Our research is grounded in the in-depth knowledge of eleven disciplines which is combined in multidisciplinary research projects dealing with global grand challenges. These include, for example, responsible future business, geopolitics and global business, economic policy and markets, and artificial intelligence and future technologies in business.
Research focus areas
This focus area addresses the multifaceted ethical, responsibility, and sustainability issues within our discipline. The planetary perspective emphasises the deep interconnectedness between humanity and nature as the foundation of our holistic well-being.
Research seeks solutions that ensure a viable future within the limits of our planet's carrying capacity.
Research analyses the impact of geopolitical tensions, global trade policies, and security issues on international business. The focus includes intelligence research as part of a broader strategic analysis of the security environment. As a specialised field, sea and maritime business is studied through multidisciplinary collaboration.
The goal is to understand supply chain resilience and the prerequisites for business in an unstable world.
This focus area examines the opportunities and challenges created by AI, digitalisation, and data-driven approaches in business. Research delves into the ethical utilisation of emerging technologies, new value creation, and the transformation of work.
The goal is to support organisational renewal and responsible decision-making amidst technological change.
This focus area examines the changing nature of work and the expertise it demands. The redistribution of leadership, power, and responsibility positions in working life also necessitates a re-evaluation of individual roles and agency. As the future of work places new expectations on the individual, these growing demands can lead to strain and challenge individual resilience.
Research examines the balance between these factors and identifies ways to support well-being within evolving organisations.
This theme focuses on value creation within diverse business networks and how this creation of value shapes markets, customer experiences, and consumption. Research delves into the platform economy and broader business renewal amidst global challenges and industry disruptions.
The goal is to enhance the understanding of collaborative markets and generate societal impact.
This focus area provides analytical insights into market functions and the impact of economic policies across different levels of society. Research covers financial market dynamics, political economy, and public sector steering mechanisms.
The goal is to support stable economic development and evidence-based decision-making in a changing economic landscape.
Interdisiplinary research platforms
The aim of the Laboratory of Business Disruption Research is to to create new understanding and business tools to forge business disruptions. Key themes include foresight on development trends, artificial intelligence and machine learning, block chain, pricing innovations, competition methods, platform economy, change in ecosystems, and organisation management in disruptive business environment.
The business partners are Aller Media Oy, Bayer Nordic SE, Oy IBM Finland Ab, OP Ryhmä, PwC, Rolls-Royce Oy Ab, and Valmet Automotive Oy.
Laboratory of Business Disruption Research is part of the Center for Collaborative Research -unit which operates at the interface of academic research and companies’ and other organizations’ need for knowledge. They also develop deep collaboration between TSE, companies, other research organizations and the public sector.
Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) works with a transdisciplinary approach in an international environment. The cornerstones of our activities are on developing academic futures studies, critical interdisciplinary research, high quality education, strategic and business foresight and insightfully produced futures knowledge.
Digital Futures (DF) is one of the research profiles in the University of Turku accelerated by the Academy of Finland. It aims to build unique potential for leading edge digitalisation research by strengthening innovative research and intensifying collaboration. Digital Futures is designing a living lab platform to facilitate the exploration of digitalisation, experimentation with digital resources and collaboration with colleagues. The platform offers support to activities that focus on Ideas and New Research, Data, and Teaching. The platform is open to all researchers and students in the University of Turku as well as to interested partners elsewhere.
See more http://digitalfutures.fi/
Maritime@TSE Research Platform will connect units and researchers at Turku School of Economics into a collaboration network producing international research in e.g. marine logistics, digitalisation of marine sector, regulations, business models and value chain themes in marine economics in close co-operation with business and authorities.
TSE collaborates actively in several UTU-driven joint research platforms, such as:
- Artificial Intelligence Academy, AIA
- Centre for Education and Research on Social and Health Services (Sote-akatemia)
- Turku Centre for Labour Studies, TCLS
- Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, TIAS
- Flavoria living lab: Food experience centre