Due to globalization and higher international trade volumes there is an increasing trend in management research to conduct cross-cultural, cross-national and cross-disciplinary studies. Methods and methodology for comparative studies, however, require special knowledge and special skills....

This course sets as its learning goal that students will familiarize themselves with theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of international sales management, which can be divided into following objectives: - Knowledge related: The students will be able to describe and explain...

The purpose of this course is to introduce doctoral students from Europe and around the world to the diversity of ways of conducting case study research and to improve their own research practice. It aims to provide an overview of recent trends and debates on the case study in management and...

This workshop explores life-course influences on the different aspects of retirement. Example topics are: - how working careers influence retirement age and pensions, - how childhood living conditions influence health and well-being after retirement, - how cumulative (dis)advantages shape social...

In which ways do labour market flexibilisation and subsequent life-course effects challenge pension provision and how do pension systems respond to such challenges? The one-day conference, organized by the Finnish Centre for Pensions, will bring together top researchers and professionals to...

The programme will include policy and academic sessions on the following themes: - Payment choice and global payments - Retail payments in a digital era - faster, cheaper, easier? - User experience, behaviour and trust in retail payments - Innovators, regulators and the competition-cooperation...