NEWSLETTER 4-16 FROM HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Stepping up to responsibility One of the key characteristics of Hanken is social responsibility. For us, this means promoting integration, openness and inclusion, in both our research and education, but also in our own activities. To strengthen research in these areas, Hanken has founded two new research and development institutes in collaboration with both national and international partners. One of the new institutes (CCR) focuses on corporate responsibility issues and the other (GODESS) on inclusiveness and social sustainability. Both centres are unique as they combine researchers from a variety of disciplines and institutions, dealing with research questions on burning issues in business and society. In education, Hanken continues to integrate the UN principles of responsible management education (PRME) throughout the curriculum. By doing so, we wish to raise a generation of business students with the ability to act responsibly and think analytically
and critically – abilities that will be needed in a world characterised by uncertainty and fastpaced change. We also take our own role as a socially responsible actor seriously, for example by facilitating the integration of asylum seekers through courses on Finnish business culture and offering direct pathways to Finnish businesses through mentoring and internships. Our hope is that even more universities step up to the challenge of social responsibility!
M I N N A M A RT I K A I N EN D E A N O F E D U C AT I O N
NEW RESEARCH CENTRES LAUNCHED In aiming at strengthening its position within the field of corporate responsibility and social sustainability, Hanken has launched two new research institutes. In September Hanken School of Economics and University of Helsinki founded a joint research and development institute, Centre for Corporate Responsibility (CCR). The aim of the centre is to enhance collaborative and cross-disciplinary research centering on business, politics and society. CCR also promotes socially, economically and environmentally sustainable development of Finnish businesses through high-quality research in close cooperation with firms, NGO’s, and research institutions. In November the new research and development institute GODESS (Gender, Organisation, Diversity, Equality and Social Sustainability in Transnational Times) was launched. The institute creates a crossdepartmental and cross-university community and aims to facilitate interventions and innovations in organizations that place gender, diversity, equality and social sustainability at the centre. The institutional partners of GODESS are Hanken, Jyväskylä University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
TORGET AND HANKEN BUSINESS LAB OPENED THEIR DOORS On 11 October Hanken Business Lab was officially launched. It is situated in the so called Torget, a brand-new co-working space where Hanken students, alumni, faculty and staff as well as other collaboration partners can meet up at any time. Business Lab Director Markus Wartiovaara introduced the first companies and organisations that intend to develop their operations at Hanken Business Lab. Present was also Hanken’s newly appointed Executive-in-Residence Henrik Steinbrecher who has a long career as partner at PwC, where he has been in charge of the Middle Market global operations.
HANKEN BUSINESS LEAD PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED On 25 October the Business Lead programme for asylum seekers came to completion with a diploma ceremony. Participants, mentors and company representatives shared their experiences of the programme. Through the programme, the participants and the partner companies got to know another culture and expanded their world view. Programme participants challenged existing company practices and gave managers a reason to reflect on activities in their respective companies. The Business Lead Programme was designed to empower the participants and help them take charge of their own future and their professional development. Participants also learned more about European and Finnish culture and working life in order to make it easier to adapt and integrate.
CO-OPERATION WITH HARVARD Finnish business schools co-operate with top American universities through the Nordic Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR). On 19 October the network opened its facilities on the Harvard University campus. The network enables visits from researchers, funds post-doctoral researchers and organises workshops and seminars. The Louise and Göran Ehrnrooth Foundation has approved three years of financial support to SCANCOR’s co-operation with Harvard University. “The funding from the Foundation enables long-term co-operation with researchers from the world’s top universities,” said Professor Sören Kock.
THE ANNUAL “HANKENDAGEN” The global atmosphere and entrepreneurial spirit in the Vaasa region laid the foundation for this year’s homecoming day, “Hankendagen”. The event gathered some 100 alumni at Hanken in Vaasa. The panelists and speakers all had solid backgrounds in entrepreneurship from companies such as Baltic Yachts, There Corporation, UpCode and The Switch. The keynote speaker, Stefan Hyttfors, is an acclaimed futurist and writer who focuses on disruptive technologies, behavioural change and next-generation leadership. The Alumnus of the Year was also announced – Business Advisor Nina Ingves.
CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH CEIPI IPR University Center, hosted by Hanken School of Economics, and Center of International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) at University of Strasbourg have signed a co-operation agreement in September. The co-operation was agreed upon last year when CEIPI Director Christophe Geiger visited Hanken. CEIPI, working closely with University of Strasbourg, is one of the leading research organisations in intellectual property rights in Europe. The plan for co-operation includes student and research exchange and several educational programmes in IPR.
NEW PROFESSOR IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION
HUMLOG INSTITUTE AND UNHCR SIGN PROJECT PARTNERSHIP The HUMLOG Institute, a division of Hanken School of Economics, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a Project Partnership Agreement to develop three modules on Supply Chain Management for UNHCR. The modules are scheduled to be developed in late 2016. The signing of this agreement establishes Hanken School of Economics as UNHCR’s Partner for the development of educational materials for the Certification Programme of Supply Chain Management. “This is an immense honour and we are glad to take on this responsibility,” said Ira Haavisto, Director of the HUMLOG Institute.
PhD Janne Tienari has been appointed Professor of Management and Organisation. His term of office began on 1 November 2016. In addition to his professorship he will also be involved in the GODESS research institute at Hanken. Tienari previously worked as professor of Organisations and Management at Aalto University School of Business. Professor Tienari has a Doctor of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration from Helsinki School of Economics. His main research focus lies on strategy work, organisational change and gender research. He has also authored several popular books for a broader audience. Tienari was elected Researcher of the Year at Aalto University School of Economics in 2010.
US ELECTION DEBATES AT HANKEN Hanken hosted two discussions on the US November presidential elections. The first debate featured presentations from both sides of the current election. Scott Klug (Rep.) and Larry La Rocco (Dem.) are both active in the business world and also former Members of Congress. The second discussion was an election-day analysis by Rick Dunham, Anne Mathias and Charly Salonius-Pasternak. The experts tried to analyse which way the polls were pointing and what possible implications the alternative scenarios would have in a Finnish context.
MENTOR PROGRAMME EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR
HANKEN AT A GLANCE
This academic year, Hanken launched three mentorship programmes with a total of 53 mentor pairs, two in Helsinki and one in Vaasa. The programmes allow a Hanken alumnus with an established position in working life to share his or her experiences with a Hanken student. Topics typically discussed are studies, career and expectations in general.
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