Recognitions | Department of Business Administration

Prof. Mari-Klara Stein received the Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ) Outstanding Associate Editor award

MISQ is a scholarly journal that publishes research articles in the field of management information systems (MIS). It is highly regarded in the academic community, and it is considered a reputable source for research in the field of management information systems.

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Prof. Susanne Durst, an adjunct professor at TalTech Department of Business Administration made it to Stanford University's top 2% scholar list in single-year categories

The list highlights the 2% of the world's most cited researchers in 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, taking into account the influence and impact of academic research.

Susanne Durst’s research interests include knowledge (risk) management, innovation management, responsible digitalization and sustainable business development in the context of small entrepreneurial companies. 

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Prof. Linda D. Hollebeek, Adjunct Professor in the marketing unit at the Department of Business Administration, was featured on the Elsevier/Stanford Top Cited Researchers for the 4th consecutive year

"In the roller coaster that is publishing, there are many ups & downs but the important thing is to persist, keep trying & believe in your own work."

She has reached a remarkable 27.5K Google Scholar citations. 

Linda Hollebeek focuses her research on customer/consumer and stakeholder engagement using digital technologies (including social media, online communities, and artificial intelligence), including innovation, ethics, and value creation. Hollebeek holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Auckland and has been working at TalTech since 2019. Before her academic career, she worked as a management consultant. She has advised Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Roche Diagnostics, the New Zealand Ministry of Labour and the Trade Commission, and the Australian Defence Forces.

Susanne Durst was awarded the 2023 Emerald Literati Award

The article "The impact of knowledge risk management on sustainability" by Susanne Durst, adjunct professor, was selected as the most outstanding research article in the Emerald Literati Awards 2023.

The Emerald Literati Awards are given to articles published in the VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, published by Emerald Publishing. The awards have been given to authors for over 25 years and aim to recognise the outstanding contribution of authors and reviewers.

Read the article here

Three of the Department's lecturers received recognition from the TalTech School of Business and Governance Student Council

At the Spring Banquet of the Student Council of the School of Business and Governance, lecturers were presented with certificates of appreciation, which included member of our department:

• Tarvo Niine - Best supervisor 2023

• Oliver Parts - Sun of the School 2023

• Monika Nikitina-Kalamäe - Spokesperson 2023

On 14 March, the winners of the 2022 School of Business and Governance Publication Awards were announced

Our researchers have been highly committed and have worked on a wide range of topics reflecting the processes in society and the economy. Our research articles have been published in various prestigious journals and publications.

From the Department of Business Administration, the following people received a publication award: Mari Avarmaa, Linda Desiree Hollebeek, Mari Kurashvili, Karin Reinhold, Marina Järvis, Jelena Hartšenko, Sefik Istemihan Demirag.

Mari Avarmaa appointed Dean of the School of Business and Governance

After hearing the position of the Council of the School of Business and Governance, Rector Tiit Land has decided to appoint Mari Avarmaa, who has been Head of the Department of Business Administration, as Dean of the School of Business and Governance.

On the occasion of her appointment, Mari Avarmaa thanked everyone for their trust, support and good thoughts. "I am looking forward to our continued cooperation and I would like to thank the current Dean Enn Listra, who has stood up for the School of Business and Governance over the years and will hand it over very strong," added Avarmaa.

The term of the new Dean started on 9 March 2023.

Susanne Durst's paper has been recognized as top-cited

Congratulations to Susanne Durst, whose paper "Temporary business model innovation - SMEs' innovation response to the Covid-19 crisis" has been recognized by an American multinational publishing company Wiley as a top cited paper (2021–2022) in R&D MANAGEMENT.

Read it here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/radm.12498

Katrin Arvola was awarded the title of the best Programme Director of 2022 in TalTech SBG

Katrin Arvola was awarded the title of the best Programme Director of 2022 in TalTech School of Business and Governance. According to students, the Programme Director acts discreetly; she is helpful, reliable, friendly, and best suitable for the position.

Congratulations!

Department of Business Administration teaching and other activities awarding 2022

At the Department's annual start-of-the-year event, the year was summed up with a presentation by Head of Department Mari Avarmaa, followed by a chain reaction creation in teams at the Proto Invention Centre, and later by a delicious meal, where awards were handed out for the previous year's achievements.

In December 2022, an online voting took place, where we had a chance to vote for our department’s best colleagues and highlight significant actions. 

• Lecturer of the year - Marina Järvis
• Guest lecturer of the year - Kaarel Krinal
• Supervisor of the year - Merle Ojasoo
• Teaching innovation of the year - Marketing 30 conference (Iivi Riivits-Arkonsuo, René Arvola, Eliis Salm, Rein Riisalu, Tairi Tuulik)
• Mentor of the year - Mari-Klara Stein
• Collaborator of the year - Tairi Tuulik 
• Opinion leader of the year - Aive Pevkur
• Contribution of the year - Department's own newsletter (Tairi Tuulik, Merli Reidolf, Kelly Otsman, Pia Riips)
• Sustainability advocate of the year - Liis Ojamäe

Basel Hammoda has been accepted to the 2023 USASBE Doctoral Consortium

Basel Hammoda, Early Stage Researcher in the Entrepreneurship and International Business Unit, has been accepted to the 2023 USASBE Doctoral Consortium, a selection-based PhD training fellowship, which is considered one of the most prestigious in entrepreneurship research.

Many doctoral consortia emphasize traditional research, but the USASBE doctoral consortium immerses students in the world of teaching and learning entrepreneurship, preparing students to boldly teach entrepreneurship and engage in entrepreneurship education scholarship.

The Consortium will spread out over four months, featuring leading faculty in the discipline through a series of workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.

The government approved a new Council on Ethics for Public Officials, which includes Aive Pevkur, senior lecturer in organisation and management

The work of the new Council on Ethics for Public Officials will be chaired by Külli Taro, Head of Knowledge Transfer at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, and, in addition to Aive, will also include Kaur Kajak, Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Finance, and Heddi Lutterus, Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Justice, Ulla Saar, Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Jüri Mölder, City Secretary of Tartu City Government, Airi Mikli, Advisor to the National Audit Office, Mariann Märtsin, Associate Professor at Tallinn University and Heiki Sibul, Member of the Board of the Estonian Internet Foundation. 

The tasks of the Council are to support the uniform implementation of the Code of Ethics, to provide clarifications on the implementation of the Code of Ethics for public officials, to advise public officials and authorities on matters of public officials' ethics, to give an opinion on the conformity of an official's act or conduct with the ethical requirements of public officials, to analyse the implementation of the Code of Ethics for public officials and the need to amend the Code of Ethics, and to participate in the drafting of development plans and legislation determining the strategic development of public officials' ethics. The Council on Ethics for Public Officials is an independent governmental commission attached to the Ministry of Finance with the aim of strengthening the fundamental values and ethics of public officials. 

Adjunct Professor Linda Hollebeek has been named one of the world's most influential researchers

Each year, Clarivate^TM identifies the world's most influential researchers most frequently cited by their peers. Linda Hollebeek, a Marketing Professor at TalTech, earned this exclusive distinction for the third time: in 2022 she was among fewer than 7,000 or about 0.1% of the world's researchers who are ranked by the global analytics company.

Linda Hollebeek focuses her research on customer/consumer and stakeholder engagement using digital technologies (including social media, online communities, and artificial intelligence), including innovation, ethics, and value creation. Hollebeek holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Auckland and has been working at TalTech since 2019. Before her academic career, she worked as a management consultant. She has advised Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Roche Diagnostics, the New Zealand Ministry of Labour and the Trade Commission, and the Australian Defence Forces.

Linda Hollebeek admits it has been a great honour for her, as only one researcher out of 1,000 makes it to the list yearly. "When I was a PhD student, I would have never dreamed of reaching this point. I am happy that my publications have been read and considered worthy of reference. It also matters to me that I am on this list for the third consequent year (i.e., 2020, 2021 and 2022). My research focuses on customer/consumer engagement, and recently I have focused on broader stakeholder engagement. I have been lucky because, at the beginning of my doctoral studies, there was not much academic literature available on this topic, though there was great interest among managers in customer/consumer involvement, which provided me with a great opportunity," Hollebeek added.

According to Mari Avarmaa, the Director of the Department of Business Administration, the School of Business and Governance aims to create, share, and apply world-class knowledge. "Therefore, we can be proud that our PhD students and researchers have the opportunity to collaborate with such an internationally acknowledged researcher. Linda Hollebeek is a dedicated, innovative, and collaborative researcher from New Zealand. She is also the only economist from the Estonian universities included in Clarivate's list," Avarmaa said.

Clarivate™ list of the most cited researchers is comparable to Forbes' influential list. It is the experts' and colleagues' recognition of the work and influence of the outstanding researchers. Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing trusted insights, analytics, and scientific monitoring. The people selected by the company to the list of influential researchers have significant influence in their field, as their published articles are among the 1% most cited texts in the world.

The list of researchers is available here: Highly Cited Researchers - Clarivate

Aive Pevkur receives award for mentoring students in Olympiads

At the end of October, at the educational conference "Talendid tuleviku teenistuses IV", Aive Pevkur, senior lecturer in the field of organisation and management, received a mentoring award for her mentoring of students in Olympiads (in the field of philosophy) at the reception of the Rector of the University of Tartu.

Student Council's recognition to Oliver Parts

Congratulations to Oliver Parts, Associate Professor at the Department of Business Administration, on the Student Council's recognition of him as the Best Lecturer of the Year 2022 at TalTech School of Business and Governance on Teachers' Day yesterday (05.10.2022).

TalTech Awards to Merle Ojasoo and Merli Reidolf

At the ceremony held in celebration of the 104th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Tallinn University of Technology recognised its best researchers, lecturers, and support staff of 2021, noted the best authors of research articles and students, and announced the Cultural-, Sports- and Student Act of the Year.

TalTech’s Lecturer of the Year 2021 is Associate Professor Merle Ojasoo.

Merle is described by students as a very professional and systematic lecturer, who has well-structured classes, engages students, is open to discussion and provides constant feedback. Merle is committed to continuous self-development and learning development activities: she improves her e-courses, which have been recognised with a quality label, she has created an e-book on business ethics, and develops herself whenever possible. She chairs one of the largest graduate defence committees with hundreds of theses. Merle values sustainability, social responsibility, fairness and ethical behaviour, both in her teaching and as a personal role model.

TalTech's best support staff of 2021 is Head of support unit of the Department of Business Administration and Deputy Director Merli Reidolf.

Merli is a long-time employee dedicated to TalTech and a role model for her colleagues with her inspiring and supportive attitude. Merli is a team player and a true support specialist who is very helpful on a daily basis. Colleagues have given Merli extremely positive feedback, pointing out, among other things, that Merli has created a pleasant and supportive working atmosphere both within the department and in cooperation with other university units, and praise the constructive atmosphere she has created and her contribution to teamwork. She is also a promoter of team spirit, organising at least twice a year the department's team events, which have become a valuable tradition over the last few years. Merli has been a member of dozens of university working groups in very diverse areas such as research project monitoring, the future of real estate, budget and ÕIS developments. When things do not work the way they should, she is ready to think and engage in dialogue to find the best solution.

Department of Business Administration teaching and other activities awarding 2021

In December 2021, an online voting took place, where we had a chance to vote for our department’s best colleagues and highlight significant actions. We were delighted to read how positively and enthusiastically colleagues were described and how many great things our people have done.

• Lecturer of the year - Aive Pevkur
• Guest lecturer of the year - Kristjan Jasinski
• Supervisor of the year - Liina Randmann
• Teaching innovation of the year - Jana Kukk
• Mentor of the year - Katrin Paadam
• Collaborator of the year - Mare Orav
• Opinion leader of the year - Eliis Salm and Susanne Durst
• Contribution of the year - Merli Reidolf and Tarvo Niine
• Sustainability advocate of the year - Merle Ojasoo

TalTech Awards to Susanne Durst, Jana Kukk and Tarvo Niine

At the recent Ceremony of 103rd Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the best research articles, best lecturers and best program directors were recognized. We are proud to present the winners in our Department.

The award of the best research article in the category of social sciences goes to Susanne Durst.

Her article „Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability” was published in one of the leading journals in the field of sustainability, Journal of Cleaner Production. This article offers a new perspective on business sustainability, i.e. the perspective of knowledge risks, and thus enriches extant research in the field. In addition to theory development, the paper results offer a variety of actions/measures which could be taken by organizations to mitigate knowledge risks.

In sum, the paper does not only demonstrate the quality of research conducted at TalTech which is world-leading in this area but also the possible impact this research can have on the business world and society at large, and thus underlines the societal role taken by TalTech.

TalTech’s Lecturer of the Year 2020 is Jana Kukk.

Jana’s enthusiasm and professionalism is known all over Estonia and beyond. Years after graduation, students still remember her fondly and value her courses highly. Jana herself values educational innovation and teaches mostly through practical assignments. Her students are always infected with her amazing energy, which makes it easy to come to school and work even on the weekends.

TalTech’s Programme Director of the Year 2020 is Tarvo Niine.

Tarvo runs a bachelor's curriculum with five majors, which has a total of 506 students. His work is thorough and he is always actively searching for solutions for challenges. He develops the curriculum in collaboration with the program council, faculty, and students, and thoroughly analyzes the impact of change. He has a clear vision of what should be done and the plan to do it.

Department of Business Administration teaching and other activities awarding 2020