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Kristiina Mäkelä

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Provost of Aalto University. Professor of International Business. 

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Assistant Pia Holmberg, e-mail pia.holmberg@aalto.fi, tel. +358405421546

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Dipoli, Otakaari 24
02150
Espoo
Finland

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PL / PO Box 18000
00076
Aalto
Finland

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Degrees:

PhD (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 2006

MSc (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 1993

MSc (Sports Administration), University of Jyväskylä, 1994

 

Work experience:

Aalto University, 2012 - ongoing

Hanken School of Economics, 2006-2012

Helsinki School of Economics, doctoral researcher, 2002-2006

Procter & Gamble (Finland, Sweden and UK), 1993-2002

 

Teaching:

International human resource management

International management

International business

Human resource management

Research methods

 

Major research projects:

Academy of Finland -financed project "Brave New HR: Digitaization of People Management", 2016-2020 (Principal Investigator)

Tekes-financed project “MatchDesign: Collaborative Designs for Value Creation beyond Boundaries”, 2015-2017 (Principal Investigator).

Academy of Finlad -financed project "Influence without authority: Examining the Agency and Actions of Human Resource Professionals", 2013-2017 (Operative Project Leader).

Academy of Finland –financed project “Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Firms: Linking Interpersonal and Organizational Levels”, 2009-2011 (Principal Investigator)

Academy of Finland –financed project “HRM in Multinational Corporations”, 2008-2011 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Global Leadership Challenge”, 2008-2010 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Competence Management Across Borders”, 2006-2008 (senior team member)

 

International experience:

Nord-IB (Nordic Research School for International Business), Head of the Program Sept 2014-

Johannes Keppler University, Linz, Austria, visiting teaching fellow, 2010-2016

Henley School of Management at Reading University, Reading, UK, visiting lecturer, 2008-2009

Advanced Institute of Management, London, UK, visiting researcher in the project "Technology Commercialization in University-Business Relationships", 2005-2008

 

Awards:

CEMS GLOBAL ALLIANCE, 2016. Global Management Practice course awarded 2nd best in the global CEMS network (including top business schools of 30 countries), based on student evaluations. 

EMERALD PUBLISHING, Anaheim, Aug 2016
CITATION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE BEST 2013 PAPER IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Björkman, Ehrnrooth, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius (2013): “Talent or Not? Employee Reactions to Talent Identification”. 
 
JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, New Orleans, June 2016
BEST REVIEWER PRIZE
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Vancouver, Aug, 2015
FINALIST FOR BEST CONVENTION PAPER AWARD IN THE HR DIVISION 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Ehrnrooth, Björkman, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius: “Letting the chosen ones know: The psychological effects of talent status self-awareness”
 
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, Brussels, Dec 2014
ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT FINALIST
 
AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Sept 5, 2014
RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR 2014
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Philadelphia, Aug 1-6, 2014
FINALIST FOR ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORY (OMT) DIVISION BEST INTERNATIONAL PAPER AWARD
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Kauppila, O.-P., Bizzi, L., Mäkelä, K. & Obstfeld, D.: “Connecting and Creating: Tertius   Iungens, Individual Creativity, and Strategic Decision Processes”
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Montreal, Aug 6-10, 2010
DOUGLAS NIGH MEMORIAL BEST PAPER FINALIST
IMD SKOLKOVO BEST PAPER OF EMERGING MARKETS FINALIST
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Barner-Rasmussen, W., Ehrnrooth, M., Koveshnikov, A. & Mäkelä, K.: 
“Linchpins of the multinational: Functions, resources and types of boundary spanners 
in multinational corporations”
 
EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES ASSOCIATION IN MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EDAMBA), Newcastle, Sept 1, 2008
BEST DOCTORAL THESIS
 
HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, Helsinki, Aug 30, 2007
AWARD FOR A PARTICULARLY HIGH-QUALITY DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, 
Picked as one of the three best Dissertations defended in Helsinki School of Economics
in 2006
 
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, London, April13-14, 2007
BEST PAPER AWARD
Mäkelä, K.:“Sharing Knowing: Crossing Cognitive Boundaries within the MNC”
 
8TH VAASA CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Vaasa, Aug 21-23, 2005
BEST DOCTORAL PAPER
 
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bath,UK, April 8-9, 2005
BEST NEW DOCTORAL WORK
 

 

CV

Degrees:

PhD (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 2006

MSc (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 1993

MSc (Sports Administration), University of Jyväskylä, 1994

 

Work experience:

Aalto University, 2012 - ongoing

Hanken School of Economics, 2006-2012

Helsinki School of Economics, doctoral researcher, 2002-2006

Procter & Gamble (Finland, Sweden and UK), 1993-2002

 

Teaching:

International human resource management

International management

International business

Human resource management

Research methods

 

Major research projects:

Academy of Finland -financed project "Brave New HR: Digitaization of People Management", 2016-2020 (Principal Investigator)

Tekes-financed project “MatchDesign: Collaborative Designs for Value Creation beyond Boundaries”, 2015-2017 (Principal Investigator).

Academy of Finlad -financed project "Influence without authority: Examining the Agency and Actions of Human Resource Professionals", 2013-2017 (Operative Project Leader).

Academy of Finland –financed project “Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Firms: Linking Interpersonal and Organizational Levels”, 2009-2011 (Principal Investigator)

Academy of Finland –financed project “HRM in Multinational Corporations”, 2008-2011 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Global Leadership Challenge”, 2008-2010 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Competence Management Across Borders”, 2006-2008 (senior team member)

 

International experience:

Nord-IB (Nordic Research School for International Business), Head of the Program Sept 2014-

Johannes Keppler University, Linz, Austria, visiting teaching fellow, 2010-2016

Henley School of Management at Reading University, Reading, UK, visiting lecturer, 2008-2009

Advanced Institute of Management, London, UK, visiting researcher in the project "Technology Commercialization in University-Business Relationships", 2005-2008

 

Awards:

CEMS GLOBAL ALLIANCE, 2016. Global Management Practice course awarded 2nd best in the global CEMS network (including top business schools of 30 countries), based on student evaluations. 

EMERALD PUBLISHING, Anaheim, Aug 2016
CITATION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE BEST 2013 PAPER IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Björkman, Ehrnrooth, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius (2013): “Talent or Not? Employee Reactions to Talent Identification”. 
 
JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, New Orleans, June 2016
BEST REVIEWER PRIZE
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Vancouver, Aug, 2015
FINALIST FOR BEST CONVENTION PAPER AWARD IN THE HR DIVISION 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Ehrnrooth, Björkman, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius: “Letting the chosen ones know: The psychological effects of talent status self-awareness”
 
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, Brussels, Dec 2014
ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT FINALIST
 
AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Sept 5, 2014
RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR 2014
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Philadelphia, Aug 1-6, 2014
FINALIST FOR ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORY (OMT) DIVISION BEST INTERNATIONAL PAPER AWARD
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Kauppila, O.-P., Bizzi, L., Mäkelä, K. & Obstfeld, D.: “Connecting and Creating: Tertius   Iungens, Individual Creativity, and Strategic Decision Processes”
 
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Montreal, Aug 6-10, 2010
DOUGLAS NIGH MEMORIAL BEST PAPER FINALIST
IMD SKOLKOVO BEST PAPER OF EMERGING MARKETS FINALIST
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS
Barner-Rasmussen, W., Ehrnrooth, M., Koveshnikov, A. & Mäkelä, K.: 
“Linchpins of the multinational: Functions, resources and types of boundary spanners 
in multinational corporations”
 
EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES ASSOCIATION IN MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EDAMBA), Newcastle, Sept 1, 2008
BEST DOCTORAL THESIS
 
HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, Helsinki, Aug 30, 2007
AWARD FOR A PARTICULARLY HIGH-QUALITY DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, 
Picked as one of the three best Dissertations defended in Helsinki School of Economics
in 2006
 
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, London, April13-14, 2007
BEST PAPER AWARD
Mäkelä, K.:“Sharing Knowing: Crossing Cognitive Boundaries within the MNC”
 
8TH VAASA CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Vaasa, Aug 21-23, 2005
BEST DOCTORAL PAPER
 
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bath,UK, April 8-9, 2005
BEST NEW DOCTORAL WORK
 

 

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