Department of Management Studies
The Department of Management Studies offers a dynamic environment for scholarship and learning, where cutting-edge research underpins high-quality teaching.
The department educates strategic leaders with a strong ethical mindset for the contemporary global business environments. The research is mainly focused on advancing knowledge and critical scholarship in the broader field of management and organization studies.

Research
At the Department of Management Studies, members of faculty carry out their research in multiple areas, collaborating across disciplinary borders with internationally acknowledged scholars from all over the world. The research strategy of the department rests on the discipline’s core strength in understandings of organisational settings as sites, where decisions are made in the face of potentially incompatible demands.
Research in International Business
International Business - cutting edge in research and teaching

Research in Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship unit offers a unique action-oriented learning experience for Master’s students and a high-quality research programme that contributes to scholarly debates and policy development.

Research in Organization and Management
Organization and Management comprises a broad group of scholars. Research and teaching in the discipline is informed by the recognition of complexities that pluralist demands from multiple stakeholder groups create for management.

Research in Organizational Communication
Research and teaching in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on the social and communicative practices through which organizations, communities, and societies are managed and organized. The unit has a unique research profile in interdisciplinary organizational communication studies.

Studies
International Business, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
The Bachelor’s Programme in International Business provides students with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to build, develop and lead companies on a global scale. A bachelor’s degree in business with an international focus opens up a wide variety of career opportunities across all industries and continents.

International Design Business Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
IDBM is a pioneering and renowned study programme that truly embodies the vision of Aalto by integrating design and technology with global business development. Through transdisciplinary teamwork and real-life business challenges provided by our prominent industry partners, the programme prepares students as the next generation of creative professionals. IDBM is uniquely positioned as the only programme offered in all six schools of Aalto, allowing programme graduates to earn a Master’s degree in either business, design or technology.

Creative Sustainability, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
The Creative Sustainability (CS) programme provides students with the skills and knowledge to address pressing global sustainability challenges through business. Students with different backgrounds are united by the creative solutions, hands-on methodologies and shared values that characterise the programme. Graduates are well-prepared for leadership positions that require harnessing business understanding to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

International Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
The Master’s programme in International Management prepares students to operate responsibly and successfully in influential decision-maker positions in a globalized environment. The programme develops students’ knowledge and skills in strategy, business development, leadership, and cross-cultural understanding. The programme incorporates CEMS Master in International Management.

Sustainable entrepreneurship, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Get the tools to lead sustainable business ventures – and join the race to solve some of the world’s most urgent problems!

Master's Programme in Management and International Business
Programme pages for students

Master's Programme in People Management and Organizational Development
Programme page for students

Strategic management in a changing world, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Strategic Management in a Changing World is a unique Master’s programme that teaches students how to develop effective strategy in a rapidly changing world. Graduates are analytical decision-makers who can identify valuable business opportunities by evaluating of complex global megatrends such as sustainability, digitalization, and globalization. To action these new opportunities, the programme teaches students how to bring an entrepreneurial mindset into their organizations.

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance
Apply now - advance your career with a doctoral degree in business. Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance is a four-year, English-language doctoral programme offered by Aalto University School of Business - one of Europe’s leading business schools. The program provides rigorous, high-quality research training in a collaborative academic culture that values intellectual independence, critical inquiry, and low hierarchy.

People
People in International Business
Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of International Business.

People in Entrepreneurship
Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of Entrepreneurship.

People in Organization and Management
Meet the professors, researchers, doctoral students and staff of Organization and Management.

People in Organizational Communication
Meet the faculty and doctoral researchers of organizational communication.

Department Administration
Meet the Administration of Department of Management Studies

News

Applicants to Master's Programme in Marketing and Master's Programme in International Management can apply for the Pekka Mattila Excellence Scholarship
The Pekka Mattila Excellence Scholarships consist of a €3,000 relocation grant, paid at the beginning of the degree programme
Internationalisation requires leaders to adapt their mental models
To succeed in today’s diverse and fragmented international environment, leaders of Finnish companies need to be able to rethink established mental models and ways of working. Failures can challenge ingrained assumptions and spark change.
Training offered in AI in research, data visualisation, cyber security + more – register now!
New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2025 are open.
Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers
Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part in hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science.Events

International Open Access Week 2025
International Open Access Week will be held 20 – 26 October. Check Aalto’s programme!Aalto AI Talks: Studying and Teaching with AI 21.10.2025
Studying and Teaching with AI: challenges and opportunities
Current trends in open access publishing: Introduction to Rights Retention Strategy (RRS), Oct 21, 2025
Learn about the Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) with experts from Legal and Research Services.
'Better Business — Better Society: Markkinointi tänään' seminar
Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series offers opportunities to learn about and discuss current societally important topics monthly.Contact information
We are located in Aalto University School of Business' campus in Otaniemi
Visiting address
Ekonominaukio 1
02150, Espoo
Department administration
Head of the Department: Professor Nina Granqvist
Assistant: Tiia Melander
School of Business
We strive for better business and better society. We excel in education and research with a multidisciplinary approach and in collaboration with our partners.
