350 research outputs found
"Päättyykö Meritan viidakkoretki"
Get PDFNewspaper column: "Will Merita Bank's jungle trip come to an end?" (englanti)4/2000 (104)Marja-Liisa Kuronen ([email protected]) Janne Tienari ([email protected] / [email protected]) Eero Vaara ([email protected]) NEWSPAPER COLUMN: "WILL MERITA BANK'S JUNGLE TRIP COME TO AN END?"Organisational change has become a necessity in todays society. Corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions illustrate well the avalanche of change occurring today. The social construction of reality, in this case of change, is (re)constructed by the mass media. However, the relationship between the media and the economy has not been studied as thoroughly as, for example, the relationship between the media and politics.In the article, two research traditions are used to analyse the social construction of change. The example taken is a newspaper column published on April 16, 1996 in Ilta-Sanomat, a daily tabloid newspaper. The column, written by Antti-Pekka Pietil, was headed Will Merita Banks jungle trip come to an end? and dealt with the merger of the KOP Bank and the Union Bank of Finland to form Merita Bank. The content of the column is interpreted using the tools of systemic-functional linguistic theory and of constructionist and social discourse analysis. The study sought to examine not only the meanings conveyed in the text but also how the meanings are formed. The interpretation proceeds from analysis of the systems of language to discourse analysis.The study concludes that journalists have an important role in the social construction of change based on rationalist discourse. By linguistic, textual and discursive means, the journalist presents himself as an expert. In the text of the column, change is portrayed as something unavoidable: threatening images are painted to justify to the reader the bright future that will be opened up by accepting change. There is thus an attempt to assure the reader of the benefit, legitimacy and necessity of change
Systemic Design Approach to the Finnish Funeral Ecosystem
Get PDFIn our time, funerals have become more private within the community, and the processes related to dying have shifted from involving only relatives to having to include various professionals, hospitals, morgues and crematoriums. Relatives are now bystanders during their loved one’s funeral process, and the lack of rituals that fit one’s life view can result in unprocessed grief. In many ways, the post-mortem process has become effective, and efficient but often meaningless for relatives. The process is governed by laws and operated by different administrations, churches, agencies, and ministries. In addition, social relationships, paradigms, and norms affect bereavement’s experience as they are arranging funerals.
The study explores how design thinking and systems thinking can be applied in understanding and developing Finnish funeral services and processes. By utilizing frameworks like systems-oriented design and service design it is possible to understand and make initiatives towards a more socially sustainable and inclusive funeral future. With the systems-oriented design, it is possible to observe the operating environment with wider lenses and the approach enables identifying the complexity of the systems that are included in the dynamics and decision-making of the entire ecosystem. While the service design approach provides processes and tools to understand the end-user and develop services that are meaningful for them.
The master’s thesis at hand is a continuation of author’s first master’s thesis “Funeral service development for the needs in the near future” (Master’s degree in Service design and Leadership / Novia UAS) in which she discovered the future demands for funeral services and processes from the relative’s point of view. In the thesis at hand, she zooms out from the relative’s angle to the ecosystem and culture that creates the relative’s experience. The aim of the master’s thesis is to explore the Finnish funeral ecosystem and its dynamics to make initiatives towards a change that serves next of kin in the future.
The thesis consists of a literature review and design-based research. In the literature review, the findings of desk research about the Finnish funeral culture and design as a methodology for shifting the systems are outlined. The findings of the study are drawn from the desk research as well as from the applied study. In the report research objective, research question and research design are outlined. Next, the thesis explores shortly the current state of the Finnish funerals and theory of service design and systemic design. This is followed by an overview of methods and their implications regarding the topic at hand. The findings are then presented, and their implications discussed. The findings explain, for example, how a Finnish funeral culture could be developed to meet the needs of relatives
Funeral Service Development for Needs in the Near Future: Utilizing Design Thinking and a Future-oriented Approach in the Development of Finnish Funeral-related Services and Business
No full textIn this thesis I studied how design thinking and a future-oriented approach can be applied when developing Finnish funeral services to meet the requirements of a changing business environment and customer expectations for the future. The research questions were as follows: What kinds of signals of future needs can be found by studying funeral organizers and the funeral operating environment? How funeral-related services would benefit from design thinking and future-oriented development?
The topic is important and timely as it has not been studied from the point of view of service design, even though the changes in society show that development of the industry is necessary. Furthermore, by studying this sensitive subject, death is made visible and exposing this vague phenomenon enables change. The operating environment, as well as customers’ needs, are acceleratingly changing in different business areas, including traditional services such as the funeral industry. Future-oriented thinking and the design thinking approach can help service providers to develop business and services to be
relevant in the future.
The methodology included desk research, a survey, interviews, observation, storytelling, and co-design using the future-oriented approach. The study was implemented in wide co-operation with the funeral industry stakeholders and customers. The study showed that in the near future funeral services and rituals will have to evolve to be relevant to customers. In this development work, service providers in the industry would benefit from design thinking and a future-oriented approach
Correction to: Supporting primary school teachers’ classroom assessment in mathematics education: effects on student achievement (Mathematics Education Research Journal, (2019), 10.1007/s13394-019-00270-5)
No full textUnfortunately, the original version of the article contained an incorrect presentation in the author group due to a mistake made at the Publisher’s end. The author Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen was previously not included in the first page of the article. The Publisher apologize for this error
AI Writes in the Style of Marja Ziemer
Get PDF[ABSTRACT ONLY; NO FULL TEXT] This sci-fi hybrid narrative, set in the near future, explores memory, identity, and trauma through the lens of an AI companion tasked with compiling a dying poet's unpublished writings and photographs. This work of metafiction blurs the lines between author and subject, challenging traditional literary conventions. This narrative engages in conversation with authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, Richard Powers, Sylvia Plath and Sophie Calle to ask, "what's the value of authenticity in a post-human world?
Tiedon markkinoilla – pörssiyhtiön tuloksen hallintaa viestinnän keinoin
Get PDFPörssiyhtiöt suunnittelevat liiketoiminnan tulosta ja siitä tiedottamista tarkoituksena välittää positiivinen kuva yhtiön toiminnasta ja talousjohdon pätevyydestä. Ilmiö tunnetaan laskentatoimen alueella tuloksen hallintana (earnings management; earnings game). Aiempi tutkimus liiketaloustieteissä ja yritysviestinnän alueella on keskittynyt määrällisiin tutkimusmenetelmiin ja haastatteluihin. Tässä artikkelissa tutkitaan genreen perustuvin tekstianalyysin menetelmin tuloksenhallintaa suomalaisessa sijoittajaviestinnässä: miten ilmiö näkyy diskursiivisesti ja kielellisesti tilinpäätöstiedotteissa? Tutkimus tuo lisää tietoa tuloksenhallinnan viestinnällisistä keinoista ja ilmiön yhteiskunnallisesta merkityksestä ja osoittaa, että tiettyjen kielellisten ja rakenteellisten valintojen kautta taloushallinnon ja viestinnän ammattikäytännöt kohtaavat pörssitiedotteiden säännellyssä tekstilajissa. Samalla eri tekstilajien piirteet sekoittuvat niin, että pörssiyhtiöiden vertailu sijoituskohteen näkökulmasta tekstien pohjalta vaikeutuu. Tutkimusaineistona on Suomessa listattujen eri toimialojen yhtiöiden tilinpäätöstiedotteita keväältä 2006.</jats:p
La Teoría de Estructura Retórica empleada en estudio de estructura esquemática, retórica y párrafo en exámenes de Bachillerato del finés como segunda lengua
No full textTesis doctoral en Lengua Finesa realizada por Johanna Komppa en la Universidad de Helsinki (HU) bajo la dirección del Dr. Jyrki Kalliokoski (HU) y la Dra. Susanna Shore (HU). El acto de defensa de la tesis tuvo lugar el viernes 31 de agosto de 2012 ante el tribunal formado por la Dra. Marja-Leena Kuronen (Aalto University School of Business), la Dra. Mirja Tarnanen (Universidad de Jyväskylä) y la Dra. Sanna Tanskanen (HU). La calificación obtenida fue 6 (eximia cum laude approbatur) en una escala de 1 (más bajo) - 7 (más alto).A PhD thesis in Finnish by Johanna Komppa at the University of Helsinki under the supervision of Professor Jyrki Kalliokoski (University of Helsinki) and Susanna Shore, docent at the University of Helsinki. The thesis was defended on 31 August 2012. The members of the defence committee were Dr. Marja-Liisa Kuronen (Aalto University School of Business), Professor Mirja Tarnanen (University of Jyväskylä) and Professor Sanna Tanskanen (University of Helsinki). The thesis was rated 6 on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest)
Neuropsychiatric symptoms, psychotropic drug use and physical restraints in older persons : cross-sectional study in home care and residential care
No full textEettinen viestintä
Get PDFSisältö: Hyvä viestintä : parempi viestintäkulttuuri / Henrik Rydenfelt, Elisa Juholin -- Eettinen johtajuus organisaation vuorovaikutuksen perustana / Pia Lappalainen -- Eettisiä paineita sijoittajasuhteissa / Marja-Liisa Kuronen -- Vaikuttajaviestinnän eetos jokapäiväisenä tarinointina / Anu Kantola -- Journalismietiikan historialliset ongelmat ja nykyhaasteet / Erkki Karvonen -- Rajalla : journalismin ja viestinnän uskottavuutta määritellään uudelleen / Ulla Järvi -- Oikeus tietää ja toimia : viestinnän profession ja etiikan ideaalit julkisella alalla / Salli Hakala.ProComma 2016 osallistuu etiikkakeskusteluun avaamalla eettisiä kysymyksiä useista näkökulmista. Lähestymme teemaa johtamisen ja työyhteisön, sijoittamisen, lobbaamisen, julkisen alan viestinnän sekä median ja journalismin näkökulmista. Kirjan päätoimittaa Viestinnän eettisen neuvottelukunnan puheenjohtaja, valtiotieteiden tohtori Elisa Juholin.Tällä lomakkeella voit tilata ProComma Academic 2016 -kirjan: https://procom.fi/procomma-academicin-teemana-etiikka-tilaa-omasi/ei saavutettav
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