15.02.2019 Publikationer Rapporter 88 The Internationalization of R&D Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen Mika The aim of this paper is to broaden the knowledge concerning the development of Finnish firms’ innovation activities. The
12.11.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 87 Finland’s Growth Performance – The Lost Decade and the Prospects in the Near Term Kaitila VilleKauhanen AnttiKuusi TeroLehmus MarkkuMaliranta MikaVihriälä Vesa In the report we analyse the reasons for the weakness of Finland’s economic performance over the past decade and
02.11.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 86 Who Holds the Reins? – Banks in the Crossfire of Global Platforms Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoLähteenmäki Ilkka Banking and financial services have traditionally been a heavily regulated industry where technology alone has not been a sufficient
30.10.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 85 Upworkers in Finland: Survey Results Pajarinen MikaRouvinen PetriClaussen JörgHakanen JariKovalainen AnneKretschmer TobiasPoutanen SeppoSeifried MareikeSeppänen Laura Upwork is the world’s largest online labor market platform connecting clients with freelance professionals from various disciplines ranging from
14.09.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 84 Who Holds the Reins? – Banks in the Crossfire of Global Platforms Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoLähteenmäki Ilkka Banking and financial services have traditionally been a heavily regulated industry where technology alone has not been a sufficient
13.09.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 83 Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Finland Fornaro Paolo Immigrant entrepreneurship is the subject of a prolific economic literature, as well as a source of wide public debate.
09.03.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 82 Economic Dynamics and Changes in Values and Attitudes among Finnish Regions: A Descriptive Analysis Fornaro Paolo Finland is characterized by a substantial heterogeneity across its regions. Key economic indicators, such as the GDP per capita
26.02.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 81 The Application of Artificial Intelligence at Chinese Digital Platform Giants: Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Jia KaiKenney MartinMattila JuriSeppälä Timo The Chinese digital platform giants – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – have quickly risen to be amongst the most
22.01.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 80 Exploitation of Research Findings as a Source of Well-being Kotiranta AnnuTahvanainen Antti-Jussi In Finland, universities have the explicit mandate to support the transformation of high-quality knowledge into profitable business, as well
20.11.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 79 Policy Implications on Company Growth – A Review Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKotiranta AnnuYlhäinen Ilkka This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic
17.11.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 75 Job Banks as Mediators and Employers – A Revised Assessment of the Employment Effect of Job Banks Asplund RitaKauhanen AnttiVanhala Pekka In this report, we re-assess the role of so-called job banks as mediators into the open labour market but
23.10.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 78 Distributed Workflow Management with Smart Contracts Hukkinen TaneliMattila JuriSeppälä Timo This report documents a blockchain application developed for the real estate sector. The application enables distributed workflow management in
13.10.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 77 Productivity Divergence – Frontier Firms vs. the Others Pajarinen MikaRouvinen PetriYlhäinen Ilkka International literature suggests that productivity growth of the global frontier firms – those in the best five percent –
04.10.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 76 Shield the US from Imports! – GDP Impacts on Finland and Other European Union Member States Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi Tero We analyze the value-added impacts of rising (United States) US protectionism on Finland and other European Union (EU) member
02.10.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 74 Roadmap for Renewal: A Shared Platform in the Food Industry Kotiranta AnnuSeppälä TimoTahvanainen Antti-JussiHemminki MarkusMattila JuriSadeoja SamuliTähtinen Tea The majority of digital platform research has focused on consumer-centric platforms. Driven by the vast growth potential of direct
27.09.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 73 The Quality of Management Practices in Finnish Manufacturing Establishments Maliranta MikaOhlsbom Roope There is a lack of comprehensive information on the quality of management in Finland as compared to other countries.
15.06.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 72 The Renewal of Production at the Product Line Level in Finnish Manufacturing Maliranta MikaValmari Nelli We characterize increases and decreases in plant-product -level output sales in the Finnish manufacturing sector during years 2006 to
03.05.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 71 A Blockchain Application in Energy Hukkinen TaneliMattila JuriIlomäki JuusoSeppälä Timo This report documents a blockchain application developed for the energy sector that enables distributed market coordination for decentralized energy
16.02.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 70 Why Have Business Investments Decreased? Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi TeroMaliranta Mika In this study we analyse the development of business investments in Finland and in other countries of comparison on
11.01.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 69 Estonia in Global Value Chains Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiMattila JuriSeppälä Timo In this study, we analyse Estonia’s position in global value chains using World Input-Output Data and firm-level data. We
09.01.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 68 Smart Contracts – How will Blockchain Technology Affect Contractual Practices? Lauslahti KristianMattila JuriSeppälä Timo Unlike conventional contracts established through speech, written words, or actions, smart contracts are algorithmic, self-executing and self-enforcing computer programs.
22.12.2016 Aktuellt Publikationer Rapporter 67 Developments in New Entrepreneurial Activity in Finland Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri About half of all new business activity in Finland can be categorized as being entrepreneurial. The number of this
22.12.2016 Aktuellt Publikationer Rapporter 66 Characteristics of Finnish Startups Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri In this study, we analyze the characteristics and development of Finnish startups based on firm-level data available in public
22.12.2016 Aktuellt Publikationer Rapporter 65 Initial Aspirations, Size, and Being a Limited-liability Company Cause Growth Among Startups Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri In this report, we study the development of Finnish startup firms based on both survey and register data. The
