Keyword: International Business

In her dissertation, M. Sc. Elina Pelto examined the effects a direct foreign investment has on the local companies and business networks. The empirical part of her dissertation investigates how Fazer Bakeries established its operations in St. Petersburg’s bakery markets.

​The network of a startup is a combination of plans and surprises Valtteri Kaartemo studied a network of an Internet-enabled international new venture in his doctoral dissertation.

PEI is hosting several international visitors this autumn.

Recently, a new kind of organisational structure has emerged among SMEs. Researchers call this structure a global factory. The success of a global factory calls for a well-managed international value net.