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Mikhail Nemilentsev
Ph.D. Student, School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Becoming a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Family Business within the precincts of the University of Jyväskylä is a great chance to join the academic world with excellent guidance of true professionals and brilliant career prospects both in science and within largest and most powerful family business corporations. Make your shortcut to happiness in our School of Business and Economics.

Hely Westerholm, Ph.D. MBA
Helsinki Business College, Helsinki, Finland Principal and Manager

My doctoral studies at the University of Jyväskylä had a great input on my career at the Helsinki Business College, during the research for my dissertation and after graduating as well. My studies helped me in the innovation of the entrepreneurship program at HBC. Furthermore, my studies integrated me with the internationalization process in many areas like EU projects of vocational training, students & staff exchange programs, cooperation with international business colleges, just to mention few.

Hannu Nyyssölä
Managing Director, HAAGA Doctor of Economic Sciences

"The encouraging atmosphere among all professors and other tutors/mentors during the studies and research work was really motivating. The personnel of the University had true entrepreneurial attitudes. They taught us the same active and objective-oriented stands and working methods concerning our studies. In the beginning I was at a little bit unsure about myself as a middle-aged postgraduate student.

However, after getting to the point I truly enjoyed learning the latest research results and getting precious guidance to build my own theme for research, research problems and research frame. The whole expedition into the world of science the result of which was the defending of my doctoral thesis was most stimulating and enjoyable. In my own organization as the managing director it is also useful and rewarding to apply the same self-renewal intrapreneurial attitudes and working methods which I became acquainted with during the studies and research.

The many ideas I got during my doctoral studies are now utilized in the strategies of my organization.

Anne Laakkonen
PhD student, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

"I am a second year doctoral student at the University of Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics. My dissertation research has advanced rapidly and according to my study plan. This has been possible greatly due to the excellent supervision and support that I have received both from my own supervisor as well as the department in general. I have had access to wide array of electronic materials related to my research through the university library and I have been able to take part in several of the very useful doctoral courses organized by the Finnish doctoral program in business studies. All in all I have been very satisfied with the doctoral school and appreciate their effort in constantly trying to improve their services. My own research takes place in the field of entrepreneurship and family business and thus it has been especially rewarding to see and experience the entrepreneurial attitude that permeates through the entire faculty."

Tanja Kontinen
Senior assistant, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

"Taking the PhD Program at the University of Jyväskylä offers a unique possibility of getting deeply acquainted with a topic of one's great interest. Taking methodological courses and courses in one's own field completes perfectly the dissertation project."

Through research know-how gained during my doctoral studies, I am able to scrutinize the important aspects of my professional field to a much greater depth and with much bigger rigor than I had been from my “mere” managerial prospective prior to entering this program. The fact that my research topic is approached with scientific methods also allows me to gain a truly complex understanding of the researched topic and its context. The key advantage of the doctoral studies I see, is the possibility of choosing a research topic truly grounded in experience. Its research is a professional challenge and a source of inspiration for me.

The topic I am researching is the efficiency of point-of sales (in-store) marketing tools. The aim of my research is to get an understanding of the factors that influence its efficiency and to develop “models” that would help us to apply these promotional tools more efficiently in the retail environment. The gained results help me then to further improve my own business activities as well as to enhance the educational activities of the POPAI association. The knowledge gained in this doctoral program also allows me to become a real specialist in this field not only through other well-organized systems of teaching, but also through interaction with the lecturers, supervisors and fellow studies.