Doctoral Theses 

Each year, 10–15 graduate students defend their doctoral theses at Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku. The majority of doctoral theses completed these days at TSE are in English.

It is typical of these theses that their research data are gathered from one or more target organizations representing business life.

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Turku School of Economics doctoral theses in 2012:

• 17.2.2012 Aleksandra Maslowska: Studies on Institutions and Central Bank Independence
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  17.2.2012 Salla Laasonen: Corporate responsibility guaranteed by dialogue? Examining the relationship between nongovernmental organizations and busines
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• 20.1.2012 Katja Heikkilä: Russian public officials in Finnish MNC business network
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• 20.12.2011 Samuli Leppälä: Essays in the Economics of Knowledge
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• 10.12.2011 Ville Korpela: Four essays on implementation theory
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• 9.12.2011 Nina Stenström-Iivarinen: The communication of strategically significant topics in business-to-business relationships: An empirical study in the electronics manufacturing industry
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• 5.12.2011 Jouni Suominen: Kohti oppivaa organisaatiota – konstruktion muodostaminen johtamisen ja oppimisen välisistä riippuvuussuhteista
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• 28.10.2011 Leena Aarikka-Stenroos: Reference communication and third actors in the initiation of business relationship
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• 7.10.2011 Arto Kuuluvainen: Dynamic capabilities in the international growth of small and medium-sized firms
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• 17.6.2011 Helena Keinänen: Algorithms for coalitional games
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• 3.6.2011 Matti Mäntymäki: Continuous Use and Purchasing Behaviour in Social Virtual Worlds
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• 29.4.2011 Marjo Kumpula: Vakuutusalan työn sisältö ja työntekijöiden ammatti-identiteetin muovautuvuus. Vakuutusvirkailijasta finanssialan myyjäksi
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Turku School of Economics doctoral theses in 2010:

• 17.12.2010 Harri Virolainen: ”Kai sitä ihminen on vaan semmoinen laumaeläin” - Virtuaalisen tiimin ilmapiiri 
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• 17.12.2010 Hongxiu Li: E-service continuance intention: An insight into online travel services in China
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• 3.12.2010 Tomi Kortela: The intertemporal choice of households under incomplete markets in general equilibriu
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• 26.11.2010 Antti Fredriksson: Soft and hard information in bank-firm relationships - The effect of relationship intensity and reporting conservatism on loan pricing and relationship value
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• 16.4.2010 Arja Lemmetyinen: The coordination of cooperation in tourism business networks
  
  
• 26.3.2010 Markus Vinnari: The Past, Present and Future of Eating Meat in Finland
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• 29.1.2010 Juha V. Virtanen: JOHTAJANA SAIRAALASSA. Johtajan toimintakenttä julkisessa erikoissairaalassa keskijohtoon ja ylimpään johtoon kuuluvien lääkäri- ja hoitajataustaisten johtajien näkökulmasta.
  
  
• 15.1.2010 Pikka-Maaria Laine: Toimijuus strategiakäytännöissä: Diskurssi- ja käytäntöteoreettisia avauksia.

Turku School of Economics doctoral theses from the years 2004–2009.