Jussi V. Koivisto
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Dr. Jussi V. Koivisto is a Finnish
economist and educator, who has also been active in business life.
Helsinki School of Economics
in 1999, majoring in International Business
. In other fields, his education also includes Master of Arts degree (1989) from University of Helsinki
, majoring in Musicology
, and D-Exam in Orchestral Conducting (1990) from the Sibelius Academy
(Helsinki
).
Internationally Jussi V. Koivisto has held Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar assignments at Stanford University
(Palo Alto, CA
, U.S.
), Tokyo University of International Studies
(Japan
), University of Klagenfurt
(Austria
), and Korea Institute of Industrial Policy Studies (Korea
). In Finland, he has lectured or conducted research at Helsinki School of Economics
, Helsinki University of Technology
, University of Vaasa
, University of Tampere
, and the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
ETLA
(Helsinki).
In business life, Jussi V. Koivisto has held positions e.g. in Nokia
Corporation, with responsibility for international corporate mergers and acquisitions
, divestitures, and strategic alliance
s, Via Group as director and strategy consultant, and TeliaSonera
Corporation, with responsibility for designing the architecture for major organisational and mode of operation changes. Additionally, he has consulted numerous firms in several countries. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Cone Advisor Inc.
Jussi V. Koivisto has authored or co-authored books and articles on corporate mergers and acquisitions
, cross-cultural
management
and organisation, international law
in e-business, technology strategy, business in China
and Japan
, and the internationalisation of higher education
. He has also produced a series of television documentaries on the internationalisation strategies and processes of Finnish enterprises.
With these dimensions, the concept of cultural crossing has been used to analyse cross-cultural organiastions as to their
The concept has also been used to analyse interfacing between organisational cultures in the context of integration of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
economist and educator, who has also been active in business life.
Education and career
Jussi V. Koivisto has earned a Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration(Dr.Sc.Econ.) degree from Aalto UniversityAalto University
Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki....
Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics
The Aalto University School of Economics , known as Helsinki School of Economics until 2009, is the largest and leading business school in Finland and one of the most renowned in Europe...
in 1999, majoring in International Business
International Business
International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
. In other fields, his education also includes Master of Arts degree (1989) from University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
, majoring in Musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
, and D-Exam in Orchestral Conducting (1990) from the Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
(Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
).
Internationally Jussi V. Koivisto has held Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar assignments at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
), Tokyo University of International Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
TUFS is a specialized institution only in foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo and Kyoto University...
(Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
), University of Klagenfurt
University of Klagenfurt
The University of Klagenfurt was founded in 1960 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It began as a College of Educational Studies . Since October 2004 the official German name is Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in order to stress the intercultural connections between the Alpine regions and the Adriatic Sea...
(Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
), and Korea Institute of Industrial Policy Studies (Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
). In Finland, he has lectured or conducted research at Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics
The Aalto University School of Economics , known as Helsinki School of Economics until 2009, is the largest and leading business school in Finland and one of the most renowned in Europe...
, Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology
Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University...
, University of Vaasa
University of Vaasa
The University of Vaasa is a multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in Vaasa, Finland. The campus of the university is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia adjacent to downtown Vaasa. The university has evolved from a school of economics founded in 1968 to a university consisting of three...
, University of Tampere
University of Tampere
The University of Tampere is a university in Tampere, Finland. It has 15,400 degree students and 2,100 employees. It was originally founded in 1925 in Helsinki as a Civic College , and from 1930 onwards it was known as a School of Social Sciences...
, and the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy is a major Finnish think tank for economic, policy and social studies, financed by employers' organisations. ETLA's offices are located in Helsinki, Finland....
ETLA
Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy is a major Finnish think tank for economic, policy and social studies, financed by employers' organisations. ETLA's offices are located in Helsinki, Finland....
(Helsinki).
In business life, Jussi V. Koivisto has held positions e.g. in Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
Corporation, with responsibility for international corporate mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
, divestitures, and strategic alliance
Strategic alliance
A Strategic Alliance is a relationship between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon goals or to meet a critical business need while remaining independent organizations...
s, Via Group as director and strategy consultant, and TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
Corporation, with responsibility for designing the architecture for major organisational and mode of operation changes. Additionally, he has consulted numerous firms in several countries. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Cone Advisor Inc.
Jussi V. Koivisto has authored or co-authored books and articles on corporate mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
, cross-cultural
Cross-cultural
cross-cultural may refer to*cross-cultural studies, a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis*cross-cultural communication, a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate...
management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and organisation, international law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
in e-business, technology strategy, business in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the internationalisation of higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
. He has also produced a series of television documentaries on the internationalisation strategies and processes of Finnish enterprises.
Cultural Crossing
In his research, Jussi V. Koivisto has done groundbreaking conceptualisation on the structure of cross-cultural organisations by creating the concept of cultural crossing. It describes the structure how the cross-cultural divide in an organisation is structured in terms of its- Locus - i.e. where in the organisation the cultural interfacing takes place
- Modus - i.e. how the cultural interfacing is set up as to
- Interpersonal dimension, and
- Organisational dimension
- Focus - i.e. what is the equilibrium of influence directions in the interface
With these dimensions, the concept of cultural crossing has been used to analyse cross-cultural organiastions as to their
- Present state and structure and
- Longitudinal or historical development and evolution over time.
The concept has also been used to analyse interfacing between organisational cultures in the context of integration of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Television and Broadcast Productions
- Internationalisation Strategies and Processes of Finnish Firms, a series of four television documentaries, produced by Jussi V. Koivisto, directed by Petri Männistö, 1997–1998
Sources
- http://susitosi.wsoy.fi/ammattikirjat/which/authors.htm
- http://helecon3.hkkk.fi/diss/?cmd=show&dissid=67