Outsourcing Decision-Making in Mining Industry (2013)
Niskanen, Salla
University of Oulu
The objective of this research is to describe the nature of an outsourcing in mining industry and the main focus of outsourcing will be in the characteristics of outsourcing decision-making and its implications on outsourcing decision-making process.
New civic neighborhood (2013)
Laine, Jussi
University of Eastern Finland
This study examines the actual and potential role of Finnish civil society organizations in developing new forms of cross-border cooperation with Russia. It puts forth the concept of civic neighborhood as a bottom-up alternative to the official notion of ‘EUropean’ Neighborhood.
Lead Partner: NILU (Norvegian Institute for Air Research)
The objective of the project is to assess the impact of industrial pollution on food safety and human health in the populated Norwegian, Finnish, and Russian border region. The project will also get insight into people’s risk perception due to pollution of their local environment through interviews and questionnaires.
Models for International Innovation Policy : Transnational Channels and Regional Platforms (2013)
Fostering Globalizing Innovation Communities in Finland and Abroad
Raunio, Mika; Kautonen, Mika; Saarinen, Jukka P.
University of Tampere
The main objective of this report is to create a systematic framework to conduct policy planning related to the internationalization of an innovation system. Rather than singular new policy measures, this report proposes a shift in focus and an extension of view in internationally oriented national innovation policy making.
Futures of Northern Cross-Border Collaboration (2013)
Wråkberg, Urban (ed.)
University of Tromsø
The Futures of Northern Cross-border Collaboration Project aimed to illuminate how globalization affects trade and how climate change and Arctic melting may impact resource-utilisation and life in the north.
Interpersonal communication about politics among Russian migrants in Finland (2013)
Chernyuk, Irina
University of Tampere
This study is aimed to analyse interpersonal communication on politics among Russian migrants in Finland, and to find an answer to the question: What are the essentials of the interpersonal communication on politics among Russian migrants in Finland?
Puro-Tahvanainen, Annukka; Zueva, Marina; Kashulin, Nikolay; Sandimirov, Sergey; Christensen, Guttorm N.; Grekelä, Ilona
Centre for Ecenomic Deevelopment, Transport and the Environment for Lapland, Finland
Environmental Monitoring Programme on Norway's, Finland's and Russia's border areas.
Patient-specific computer-based decision support in primary healthcare - a randomized trial (2014)
Kortteisto, Tiina; Raitanen, Jani; Komulainen, Jorma; Kunnamo, Ilkka; Mäkelä, Marjukka; Rissanen, Pekka; Kaila, Minna
University of Tampere
Computer-based decision support systems are a promising method for incorporating research evidence into clinical practice.
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