Our latest research news | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/514276/feed News listing en Researchers warn that skill erosion caused by AI could have a devastating and lasting impact on businesses – but it may already be too late /en/news/researchers-warn-that-skill-erosion-caused-by-ai-could-have-a-devastating-and-lasting-impact-on Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:54:16 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1336647 at /en Two experts in cognitive automation told us how AI is hollowing out expertise and what safeguards organizations need to adopt Digitalisation and AI aaltobizresearch digitalisation artificial intelligence Research & Art Kuvituskuva: tekoälyn sormet hiipivät näppäimistölle, ihmisen osaaminen heikkenee Several School of Business professors among the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2024 /en/news/several-school-of-business-professors-among-the-stanfordelsevier-top-2-scientists-list-2024 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:19:21 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1336639 at /en The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist List is a prestigious annual ranking of scientists who make significant contributions to the advancement of global science Business and economics aaltobizresearch research rankings Research & Art Kuvituskuva: SCIn kristallikukat Aalto Distinguished Professor Otto Toivanen: ‘The best thing is when you find an interesting problem and perhaps even a way to solve it’ /en/news/aalto-distinguished-professor-otto-toivanen-the-best-thing-is-when-you-find-an-interesting-problem Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:33:10 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1334017 at /en Otto Toivanen, Professor of Economics at the School of Business, was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening of the academic year on September 2, 2025. Business and economics Research Careers aaltobizresearch honoured economics Awards and Recognition Research & Art Taloustieteen professori Otto Toivanen AI-on-Demand platform expands to accelerate European AI innovation across research and industry /en/news/ai-on-demand-platform-expands-to-accelerate-european-ai-innovation-across-research-and-industry Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:39:19 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1322577 at /en Aalto University’s Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR) is proud to contribute Research AI aaltobizresearch digitalisation Research & Art AI-on-Demand Pedagogical research on business education is useful for the development of university teaching /en/news/pedagogical-research-on-business-education-is-useful-for-the-development-of-university-teaching Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:32:43 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1309437 at /en The study highlights the importance of appropriate workload and quality of teaching in helping students to adopt a deep learning approach Studies aaltobizresearch aaltobizstudies learning Research & Art Studies Students brainstorming at a whiteboard Research: More than a quarter of companies do not monitor their marketing performance /en/news/research-more-than-a-quarter-of-companies-do-not-monitor-their-marketing-performance Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:13:55 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1306303 at /en Customer satisfaction is also rarely used as a KPI, according to the results of Markkinoinnin tila (the State of Marketing) survey Digitalisation and AI Global business dynamics Research aaltobizresearch analytics marketing Research & Art Kolme ihmistä tekemässä tietotyötä Five things everyone should know about sustainable investing /en/news/five-things-everyone-should-know-about-sustainable-investing Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:29:36 +0000 Minna Hölttä 1305380 at /en Sustainable funds were supposed to be a great solution for both investors and the environment. Things didn’t turn out that way, says Aalto University Professor Vesa Puttonen. Global business dynamics aaltobizresearch sustainability Research & Art Kuvitus maaseudusta, jossa on tuulivoimaloita, autoja, taloja, laiva, kukkia ja lentokone auringon alla. AIS Impact Award 2024 goes to Professor Matti Rossi and his team /en/news/ais-impact-award-2024-goes-to-professor-matti-rossi-and-his-team Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:38:55 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1274326 at /en The team won the award for technological and entrepreneurial impact Honoured Research Department of Information and Service Management aaltobizresearch Awards and Recognition Matti Rossi vastaanotti palkinnon The 50-Year Legacy of EIBA: Shaping International Business Research /en/news/the-50-year-legacy-of-eiba-shaping-international-business-research Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:48:31 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1268681 at /en The European International Business Academy (EIBA) has been pivotal in advancing international business research for the past five decades Business and economics Research aaltobizresearch conferences Research & Art Conference/Photo by The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash School of Business researchers have had the opportunity to share their expertise in top-tier media outlets /en/news/school-of-business-researchers-have-had-the-opportunity-to-share-their-expertise-in-top-tier-media Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:05:10 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1268571 at /en Over the autumn of 2024, the School of Business featured in several publications reaching over 14.2 million potential readers Global business dynamics University aaltobizresearch international media Research & Art The picture shows the School of Business main building on Ekonominaukio 1, Espoo, Finland. EIBA 2024 – “That’s interesting! Rethinking IB research for the next 50 years” /en/news/eiba-2024-thats-interesting-rethinking-ib-research-for-the-next-50-years Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:22:18 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1261456 at /en It’s time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of EIBA (European International Business Academy) and the future of research in the field of IB (International Business) Global business dynamics aaltobizresearch conferences international Research & Art Kuvassa näkyy Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu talvella dronella kuvattuna. Kuvan otti Roope Kiviranta Aalto-yliopistosta. Best Paper Award for Professor Jari Huikku and his colleagues /en/news/best-paper-award-for-professor-jari-huikku-and-his-colleagues Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:47:54 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1256956 at /en The award-winning study investigates which strategic factors influence the use of risk analysis techniques (RATs) Research aaltobizresearch Awards and Recognition Ihmiset seurustelevat ja verkostoituvat valoisassa huoneessa, jossa on pyöreä kattoikkuna. He pitävät juomia ja seisovat pöytien lähellä. 5G in the Era of Geoeconomics: Playbook for Finland? /en/news/5g-in-the-era-of-geoeconomics-playbook-for-finland Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:06:42 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1247081 at /en The CKIR unit of the School of Business and Etla have launched a large-scale Mobile is Global research project to study the impact of geopolitics on Finland's 5G and 6G ecosystem. The project, funded by Business Finland, opens up new opportunities for the development and use of future mobile communications networks. Digitalisation and AI 5G Business Finland Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research CKIR aaltobizresearch Cooperation Research & Art Illustration of the Internet of Things The Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg's Foundation in Finland supports the establishment of professorships at Hanken School of Economics and the School of Business /en/news/the-dr-hc-marcus-wallenbergs-foundation-in-finland-supports-the-establishment-of-professorships-at Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:37:30 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1247076 at /en To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration has decided to support the establishment of two endowed professorships. In addition, the foundation announces that it will significantly increase its annual support for the doctoral programme Kataja. Research aaltobizresearch bizdonorstories University Jacob Wallenberg Men, Swedish speakers and Master's degree holders most likely to own shares in unlisted companies /en/news/men-swedish-speakers-and-masters-degree-holders-most-likely-to-own-shares-in-unlisted-companies Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:23:48 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1241156 at /en The first comprehensive study of Finnish owners of privately held firms found, among other things, that only three per cent of the population own shares in these companies. Research Ownership aaltobizresearch Press releases Research & Art Valkoinen kukka edessä, ihmisiä taustalla The School of Business’ approach to sustainability in business education stands out in Europe /en/news/the-school-of-business-approach-to-sustainability-in-business-education-stands-out-in-europe Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:57:32 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1235851 at /en With over 30-year history of research in sustainability topics, we can back up the classroom experience with top level research, Dean Timo Korkeamäki says Sustainability aaltobizstudies aaltobizsustainability aaltobizresearch sustainability responsibility Research & Art Kolme opiskelijaa ryhmätyön äärellä Auditor's expertise in climate risks affects the quality of the client's climate risk disclosures /en/news/auditors-expertise-in-climate-risks-affects-the-quality-of-the-clients-climate-risk-disclosures Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:27:35 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1234546 at /en The study was carried out in international cooperation with universities from several countries Sustainability aaltobizsustainability aaltobizresearch Research & Art A woman wearing a black jacket sits by a table in room, with sunlight beaming down from the windows above. She sits by the table looking at her laptop while holding onto a pen. A tablet and notebook lay open near the laptop. Pic by Kalle Kataila / Aalto University The doctoral thesis encourages the integration of analytics into the company’s strategy /en/news/the-doctoral-thesis-encourages-the-integration-of-analytics-into-the-companys-strategy Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:31:51 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1218731 at /en The management of analytics and the development of employees' analytics skills are needed to maximize the benefits derived from analytics Digitalisation and AI Research Dissertations aaltobizresearch analytics Research & Art Läppäri. Kuva: Kalle Kataila BIZ Success funding for three excellent projects /en/news/biz-success-funding-for-three-excellent-projects Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:45:28 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1217806 at /en Assistant Professors Ciprian Domnisoru, Iiris Saittakari and Moritz Scherleitner are the owners of the funded research projects Global business dynamics Research aaltobizresearch funded projects fundings Research & Art Aalto-yliopiston liput liehuvat salossa. Kuva: Aino Huovio The Entrepreneurship Research of the Year Award to Professor Ewald Kibler and his research group for their research challenging stereotypes about age and innovation /en/news/the-entrepreneurship-research-of-the-year-award-to-professor-ewald-kibler-and-his-research-group-for Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:07:11 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1214801 at /en The award-winning research shows that market-changing innovations are indeed made by entrepreneurs who later in their careers become entrepreneurs, especially those over 50 Entrepreneurship aaltobizresearch entrepreneurship Awards and Recognition Vuoden Yrittäjyystutkimus -tunnustuspalkinnon jakotilaisuus