2026
Multi-stakeholder and digital collaboration for biodiversity: Insights from the mining context.
Lappalainen, I.
Paper presentation
13.8.–15.8.2026, The 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Biannual Meeting, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Collective action for biodiversity: Analysing legitimation through stakeholder engagement in mining.
Jokinen, A., Kujala, J. & Blomberg, A.
Paper presentation
13.8.–15.8.2026, The 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Biannual Meeting, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Empirical examination of the relationship between managers' stakeholder responsibility and biodiversity attitudes: Evidence from Finland.
Neha, N., Kujala, J., Salminen, H., & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
13.8.–15.8.2026, The 28th Nordic Academy of Management (NFF) Biannual Meeting, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Stakeholder theory beyond humanism: Categories for and voices of nonhuman stakeholders.
Kujala, J., & Sybille, S.
Paper presentation
26.7.–30.7.2026, The Summer Seminar in Stakeholder Theory, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Celebration to Ed Freeman. Greetings from Tampere University, Finland (the European mothership of stakeholder theory).
Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
25.7.–25.7.2026, In the Special Celebration in Honor of R. Edward Freeman, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Institutional logics and change dynamics in linking biodiversity management and circular economy in the mining industry.
Lappalainen, I.
Paper presentation
9.6.–10.6.2026, Futures Conference, Turku, Finland
Collective action for biodiversity: Stakeholder engagement and legitimacy in action situations.
Blomberg, A., Jokinen, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
21.5.2026, Biodiversity and Business Research Workshop organized by Biodiful project, Turku, Finland.
Change dynamics in biodiversity management and the circular economy: An institutional logics perspective on multi-stakeholder mining.
Lappalainen, I.
Paper presentation
21.5.2026, Biodiversity and Business Research Workshop organized by Biodiful project, Turku, Finland.
Relationship between managers' stakeholder responsibility and biodiversity attitudes.
Neha, N., Kujala, J., Salminen, H., & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
4.6.–7.6.2026, The 37th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business & Society (IABS) Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Stakeholder theory in addressing biodiversity: A framework for approaching biodiversity loss as a simple, complex and wicked problem.
Sihvo Matikainen, L., Blomberg, A., & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
20.3.–21.3.2026, Business & Biodiversity Conference, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Commensuration at the science-policy interface: Boundary infrastructure for biodiversity governance.
Kimpimäki, J-P., Albareda, L., & Jokinen, A.
Paper presentation
20.3.–21.3.2026, Business & Biodiversity Conference, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Investigating the connection between managers’ stakeholder responsibility and biodiversity attitudes in the Finnish context.
Neha, N., Kujala, J., Salminen, H. & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
11.3–12.3.2026, The 14th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
A stakeholder theory framework for understanding and addressing biodiversity loss.
Sihvo Matikainen, L., Blomberg, A., & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
11.3.–12.3.2026, The 14th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Joint Value Creation for biodiversity in business-stakeholder relationships within the surrounding social-ecological systems.
Tapaninaho, R., Lappalainen, I., Blomberg, A., & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
11.3.–12.3.2026, The 14th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Institutional logics and change dynamics in linking biodiversity management and circular economy in the multi-stakeholder mining context.
Lappalainen, I.
Paper presentation
11.3.–12.3.2026, The 14th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
2025
Competing institutional logics and related misalignments in biodiversity management –The multi-stakeholder perspective.
Lappalainen, I.
Paper presentation
29.10.–31.10.2025, The 21st Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), ESCP Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Exploring the connection between stakeholder responsibility perceptions and managers' biodiversity attitudes: Evidence from Finland
Neha, N., Salminen, H., Kujala, J. & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
29.10.–31.10.2025, The 21st Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), ESCP Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Does female representation in boards matter for firm biodiversity performance?
Neha, N., Sihvo Matikainen, L. & Fasano, F.
Paper presentation
29.10.–31.10.2025, The 21st Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), ESCP Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Understanding the connection between managerial biodiversity attitude and stakeholder responsibility: Evidence from Finland.
Neha, N., Salminen, H., Kujala, J. & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
30.7.–5.8.2025, The Summer Seminar in Stakeholder Theory , Tampere University, Finland.
Nonhuman nature stakeholders.
Kujala, J., Hannula, A., Blomberg, A., Sihvo Matikainen, L. & Tapaninaho, R.
Presentation
30.7.– 5.8.2025, The Summer Seminar in Stakeholder Theory, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Creating joint value for biodiversity: An analysis of business–stakeholder relationships in mining.
Tapaninaho, R., Lappalainen, I., Blomberg, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
25.7.–29.7.2025, The 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The role of stakeholder theory in addressing biodiversity: A literature review.
Sihvo Matikainen, L., Blomberg, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
25.7.–29.7.2025, The 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bridging the divide: Policy perspectives, research futures, and the role of biodiversity in management studies.
Kimpimäki, J.‑P., Albareda, L. & Jokinen, A.
Paper presentation
25.7.–29.7.2025, The 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Linking the firm purpose to joint value creation for sustainability.
Kujala, J., Sachs, S. & Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
21.5.–23.5.2025, The Strategic Management Society (SMS) Palermo Special Conference, Università LUMSA, Palermo, Italy.
Collective action for biodiversity: An action situation analysis of mining.
Kujala, J., Jokinen, A. & Blomberg, A.
Paper presentation
215.–23.5.2025, SMS Palermo Special Conference, Università LUMSA, Palermo, Italy.
Researching business-biodiversity relationship from the stakeholder theory perspective.
Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
30.4.2025, Brownbag Seminar, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Stakeholder theory framework for business biodiversity management.
Blomberg, A., Sihvo Matikainen, L. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
3.4.–6.4.2025, The 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS) , Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Examining business-stakeholder relationship dynamics for joint value creation for biodiversity.
Tapaninaho, R., Blomberg, A., Lappalainen, I. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
3.4.–6.4.2025, The 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Joint value creation for biodiversity in mining: From minimizing harm to fostering regeneration.
Tapaninaho, R., Lappalainen, I., Blomberg, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
3.4.–6.4.2025, The 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Action situations of collective action for biodiversity in mining.
Blomberg, A., Jokinen, A., & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
12.3.–13.3.2025, The 13th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
From fragmented to place‑based governance: Understanding polycentricity in mining and biodiversity in Finland.
Albareda, L. & Porokara, D.
Paper presentation
12.3.–13.3.2025, The 13th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Bridging the divide: Policy perspectives, research futures, and the role of biodiversity in management studies.
Kimpimäki, J.‑P., Albareda, L. & Jokinen, A.
Paper presentation
12.3.–13.3.2025, The 13th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Joint value creation for biodiversity in mining: from minimizing harm to fostering regeneration.
Tapaninaho, R., Lappalainen, I., Blomberg, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
12.3.–13.3.2025, The 13th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Mining and the green transition
Albareda, L. & Lyly, N.
13.3.2025 , Invited lecture in the course “Advanced Topics in Business Ethics”, LUT Business School, (guest lecture by Mink, M.).
2024
Joint value creation for biodiversity within the business-stakeholder relationships in the mining sector.
Lappalainen, I., Tapaninaho, R., Blomberg, A.& Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
27.11.–29 .11.2024, The YHYS Colloquium, Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science, LUT University, Finland.
An action situation framework to understand collective stakeholder action for biodiversity.
Jokinen, A., Blomberg, A.& Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
27.11.–29 .11.2024, The YHYS Colloquium, Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science, LUT University, Finland.
Polycentric governance in management and organization studies: Integrating insights from policy, economics and environmental science.
Albareda, L. & Kimpimäki, J.‑P.
Paper presentation
27.11.–29 .11.2024, The YHYS Colloquium, Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science, LUT University, Finland.
Mining, minerals and metals towards sustainability and circularity: Exploring polycentric governance robustness and socio‑economic and environmental adaptation.
Albareda, L., Kimpimäki, J.‑P. & Levänen, J.
Paper presentation
27.11.–29.11.2024, The YHYS Colloquium, Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science, LUT University, Finland.
Polycentric governance in management and organization studies: Integrating insights from policy, economics and environmental science.
Albareda, L., Kimpimäki, J.‑P., Levänen, J. & Heikkila, T.
Paper presentation
4.9.–6.9.2024, The 20th Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), University of Leeds, UK.
Joint value creation for biodiversity: An analysis of business-stakeholder relationships and their dynamics.
Tapaninaho, R., Blomberg, A.& Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
4.9.–6.9.2024, The 20th Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC), University of Leeds, UK.
International trade and sustainable development: The future of climate and biodiversity governance.
Dodd, T., Kujala, J., Tapaninaho, R., Blomberg, A., Hannula, A., Leinonen, H., Barros Delarissa, F.
Research report & results
Policy Brief Institute for International Trade
Polycentric governance.
Albareda, L.
Panel presentation
9.8.–13 .8.2024, The PDW “Exploring theoretical perspectives in research on community‑based enterprise and entrepreneurship”, the 84th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, USA.
PDW: Innovating for the future: Giving voice to stakeholders.
Van Buren III, H., Hannula, A., Kujala, J.& Sachs, S.
Paper presentation
9.8.–13.8.2024, The 84th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.
On justification: Justifying biodiversity in sustainability reporting.
Blomberg, A., Neha, N, Tapaninaho, R. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
9.8.–13.8.2024, The 84th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.
Analyzing biodiversity communication through orders of worth.
Blomberg, A., Neha, N., Tapaninaho, R., Kujala, J.& Sihvo Matikainen, L.
Presentation and paper in conference proceedings
13.6.–16.6.2024, The 35th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Annapolis, USA.
Voice in stakeholder theory: Conceptualizations, consequences, and clarifications.
Van Buren III, H., Hannula, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, S.
Paper presentation
13.6.–16.6.2024 , The 35th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Annapolis, USA.
Polycentric governance in management and organization studies: Integrating insights from policy, economics and environmental science.
Albareda, L., Kimpimäki, J.‑P. & Quinteros‑Condoretty, A.
Paper presentation
13.3.–14.3.2024, The 12th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Biodiversity communication in sustainability reports: Different orders of worth.
Neha, N., Blomberg, A., Tapaninaho, R., Kujala, J., Sihvo Matikainen, L.
Paper presentation
13.3.–14.3.2024, The 12th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
Firm purpose from the stakeholder perspective.
Sachs, S., Kujala, J.& Tapaninaho, R.
Paper presentation
13.3.–14.3.2024, The 12th Responsible Business Research Conference (RBRC), Tampere University, Finland.
2023
Research at the faculty of management and business: Overview and concrete examples.
Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
19.10.2023, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel University, London, UK.
Stakeholder theory in addressing commons.
Sihvo Matikainen, L., Blomberg, A. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
6.9.–8.9.2023, Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC ), Homerton College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Ramifications of a novel policy idea: Comparing transition pathways to urban circular economy in four cities.
Nylén, E-J., Jokinen, A. & Jokinen, P.
Paper presentation
30.8.–1.9.2023, The 14th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
A typology of nonhuman stakeholders.
Heikkinen, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, A.
Paper presentation
4.8.–8.8.2023, The 83rd Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting , Boston, USA.
Knowing through artist-led practices for the inclusion of nature as a stakeholder.
Gulari, N., Dziuba, A., Heikkinen, A. & Kujala, J.
Designated as a “Best Paper” by SIM (Social Issues in Management Division)
4-8.–8.8.2023, The 83rd Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Boston, USA.
Creating nature-positive value through human-nature stakeholder relationships.
Sachs, S., Kujala, J., Heikkinen, A. & Oberholzer, S.
PDW (workshop)
4.8.–8.8.2023, The 83rd Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Boston, USA.
Who and what shapes stakeholder engagement in addressing commons?
Blomberg, A., Matikainen Sihvo, L. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
5.6.–11.6.2023, The 34th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS) , University of Bath, UK.
Four types of nonhuman nature as a stakeholder.
Heikkinen, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, S.
Paper presentation
5.6.–11.6.2023, The 34th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), University of Bath, UK.
Mining, minerals and metals towards sustainability and circularity: Exploring polycentric governance robustness and socio‑economic and environmental adaptation.
Albareda, L. & Levänen, J.
Paper presentation
15.3.–16.3.2023, The 11th Responsible Business Research Seminar, Tampere University, Finland.
Collective stakeholder action for commons: Integrating business‑stakeholder value creation with polycentric governance.
Albareda, L. & Levänen, J.
Paper presentation
12.1.–13.1.2023, Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR), Denver, Colorado.
2022
Stakeholder responsibility in Finland.
Kujala, J. & Salminen, H.
Paper presentation
1.12.–4.12.2022, The International Conference on Management Cases ICMC2022, Virtual conference organized by BIMTECH, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida (NCR), INDIA.
Special issue: Sustainable innovation: Novel landscapes and perspectives for business and management
Lehtimäki, H., Heikkinen, A. & Kujala, J. (guest eds.)
Special issue
In South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 11(1). (2022)
Suomalaisten johtajien käsitykset kiertotaloudesta ja sidosryhmävastuullisesta sekä niiden yhteydestä kestävän kehityksen tavoitteisiin
Salminen, H., Tapaninaho, R. & Kujala, J.
Paper presentation
15.3.–16.3.2022, The 10th Responsible Business Research Seminar, Tampere, Finland.
Older presentations related to the research project
Companies acting for urban ecological sustainability: Institutional change through business–stakeholder–nature interaction (COMPSUS).
Heikkinen, A., Nieminen, J., Jokinen, A., Kujala, J. & Mäkelä, H.
Paper presentation
24.10.–25.10.2013, Sosiaalipolitiikan tutkimuspäivät (Social Politics Research Conference), University of Tampere, Finland.
