Helsinki Green Business & Economics Research Alliance

The purpose of our Helsinki Green Business & Economics Research Alliance is to bring together researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry (Dept. of Economics & Management and the Dept of Forest Sciences) for joint research and teaching initiatives. Based on Viikki campus, we provide a unique profile of expertise in the areas of economics, marketing and business management applied to the green economy. Our group applies a versatile set of methodological approaches in the field and in the laboratory.”

Sustainability in organizations: Bodo Steiner, Stefano Ghinoi, Tuija Virtanen,

Our research covers in agri-food-forestry companies from a triple-line bottom perspective.

 

Innovation & Technology: Bodo Steiner, Chiara Lombardini, Pasi Heikkurinen, Petri Parvinen, Stefano Ghinoi

Our research focuses on innovation and novel technologies in agri-food-forestry sectors.

 

Education for sustainability: Chiara Lombardini, Mika Rekola

Our research focuses on educational resources and learning environments for sustainability.

(In alphabetical order)

Prof. Bodo Steiner

• Keywords for research interests: Social Networks, strategic alliances & sustainability in agri-food-forest value chains
• Keywords for methods: micro-econometrics, social network analysis 
• Ongoing projects: value creation & organizational design issues in agri-business value chains, ecological footprint labeling and implications for supply chain management, strategic alliances & agri-environmental management schemes 

Dr. Chiara Lombardini

• Keywords for research interests: Economic education, Sustainable food consumption 
• Keywords for methods: Field and laboratory experiments, microeconometric
• Ongoing projects: Flipped teaching and students’ learning, The role of social norms in sustainable food choices: an examination in six workplace restaurants

Dr. Mika Rekola

• Keywords for research interests: Forest Education, Ecosystem Services, E-learning/Virtual reality 
• Keywords for methods: Student-centered learning experiences, Behavioral Event Interview (BEI) 
• Ongoing projects: Global Outlook on Forest Education

Dr. Petri Parvinen

• Keywords for research interests: Industry transformation, Virtual reality, E-selling  
• Keywords for methods: Field experiments, Dynamic learning algorithms, User-centric design research 
• Ongoing projects: Benefits of mixed reality technologies, Dynamic pricing and budgeting, VRForest 

Dr. Stefano Ghinoi 

• Keywords for research interests: Organizational networks, Innovation, and Policy evaluation
• Keywords for methods: social network analysis
• Ongoing projects:

Dr. Tuija Virtanen

• Keywords for research interests: Sustainability reporting, Sustainability measurement,  Accountability 
• Keywords for methods: Case study, Qualitative research
• Ongoing projects: Sustainability: target accountability and target measurability, Supply chains and integrated steps towards sustainability reporting 

 

 

 

 

 

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

• Field experiments 
• Attribute-based-choice experiments
• Laboratory experiments
• Narrative analysis
• Integrated modeling
• Microeconometrics
• Time-series analysis
• Surveys & Interviews
• Volatility modeling
• Stochastics frontier analysis
• Benchmarketing
• Stochastic dynamic programming
• Mathematical modeling and optimization