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SUMMARY:MIOIR Seminar Series with Professor Paavo Ritala
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DESCRIPTION:Digital platforms as institutional entrepreneurs: Navigating 
 between disruptive opportunity creation and social contestation\n\nFull 
 abstract will be available closer to the date.\n\nPaavo Ritala is a Prof
 essor of Strategy and Innovation at the Business School of LUT Universit
 y\, Finland. His research focuses on ecosystems and platforms\, the role
  of data\, algorithms\, and digital technologies in organizations\, and 
 the circular and regenerative economy. His work has appeared in leading 
 journals including Journal of Management\, Journal of Management Studies
 \, Research Policy\, and Academy of Management Perspectives. He is a Cla
 rivate Highly Cited Researcher 2025 in the cross-field category.\n\nBeyo
 nd academic research\, he works closely with industry through collaborat
 ive research projects\, executive and professional education\, and as a 
 speaker and advisor. His recent scholarly and project work examines how 
 data\, artificial intelligence\, and digital platforms are reshaping ind
 ustries and professional work. Prof. Ritala is Co-Editor-in-Chief of R&D
  Management and serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of 
 Product Innovation Management and Organization & Environment. More info 
 available via: Google Scholar [scholar.google.fi] | LinkedIn [fi.linkedi
 n.com]\n\nSeminar details:\n\nRefreshments will be available for informa
 l networking from 3:15 pm\, prior to the seminar in the 9th floor common
  room. \n\nWe strongly encourage AMBS and University of Manchester staff
  and students to join us in person. An online option is available for ex
 ternal guests (see the Teams link below). \n\nMeeting ID: 342 736 066 87
 7 34\nPasscode: 9xk6Fd65
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LOCATION:9.041 AMBS (Hybrid)\, Aliiance Manchester Business School\, Boot
 h Street West\, Manchester\, M15 6PB
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