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The new face of university–business cooperation in Finland
2016
This paper analyses the development of university-business cooperation (UBC) in Finland in the context of the University Reform Act of 2009, drawing on the experience of four universities: Aalto University, University of Jyvaskyla, University of Turku, and Lappeenranta University of Technology. Six UBC dimensions are examined: institutional context, stakeholders, motivations, facilitators/inhibitors, benefits, and drawbacks. We find that UBC, while a relatively recent process, is growing fast in dynamic local innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. The University Act of 2009 had an uneven effect on the six UBC dimensions, with the most visible impact being manifested on motivations. Aal…
Le rôle des outils de mesure de la performance environnementale : le cas des audits et indicateurs environnementaux dans dix entreprises françaises c…
2009
International audience; La performance environnementale est un sujet d'actualité pour les chercheurs en sciences de gestion. Depuis la loi NRE, elle constitue l'une des préoccupations majeures des dirigeants d'entreprises. Pour évaluer cette performance, ceux-ci sont de plus en plus nombreux à adopter des outils de gestion préconisés par les normes ISO 14000, tels que les audits et les indicateurs environnementaux. Il convient alors de s'interroger sur le rôle de ces outils dans les entreprises : répondent-ils à de réels besoins organisationnels ? Ou sont-ils utilisés pour promouvoir l'image des entreprises face aux contraintes institutionnelles de plus en plus fortes ? Cet article tente de…
From Rationality to Emotionally Embedded Relations: Envy as a Signal of Power in Stakeholder Relations
2015
Although stakeholder salience theory has received a great deal of scholarly attention in the business ethics and management literature, the theory has been criticized for overemphasizing rationality in managerial perceptions. We argue that it is important to better understand what socially constructed emotions signal in business relations, and we posit the role of envy as a discursive resource used to signal and construct the asymmetrical power relations between small business owner–managers and their stakeholders. Our study is based on a qualitative study on discursive accounts elicited from 33 interviews with small business owner–managers in Finland. Our study makes two primary contributi…
Työnteijöiden luottamuksen muutokset perheyrityksen sukupolvenvaihdoksessa
2013
Promoting Students’ Health at University: Key Stakeholders, Cooperation, and Network Development
2021
Background: Cooperation among university units is considered a cornerstone for the promotion of students' health. The underlying mechanisms of health-promoting networks at universities have rarely been examined so far. Shedding light on partnerships is generally limited to the naming of allied actors in a network. Objectives and Methods: In this study, we used network analysis intending to visualize and describe the positions and characteristics of the network actors, and examine organizational relationships to determine the characteristics of the complete network. Results: The network analysis at hand provides in-depth insights into university structures promoting students' health comprisi…
IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts
2021
At a global level, the need for energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy sources is evident, as is the crucial role of cities due to the rapid urbanization rate. As a consequence of this, the research work related to Positive Energy Districts (PED) has accelerated in recent years. A common shared definition, as well as technological approaches or methodological issues related to PEDs are still unclear in this development and a global scientific discussion is needed. The International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme (IEA EBC) Annex 83 is the main platform for this international scientific debate and research. This paper describes the challeng…
Complex Authority Network Interactions in the Common Information Sharing Environment
2019
European authorities collaborate as a community toward a coherent approach of situational understanding and open trust base information sharing. Innovation in multi-stakeholder collaboration networks involve complex collaboration between user community members, providing cross-sector, cross-border and cross-authority interaction and information sharing for collaborative situation awareness, and cooperation to increase safety and security. This study analyses data consisting of elements of use cases, collected from EU funded innovation projects. These were placed in a table based on similarity, difference and relevance to produce a classification. The results of this study indicate that use …
Stakeholder anger - negative engagement towards organizations online : a literature review
2014
Sidosryhmien vihaa ja sitoutumista organisaatiota kohtaan on tähän mennessä tutkittu melko vähän erityisesti online-ympäristöissä tapahtuvan viestinnän näkökulmasta. Lisäksi niin kutsutulle negatiiviselle sitoutumiselle ei ole aiemmin annettu tarkkaa määritelmää. On myös mahdollista, että kaikissa organisaatioissa ei ole totuttu käsittelemään vihaisia sidosryhmiä. Edellä mainittuihin lähtökohtiin nojaten tämän teoreettisen tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli havainnollistaa negatiivista sitoutumista ja samalla osoittaa, mistä syistä johtuen sidosryhmät kääntyvät organisaatiota vastaan muuttuen samalla hateholdereiksi. Tutkimus toteutettiin integroituna kirjallisuuskatsauksena ja siinä pyrittiin y…
Towards a more dynamic stakeholder model : Acknowledgning multiple issue arenas
2010
Purpose – The paper suggest that corporate communications is becoming less predictable as interaction with stakeholders is moving from organizational control toward ‘issue arenas’, places of interaction where an issue is discussed by stakeholders and organizations both online and within the traditional media. The role of corporate communications and public relations is broadening beyond the traditional relationship management to issue arena monitoring. Design/methodology/approach – Theoretical approach with six axioms suggested. Findings – Several central theories of corporate communications are combined with issues management and stakeholder theory to argue for a multiplicity of new ‘issue…
Wyzwania dotyczące współpracy interesariuszy na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju transportu w polskich miastach
2016
Specyfika systemów transportowych jako systemów otwartych generujących wiele pozytywnych i negatywnych efektów zewnętrznych sprawia, że oddziałują na nie i znajdują się pod ich wpływem liczne „osoby, grupy i organizacje” określane mianem interesariuszy. Mają oni różne oczekiwania co do efektywności systemów transportowych i jednocześnie w różnym stopniu warunkują efektywność wprowadzonych rozwiązań. Współpraca z interesariuszami uznawana jest współcześnie za jeden z kluczowych czynników wpływających na sukces projektów zrównoważonego transportu. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest wskazanie kluczowych wyzwań dotyczących współpracy interesariuszy w celu kształtowania zrównoważonych systemów tran…