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Advancing the practice and theory of strategy, the research group draws from the strategy and organization theory. The research program studies strategies, processes and practices within organizations, but also in networks and value systems. The research program conducts rigorous empirical studies, practical and collaborative company projects, and managerially relevant teaching in Strategic Business Development master program, and Levon institute’s Executive MBA Programs.
The researchers of the SBD research group contribute to teaching in Strategic Business Development eductation:
To advance the theoretical developments in strategy, we draw from our firm-level collaborations, and collaborative research projects. During the past 20 years, we have conducted large number of research and company development projects. Typically, our work with companies involve strategy-related business development research. In times, we faciliate workshops, craft strategic analysis, analyze and develop customer and supplier relationships, and help companies to facilitate business development. In many occasion, our work is participative involving personnel at different organizational levels.
Doctoral students in Strategic Business Development are trained to develop scientific research but also to solve challenging business problems. All our professors, assistant professors and PhD students also work with companies as advisors, consultants and researchers. Our doctoral students follow the Doctoral Programme in Business Studies. More information about this programme (study guide, how to apply) can be found here.
SBD program is directed by Professor Marko Kohtamäki
One of the top strategy research groups in Europe focusing on technology firms.
The mission of our research group:
To solve strategic problems
To develop strategic competencies
In contribution to theory and practice of strategy
In the strategic business development programme, we study the strategies, processes and practices in organizations, but also in networks and value systems. In our work, we conduct rigorous empirical studies, practical and collaborative company projects, and managerially relevant teaching. Our research program focuses on four particular themes:
During the past few years, members of the research group have published tens of studies in distinguished international journals such as Strategic Management Journal, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Long Range Planning, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, Technovation, amongst others.
The groups research on digital servitization concentrates on the following themes:
The groups research on Platforms and ecosystems concentrates on the following themes:
The groups research on sustainability concentrates on the following themes:
Lafuente, Esteban; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Leiva, Juan Carlos, 2024, Small business economics, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/s11187-024-00889-0, D6 Edited professional book
Narayan, Rumy; Laine-Kronberg, Annika, 2024, Šilenskytė Aušrinė; Cordova Miguel; Schmitz Marina A; Toh Soo Min, The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education, The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education, 127-145, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5_7, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Šilenskytė, Aušrinė; Rašković, Matevž, 2024, Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R.R., Boussebaa, M., Fletcher, M., International Business and SDG 8: Exploring the Relationship between the IB and Society, The Academy of International Business, 299-318, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-46802-5_15, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Hellström, Magnus; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Schwartz, Henry; Tsvetkova, Anastasia; Syed, Hammad Ul Haq, 2024, Marine policy, 160, 105997, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105997, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Kohtamäki, Marko; Bhandari, Krishna Raj; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Ranta, Mikko, 2024, Technovation, 129, 102907, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102907, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Tsvetkova, Anastasia; Hellström, Magnus; Schwartz, Henry; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Syed, Hammad, 2024, Marine policy, 161, 106002, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.106002, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Shen, Lei; Shi, Qingyue; Parida, Vinit; Jovanovic, Marin, 2024, Journal of business research, 173, 114463, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114463, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Madanaguli, Arun; Sjödin, David; Parida, Vinit; Mikalef, Patrick, 2024, Technological forecasting and social change, 200, 123189, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.123189, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Takala, Minna; Tukiainen, Taina; Salminen, Vesa; Sarkkinen, Jyri, 2023, Salminen, Vesa, Human Factors, Business Management and Society, AHFE international, 97, 40-49, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.54941/ahfe1003881, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Takala, Minna; Tukiainen, Taina, 2023, Salminen, Vesa, Human Factors, Business Management and Society, AHFE international, 97, 1-10, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.54941/ahfe1003877, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Huikkola, Tuomas; Kohtamäki, Marko; Makkonen, Hannu, 2023, Bigdeli, Ali; Kohtamäki, Marko; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Baines, Tim, Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference: The Role of Servitization in Grand Challenges, 137-144, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Abed Alghani, Khaled; Kohtamäki, Marko, 2023, Bigdeli, Ali; Kohtamäki, Marko; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Baines, Tim, Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference: The Role of Servitization in Grand Challenges, 161-175, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Tukiainen, Taina, 2023, Martinez, Ricardo; Reviglio, Pietro, Urban recovery watch: Empowering cities in the EU green and digital transition, 69-78, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Haefner, Naomi; Parida, Vinit; Gassmann, Oliver; Wincent, Joakim, 2023, Technological forecasting and social change, 197, 122878, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122878, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Eriksson, Victor; Holma, Anne-Maria; Lind, Frida, 2023, Lyng, Reidar; Bennedsen, Jens; Bettaieb, Lamjed; Bodsberg, Nils Rune; Edström, Kristina; Guðjónsdóttir, María Sigríður; Roslöf, Janne; Solbjørg, Ole K.; Øien, Geir, The 19th CDIO International Conference: Proceedings - Full Papers, Proceedings of the International CDIO Conference, 567-580, 168, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Naeem, Rimsha; Kohtamäki, Marko; Parida, Vinit, 2023, Bigdeli, Ali; Kohtamäki, Marko; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Baines, Tim, Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference, Abstract
Macher, Georg; Narayan, Rumy; Dragicevic, Nikolina; Leino, Tiina; Veledar, Omar, 2023, Yilmaz, Murat; Clarke, Paul; Riel, Andreas; Messnarz, Richard, Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement: 30th European Conference, EuroSPI 2023, Grenoble, France, August 30 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part II, Communications in computer and information science, 1891, 275–286, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-42310-9_20, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Talaoui, Yassine; Kohtamäki, Marko; Ranta, Mikko; Paroutis, Sotirios, 2023, Long range planning, 56, 2, 102290, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.lrp.2022.102290, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Brekke, Thomas; Lenka, Sambit; Kohtamäki, Marko; Parida, Vinit; Solem, Birgit Andrine Apenes, 2023, Review of managerial science, 18, Published: 15 May 2023, 385–412, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/s11846-023-00641-0, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Rabetino, Rodrigo; Kohtamäki, Marko; Rahman, Nayeem; Huikkola, Tuomas, 2023, 2023 International Conference on Future Energy Solutions (FES), HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/fes57669.2023.10182564, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Rajala, Anni; Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire, 2023, Journal of business and industrial marketing, 38, 13, 15-30, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1108/JBIM-01-2022-0024, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Tuomi, Ville; Selvan, Kannan; Warraich, Tayyab; Ranta, Mikko; Huculak, Elina; Haq, Hafiz; Kohtamäki, Marko; Välisuo, Petri; Nousiainen, Essi; Haveri, Johanna; Kuusniemi, Heidi; Laakso, Mari, 2023, MMM:n julkaisuja, 18, D4 Published development or research report or study
Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire, 2023, Industrial management and data systems, 123, 8, 2128-2149, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1108/IMDS-01-2023-0013, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Narayan, Rumy, 2023, Acta wasaensia, 504, G5 Doctoral dissertation (articles)
Rajala, Anni; Kohtamäki, Marko; Tidström, Annika, 2023, Acta wasaensia, 502, 113, D6 Edited professional book
Vuorinen, Tero; Huikkola, Tuomas, 2023, D5 Textbook, professional manual or guide, dictionary
Pak, Yekaterina, 2023, Acta wasaensia, 521, 1-162, G5 Doctoral dissertation (articles)
Šilenskytė, Aušrinė, 2023, Henry Stewart Talks, The Business & Management Collection, I1 Audiovisual publication
Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Tuurinkoski, Emmi; Rajala, Anni; Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire, 2023, Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Viljamaa, Anmari; Karvonen, Minna, Yhteistyöstä etumatkaa: Liiketalouden kokoomateos 2023, Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B: Raportteja ja selvityksiä, 185, 82-91, D2 Article in a professional book
Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire, 2023, Acta wasaensia, 513, G5 Doctoral dissertation (articles)
Dziubaniuk, Olga; Ivanova-Gongne, Maria; Narayan, Rumy, 2023, Arte, Pratik; Wang, Yi; Dowie, Cheryl; Elo, Maria; Laasonen, Salla, Sustainable International Business: Smart Strategies for Business and Society, Contributions to Management Science, 433–458, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-43785-4_18, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Rabetino, Rodrigo; Kohtamäki, Marko; Huikkola, Tuomas, 2023, Journal of service management, Article publication date: 19 September 2023, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1108/JOSM-12-2022-0375, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Burström, Thommie; Lahti, Tom; Parida, Vinit; Wartiovaara, Markus; Wincent, Joakim, 2023, Journal of business research, 157, 113605, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113605, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Garcia Martin, Patricia Carolina; Sjödin, David; Nair, Sujith; Parida, Vinit, 2023, Industry and innovation, Published online: 29 Mar 2023, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1080/13662716.2023.2189091, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Sjödin, David; Parida, Vinit; Kohtamäki, Marko, 2023, Technological forecasting and social change, 197, 122903, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122903, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Madanaguli, Arun; Parida, Vinit; Sjödin, David; Oghazi, Pejvak, 2023, Technological forecasting and social change, 194, 122606, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122606, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Shen, Lei; Sun, Wanqin; Parida, Vinit, 2023, Technological forecasting and social change, 191, 122478, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122478, A2 Review article in a scientific journal (peer-reviewed)
Lafuente, Esteban; Vaillant, Yancy; Rabetino, Rodrigo, 2023, Technovation, 125, 102772, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102772, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Mikalef, Patrick; Islam, Najmul; Parida, Vinit; Singh, Harkamaljit; Altwaijry, Najwa, 2023, Journal of business research, 164, 113998, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113998, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Ojha, Divesh; Patel, Pankaj C.; Parida, Vinit, 2023, International journal of information management, 73, 12, 102657, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102657, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Thomson, Linus; Sjödin, David; Parida, Vinit; Jovanovic, Marin, 2023, Technovation, 126, 8, 102815, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102815, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Kohtamäki, Marko; Rabetino, Rodrigo; Huikkola, Tuomas, 2023, Industrial marketing management, 110, 68-84, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.02.011, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Ahsan, Jaweria; Šilenskytė, Aušrinė , 2023, Gupta, Ashish; Gupta, Suraksha; Kumar, Jitender , Managing and Strategising Global Business in Crisis : Resolution, Resilience and Reformation, 209-225, Chapter 15, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.4324/9781003295068-18, A3 Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
Palmié, Maximilian; Parida, Vinit; Mader, Anna; Wincent, Joakim, 2023, Journal of business research, 158, 113630, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113630, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Einola, Suvi; Kohtamäki, Marko; Kinnunen, Marina; Berg, Päivi, 2023, Hallinnon tutkimus, 42, 2, 131-148, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.37450/ht.122449, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Bencsik, Barbara; Palmie, Maximilian; Parida, Vinit; Wincent, Joakim; Gassmann, Oliver, 2023, Journal of business research, 160, 113757, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113757, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire; Rajala, Anni, 2023, Rajala, Anni; Kohtamäki, Marko; Tidström, Annika, From transactions to partnerships: Essays in honor of Jukka Vesalainen, Acta wasaensia, 502, 33-43, Luku 4, D2 Article in a professional book
Mikalef, Patrick; Sharma, Kshitij; Chatterjee, Sheshadri; Chaudhuri, Ranjan; Parida, Vinit; Gupta, Shivam, 2023, Decision support systems, 175, 12, 114039, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.dss.2023.114039, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Rajala, Anni; Kohtamäki, Marko; Tidström, Annika, 2023, Rajala, Anni; Kohtamäki, Marko; Tidström, Annika, From Transactions to partnerships: Essays in honor of Jukka Vesalainen, Acta wasaensia, 502, 1-9, D2 Article in a professional book
Rajala, Anni; Hautala-Kankaanpää, Tuire, 2023, Academy of Management annual meeting proceedings, 2023, 1, 16854, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.16854abstract, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Madanaguli, Arun; Parida, Vinit; Oghazi, Pejvak; Tran, Phan Kiet, 2023, IEEE transactions on engineering management, Date of Publication: 09 November 2023, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1109/TEM.2023.3327597, A1 Journal article (peer-reviewed)
Narayan, Rumy; Macher, Georg, 2023, Yilmaz, Murat; Clarke, Paul; Riel, Andreas; Messnarz, Richard, Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement: 30th European Conference, EuroSPI 2023, Grenoble, France, August 30 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part II, Communications in computer and information science, 1891, 248-259, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-42310-9_18, A4 Article in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)
Romero, David; Taisch, Marco; Acerbi, Federica; Khan, Muztoba Ahmad; Andersen, Ann-Louise; Arioli, Veronica; Bressanelli, Gianmarco; Chari, Arpita; Frank, Alejandro German; Ebel, Martin; Gonzales, Clarissa; Hankammer, Stephan; Lenz, Jürgen; May, Gókan; Medini, Khaled; Mendez, Glauco; Müller, Juliane; Naeem, Rimsha; Rakić, Slavko; SalaRoberto; Stoll, Oliver; Wang, Hao; Wuest, Thorsten, 2023, 102, D4 Published development or research report or study
Naeem, Rimsha; Kohtamäki, Marko, 2023, Book of Abstracts. 10th International Conference on Business Servitization (ICBS 2023), 23-26, HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3926/serv2023, Abstract
Kohtamäki, Marko; Brekke, Thomas; Naeem, Rimsha; Sjödin, David; Parida, Vinit, 2023, Book of Abstracts. 10th International Conference on Business Servitization (ICBS 2023), 228-232, Abstract