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Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

Research

Our research focuses on creating new scientific knowledge for establishing new businesses and technology-driven transformation of large and small firms, and of entire industries. Tying together theory-driven and problem-oriented research is our basis for educating future managers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and scientists able to meet global challenges in technology-based business.

The main approaches in our research are strategy and venturing, operations and service management, and entrepreneurial leadership.

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Strategy and Venturing

We focus on central issues in strategy, venturing, and their intersection. Our research on strategy includes strategy process research focusing on intra-firm processes, decision-making, cognition, and emotions that influence strategy processes and their outcomes.

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Operations and Service Management

Our mission is to provide valuable new knowledge on design, management, and development of products, services, processes and supply chains.

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Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We focus on entrepreneurial leadership in technology-based business.

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Research Groups

News

CODEUNITED project partners
Cooperation, Studies Published:

CODEUNITED, led by Aalto University, successfully secures 1.34M€ funding from the EIT-HEI Initiative to enhance and scale entrepreneurship education in Europe

CODEUNITED stands for The COnnecting and DEvelopment of UNiversity-oriented InnovaTion Ecosystems through entrepreneurship eDucation project
Frank Martela
Press releases Published:

AI meets the conditions for having free will – we need to give it a moral compass

AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela.
Peter Kelly with grey hair wearing glasses and a light-coloured shirt sits in front of a window with blinds.
University Published:

Peter Kelly: At Aalto, students don’t just study innovation, they live it

This is an Interview with Peter Kelly, Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurial Educator, and Long-Time Connector at Aalto University. He describes himself not just as a lecturer but as a connector who links students with opportunities, ideas, and even their own potential.
Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony, May 20, 2025, 1-2.30pm, Mordor A Grid, Otakaari 5 02150 Espoo. Programme: Welcome words, award video screening, AALTOLAB, Aki Vehtari, Rupesh Vyas, panel discussion on open science, coffee & ice cream. All Aaltonians welcome!
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art Published:

Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!

Studies in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

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Hae suomen- ja ruotsinkielisiin kandidaattiohjelmiin

Hae Aalto-yliopiston suomen- ja ruotsinkielisiin kandidaattiohjelmiin kauppatieteen, taiteen ja tekniikan aloilla! Seuraava hakuaika on 11.–25.3.2025.

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DIEM students

Master’s studies

We combine classical industrial engineering, which emphasizes understanding and developing operational processes and complex systems, with a focus on strategic and entrepreneurial leadership.

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Doctoral studies at the department

The deparment's research focus areas on strategy and venturing, operations and service management, and entrepreneurial leadership offer our doctoral students a wide selection of research opportunities, paradigms and methodology for their dissertation research.

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Student testimonials

Saghar Sedighi

Master’s programme in Industrial Engineering and Management connects students with close-knit alumni network

Strong ties to business world, collaborative learning, and opportunity to build personalized skill profile are Saghar Sedighi’s favourite aspects of her programme

News
Ilona Hemming at Aalto University campus.

"Industrial Engineering and Management students can become anything except medical doctors or pilots"

Ilona Hemming is a third-year bachelor’s degree student studying Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM).

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highlights

To see the monthly highligths of the department,

  • JUFO 2-3 publications, dissertations, and awards,
  • achievements in societal impact,
  • new projects and funding decisions,
  • other major events and achievements.

Listen to our podcasts

Aalto University poster. 'Driving Renewal' hosted by Satu Rekonen. Person with blond hair in front of a red background.

What does renewal look like in different work environments, what it entails in practice, and what it requires from us as people?

Timo Vuori and Tero Ojanperä

Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit -podcast delves into how the use of data and artificial intelligence helps companies succeed. The podcast is in Finnish.

Events

Suvi-Tuuli Vuori
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Public defences

Public defence in Industrial Engineering and Management, M.Sc.(Econ.) Suvi-Tuuli Vuori

Toward an Emotion-Based Perspective on Organizations: How Emotions Drive Strategic Action and Organizational Practices

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