Marika Iivari
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Admin.)
Senior Research Fellow, Adjunct Professor of Business Analytics and Digital Business
Business Analytics, Digital Business, Business Models, Open Innovation, Business and Innovation Ecosystems
I am a Senior Research Fellow and an Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Business Analytics and Digital Business at Martti Ahtisaari Institute, Oulu Business School. I am the Programme Director for Master's Programmes at Oulu Business School, overseeing the general management of different majors both in Finnish and international master's programmes. I also actively teach and supervise bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses in the field of Business Analytics.
I defended my doctoral dissertation on business models, open innovation and ecosystems in 2016. In addition to business design and innovation strategies, my research interests are especially data-based decision-making and knowledge-based management, as well as the data economy and digital ecosystems and platforms.
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