1(12) EDUCATION Doctor of Science, Management and Organization (major), Turku University, Turku School of Economics Topic of doctoral dissertation: Subjectivity in strategy practices: discourse and practice theoretical perspectives (In Finnish: Toimijuus strategiakäytännöissä: diskurssi ja käytäntöteoreettisia avauksia) Master of Science, Organization and Management (major), Helsinki School of Economics 2010 1991 CURRENT POSITION Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Lapland Adjunct Professor, Strategic Management, University of Eastern Finland PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS AT THE ACADEMIA Researcher, University of Eastern Finland Professor (acting), Innovation Management, University of Eastern Finland Researcher, Aalto School of Economics, Solvency and Strategic Management - Research Project, Tekes the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Lecturer, Management, University of Lapland Assistant Professor, Management, University of Lapland Researcher, Management and Organization, Turku School of Economics, Network- based working environment as a challenge for collaboration, expertise and management Research Project, Academy of Finland Researcher, Management and Organization, Competence and Learning in Organizations - Research Project, 15 months during 2002 2004, Academy of Finland 1.1.2012 31.12.2015 5.9.2011 1.8.2011 31.12.2011 1.10.2010 31.7.2011 1.8. 30.9.2010 1.1.2009 31.7.2010 1.1.- 31.12.2008 1.5.2006 31.12.2006 1.9.2002 31.12.2004 1
2(12) Part- time Lecturer, Management and Organization, Turku School of Economics Assistant, Management and Organization, Turku School of Economics CONSULTING AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CAREER Management Consultant, Strategic Consulting and Executive Education, Pikka- Maaria Laine Tmi Product Manager, Specialist Qualification in Management Examination, EVTEK University of Applied Sciences, Mercuria Business School Consultant, Recruiting and Career Orientation, EVTEK University of Applied Sciences, Mercuria Business School Project Manager, Research Project Learning Organisation, Helsinki School of Economics, Institute of Business Studies Strategy Assistant and Junior Consultant, Strategic Consultancy Company VIA (from Vision into Action) Group 30.8.2004 3.12.2004 1.1.2004 29.2.2004 2001-1.10.1999 31.12.2000 1.8.1998 30.9.1999 1.1.1998 31.5.1998 1.1.1990 31.12.1997 TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Strategic Management - courses in the Academic Executive Education programmes: emba, University of Lapland, Spring 2011 JOKO 35 37; JOKO 38 39 and Future Excellence (in English); four in- house JOKOs; all JOKOs as part of emba, Turku School of Economics, 2010 2013 Jet 6 - Special Qualification in Management Examination, Helsinki Business Collage, September 2007 November 2008 Strategic management - courses in the In- House Executive Education programmes: Real Estate Agency Huoneistokeskus, May 2007 August 2008 Real Estate Agency SKV, Spring 2006 Spring 2007 HRM Centre, City of Vantaa, Spring 2006 Spring 2007 Lapland Vocational College (with Urpo Laakkonen), Autumn 2007 Rehabilitation Foundation (with Urpo Laakkonen and Mia Aittola), Autumn 2007 Rescue Department of Uusimaa County, Spring 2006 EVTEK/Espoo- Vantaa technical university of applied sciences, Spring 2001 Savonlinna Printing House Ltd (with Urpo Laakkonen), Spring 1999 2
3(12) Leadership - courses in the In- House Executive Education programmes: Situational Leadership (in English), Publicly listed MNC company, Spring 2009 Belbin Team Roles, Municipality Group of Kouvola Region, Spring 2004 Brain Dominance Instrument of Ned Hermann, Publicly listed MNC company, Spring 2000 Invited lectures and presentations at the Executive Education Guest speaker in two workshops on Leadership organized by Tekes the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, March 19 and July 12, 2013 Guest speaker in the Future Forum of Strategic Management at the JTO School of Management: Strategy as a co- operative practice Reconstruction of strategizing challenges May 9 th, 2008 Teaching Strategy implementation - courses at HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd, 2.11.2006, 21.11.2006 and 25.4.2007 Presentations: Challenges of strategic leadership & Theoretical perspectives on strategic leadership (with Susan Meriläinen) at a Round Table workshops on Strategic Leadership in the Strategic Management Society of Finland, 2006-2007 FACILITATING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ORGANIZATIONS Co- facilitating strategy processes with senior consultants for various international companies during years 1990 1997 at Strategic Consultancy Company VIA (from Vision into Action) Group Consulting the strategic development of various businesses of MNCs during Executive Education Programmes, 1998-2007 Developing dialogical strategic development practices for two national police departments, City of Vantaa and City of Lahti, Autumn 2009 Spring 2011 Facilitating strategy process of Media Factory, Aalto University, Autumn 2009 Facilitating strategic development of HRM Centre, City of Vantaa, January 18, 2002 and January 29-30, 2009 Facilitating strategy process of Cresco Psychological Agency Ltd, autumn 2002 DESIGNING AND MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES Designing and managing ten (10) International In- House Executive Education Programmes for three publicly listed MNCs, 2000-2007 Planning the curriculum of the programmes Evaluating the Strategic, Operational, Team Dynamic and Personal Development Plans of the participants Managing the programmes Designing and managing five (5) In- House Executive Education programmes (with 3
4(12) Urpo Laakkonen, TCN Partners Oy) and two (2) open Executive Education programmes based on Specialist Qualification in Management Examination, 1998-2007 Planning the curriculum of the programmes Evaluating the Strategic, Operational, Team Development and Personal Development Plans of the participants Managing the programmes Designing In- House Executive Education programmes: Real Estate Agency Huoneistokeskus, May 2007 August 2008 Real Estate Agency SKV, spring 2006 spring 2007 HRM Centre, City of Vantaa, spring 2006 spring 2007 Designing open Executive Education programmes: Jet 6 - Special Qualification in Management Examination, Helsinki Business Collage, September 2007 November 2008 TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT THE ACADEMIA Doctoral level Practice- based Analysis, Qualitative Research course at Aalto University School of Economics, December, 2012, and February, 2013 Practice- based research in business studies, KATAJA (The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies), June, 2012 Master s - level University of Eastern Finland: Advanced Readings in Innovation Management 1 and 2, Autumn 2010 Spring 2011) Leadership and Managerial Work, Spring 2011 Supervising the thesis work for Master s Degree in Business, Spring 2011 University of Lapland: Supervising the thesis work for Master s Degree in Business, 2012-2013 JOMA 1206 Leadership and Leadership research, 2012-2013 JOMA 1304 Strategic Management, Master level, 2008 2010, 2012-2013 JOMA 1202 Strategic Management, Undergraduate level, 2008 2010, 2012-2013 JOKO 1202 Strategic Management (in English), 2008 2010 JOKO 1204 Managerial Work, 2008 Aalto University School of Economics: Communication in Strategy Work, 2011-2013 4
5(12) Bachelor s level University of Eastern Finland: Supervising the thesis work for Bachelor s level, Spring 2010 Autumn 2011 University of Lapland: JOKO 1105 Introduction to Strategic Management (also in English), 2008-2010 JOKO 1103 Knowledge, action and organizations, 2008 JOKO 1203 Supervising the thesis work for Bachelor s level, 2008 2009 Co- organizing and implementing an Innomaraton course with the Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences and Kemi- Tornio University of Applied Sciences, 2009 2010 Turku School of Economics: Supervising the thesis work for Bachelor s level, 2004 EVTEK Polytechnic/ University of Applied Sciences: Career Orientation for international BBA- students, European Management Programme, 1998 Teaching in virtual e- learning environment JOKO 1105 Introduction to Strategic Management course, teaching in virtual learning environment, Master s Program of Tourism Business, University of Lapland, 2009 Invited lectures and presentations at the academia Presentation in the Visual Analysis Workshop, University of Eastern Finland, 3.- 5.5.2013 Guest speaker in the Identity seminar of University of Eastern Finland, September, 2012 Guest speaker in the Doctoral seminar of University of Eastern Finland, May, 2012 Guest speaker in the seminar Solvency and Strategic Management at Aalto University School of Economics, November 26, 2010, and May 24, 2011. Rehersal pre- examiner and opponent for the PhD Thesis of Rita Järventie- Thesleff at Aalto University School of Economics, April 21, 2010. Guest speaker in the Qualitative Research course (90L559602) at Helsinki School of Economics: Workpractices as Strategy An Alternative to Strategy as Practice research, February 2, 2009 Guest commentator of Paavo Järvensivu s, Minna Mustonen s and Rita Järventie- Thesleff s PhD Thesis at Helsinki School of Economics, August 21, 2008. Presentations in the seminar on Ethical Challenge in Global Business at Keropirtti, Pyhä: Practice theoretical perspectives and Resistance as a form of Ethics in 5
6(12) Strategizing, April 1-3, 2008. Guest Speaker in the PhD workshop of University of Lapland and University of Oulu, Rovaniemi: My PhD process, December 4, 2007. Guest speaker in the Leadership course at Lappeenranta University of Techology: The social construction of strategic management, May 10, 2007. Guest speaker in the Leadership course at Helsinki School of Economics: Development of strategic management in organizations, February 2, 2007. Presentation (with Eero Vaara) at the research seminar: Struggling over subjectivity: A discursive analysis of strategic development in an engineering group, Helsinki School of Economics, March 3, 2006. Presentation at an academic VerMeet project seminar: Different Theoretical Perspectives on Identity, Helsinki University of Technology, April 11, 2007. ACADEMIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES Academic Leaderships Co- leader of EGOS Standing Working Group Strategizing: Activity and Practice Co- convener of the EGOS sub- theme: Identity, Power and Technology with Claus Jacobs and Richard Whittington, Gothenburg, 2011 Co- Organizer of the EGOS Strategizing: Activity and Practice Paper Development Workshop with Claus Jacobs, David Seidl and Richard Whittington, Gothenburg, 2011 Commentator of the EGOS Strategizing: Activity and Practice Paper Development Workshop, Helsinki, 2012 Board member of the Strategic Management Society of Finland Organizing and chairing the Strategy Master Thesis competition in 2010 and 2012 Organizing and chairing the Strategy PhD Thesis Competition in 2011 Member of the Organizing Committee of EGOS (European Group of Organization Studies) conference at Finland Organizer of the Strategic Design and Dialogue Conference of Strategic Management Society of Finland for practitioners and academics External examiner for Doctoral Dissertation Riku Oksman, Aalto yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu Lehtinen Marjukka, Aalto yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu 2010-2010 - 2012 2012 2012 2013 2011 6
7(12) Supervisor for Doctoral Dissertation Iivanainen, Eeva, University of Eastern Finland Kettunen, Ilkka, University of Lapland Montonen, Tero, University of Eastern Finland Pohjonen, Marke, University of Eastern Finland Referee Academy of Management Journal Californian Management Review Human Relations Organization Studies Organization Scandinavian Journal of Management Strategic Management Society, Special Conference on Intersections of Strategy Processes and Strategy Practices MEMBERSHIPS Institutional member of Strategy- as- Practice International Network (www.sap- in.org) Member of Strategic Target Area of Wellbeing, Innovation Program, University of Lapland Member of Quality Bridge, The co- operation group with local business community, University of Lapland 2011-2010 - 2013 2011-2011 - 2013 2010 2010 2010-2010 - 2013-2011 - 2010 2010 2009 2008 RESEARCH PROJECTS Agile co- creation practices for business development (AGILE), Project leader of the University of Lapland sub- project, University of Lapland and Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation/ Tekes Managing and measuring innovation at work (INWORK), University of Lapland and Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation/ Tekes Innovation Practice (University of Eastern Finland) Solvency and Strategic Management, Aalto University School of Economics and Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation/ Tekes 2014 2015 2012-2013 2011-2013 2010-2011 7
8(12) Strategic Challenges of the Media Industry in Converging Media Markets, Aalto University School of Economics and Helsingin Sanomat Foundation 2010-2012 PUBLICATIONS Refereed articles in international journals and books Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2009) Workpractices as Strategy An Alternative to Strategy as Practice research (In Finnish: Työkäytännöt strategiana vaihtoehto strategia käytäntönä tutkimukseen). The Finnish Journal of Business Economics, 58, 3-4, 181-206. Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Eero Vaara (2010) Struggling over subjectivity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Strategic Development. In Damon Golsorkhi, Linda Rouleau, David Seidl & Eero Vaara (eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice. Cambridge University Press, 310-325. Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Eero Vaara (2007) Struggling over subjectivity: a discursive analysis of strategic development in an engineering group. Human Relations, 60, 1, 29-58. Järventie- Theseff, Rita, Johanna Moisander & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2011) Organizational Dynamics and Complexities of Corporate Brand Building A Practice Perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Management, Special Issue on Marketing- as- Practice, 27, 196-204. Moisander, Johanna, Könkkölä, Saara & Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2013) Consumer workers as immaterial labour in the converging media markets: three value- creation practices. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 37, 222-227 Vaara, Eero & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2006): A Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective on Strategy. In Júlia Todoli, María Labarta & Rosanna Dolón (eds.) Critical discourse analysis. L?analisi critica del discurs. Qauderns de Filologia. Estudis Linguistics, Universitat de València, 301-315. Refereed articles in domestic books Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Eero Vaara (2011) Strategy belongs to Personnel! Dialogical Perspective to Strategy Making. (In Finnish: Strategia kuuluu henkilöstölle! Dialoginen näkökulma strategiatyöhön). In Saku Mantere, Kimmo Suominen and 8
9(12) Eero Vaara (eds.) Novel Perspectives for Strategic Management (In Finnish: Toisinajattelua Strategisesta Johtamisesta). WSOY: Helsinki. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2006) Strategic development as a dialogical practice (In Finnish: Liiketoiminnan kehittäminen koko organisaation vuorovaikutteisena prosessina) In Lilli Sundvik (ed.) Viable organization. Leadership challenges and solutions (In Finnish: Toimiva työyhteisö. Esimiehen haasteet ja ratkaisut). Edita: Helsinki. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2005): The practice of teaching Strategic Management (In Finnish: Strategisen johtamisen opettaminen ja oppiminen). In Paula Kirjavainen, Satu Lähteenmäki, Hannu Salmela & Essi Saru (eds.) Multible Paths to Learning Organization (In Finnish: Monta tietä oppivaan organisaatioon). Turku School of Economics Series Discussion and Working Papers 9. Esa Print: Tampere, 107-126. Vaara, Eero & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2006): A Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective on Strategy (In Finnish: Kohti uutta paradigmaa? Kriittinen diskurssianalyysi metodologiana strategiatutkimuksessa). In Marja- Liisa Kakkuri- Knuutila, Kristiina Rolin & Elina Henttonen (eds.) Applied Social Science and Philosophy (In Finnish: Soveltava yhteiskuntatiede ja filosofia.) Gaudeamus: Helsinki, 155-173. Monographs Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2010) Subjectivity in strategy practices: discourse and practice theoretical perspectives (In Finnish: Toimijuus strategiakäytännöissä: diskurssi- ja käytäntöteoreettisia avauksia). Doctoral Dissertation, Turku School of Economics Series A- 1. Uniprint: Turku. Other publications Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Meriläinen, Susan (2013) Strategic development in IT Service Company (In Finnish: Ohjelmistoyritys epäjohtaa uudistumista). In Eriksson, P. & Tienari, J. (eds.) Innovative Management and Work Practices. (In Finnish: Tarjolla tänään: Toimivia uudistumisen käytäntöjä). Työn tuuli aikakauskirja (Finnish Journal for HRM). Henkilöstöjohdon ryhmä HENRY ry, Euraprint Oy. Conference Papers and Proceedings Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Moisander, Johanna & Saara Könkkölä (2013) Strategic Agency of Consumer- Customers. Anthropology of Markets & Consumption Conference, Irvine, California, March 7 thru 9, 2013 Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Susan Meriläinen & Anu Valtonen (2012) Sleep(ing) in 9
10(12) Organizations. SCOS (Standing Conference of Organizational Symbolism), Barcelona, July, 2012 Valtonen, Anu, Susan Meriläinen & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2012) Identity construction in sleeping and knowledge work. 10 International Conference of Organizational Discourse, Amsterdam, July, 2012 Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Susan Meriläinen, Janne Tienari & Eero Vaara (2010) Strategizing as Identity Performance: A Critical Analysis of Identity Construction in Talk about Organizational Strategy. European Group of Organization Studies, July 7-9, 2011, Göteborg, Sweden. Moisander, Johanna, Saara Könkkölä & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2010) Customers as Strategy Practitioners Exploring the Strategic Agency of the Customer in Converging Media Markets. European Group of Organization Studies, July 1-3, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2010). Construction of Problems, Solutions, and Subjectivities: Reflections on Four Approaches to Strategy as Practice Research. Workshop on Practicing Organizing, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, June, 7-8, 2010. Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Johanna Moisander (2009) Strategy as the inherent logic of employee work practices rethinking strategic agency in SAP research. European Group of Organization Studies, July 2-4, 2009, Barcelona, Spain. Järventie- Thesleff, Rita, Pikka- Maaria Laine & Johanna Moisander (2009) Organizational dynamics and complexities of corporate branding a practice perspective. European Academy of Management, May, 11-14, 2009, Liverpool, Great Britain. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2006) Strategizing, resistance and identity work: business development in a multinational consulting and engineering company. European Group of Organization Studies, July, 6-8, 2006, Bergen, Norway. Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Eero Vaara (2004) On the discursive construction of strategy and strategy work. European Group of Organization Studies, July, 1-3, 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2003) Management training programme as an arena for 10
11(12) common business development. Conference Proceedings Book III, Researching Work and Learning, July, 25-27, 2003, Tampere. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2003) Locally constructed business development. Scandinavian Academy of Management conference, August, 14-16, 2003, Reykjavik, Island. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2003) Discursive construction of strategy work, organizational development and participation. (In Finnish: Strategiatyön, organisaation toiminnan kehittämisen ja osallistumisen diskursiivinen rakentuminen). Conference for Cultural Studies (In Finnish: Kulttuuritutkimuksen päivät), December, 12-13, 2003, Helsinki. Laine, Pikka- Maaria (2002) Management training programme as an arena for developing strategic capability of an organisation. Conference Proceedings, British Academy of Management, September, 9-11, 2002, London, Great Britain. Vaara, Eero & Pikka- Maaria Laine (2004) Strategy discourse as a subject for critical discourse analysis. International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis, May, 5-8, 2004, Valencia, Spain. Articles in progress Laine, Pikka- Maaria & Eero Vaara (2014) Participation within Strategy Practices. In Damon Golsorkhi, Linda Rouleau, David Seidl & Eero Vaara (eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice. Cambridge University Press, 2 nd edition. Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Susan Meriläinen, Janne Tienari & Eero Vaara: Strategizing as Identity Performance: A Critical Analysis of Identity Construction in Talk about Organizational Strategy. R&R, Organization, November 2013 Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Susan Meriläinen & Anu Valtonen: ApusApus: New Intersections of Sleeping, Waking and Knowing To be submitted to Organization Studies, January 2014 Moisander, Johanna, Sven- Ove Hors & Laine, Pikka- Maaria: Strategic agency of balanced scorecard a socio- material perspective on strategy tools To be submitted to Strategic Organization, Spring 2014 Laine, Pikka- Maaria, Eriksson, Päivi, Merilänen, Susan & Thomas, Robyn: Strategy making in and around organization: strategy field through poststructuralist processual perspective 11
12(12) To be submitted to Organization Studies during Spring 2014 Järventie- Thesleff, Rita & Laine, Pikka- Maaria: Get yourself a life A discursive struggle of identities in a change of a knowledge intensive organization To be submitted to Organization Studies during Autumn 2014 12