Last year Hanken committed to be carbon neutral by 2030. As a step towards that goal, Hanken has now compensated for its calculated emissions from 2019.
You often hear people criticize scientific articles saying that they rarely address genuinely managerially relevant and topical issues let alone offer recommendations for how to deal with these.
Leadership is about vision, common sense and focusing on achieving something; however, leadership ultimately is about people. That is why it is good to spend time with people from different backgrounds - you always learn something new from them, said Helsinki Mayor and Honorary Doctor at Hanken, Jan Vapaavuori, in his speech to Hanken students on 9 October 2020.
Finland should draw up a plan as soon as possible on how to attract the best talent to Finland, says Bengt Holmström, Professor of Economics, in an online interview with Baba Lybeck.
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.
Hanken Professor Christian Grönroos has been ranked as number two among marketing researchers, according to a study by researchers from Stanford university, published in the prestigious scientific journal PLOS Biology.
Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics, Gyöngyi Kovács, was interviewed by BBC World News on collaboration and supply chain issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Welcome to participate in Hanken Research Day online on 27 November at 11! This year, the Hanken Foundation Distinguished Fellow and Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström participates in an interview and in addition, four research groups from Hanken present the latest in their covid-19-related research. The interviews and subsequent discussion are led by Baba Lybeck.
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.
Political discussions about whether to merge Hanken in Vaasa with Åbo Akademi University or with the University of Vaasa have been ongoing ever since Hanken in Vaasa was established in 1980. Today Sören Kock, dean and rector’s representative in Vaasa, sees the possibility of Hanken in Vaasa remaining as Hanken in a positive light. “I find it fascinating that a Triple-Crown accredited university manages to operate in two locations,” Kock remarks.
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.
This autumn, Hanken has made further commitments in sustainable development. The School has been accepted as a member of the network Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and now co-hosts the Global Business School Network’s (GBSN) conference.
During Covid-19, discussions are slipping towards confrontation – who is to blame for doing or for not doing something, what is right and what is wrong, what is true and what is not.
In a new conversational podcast, “Sustainability Unwrapped”, researchers from Hanken School of Economics turn to experts outside the academia in order to come up together with solutions to how the world could be made sustainable. The first two episodes were out in the beginning of this week with new episodes every Monday. Two episodes every week will be released until the mid of December.
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.
Christina Dahlblom has been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken’s Department of Management and Organisation as of 3 November 2020. Dahlblom wants to contribute to even tighter networks and dialogues between Hanken and the corporate world, in order to help Hanken continue developing cooperation, research and teaching that brings value to both Hanken, businesses and society.
