Responding to globalization: strategies and management for

competitiveness

 

Description of the project

The RESPONSE project is a TEKES funded research project “RESPONSE / Operations location decisions” conducted in parallel with the International Business faculty of the Helsinki School of Economics. The whole project studies, in cooperation with Iittala, Helkama Velox, Honkarakenne, Kone, Nokia, Perlos, and Wärtsilä, how the globalization phenomena has affected the competitiveness of Finland based technology and knowledge intensive firms, and how these firms have responded to perceived environmental opportunities and threats that can be linked to the globalization phenomenon. The HSE team emphasizes strategic management aspects while the HUT/BIT team studies operation location decisions of firms.

 

Duration

1st July 2006 – 31st December 2008

 

Project Manager

Kari Jussila

 

People

Kari Jussila

Marja Blomqvist

Michael Gylling

 

Research Partners

Helsinki School of Economics

 

Companies

Iittala Oy

Helkama Velox Oy

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

 

Funding

The project is mostly funded by Tekes with a share of 270.000 €. Other parties contribute each with a share of 10.000 €.

 

Budget

300.000 €