Department of Management Studies
Department of Management Studies
The Department of Management Studies offers a dynamic environment for scholarship and learning, where cutting-edge research underpins high-quality teaching.
The department educates strategic leaders with a strong ethical mindset for the contemporary global business environments. The research is mainly focused on advancing knowledge and critical scholarship in the broader field of management and organization studies.
Research
At the Department of Management Studies, members of faculty carry out their research in multiple areas, collaborating across disciplinary borders with internationally acknowledged scholars from all over the world. The research strategy of the department rests on the discipline’s core strength in understandings of organisational settings as sites, where decisions are made in the face of potentially incompatible demands.
Studies
Events
Impactful research: Introducing the new research projects funded by the Helsinki Capital Region Research Collaboration
Welcome to learn about new research projects funded by cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. The event is organised in Finnish with one project introduction in English.
Learn about ethical review at Aalto University.
Creative entanglements: affective temporalities and spaces for cultivating togetherness
Invitation to the panel discussion
Marsio Presents, 15 April 2026: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI
Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI is a morning event for Aalto educators interested in how AI is reshaping pedagogy. Hear short, concrete cases from colleagues on using AI in teaching, assessment, and course design. Join to gain practical ideas, discuss ethical questions, and reflect together on what meaningful teaching looks like in the age of AI.News
Positive communication and improvisation help build students’ communication skills to meet employer needs
The School of Business redesigned its mandatory first-year communication course
Antti Lähtevänoja, a lecturer in entrepreneurship, draws on his experience as a salesperson and entrepreneur in his teaching
‘It’s fantastic to be able to teach genuinely knowledge-hungry students.’
What motherhood reveals about modern work
Workplace norms still demand that the realities of motherhood are hidden, but organisations must accept that careers now unfold differently, says Professor Taija Turunen.
Women's networks – between symbolism and impact
Women often face the challenge that the networks relevant to them are informal and male‑dominated. These so‑called old boys’ networks can slow down women’s career paths and reinforce existing inequalities.Contact information
We are located in Aalto University School of Business' campus in Otaniemi
Visiting address
Ekonominaukio 1
02150, Espoo
Department administration
Head of the Department: Professor Nina Granqvist
Assistant: Tiia Melander
School of Business
We strive for better business and better society. We excel in education and research with a multidisciplinary approach and in collaboration with our partners.
