Lauri Haapanen

Lauri Haapanen holds a D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm.) and serves as an Associate Professor at the Oulu Business School, University of Oulu. He also holds a docentship at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). His academic career combines research and teaching in international business with extensive practical experience managing internationally expanding firms over 15 years.

• Research Focus: Top management teams and strategic consensus
• Interaction between sales, marketing, and R&D functions
• Digital marketing, social media, and e-commerce
• SME internationalization
• Firm-level management of climate change, sustainability, and circular economy

His work explores how organizational dynamics influence cross-border mergers and acquisitions, particularly through the lens of functional interdependence and strategic decision-making.