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Maija Lähteenkorva

Doctoral dissertation: Sustainability education in business schools can be strengthened through practice-integrated learning and cross-sector collaboration

In her doctoral dissertation, M.Sc. (Econ.) Maija Lähteenkorva examines how sustainability education in business schools can be advanced through practice-integrated learning and cross-sector collaboration.

Iiro Ahomäki

Doctoral dissertation: Information sent to physicians may reduce potentially harmful prescribing of medicines

In his doctoral dissertation, M.Sc. (Econ.) Iiro Ahomäki from Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics (JSBE) investigated the effects of prescription feedback provided by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).

Thanh Nam Vu

Doctoral dissertation: Good ESG Ratings Do Not Guarantee Gains - Nor Losses

M.Sc. (Finance) Thanh Nam Vu examined how incorporating ESG criteria into investment portfolio allocation affects financial returns, challenging prevailing assumptions about the valuation of ESG information in financial markets.

Juha-Antti Lamberg ja Jari Ojala

Finnish study on the decline of Nokia’s mobile phone business draws record readership

The article in Business History has attracted significant interest internationally. It has more than 106,000 unique views to date and is by far the journal’s most frequently read article.

The biodiversity footprint of Finland’s transport system will be assessed

Last year, JYU.Wisdom launched a research project in collaboration with the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom to investigate the biodiversity impacts of the entire Finnish transport system during 2025.

Joint statement from Nordic business schools on AACSB’s recent guideline changes

Education and research should always remain independent of political pressures and uphold the principle of academic freedom for all.

Ida Okkonen

Doctoral dissertation: The examination of ethical challenges of managers through care ethics challenges prevailing notions of leadership and the role of the researcher

In her doctoral dissertation, M.Sc. (Econ.) Ida Okkonen investigated the ethical challenges faced by reception centre managers in their work.

University of Jyväskylä researchers win best article award (2024) from the world's leading business marketing journal

Industrial Marketing Management, the world’s leading business-to-business marketing scientific journal, has awarded the 2024 Best Paper recognition to researchers from the University of Jyväskylä.

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics received AMBA and BGA accreditations for a further five years

The assessments highlighted the effective, pragmatic approach of JSBE’s Executive MBA programme and noted the quality of learning outcomes and effective learning experiences.

Vararehtori Pasi Raiskinmäki

From science to action, from expertise to solutions

Research collaboration brings added value to companies, writes Pasi Raiskinmäki, vice rector responsible for social interaction and and partnerships at the University of Jyväskylä.

The group photo of the KODECET project

JSBE Leads Groundbreaking EU-Funded Initiative to Advance Circular Economy Education in South Asia

JSBE is proud to lead the Knowledge Development for Circular Economy Transition (KODECET) project, a pioneering €790,010 EU-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing circular economy education across South Asia.

Suvi Heikkinen ja Marke Kivijärvi

Promoting social sustainability in elite sports requires a cultural change

The concepts of sustainability and responsibility in sports are here to stay and many sports managers encourage discussions on responsibility, write Suvi Heikkinen and Marke Kivijärvi from the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics.