Vaasan yliopisto @univaasa.bsky.social aloitti ensimmäisenä Suomessa sosiaali- ja terveyshallintotieteen maisterikoulutuksen vuonna 1992. Vuosien varrella on tapahtunut monenlaista ja erilaisia merkkipaaluja saavutettu. Toukokuussa 2025 rikkoutui 500 pro gradu -tutkielman raja.

Lämpimät onnittelut💛

Spectrum of creative agencies in AI-based art: analysis of art reviews The relation between creativity and AI is an ongoing debate in artmaking. AI challenges the traditional understanding of who (or what) can be the creative agent and whether the outcomes are creativ...

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PPG Research Alert💡 introduces new publications (co-) authored by @ppgunivaasa.bsky.social members.

Tikli Loivaranta, Johanna Hautala & Riina Lundman

Spectrum of creative agencies in AI-based art: analysis of art reviews

Digital Creativity

Digitally-induced change in the public sector: a systematic review and research agenda Digital transformation has become a buzzword that is permeating multiple fields, including public administration and management. However, it is unclear what is transformational and how incremental ...

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We are happy to acknowledge that last year, the most cited article in @pmreview.bsky.social was:

Digitally-induced change in the public sector: a systematic review and research agenda

by Nathalie Haug, Sorin Dan & Ines Mergel

Congratulations @ppgunivaasa.bsky.social Sorin Dan and Ines Mergel!

<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library This conceptual study explores the complexity of public sector accountability, traditionally framed by principal-agent theory (PAT), which simplifies relationships through rigid contracts. The findin...

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Tomi Rajala & @harrijalonen.bsky.social

Beyond Simplification in Public Sector Accountability: Contradictions Between Principal-Agent and Complexity Theories

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Three new open-access publications by Professor Christoph Demmke are now available, read more and access the publications ⬇️

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Co-Production Phases in the Development and Implementation of Digital Public Services ABSTRACT. Public bureaucracies can be digitally transformed by using co-production approaches to design and develop digital public services with input from

New article by @ppgunivaasa.bsky.social guest professor @inesmergel.bsky.social, Noella Edelmann and Nathalie Haug "Co-production phases in the development and implementation of digital public services"

is now published online in the journal Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. ⬇️

Complexity theory helps to conceptualize sustainability transition Terms like green transition, sustainability transition, and the circular economy are frequently used in the media to draw attention to the urgent need to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity ...

Could complexity theory help to conceptualize sustainability transition?, asks @harrijalonen.bsky.social in Relief project's blog post:

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Terveyskriisin hallintaan osallistuviin toimijoihin liittyvät narratiivit korona-ajan pääkirjoituksissa Finnish newspapers’ narratives of actors participating in the governance of the COVID-19 pandemic – a Narrative Policy Framework analysis of editorials This study investigates Finnish newspapers’ na...

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@villepekkaniskanen.bsky.social (2025). Terveyskriisin hallintaan osallistuviin toimijoihin liittyvät narratiivit korona-ajan pääkirjoituksissa, Hallinnon tutkimus, 1(44), 25-41.

PPG Research Alert💡 introduces new publications (co-) authored by @ppgunivaasa.bsky.social members.

Niina Mäntylä, Melanie Hack & Henrik Wenander

The legal position of academic staff
in a changing university landscape:
A comparative analysis of Finland, Norway, and Sweden

Refaerd 4/2024

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Arvon yhteisluonti palveluekosysteemiajattelun valossa

@harrijalonen.bsky.social, @kaisakurkela.bsky.social, Aino Rantamäki, @sallamaijala.bsky.social, Sanna Tuurnas

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@villepekkaniskanen.bsky.social & Petri Uusikylä

Kokonaisturvallisuus: epäselvä käsite vai aito yhteistoiminnan malli? Kanava 2/2025, s. 43-45.

PPG Research Alert💡

Elgar Encyclopedia of Leadership

Capability (Taina Eriksson & Helka Kalliomäki)

Collaboration (Helka Kalliomäki, TL Hill & Taina Eriksson)

Disruption (Titiana Ertiö, Taina Eriksson & Helka Kalliomäki)

Impact measurement (TL Hill, Najja Orr & Helka Kalliomäki)

Resilience Through Collaboration? Emerging Tensions and Paradoxes in Crisis Management This article uses a pragmatic constructivism (PC) framework to examine crisis responses during the coping phase of a crisis. Although coping is a crucial stage for understanding the nature of a cri...

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Resilience Through Collaboration? Emerging Tensions and Paradoxes in Crisis Management

Jari Autioniemi & @harrijalonen.bsky.social

PPG Research Alert💡 introduces new publications (co-) authored by PPG rg members.

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Citizen agency in value co-creation processes – a literature review

@kaisakurkela.bsky.social, @sallamaijala.bsky.social, Sanna Tuurnas, @harrijalonen.bsky.social

Developing The Innovation Capabilities Of Smes: The Role of Intermediary Firms In Knowledge Ecosystems Knowledge ecosystems drive growth by enabling firms to access diverse, specialized, and distributed resources from ecosystem members, allowing them to address complex product innovation challenges tha...

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K. Shahzad, S. Hafeez, T. Heimo, A. Mäenpää, M. F. Mubarak and R. Evans

Developing The Innovation Capabilities Of SMEs: The Role of Intermediary Firms In Knowledge Ecosystems

Tutkimusryhmän vanhempi tutkija @rossipaula.bsky.social esittelee PPG Insights -blogissa #MielihyvinDuunissa hankkeen vaikutusten ja vaikuttavuuden arvioinnissa käytetyn Participatory Systems Mapping -menetelmän perusteella laadittua systeemimallinnusta ja hankkeen politiikkasuosituksia.

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Studying the moments of encounter and (im)mobilities in artists’ creative processes This article advances management and organization (MOS) research on the everyday creative process through an explorative study of artists. In this paper, we investigate moments of encounter–the com...

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Culture and Organization

Studying the moments of encounter and (im)mobilities in artists’ creative processes

Roosa Wingström, Johanna Hautala & Huopalainen A.

Theseus: Hyvinvoinnin solmukohdat: Miten edistää nuorten hyvinvointia ja kestävää työelämää

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Hyvinvoinnin solmukohdat: Miten edistää nuorten hyvinvointia ja kestävää työelämää [Politiikkasuositus]

@rossipaula.bsky.social Kyösti Husso & Jaana Toikkanen

The Evolving Innovation Space The book comprises a series of contributions and case studies fused together around the concept and dynamics of innovation – product, process, systems, marketing, organisation, roles, relations, norms...

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Jari Kuusisto, Martin Meyer, Stephen Flowers, Leena Kunttu and Helka Kalliomäki (Eds.) The Evolving Innovation Space. Policy and Impact Evaluation in a Changing World

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In Administration & Society,

Epistemic Governance in the Context of Crisis: A Complexity-informed Approach

@harrijalonen.bsky.social

Vaikuttavilla toimenpiteillä kouluissa ja työpaikoilla voidaan edistää nuorten hyvinvointia Laaja systeemimallinnus nuorten hyvinvointiin vaikuttavista tekijöistä ja niiden välisistä yhteyksistä paljastaa nuorten hyvinvointiin liittyviä keskeisiä solmukohtia opinnoissa, työelämään siirryttäe...

Mielihyvin duunissa -hankkeen toinen politiikkasuositus julkaistaan ylihuomenna, linkistä ennakkotietoa @univaasa.bsky.social @ppgunivaasa.bsky.social 💡

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International Journal of Public Sector Management (IJPSM):
Navigating digital encounters: insights from frontline professionals on public service delivery

Hanna Kirjavainen & @harrijalonen.bsky.social

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A complexity theory perspective on politico-administrative systems: Insights from a systematic literature review Complexity theory (CT) refers to a collection of concepts and heuristics that can be used to study the developments emerging from interactions between phenomena, actors, and events. CT has increasi...

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International Public Management Journal: "A complexity theory perspective on politico-administrative systems: Insights from a systematic literature review"

@harrijalonen.bsky.social

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💡PPG Insights💡

The PPG Insights blog post series starts by @villepekkaniskanen.bsky.social and Petri Uusikyla, who explore comprehensive preparedness as a model of common security action.

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💡PPG Insights💡

The PPG Insights blog post series starts by @villepekkaniskanen.bsky.social and Petri Uusikyla, who explore comprehensive preparedness as a model of common security action.

blogs.uwasa.fi/ppginsights/...

Our research group has a blog called PPG Insights 💡

Read more to get a glimpse of what, why and by whom is to be expected 💬👇

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Kriisitilanteet edellyttävät vankkaa hallintaa | Tieto käyttöön Koronapandemia on esimerkki kriisistä, joka ei suostunut noudattamaan hallinnon logiikkaa. Terveyttä uhkaava kriisi laajeni nopeasti sulkutoimenpiteiden vuoksi elinkeinoelämän toimintaedellytyksiä ja ...

Tutkimusryhmämme Petri Uusikyla ja @harrijalonen.bsky.social kirjoittavat juuri julkaistussa Valtioneuvoston VN TEAS Tieto käyttöön! -blogin blogitekstissään kriisitilanteiden hallinnasta 💡

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