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Employer branding as a form of sport event sponsorship : the case of a multinational industrial firm
2017
The growth of new industry sectors and the ascent of burgeoning economies have increased competition between companies to secure a skilled workforce. To ensure competitiveness in these rapidly changing markets, companies have striven to build successful branding strategies. Although employer branding is becoming a popular trend in the world of practicing managers and scholars, perspectives are still evolving. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of employer branding from the perspective of a business-to-business (B2B) multinational company´s (thereafter, “the case company”) current employees. In this study, a sport sponsorship project acted as an employer branding acti…
Effect of temperature on the release of carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde incorporated into polymeric systems to control growth and biofilms ofEscherichia…
2015
This study assessed the effect of temperature on the release of essential oil components incorporated by melt compounding into polymeric films. Specifically, polyethylene-co-vinylacetate (EVA) films containing carvacrol (CAR) and cinnamaldehyde (ALD), alone and in combination, were prepared and their surface and mechanical properties and antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated. The addition of ALD and CAR did not provoke variation in the surface morphology of EVA and allowed their delivery. At 37°C, films containing CAR, ALD or their combination (25+75%) were found to have the strongest bactericidal effect, whereas at lower t…
Control of biofilm formation by poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate films incorporating nisin.
2010
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of poly-ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) films incorporating different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5% and 1%) of nisin on the biofilm-forming ability of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644, Staphylococcus aureus 815 and Staphylococ-cus epidermidis ATCC 35984. Nisin was incorporated into two grades of EVA (EVA14 and EVA28) in the melt during a common film-blowing operation. The efficacy of EVA/nisin films was evaluated by biofilm biomass measurements and Live/Dead staining in combination with fluorescence microscopy. In order to evaluate whether the nisin incorporation could modify the film surface properties, contact angle measurements and scanning e…
Work-related stress of elementary school principals in Finland: Coping strategies and support
2021
The present study aimed to investigate elementary school principals’ self-reported causes of work-related stress, their coping strategies to deal with stress and the support they need for their leadership. Seventy-six principals filled in the questionnaire, which included open-ended questions. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results showed that the main sources of stress were workload, interpersonal conflicts, a lack of resources and internal pressures. Moreover, principals used emotion-focused, problem-focused and social coping to deal with stress. Additionally, principals reported a need for problem-focused support and social support for their leadership. T…
Employee Age and Company Performance: An Integrated Model of Aging and Human Resource Management Practices
2016
This study investigated the relationships among company average age, company work ability, and company performance by examining (a) the effects of employee average use of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) personal strategies and high-involvement work practices (HIWPs) on employee work ability; (b) the buffering effects of both employee average use of SOC and HIWPs on the negative relationship between company-level average age of employees and employee work ability; and (c) the link between company average age and company performance as mediated by company work ability. Analysis was conducted on data from 70 Finnish companies in the retail and metal industries and their 889 em…
Asukasosallisuus alueiden kehittämisessä : näennäisestä rituaalista jatkuvaan vuorovaikutukseen
2022
Osallistuminen oman asuinalueen kehittämiseen on kansalaisille vapaaehtoista, mutta virkamiehille osa työtä ja sen tavoitteita. Millaisia haasteita kuntien ja kaupunkien toteuttamaan asukasosallisuuteen liittyy, ja miten vuoropuhelusta asukkaiden kanssa tulee rakentavaa ja hedelmällistä? nonPeerReviewed
Varttuneet kuluttajat ja wellness-teknologia : kehon arvottamisesta kohti omaehtoista käyttäjäkokemusta
2017
Yli 50-vuotiaat, varttuneet kuluttajat, ovat ostovoimainen ryhmä, jolla on mahdollisuus panostaa myös vapaa-aikaan. Kyseisen ikäryhmän sisäisiä eroja kulutuskäyttäytymisessä on kuitenkin tutkittu toistaiseksi vähän. Tässä tutkimuksessa selvitimme klusterianalyysin avulla, millaisia kuluttajaryhmiä varttuneiden kuluttajien joukosta löytyy vapaa-ajan kulutuksen suhteen. Lisäksi tarkastelimme, onko löytyneiden klustereiden välillä eroja hyvinvoinnissa. Tutkimuksessa käytettiin Suomi 2014 – Kulutus ja elämäntapa -tutkimuksen aineistoa 50–74-vuotiaiden (N=760) osalta. Klusterianalyysin perusteella varttuneet kuluttajat jakaantuivat kuuteen ryhmään vapaa-ajan kulutuksensa suhteen: säästeliäisiin,…
Liiketoimintaprosessien analysointi : avainsuorituskykyindikaattorit analytiikan tukena
2015
Nykypäivän kiihtyvässä globalisaatiossa yritykset ja organisaatiot muokkaavat toimintojaan prosessiorientoituneeksi. Tämä organisaatiorakenteen muutos eroaa huomattavasti perinteisestä organisaatiomallista. Prosessiorientoituneen organisaation ytimenä toimivat liiketoimintaprosessit, jotka tuottavat yrityksen liiketoiminnan tuotteita ja palveluja. Tästä syystä liiketoimintaprosessit ovat nykyisten organisaatioiden keskeisimpiä toimintoja, joita tulee tarkkailla ja analysoida. Analysoinnin avulla pyritään ennustamaan ja tehostamaan liiketoimintaprosesseja erilaisin metodein. Analysoinnissa on tärkeää kiinnittää huomiota liiketoimintaprosessien suorituskykyyn. Suorituskykyä voidaan mitata eri…
Sustainability in executive remuneration : A missing link towards more sustainable firms?
2021
This paper contributes by showing simultaneously the interlinked challenges of sustainability-based (based on long-term economic, social and environmental targets) executive remuneration and the problems of transparency in remuneration reporting. Our empirical data, analyzed using qualitative content analysis, consists of the published remuneration statements and sustainability reports of 43 Finnish companies reporting according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. Our results indicate that comprehensive sustainability remuneration is still rare in Finnish large companies: long-term financial targets are implemented at most companies, but social or environmental targets were …
Sustainable Innovation: A Competitive Advantage for Innovation Ecosystems
2015
In this article, we elaborate the emerging concept of sustainable innovation and analyze the relevance of innovation as a means to solve wicked problems and enhancing sustainable well-being. We also examine the changing conditions for innovation creation: building global knowledge hubs and local innovation ecosystems. As a result, the drivers of innovation and opportunities to utilize the untapped innovation potential of people outside traditional innovation contexts are expanded and diversified. Ultimately, the success of sustainable innovation constitutes its impact on the well-being of people and vice versa: sustainable well-being is an important source of innovation and growth. The arti…