Projects per year
Organisation profile
Our research group turns food for thought into action. We consider our food-research to be an interdisciplinary challenge toward a sustainable future, in social, economic, and environmental terms. We therefore aim to contribute toward a better understanding of managerial, economic and behavioural issues in food systems, their firms and managers, focusing on three themes. First, the role, functioning and sustainability of food value chains and regional firm clusters, with a focus on inter-firm alliance management, regional specialization and a life-cycle perspective of assessing environmental issues. Second, we aim to improve our understanding of sustainability in the context of network structures and network dynamics, considering not only individual-level networks but also organizational networks and their embedded norms (social capital). Third, we take issue at innovation in food systems, focusing on the management and performance of both organizational innovations and information sharing in food systems. To address these three areas, we combine our backgrounds in economics, management and psychology, attempting to apply both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Fields of Science
- 512 Business and Management
- Organizational Performance
- Food Business
- Social Capital
- 511 Economics
- Food Economics
- Social Networks and Sustainability in Agri-Food Value Chains
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Hannele Suvanto
- Ruralia Institute, Seinäjoki - Doctoral Researcher
- Management & Organizations For Sustainable Food Systems
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, UH , Extern
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Tuija Virtanen
- Department of Economics and Management - University Lecturer, Title of Docent
- Consumer Studies Research Group
- Management & Organizations For Sustainable Food Systems
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
Equipment
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Head of research group, Management & Organizations For Sustainable Food Systems
Prof. Bodo Steiner, PhD (Manager)
Department of Economics and ManagementFacility/equipment: Core Facility
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Supply chains and integrated steps towards sustainability reporting
Virtanen, T., Suutari, M. & Tuomaala, M.
01/01/2015 → …
Project: Research project
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Sustainability: target accountability and target measurability
Chakhovich, T. & Virtanen, T.
01/01/2013 → …
Project: Research project
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The determinants of and tools for accounting student’s learning in bachelor thesis seminar
Virtanen, T. & Miihkinen, A.
01/01/2012 → …
Project: Research project
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The Success of Complex Private/Public Innovation Projects – Ecosystem Perspective
Ojala, H., Penttinen, E., Collis, J. & Virtanen, T.
01/01/2011 → …
Project: Research project
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YDIRE– Through cooperation and digitalisation towards resilience in short food supply chains
Gaiani, S., Suvanto, H., Alasentie, I. H. & Suvanto, H.
01/01/2022 → 31/08/2023
Project: EU funding
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Publications
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Accountability for sustainability: An institutional entrepreneur as the representative of future stakeholders
Chakhovich, T. & Virtanen, T., Mar 2023, In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 91, 23 p., 102399 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Do informal institutions matter for the economic resilience of European regions? a study of the post-2008 shock
Prodi, E., Ghinoi, S., Rubini, L. & Silvestri, F., Apr 2023, In: Economia politica. 40, 1, p. 189-223 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epas-menu Etelä-Pohjanmaalta: Tapas menu from South Ostrobothnia – a collaboration between food companies
Meriläinen, H. & Suvanto, H., 2023, 8 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Expert knowledge and social innovation: analysing policy debates in Japan
Ghinoi, S. & Omori, M., 15 Feb 2023, In: Journal of social entrepreneurship. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Family firm network strategies in regional clusters: evidence from Italy
Ghinoi, S., De Vita, R., Steiner, PhD, P. B. & Sinatra, A., 29 Mar 2023, In: Small Business Economics. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin yhteistyön edistäminen elintarvikealalla
Leena Viitaharju (Speaker) & Hannele Suvanto (Speaker)
31 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin yhteistyön edistäminen elintarvikealalla
Leena Viitaharju (Speaker) & Hannele Suvanto (Speaker)
28 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Tulevaisuusherkkä yritys on muutosjoustava
Hannele Marja Kristiina Suvanto (Speaker)
30 Aug 2023 → 31 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Kumppanuusmaatalous – yhdessä yhteisönä tai bisnestä puutarhasta
Hannele Suvanto (Speaker)
6 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Tule keskustelemaan ja edistämään lähiruoan mahdollisuuksia julkisissa hankinnoissa - Alavus
Leena Viitaharju (Member of organizing committee), Hannele Suvanto (Member of organizing committee) & Ada Trogen (Member of organizing committee)
28 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Prizes
Press/Media
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Maukasta, tuoretta ja läheltä – suoramyynti ja kumppanuusmaatalous kasvattavat suosiotaan
11/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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