THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION (GRAMO)

The graduate school of management and organization (GRAMO) operates as a networking platform connecting academics in the field of management and organization in Finland. GRAMO aims to become an internationally recognized and connected network of management scholars. In particular, GRAMO supports doctoral students in management and organization in Finland via focused courses as well as annual tutorials.

The main themes included in the remit of GRAMO are:

a) strategic management
b) management organization studies
c) entrepreneurship
d) human resource management
d) innovation management
e) responsible management

The repertoire of activities undertaken by GRAMO includes:

1. organizing intensive doctoral courses and tutorials
2. managing the graduate school programme
3. acting as tutors in committees for individual doctoral projects
4. hosting international scholars and doctoral students
5. organizing thematic research groups and their workshops
6. fostering national network connections to other research groups and institutions

The board members are:

- Satu Teerikangas, University of Turku (chair)
- Ewald Kibler, Aalto University
- Janne Tienari, Hanken School of Economics
- Kirsimarja Blomqvist, LUT university
- Johanna Kujala, Tampere University
- Hanna Lehtimäki, University of Eastern Finland
- Marjo Siltaoja, University of Jyväskylä
- Vesa Puhakka, University of Oulu
- Marko Kohtamäki, University of Vaasa
- Anette Hallin, Åbo Akademi University