Aalto Organizational Communication Group
Research and teaching in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on the social and communicative practices through which organizations, communities, and societies are managed and organized.
Research Seminar in Organizational Communication
The Organizational Communication Unit at Aalto University School of Business hosts a research seminar series that brings together scholars from Aalto and distinguished guest speakers from around the world to share their latest work in organizational communication and related fields.
The Organizational Communication Unit at Aalto University School of Business hosts a research seminar series that brings together scholars from Aalto and distinguished guest speakers from around the world to share their latest work in organizational communication and related fields. The seminars provide a collegial forum for presenting cutting-edge research, fostering dialogue, and building connections across disciplines and institutions.
Program
Spring 2026
| Time and place | Speaker | Topic |
| March 25, 2026 14:30-16:00 | U213 |
Dr. Pauliina Valtasaari, Orchestra manager (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) | CAOS Research Seminar | Leadership in Arts Organizations 鈥 鈥淪tardust鈥 or Ordinary Working Life? |
| April 29, 2026 14:30-16:00 | U213 |
Maria Uusitalo, Doctoral Researcher Sonja Rautio, Doctoral Researcher |
鈥淔rom slower cycle toward faster clock-rate鈥: Affective rhythms in organizing for creativity within stock-listed companies TBC |
| May 5, 2026 Registration required! |
Dr. Annamari Huovinen, Professor of Practice | CAOS Workshop | Ostranenie as a technique for thinking, creativity, and research |
| May 20, 2026 12.30 -13.30 | U213 |
Dr. Sven-Ove Horst, Assistant Professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam | Identity Work as Strategy: Rethinking Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Media Work |
| May 27, 2026 14:30-16:00 | U213 |
Ia Adlercreutz, Professor of Practice (ARTS), Doctoral Researcher Tuomo Huhdanp盲盲, Doctoral Researcher |
Art as a Method for Leadership and Cultural Renewal One for All, All for Art: Heterarchical Leadership in a Performing Arts Organization |
Research in Organizational Communication
Research and teaching in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on the social and communicative practices through which organizations, communities, and societies are managed and organized. The unit has a unique research profile in interdisciplinary organizational communication studies.
Doctoral Studies in Organizational Communication
The Organizational Communication unit of Aalto University offers comprehensive research training in qualitative research in organizational communication. We give doctoral researchers the academic freedom to pursue interesting projects that defy disciplinary boundaries, within the broad field of organizational communication and management studies.