wants to stay in Finland while many are uncertain about the future
The results were analysed by doctoral researcher Anastasiya Koptsyukh from the School of Business and visiting researcher Arseniy Svynarenko from the Finnish Youth Research Society
Eighth Economic Defence Course digged into the topic of risk
For professors at the School of Business, times of radical uncertainty call for efforts to outline alternative scenarios and a critical perspective on talk of a ‘new era’.
If you want to foster peace, study business!
Doctoral researcher Tilman Bauer studies peace at the School of Business. According to him, the purpose of business in society is to promote peace.
A sustainable future needs innovative start-ups
As part of this year’s Estoril Conferences, 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business organised a panel discussion on the topic of ‘Technology through start-ups for a more sustainable business’
Welcome to the research seminar of Organization and Management
The lectures are open to all and free of charge.
Alumnus Tomi Nyman: Sales business is consultative and creative problem solving
Tomi Nyman, who works as National Manager at Hilti, says that social skills and mentality for continuous learning are the most important skills in today’s working life. That’s why the understanding of how I learn is the single most important lesson learnt at university. Nyman’s study combination, Management as a major and Finance as a minor, is especially useful in his current position.
For Planet. For People. For Peace.
Estoril Conferences 2022: An International platform for a global dialogue towards a more inclusive and sustainable world
Can women be leaders?
A column published in the business students' magazine Kylteri describes disdainful attitudes towards female students at the School of Business, even though Aalto has zero tolerance for inappropriate behaviour. What is the situation regarding equality in the School of Business and how could it be improved?
There is more to work than a big salary
A global survey of 4206 professionals found that work-life balance and salary rank equally as top criteria when looking for a new job. However, the choice of a job depends on many other factors as well, says CEMS Aalto alumnus Georg Namuth.
School of Business students took on the recruitment challenges at Konecranes
‘Project results will be used to build, sharpen, and target our ongoing and future recruitment campaigns for technicians’
How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!
The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
Women and networking - career promotion or toasting with sparkling wine?
Unwarranted modesty and fear of being saddled with a debt of gratitude prevent women from networking effectively, new research says.
Alumnus Atte Hujanen: I have been an entrepreneur all my life
‘To succeed and enjoy being an entrepreneur, you need to enjoy unpredictable situations, reacting to them, and overcoming them. If the image of such an everyday life gets a smile on your face day after day, then entrepreneurship may be for you,’ thinks Atte Hujanen, the founder of the karaoke streaming service Singa.
All the employees at Posti to see themselves as participants in the company’s story
Two students at the School of Business examined how early deliverers experience participation in the new strategy of Posti
