Not only did the International Business programme equip me with a concise overview of culture, economics and business, it also gave me the opportunity to travel and build up my own international network.

Jan, Germany
IB programme

The professors, facilities and the cultural mix at Oulu Business School have assisted me in obtaining a highly relevant education and developing myself as person able to operate in international business.

Ogunleye, Nigeria
IB programme

I came to study in Oulu because it is an internationally oriented city with lots of business activities.

Daniel, Ghana
MBA student
 

I think this MBA programme teaches me to adroitly diagnose and weigh various problems what enterprises are facing in global practice.

Yuzhang, China
MBA student

 

Benefiting from highly experienced lecturers and daily contact with different cultures, I've acquired new skills and knowledge that complement my previous studies. I'm now prepared to continue my business career.

Julia, Columbia
IB programme

 

OBS is rich of contacts. They help you to connect to world famous firms and organizations, so your starting point is already advanced.

Tao, China
Full-time MBA graduate 2010
For me the group works in MBA were the most beneficial. I truly learnt a lot by doing projects in groups.

Yuzhang, China
MBA student
OBS encouraged me to go on with my own life experience and try things out.

Tao, China
Full-time MBA graduate 2010
As a part of the teaching method OBS encourages students to study independently and to do also group assignments.

Daniel, Ghana
MBA student

Publications of Tuija Mainela

Refereed Journal Articles Accepted for Publication

Mainela, Tuija and Vesa Puhakka (2007). Embeddedness and networking as drivers of IJV-development. Scandinavian Journal of Management, forthcoming.

Heikkinen, Marko, Tuija Mainela, Johanna Still & Jaana Tähtinen (2007). Roles for managing in mobile service development nets. Industrial Marketing Management 36:7, 909–925.

Mainela, Tuija (2007). Types and functions of social relationships in organizing international joint ventures. Industrial Marketing Management 36:1, 87–98.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2007). Retailers' different value perceptions of mobile advertising service. International Journal of Service Industry Management 8:4, 368–393.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela & Jaana Tähtinen (2006). Social networks in the initiation of the high-tech firm's internationalisation. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 6:6, 526-541.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaakko Sinisalo, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2006). Business model scenarios in mobile advertising. International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising 3:3, 254-270.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaakko Sinisalo, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2005). Models of mobile advertising network. E-Business Review 5:1, 95–98. Certificate of the International Academy of E-Business for “Outstanding Research Paper´.

Mainela, Tuija, Jukka Pellinen, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2005). Teaching business in a foreign language. A framework for development. The Finnish Journal of Business Economics 54:1, 48–66.

Mainela, Tuija, Jukka Pellinen, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2004). Internationalisation at home – Developing business education in a foreign language. Journal of Contemporary Business Issues 12:2, 112–123.

 

Conference Proceedings

Juho, Anita, Tuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka & Sakari Sipola (2007). Networked Growth in Entrepreneurial Global Clusters: An Analytic Framework. Proceedings of the 10th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, September 27-29, Los Angeles , the USA .

Alajoutsijärvi, Kimmo, Tuija Mainela, Risto Salminen and Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2007). Ambiguous nature of project business - How the project business companies try to deal with project business characteristics. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual IMP Conference, August 30-September 1, Manchester , the UK .

Mainela, Tuija & Jaana Tähtinen (2007). Individual action constructing business relationships. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual IMP Conference, August 30-September 1, Manchester , the UK .

Juho, Anita, Tuija Mainela & Ves a Puhakka (2007). Opportunity and network structures in internationalisation of high-tech firms. Proceedings of the 9th Vaasa Conference on International Business, August 20-21, Vaasa , Finland .

Mainela, Tuija & Vesa Puhakka (2006). Role of networks in the emergence of international new ventures. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual IMP Conference, September 7-9, Milan , Italy .

Heikkinen, Marko, Tuija Mainela, Johanna Still & Jaana Tähtinen (2006). Organizational roles for managing in nets - Case study of a new mobile service development net. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual IMP Conference, September 7-9, Milan , Italy .

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Olli Sankari & Jaana Tähtinen (2005). Intermediary Roles in Value Co-Creation. Proceedings of the 2nd IMP Group Meeting in Asia . Ed. Peter J. Batt. Curtin University of Technology.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaana Tähtinen & Pekka Parhi (2005). Expected, realized and potential value in new service setting. Proceedings of the 21st Annual IMP Conference, September 1-3, Rotterdam , the Netherlands .

Mainela, Tuija & Vesa Puhakka (2005). Contextually defined development of international joint ventures. Proceedings of the 65 th Academy of Management Conference, August 5-10, Honolulu , Hawaii , USA .

Mainela, Tuija & Vesa Puhakka (2005). Organizing cooperative new business in turbulent environment – A case study on a Finnish-Polish joint venture. Proceedings of the SMU EDGE 2005 Conference “Bridging the Gap: Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice´, July 11-13, Singapore .

Alajoutsijärvi, Kimmo, Tuija Mainela & Risto Salminen (2004). A proposal for a typology of social relationships - A case study about an ending business consultancy relationship. Proceedings of the ABA Global Trends Conference, December 18-23, Montego Bay , Jamaica .

Komulainen Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaakko Sinisalo, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2004). Business models in the emerging context of mobile advertising. Frontiers of e-Business Research, eBRF-Conference, September 20–22, Tampere , Finland . FeBR 2004 Best Paper Award.

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela, Jaana Tähtinen & Pauliina Ulkuniemi (2004). Exploring Customer Perceived Value in a Technology Intensive Service Innovation . Proceedings of the 20th Annual IMP Conference, September 2–4, Copenhagen , Denmark .

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela & Jaana Tähtinen (2004). Social networks in the initiation of the high tech firm's internationalisation (revised version). Proceedings of the 20th Annual IMP Conference, September 2–4, Copenhagen , Denmark .

Komulainen, Hanna, Tuija Mainela & Jaana Tähtinen (2004). Social networks in the initiation of the high tech firm's internationalization . Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, UK Chapter, April 23 – 25, Ulster , Ireland .

Mainela, Tuija (2003). When do the social relationships matter? A case study of the organizing of an international joint venture. Proceedings of the 19 th Annual IMP-Conference, September 4–6, 2003, Lugano , Switzerland .

Mainela, Tuija (2001). Networks and social relationships in management of international joint ventures. Proceedings of the 17 th Annual IMP-Conference , September 9–11, Oslo , Norway .

Mainela, Tuija (2000). Social relationships in organizing an IJV. Proceedings of the 16 th Annual IMP-Conference, September 7–9, Bath , the UK .

Mainela, Tuija & Vesa Puhakka (1999). Organizing cooperative new business in turbulent environment – Exploratory evidence from two Finnish-Polish joint ventures. Proceedings of the 44 th ICSB World Conference, June 20–23, Naples , Italy .


Other

Puhakka, Vesa & Tuija Mainela (2007). Softankoodaajista tietoteollisuusyrittäjiksi: yrittäjyyskoulutus tietoteollisuusalalla. In: Yrittäjyyskasvatuksen monia suuntia, eds. P. Kyrö, H. Lehtonen & K. Ristimäki. Yrittäjyyskasvatuksen julkaisusarja No 5, pp. 98–113. Hämeenlinna: Tampereen yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu.

Mainela, Tuija (2002). Networks and social relationships in organizing international joint ventures. Analysis of the network dynamics of a Nordic-Polish joint venture. Universitas Wasaensis, no. 103. Doctoral dissertation. University of Vaasa .

Puhakka, Vesa & Tuija Mainela (2002). Parhaisiin käytäntöihin pohjautuva malli yrittäjyyskoulutusohjelmien kehittämiseen. Publications of the University of Vaasa . Reports 94. University of Vaasa

Mainela, Tuija (1998). Development of international interfirm relationships as a process of interactions. Publications of the University of Vaasa . Discussion papers 242. University of Vaasa .

Mainela, Tuija (1997). Dimensions of international technology transfer: A literature review. Publications of the University of Vaasa . Discussion papers 222. University of Vaasa .

Larimo, Jorma & Tuija Mainela (eds.) (1996). Choice and management of entry strategies in international business. Publications of the University of Vaasa . Research reports 18. University of Vaasa .