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Vaasan yliopiston väitöskirjat julkaistaan Acta Wasaensia -sarjassa.
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Valorizing human capital for dynamic organizations through the triad of training-competency modeling-participation
(Vaasan yliopisto, 30.12.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaOrganizations operating in a business environment, characterized by market changes and knowledge-based competition, need to develop capabilities to accumulate, integrate and renew knowledge and resources in order to remain ... -
Renewable thermal energy sources : sediment and asphalt energy applications in an urban northern environment
(Vaasan yliopisto, 08.12.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis thesis evaluates if novel shallow geothermal energy, specifically geoenergy sources under sediment and asphalt layer, are viable and usable in Finnish climate conditions. The research consists of case studies implemented ... -
Ecosystem-based development in the transition of fourth industrial revolution
(Vaasan yliopisto, 27.11.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaSocieties around the globe are facing enormous changes based on new technologies and an exponential growth in the amount of data. At the same time, we are facing the “wicked” problems of world, like climate change, population ... -
Research on discretion in accounting : Evidence from the adoption of IAS 19R
(Vaasan yliopisto, 27.11.2020)
MonografiaväitöskirjaThis dissertation examines the discretionary accounting choices using the setting of IAS 19R employee benefits, which replaced the IAS 19 in 2013. More specifically, two main changes under the IAS 19R have been investigated: ... -
Exhaust Particle Numbers of High- and Medium-Speed Diesel Engines with Renewable and Recycled Fuels
(30.10.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThe number of exhaust particles emitted from non-road diesel engines is regulated worldwide. This dissertation aimed to evaluate how different alternative fuels affect the exhaust particle number in high- and medium-speed ... -
Contextualizing leadership : An examination of Leader-Member Exchange relationships in the challenging contexts of a new leader, negative events and globalized work
(Vaasan yliopisto, 13.10.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis dissertation examines leader-follower relationships in challenging situations, dissected through the contextuality of leadership. These different contexts are defined as follows: the context of a new leader entering ... -
Entrepreneurial intention, behavior and entrepreneurship education : A longitudinal approach
(Vaasan yliopisto, 02.11.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaEntrepreneurship is an important factor in the society creating well-being, new jobs and seeking opportunities to change the world we live in. While entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurship education are both widely ... -
Knowledge management approach for sustainable waste management: evolving a conceptual framework
(Vaasan yliopisto, 02.10.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaWaste management is a global issue requiring radical change. Radical change for waste management can be achieved through the application of knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches. This dissertation develops a ... -
Fair Value Appraisal and Financial Reporting
(Vaasan yliopisto, 10 / 2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis thesis analyzes phenomena that occur when financial reporting on real estate companies located in the European Union is published under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The first and second essays ... -
Corporate strategy implementation : how strategic plans become individual strategic actions across organizational levels of the MNC
(Vaasan yliopisto, 18.09.2020)
MonografiaväitöskirjaManagers often cite strategy implementation as the number one challenge in strategic management. Nevertheless, the topic has attracted relatively little attention, and particularly so from the perspective of how individual ... -
How to apply technology, knowledge and operations decision models for strategically sustainable resource allocation?
(Vaasan yliopisto, 18.06.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaTechnology is a primary source of competitive advantage that can help a firm to outperform its competitors if the firm’s technology strategy is aligned with its overall business strategy. Because firms’ resources are limited ... -
Essays on Financial Connectedness
(Vaasan yliopisto, 05.06.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis thesis analyzes financial connectedness from different perspectives in four essays. The first essay studies whether the subprime mortgage crisis and European debt crisis intensified the connectedness effect on the ... -
Hyvinvoinnin toivottu tulevaisuus : tarkastelussa kompleksisuus, antisipaatio ja osallisuus
(Vaasan yliopisto, 24.03.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaTyön teoreettinen viitekehys muodostuu kompleksisuusajattelusta, osallisuudesta ja sen taustalla vaikuttavasta deliberatiivisesta demokratiateoriasta sekä tuoreesta, tulevaisuuksientutkimuksen alalle sijoittuvasta ... -
Expatriation of Dual-Career Couples
(Vaasan yliopisto, 06.03.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis manuscript focuses on the growing phenomenon of expatriation among dual-career couples, where both partners are physically and psychologically committed to their work. Due to both the changing nature of the current ... -
Turning Points of Food/Waste : Tracing Actors, Relations and Practice-networks in a Retail Setting
(Vaasan yliopisto, 18.02.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThe purpose of the research is to build a systemic perspective on the network of food turning into waste in a retail setting. Approximately one third of the food produced for consumption is wasted each year. This is ... -
Persoonallinen ajattelu päättelyssä ja päätöksenteossa
(Vaasan yliopisto, 21.02.2020)
MonografiaväitöskirjaTämä tutkimus kohdistuu yksilön kognitiiviseen karttaan tukeutuvaan persoonalliseen ajatteluun ja sen vaikutuksiin päätelmien tuottamisessa ja päätöksenteossa. Tutkijan tavoitteena oli tässä filosofian tutkimuksessa pyrkiä ... -
The Challenges of Public Organisations in Coordinating Smart Specialisation and a Connectivity Model as One Solution
(Vaasan yliopisto, 13.01.2020)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaThis study focuses on the challenges of public organisations, as smart specialisation has put them in a mediating role in innovation activities. This change forces public actors to take their place among already established ... -
Kynnyksen yli : julkisoikeudellinen tutkimus vanhuspalvelujen saamisen edellytyksistä
(Vaasan yliopisto, 10.12.2019)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaTutkimus käsittelee vanhuspalveluihin pääsyn oikeudellisia edellytyksiä. Kohteena ovat vanhuspalvelujen myöntämistä koskevat menettelysäännökset sekä säännösten toimeenpano kunnallisten soveltamisohjeiden kautta tarkasteltuna. ... -
Managing Circular Business Models : Essays on Customer Value Creation, Dynamic Capabilities and Value Networks in the Circular Economy
(Vaasan yliopisto, 09.12.2019)
doctoralThesisOur current production and consumption patterns heavily rely on limited natural resources and simultaneously produce negative externalities in the shape of waste and pollution. In order to become future-fit, business models ... -
Toward a greener globe : In the pursuit of culturally embedded pathways to sustainable consumption
(Vaasan yliopisto, 03.12.2019)
ArtikkeliväitöskirjaConsumers may enjoy the pleasure of preventing environmental degradation by purchasing environmentally friendly products. However, sustainable consumption is complex type of decision-making, and “greening” the consumption ...
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