Rebecca Piekkari

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Rebecca Marschan-Piekkari (born Dec. 4, 1967) is a Finnish organizational theorist and Professor of International Business at the Aalto University, and Vice Dean of its Department of Management Studies, known for her work on "international business research." [1] and on multinational corporations. [2]

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Life and work

Piekkari obtained her MSc in International Business in 1990 at the Helsinki School of Economics, where she also obtained her PhD in International Business in 1990 with the thesis, entitled "New Structural Forms and Inter-unit Communication in Multinationals: The Case of Kone Elevators." [3]

After her graduation she started her academic career as Visiting researcher at the University of Groningen in 1997 and as Visiting researcher at INSEAD and as Visiting lecturer at the Copenhagen Business School in 1998. In 1999 she was appointed Research Associate at the Sheffield University, Management School, and the next year was Lecturer at the University of Bath, School of Management. From 2002 to 2004 she was Research Fellow at the Hanken School of Economics. In 2004 she was appointed Professor of International Business at the Aalto University, Department of Management and International Business. [3]

Piekkari's research interests are in the field of "international business; qualitative research methods in international business; organizational structures and control mechanisms in multinational corporations, diversity management; headquarters and foreign subsidiaries in multinational corporations; regional management." [3]

Selected publications

Articles, a selection: [4]

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References

  1. Sinkovics, Rudolf R., and Eva A. Alfoldi. "Progressive focusing and trustworthiness in qualitative research." Management International Review 52.6 (2012): 817-845.
  2. Clegg, Stewart R., David Courpasson, and Nelson Phillips. Power and organizations. Pine Forge Press, 2006.
  3. 1 2 3 CURRICULUM VITAE : PROFESSOR REBECCA PIEKKARI. Accessed 04.02.2015.
  4. Google Scholar profile