Anna Karhu
anna.karhu@utu.fi +358 29 450 4067 +358 50 505 7868 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2205-0108 |
Trade policy, Institutional theory; Retail internationalisation; Pharmaceutical industry; Institutional logics; Institutional complexity, Collective agency
I am a Research Manager at Pan-European Institute. I am working to develop education and research that connects global trade policy changes and international business environments and opportunities. My research is mostly done in externally funded projects. The latest research themes have been the development of Finnish competitiveness, the impact of global megatrends on the international business environment, and the influence of blockchain technology on international business research. I am also engaged in teaching related to international business and policy interaction, and supervise master's theses.
My doctoral dissertation is focused on the institutional complexity development of the pharmaceutical industry. I have my Master’s degree from Lappeenranta University of Technology (Industrial Management) and my Bachelor’s degree from Turku University of Applied Sciences (Biotechnology).
My research focuses on the interaction of business and policy. My research focuses on understanding the changing international business environment and the different levels of dynamics at interplay. In addition to understanding the complexity of the business environment, I am interested in the ability and opportunities of multiple actors to jointly overcome complex challenges through collective agency. The wiser themes in my research are trade policy changes and influences on the business environment, pharmaceutical industry transformation, and the development of consumer society.
I am responsible for a trade policy-related course at the Master's level and a MOOC course. I also engage in other teaching. I coordinate a multidisciplinary minor focusing on trade policy and global trade development. In addition, I supervise Master's thesis groups and TSE exe programs' participants' final reports.
- Lessons from Trade Policy Research (2022) Global Trade and Trade Governance During De-Globalization Karhu Anna, Haaja Eini
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Making international business fly amidst the rising threat of trade war (2022)
- International Business in Turku School of Economics Blog
(E1 Popularised article) - No need to trust? Blockchain technology and the consequences for trust in international business
(Poster presentation at the 48th European International Business Academy Annual Conference (EIBA) 2022) (2022) Karhu Anna, Palmunen Lauri-Matti, Pelto Elina
(Other publication) - Stakeholder Responses and the Interplay Between MNE Post-Entry Behavior and Host Country Informal Institutions (2021) The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research Pelto Elina, Karhu Anna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Evolution of Consumption and Global Retail Transformation
(Conference Poster: Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy) (2020) Elina Pelto, Anna Karhu, Lauri-Matti Palmunen
(Other publication) - Institutional change through collective opportunity recognition: case of maritime industry
(Conference Poster: 46th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy) (2020) Anna Karhu, Eini Haaja
(Other publication) - Turning point in trade policy: Need for multidisciplinary co-operation (2020)
- Baltic Rim Economies
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Change or be changed? The interplay between MNE post-entry behavior and host country informal institutions (2019)
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Changing landscape of retailing (2019)
- Baltic Rim Economies
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Creativity in highly institutionalized industries inducing change: Pharmaceutical industry
(Presentation at the 25th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Vaasa 22.-24.8. 2019) (2019) Anna Karhu
(Other publication) - Maailmankauppa murroksessa (2019)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - MNE as a catalyst for field-level institutional change in the Russian bakery sector (2019)
- Baltic Journal of Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Stakeholder responses and the interplay between MNE post-entry behavior and host country informal institutions
(Esitys 45th European International Business Academy Conferencessa, Leeds 13.-15.12. 2019) (2019) Elina Pelto, Anna Karhu
(Other publication) - The future of pharma: technology, policy and business
(Futures Conference-abstrakti, Turku 2019) (2019) 20th Futures Conference: Book of Abstracts Anna Karhu
(Other publication) - Industry level institutional complexity and multinational enterprises within pharmaceutical industry (2018)
- European group for organizational studies colloquium (EGOS)
(Other publication) - Industry Level Institutional Complexity and Multinational Enterprise (2017) Anna Karhu, Maria Elo, Mari Ketolainen
(Other publication) - Industry level structures and interconnectedness of actors in market entry - Pharmaceutical industry perspective
(Poster presentation at the conference) (2017) Karhu Anna, Elo Maria
(Other publication) - MNE’s entry as a catalyst for change in the host industry’s institutional landscape: A case study in the Russian bakery sector (2017) Anna Karhu, Elina Pelto
(Other publication) - Co-evolution of MNE and Institutional Environment: A Story of Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (2016) Anna Karhu
(Other publication) - MNE’s entry shaping the institutional landscape of a host industry in a transition economy – a case illustration on the Russian bakery sector (conference proceeding) (2016) Proceedings of the 42th EIBA Annual Conference Elina Pelto, Anna Karhu
(Other publication)