Speakers
Mikko Ruohonen
I am the professor of business administration & information systems at the University of Tampere. I have worked in the field of information resources strategy and organization development since 1984. I have worked in many projects related to company interests and strategies such as i) an e-business strategy report for Finnish technology industries (2002), ii) an extensive research report on “Emergent Leadership Cultures in ICT Industry” (Finnish Work Environment Fund, 2004) and iii) the report on the status and needs of a national strategy for electronic networked economy for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (2005) as one member of the expert group and on-going iv) Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) granted him a leadership for a research and development project “Implementing mass customisation strategies utilizing information and communication technology(ICT) as a competitive advantage for Finnish industry (MASSI)” This is executed during 2006-2008 with collaboration of Federation of Technology Industries in Finland, ten case companies and Tampere University of Technology, Industrial Management and Cost Management Center. This project continued with another TEKES and Federation of Technology Industries in Finland collaboration project “Strategically agile manufacturing networks” 2008-2010, which aims at developing strategic agility of Finnish technology companies in a networked context. Now I am carrying a Academy of Finland funded study focused on “Nearshoring or Offshoring – comparing ITO and BPO models between India and Europe”. I have good contacts to International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP www.ifip.org) as a special consultant and newsletter editor for Technical Committee 3 (Education)
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