معرفی
Katri Kauppi is an Associate Professor at Aalto University's Department of Information and Service Management, School of Business. She holds a PhD from Helsinki School of Economics (2009), specializing in public procurement challenges. Prior roles include Assistant Professorships at Manchester and Nottingham University Business Schools before joining Aalto's tenure track in 2012, achieving tenure in 2018. Her research focuses on purchasing behavior, supply chain information asymmetry, public procurement centralization, and sustainable supply chain practices. Key areas include social sustainability, climate change risk management, and healthcare procurement dynamics.
Education:
- PhD in Operations Management (Helsinki School of Economics, 2009)
- Thesis: Challenges of Purchasing Centralization – Empirical Evidence from Public Procurement
Research Interests:
- Analyzing organizational purchasing decisions under information asymmetry
- Evaluating institutional pressures and strategic public procurement frameworks
- Developing sustainable supply chain practices and climate resilience strategies
- Examining triadic healthcare procurement relationships and agency problems
- Designing frameworks for service outsourcing and value-based purchasing
Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes supply chain leadership (CSCO roles), experimental procurement studies in healthcare, and pandemic response mechanisms. Methodologically, combines qualitative case studies with quantitative institutional pressure measurements. Key themes include improving procurement resilience through strategic frameworks and addressing systemic risks in global supply networks.
Advising & Grants: No formal advisee名单 listed, but collaborates extensively with scholars like Juri Matinheikki and Alistair Brandon-Jones. Research has been supported by projects exploring public sector innovation and sustainability in global supply chains.
Labs/Teams: Active in Aalto's Operations and Innovation Management research groups, contributing to interdisciplinary projects on supply chain governance and healthcare logistics.
