Research group
Industrial Management
We develop responsible and competitive management of organisations and networks.
Our resOur research and development activities are grounded in an industrial management perspective on organisational leadership and development. We focus on environments where projects, technology, data, and collaborative networks play a central role. By combining research-based knowledge with practical development work, we create solutions that support organisational goals and decision-making.
Our work addresses the management of projects, networks, supply chains, and data-driven operations. We help organisations improve performance, utilise technology effectively, and develop their activities systematically in a changing environment.
Our goal is to strengthen competitiveness, renewal capability, and resilience while promoting responsible practices that create sustainable value for organisations, networks, and society.
We help organisations leverage data, technology, and collaboration to build stronger performance and sustainable competitiveness.
Teppo Neuvonen, Senior Lecturer, Research Group Leader
Our experts
Main publications
Coming soon
Ali, W., Kasturiratne, D., Ameer, I., & Bhaskar, S. (2026). Generative AI in digital engagement: a quasi-experimental study of tourist sentiment. The Service Industries Journal, Forthcoming Issue. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2026.2638226
Ameer, I & Ali, W (2026 Forthcoming). Small and Medium Enterprises in Global Crisis: An Integrative View and Future Agenda. Proceedings of 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Conference. 13-15 August, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ameer, I., Ali, W., Aramo-immonen, H., & Sorsa, K (2026 Forthcoming). Sustainable Supply Chain in Shipping: A Review and Agenda for Research and Practice. Proceedings of 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Conference.13-15 August, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ameer, I., Ali, W., Aramo-immonen, H., Khan, A., Tarkkanen, K., & Mustafee, N (2026 Forthcoming). Sustainable Supply Chain Through Automation: A systematic review and agenda. Proceedings of 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Conference.13-15 August, Aarhus, Denmark.
Salokangas, H,. & Seppälä-Kaven, U. (2026) Understanding Customer Needs for Sustainable and Circular Fashion Trend Forecasting in the AI Era. IFKAD 2026. Forthcoming.
Salokangas, H. (2026) Case study of developing sustainability knowledge in the textile and fashion industry pilot training: sources of sustainability information and shifts in information-seeking behaviour. END 2026. Forthcoming.
Tarkkanen K., Ranttila P., Laatikainen A., Siivonen J., Aramo-Immonen H. (2026) Operationalizing Shipbuilding 4.0 for Material Sustainability. 17th AHFE International Conference 2026. Forthcoming.
Aramo-Immonen, H., Aitonurmi, J., Seikola, J., Joel-Edgar, S. (2026) How Trust Evolves When Lies Become Accepted. Nordic Academy of Management 28th NFF Conference 2026. Forthcoming.
Siivonen, J., Aramo-Immonen, H. (2026) Digital sustainability maturity assessment model as a boundary object in business network. Nordic Academy of Management 28th NFF Conference 2026. Forthcoming.
Karppi, M., Lagstedt, A., Pulkkinen, T., Aramo-Immonen, H. (2026) Participatory development intervention in micro-enterprises – what works for whom and why? Nordic Academy of Management 28th NFF Conference 2026. Forthcoming.
Heli Aramo-Immonen, Janne Siivonen, Chema Abdennadher, Kimmo Tarkkanen, Pertti Ranttila, Mikko Pohjola (2026) Key Enabling Technologies and Network Paradoxes. Industrial Marketing and Purchasing, 42nd Annual IMP Conference. Forthcoming.
Published
Jeong, J., Ameer, I., Ali, W., & Kumpulainen, M (2026 Forthcoming). E-procurement: A systematic literature review and future agenda. Proceedings of 35th International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) conference, 19-22 April, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland.
Lo, H., Ameer, I., Ali, W., Aramo-immonen, H., Heidi, S., & Adkins, D (2026 Forthcoming). Sustainability in the fashion industry supply chain. Proceedings of 35th International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) conference, 19-22 April, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland.
Tarkkanen, K., Ranttila, P., Khan, A., Laatikainen, A., Siivonen, J., Aramo-Immonen, H. (2026) Software Concepts for Sustainable Material Management in Shipbuilding. Logistics and Supply Chain Management Forum 2026, February 4, Helsinki, Finland.
Aitonurmi, J., Aramo-Immonen, H. & Sorsa, K. (2025) Network level sustainable material management maturity model as vehicle for inter-organizational interactions in shipbuilding ecosystem. In Proceedings of Industrial Markerting and Purchasing IMP 2025.
Sorsa, K., Salokangas, H., & Aramo-Immonen, H. (2025). Sustainability Maturity Models in the Context of Quality Management. Knowledge Futures: AI, Technology, and the New Business Paradigm. IFKAD 2025, July 3, Naples, Italy.
Salokangas, H., Helander, N., Koivistoinen, J., Sorsa, K., & Aramo-Immonen, H. (2025, July 3). Tacit Knowledge Externalisation in the Context of the Sustainability to Strengthen Company Resilience. Knowledge Futures: AI, Technology, and the New Business Paradigm. IFKAD, July 3, 2025, Naples, Italy.
Pajunen, N., Sorsa, K., Holmbom, A., Aramo-Immonen, H. (2025) Anticipatory and proactive regulation map in the constraint of contemporary knowledge. In Reports from Turku University of Applied Sciences 314. ISBN 978-952-216-901-3
Aramo-Immonen, H. (2024) Shipbuilding industry should care about GHG Scope 3 in Edits. Eini Haaja The Baltic Rim Economies 3/2024 pp. 38.
Strong project skills
Turku University of Applied Sciences’ Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.