Marika Tuomela-Pyykkönen

Researcher (MSc, doctoral candidate) at the Oulu Business School, Department of Marketing, Management and International Business. Research interests include purchasing and supply management (PSM), purchasing organisations in project context, and related capabilities. Dissertation research drawing attention to technical, commercial and leadership capabilities in establishing and developing purchasing organisations, especially in large infrastructure projects in the mining industry. Executive committee member of the leading PSM research association, International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association, IPSERA.

Earlier research on “Implementing Procurement Strategy: A Case of a Finnish Construction Company” was awarded as the Best Logistics Research in Northern Finland, 2011. In 2013, accomplished a research exchange period in COSMO – Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory at McGill University, Montréal, Canada.