Kristiina Mäkelä

Professor, International Business at Aalto University School of Business

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  • Aalto University School of Business

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Aalto University School of Business

Professor of International Business. Vice-Dean for Teaching and Learning.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Degrees:

PhD (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 2006

MSc (Business Administration), Helsinki School of Economics, 1993

MSc (Sports Administration), University of Jyväskylä, 1994

Work experience:

Hanken School of Economics, 2006-2012

Helsinki School of Economics, doctoral researcher, 2002-2006

Procter & Gamble (Finland, Sweden and UK), 1993-2002

Teaching:

International human resource management

International management

International business

Human resource management

Research methods

Major research projects:

Academy of Finland -financed project "Brave New HR: Digitaization of People Management", 2016-2020 (Principal Investigator)

Tekes-financed project “MatchDesign: Collaborative Designs for Value Creation beyond Boundaries”, 2015-2017 (Principal Investigator). Academy of Finlad -financed project "Influence without authority: Examining the Agency and Actions of Human Resource Professionals", 2013-2017 (Operative Project Leader).

Academy of Finland –financed project “Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Firms: Linking Interpersonal and Organizational Levels”, 2009-2011 (Principal Investigator)

Academy of Finland –financed project “HRM in Multinational Corporations”, 2008-2011 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Global Leadership Challenge”, 2008-2010 (senior team member)

Tekes-financed project “Competence Management Across Borders”, 2006-2008 (senior team member)

International experience:

Johannes Keppler University, Linz, Austria, visiting teaching fellow, 2010-current

Henley School of Management at Reading University, Reading, UK, visiting lecturer, Oct 2008-March 2009

Advanced Institute of Management, London, UK, visiting researcher in the project "Technology Commercialization in University-Business Relationships", Sept 2005-Sept 2008

Positions of trust:

Journal of Intrnational Business Studies, member of the editorial review board

Journal of World Business, member of the editorial review board

Human Resource Management Review, member of the editorial review board

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, member of the editorial board

Nord-IB (Nordic Research School for International Business), Head of the Program Sept 2014-

Academy of Management, HR Division Ambassadors, Representative for Finland

Henry ry (The Finnish Association for Human Resource Management), Työn Tuuli editorial team member

Awards:

EMERALD PUBLISHING, Anaheim, Aug 2016 CITATION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE BEST 2013 PAPER IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Björkman, Ehrnrooth, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius (2013): “Talent or Not? Employee Reactions to Talent Identification”.

JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, New Orleans, June 2016 BEST REVIEWER PRIZE

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Vancouver, Aug, 2015 FINALIST FOR BEST CONVENTION PAPER AWARD IN THE HR DIVISION ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS Ehrnrooth, Björkman, Mäkelä, Smale & Sumelius: “Letting the chosen ones know: The psychological effects of talent status self-awareness”

EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, Brussels, Dec 2014 ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT FINALIST

AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Sept 5, 2014 RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR 2014

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Philadelphia, Aug 1-6, 2014 FINALIST FOR ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORY (OMT) DIVISION BEST INTERNATIONAL PAPER AWARD ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS Kauppila, O.-P., Bizzi, L., Mäkelä, K. & Obstfeld, D.: “Connecting and Creating: Tertius Iungens, Individual Creativity, and Strategic Decision Processes”

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, Montreal, Aug 6-10, 2010 DOUGLAS NIGH MEMORIAL BEST PAPER FINALIST IMD SKOLKOVO BEST PAPER OF EMERGING MARKETS FINALIST ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BEST PAPER PROCEEDINGS Barner-Rasmussen, W., Ehrnrooth, M., Koveshnikov, A. & Mäkelä, K.: “Linchpins of the multinational: Functions, resources and types of boundary spanners in multinational corporations”

EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES ASSOCIATION IN MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EDAMBA), Newcastle, Sept 1, 2008 BEST DOCTORAL THESIS

HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, Helsinki, Aug 30, 2007 AWARD FOR A PARTICULARLY HIGH-QUALITY DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, Picked as one of the three best Dissertations defended in Helsinki School of Economics in 2006

ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, London, April13-14, 2007 BEST PAPER AWARD Mäkelä, K.:“Sharing Knowing: Crossing Cognitive Boundaries within the MNC”

8TH VAASA CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Vaasa, Aug 21-23, 2005 BEST DOCTORAL PAPER

ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UK CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bath,UK, April 8-9, 2005 BEST NEW DOCTORAL WORK

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Using online data and network-based text analysis in HRM research

Platanou, Kalliopi; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Beletskiy, Anton; Colicev, Anatoli
2017 in JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
ISSN: 2051-6614

Dual values-based organizational identification in MNC subsidiaries: A multilevel study

Smale, Adam; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; John, Sofia; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie
2015 in JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.)
ISSN: 0047-2506

Cultural and language skills as resources for boundary spanning within the MNC

Barner-Rasmussen, Wilhelm; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Koveshnikov, Alexei; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2014 in JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.)
ISSN: 0047-2506

From HRM practices to the practice of HRM: setting a research agenda

Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Smale, Adam; Sumelius, Jennie
2014 in JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.)
ISSN: 2051-6614

What determines employee perceptions of HRM process features?The case of performance appraisal in MNC subsidiaries

Sumelius, Jennie; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Smale, Adam
2014 in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Wiley-Liss Inc.)
ISSN: 0090-4848

Talent or not?Employee reactions to talent identification

Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Smale, Adam; Sumelius, Jennie
2013 in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Wiley-Liss Inc.)
ISSN: 0090-4848

Are you willing to do what it takes to become a senior global leader?Explaining the willingness to undertake challenging leadership development activities

Björkman, Ingmar; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2013 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (INDERSCIENCE PUBLISHERS)
ISSN: 1751-6757

Explaining stakeholder evaluations of HRM capabilities in MNC subsidiaries

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Smale, Adam; Sumelius, Jennie
2013 in JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.)
ISSN: 0047-2506

Leading global virtual teams to success

Zander, Lena; Zettinig, Peter; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2013 in ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0090-2616

A framework of successful organizational practices in Western multinational companies operating in Russia

Koveshnikov, Alexei; Barner-Rasmussen, Wilhelm; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2012 in Journal of World Business (Elsevier Inc.)
ISSN: 1090-9516

Linking HRM and knowledge transfer via individual-level mechanisms

Minbaeva, Dana B.; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Rabbiosi, Larissa
2012 in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Wiley-Liss Inc.)
ISSN: 0090-4848

Interpersonal similarity and knowledge sharing within multinational organizations

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Andersson, Ulf; Seppälä, Tomi
2012 in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW (Elsevier Science B.V.)
ISSN: 0969-5931

How do MNCs establish their talent pools?Influences on individuals' likelihood of being labeled as talent

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats
2010 in Journal of World Business (Elsevier Inc.)
ISSN: 1090-9516

A look at the bright side of multicultural team diversity

Stahl, Gunter K.; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Zander, Lena; Maznevski, Martha L.
2010 in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0956-5221

MNC subsidiary staffing architecture: building human and social capital within the organisation

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats
2009 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Routledge (Taylor & Francis))
ISSN: 0958-5192

Global careers: a social capital paradox

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Suutari, Vesa
2009 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Routledge (Taylor & Francis))
ISSN: 0958-5192

Interunit interaction contexts, interpersonal social capital, and the differing levels of knowledge sharing

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Brewster, Chris
2009 in HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Wiley-Liss Inc.)
ISSN: 0090-4848

When does university research get commercialized?Creating ambidexterity in research institutions

Ambos, Tina C.; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Birkinshaw, Julian; "D'Este", Pablo
2008 in JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (Wiley-Blackwell)
ISSN: 0022-2380

Knowledge sharing through expatriate relationships: a social capital perspective

Mäkelä, Kristiina
2007 in INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION (M.E. Sharpe, Inc.)
ISSN: 0020-8825

Interpersonal similarity as a driver of knowledge sharing within multinational corporations

Mäkelä, K.; Kalla, H.; Piekkari, R.
2007 in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW (Elsevier Science B.V.)
ISSN: 0969-5931

The career capital of managers with global careers

Suutari, Vesa; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2007 in Journal of Managerial Psychology (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)
ISSN: 0268-3946

Review article, Literature review, Systematic review

Team-based global organisations Goodbye to hierarchy-based global organising

Zander, Lena; Butler, Christina L.; Mockaitis, Audra I.; Herbert, Kendall; Lauring, Jakob; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Paunova, Minna; Umans, Timurs; Zettinig, Peter
2016 in Strategic Direction (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)
ISSN: 0258-0543

Processes of international collaboration in management research: a reflective, autoethnographic approach

Jonsen, Karsten; Butler, Christina L.; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Piekkari, Rebecca; Drogendijk, Rian; Lauring, Jakob; Lervik, Jon E.; Pahlberg, Cecilia; Vodosek, Markus; Zander, Lena
2013 in JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY (SAGE Publications Inc.)
ISSN: 1056-4926

Determinants of strategic HR capabilities in MNC subsidiaries

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie; Höglund, Mathias; Ahlvik, Catarina
2012 in JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (Wiley-Blackwell)
ISSN: 0022-2380

Book section, Chapters in research books

Team-based global organizations: the future of global organizing

Zander, Lena; Butler, Christina L.; Mockaitis, Audra I.; Herbert, Kendall; Lauring, Jakob; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Paunova, Minna; Umans, Timurs; Zettinig, Peter
2015
ISBN: 978-1-78560-423-2
ISSN: 1745-8862

Multi-level and multi-actor research

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Smale, Adam; Sumelius, Jennie
2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-72743-3

The social capital of traditional and self-initiated expatriates

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Suutari, Vesa
2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-39279-3

Drivers of Interpersonal and Inter-Unit Trust in Multinational Corporations New Perspectives in International Business Research

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Barner-Rasmussen, Wilhelm; Björkman, Ingmar
2008
ISBN: 978-1-84855-278-4
ISSN: 1745-8862

Conference proceedings

Letting the chosen ones know The psychological effects of talent status self-awareness

Smale, Adam; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Björkman, Ingmar; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie; Taimitarha, Susanna
2015 in Academy of Management. Best Papers Proceedings (Academy of Management)
ISSN: 0896-7911

Intersectionality and employee experiences of performance appraisal within the MNC

John, Sofia; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2014

Connecting and creating: Tertius Iungens, individual creativity, and strategic decision processes

Kauppila, Olli-Pekka; Bizzi, Lorenzo; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Obstfeld, David
2014

Facilitating employees' tertius iungens orientation: The role of organizational context

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Kauppila, Olli-Pekka
2013

A multi-level study on the organizational identification of MNC subsidiary employees

Smale, Adam; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; John, Sofia; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie
2013

Towards understanding the antecedents of key functions performed by boundary spanners in multinational corporations

Barner-Rasmussen, Wilhelm; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Koveshnikov, Alexei; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2012

The role of social capital in the development of subsidiary HR capabilities

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie; Ahlvik, Catarina Anita
2012

Serving many masters: Evaluation of HR capabilities within the MNC

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Smale, Adam; Sumelius, Jennie
2012

Organizational identification in MNE subsidiaries: a multi-level study

Smale, Adam; Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina; Sumelius, Jennie
2012

Herding cats: Reflections on collaborative research projects

Jonsen, Karsten; Butler, Christina; Drogendijk, Rian; Lauring, Jakob; Lervik, Jon E.; Makela, Kristiina; Pahlberg, Cecilia; Vodosek, Markus; Zander, Lena
2011

Interpersonal similarity and knowledge sharing within multinationals

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Andersson, Ulf; Seppälä, Tomi
2011

Knowledge sharing in interpersonal cross-border relationships within the MNC

Mäkelä, Kristiina
2005

Sharing knowing vs. transferring knowledge

Mäkelä, Kristiina
2005

Knowledge Sharing In Interpersonal Cross-Border Relationships: The Form Of Interaction Effect

Mäkelä, K.; Seppälä, T.
2005

Global careers: a social capital paradox

Mäkelä, K.; Suutari, V.
2005

The career capital of managers with global careers

Suutari, Vesa; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2005

The Clustered Multinational: Who Shares Knowledge with Whom?

Mäkelä, K.; Kalla, H.; Piekkari, R.
2004

Knowledge sharing within multinationals: the phenomenon of clustering

Mäkelä, Kristiina; Kalla, Hanna; Piekkari, Rebecca
2004

Non-refereed scientific articles

Unrefereed journal articles

Talent Management – haaste ja mahdollisuus kehittyvillä markkinoilla

Björkman, Ingmar; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2010 in Työn tuuli (Henkilöstöjohdon ryhmä - HENRY ry.)
ISSN: 1235-2035

Monitieteisen tiedon tutkimuksen puolesta

Ståhle, P.; Mäkelä, K.; Granqvist, N.
2005 in KANAVA (Henkilöstöjohdon ryhmä - HENRY ry.)
ISSN: 0355-0303

Book section

Performance Management across Borders Handbook of International Human Resource Management

Björkman, Ingmar; Barner-Rasmussen, Wilhelm; Ehrnrooth, Mats; Mäkelä, Kristiina
2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6740-6

Knowledge sharing in interpersonal cross-border relationships within the MNC

Mäkelä, Kristiina
2006
ISBN: 952-476-143-2

Publications intended for professional communities

Published development or research report

Explaining intra-organizational knowledge transfer at the individual level

Minbaeva, D.; Mäkelä, K.; Rabbiosi, L.
2010

Cross-border competence in emerging markets: Voices from China and Russia

Barner-Rasmussen, W.; Björkman, I.; Ehrnrooth, M.; Koveshnikov, A.; Mäkelä, K.; Vaara, E.; Zhang, L.
2009

Is the UK's science base performing?

"D'Este Cukierman", P.; Griffith, R.; Birkinshaw, J.; Ambos, T.; Mäkelä, K.; Abramovsky, L.; Harrison, R.; Simpson, H.
2007

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