
Sari-Johanna Karhapää
University Lecturer
University lecturer, Accreditation Manager
Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
sari-johanna.karhapaa@uef.fi | +358 50 442 2548
I am a researcher and teacher in Service Management (master’s program) and international retail (bachelor’s program).
I am a researcher in the Intellectual Capital Management research group and UEFDigs Research Community.
In my dissertation I explored trust development in an organizational merger context.
My research interests relate to trust, management, leadership, organizational change, and managing stakeholders, especially customer relations in international retail. I apply mainly qualitative research methods and process approach. I am interested in quality management and co-research methods.
Research groups
Projects
Publications
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Trust in hybrid work of knowledge-intensive case organization
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Kasanen, Kati. 2023. Itä-Suomen yliopisto -
Trust in mentoring in the pre-career context of the business students
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Ikonen, Mirjami. 2023. Itä-Suomen yliopisto -
Better Placement Opportunities for Students. Recommendations and guidelines for universities and incubators.
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Reijonen, Helen. 2022. -
Internal Evaluation Report
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Reijonen, Helen. 2022. -
The Trust in mentoring in the pre-career context of the business students
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Ikonen, Mirjami. Teoksessa: (toim.) , 2022. NFF 2022 Conference Papers . s. 1-13. Örebro universitet -
Trust and performance: a contextual study of management change in private and public organisation
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Savolainen, Taina; Malkamäki, Kirsti. 2022. Baltic journal of management. 17: 35-51 -
University-business cooperation: potential and challenges
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna Reijonen, Helen. 2022. -
“It’s Time to Focus on Humanity”: Millennial Business Students’ Perceptions of Competencies Needed by Future Leaders
Koponen, Jonna; Heikkilä, Essi; Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Ikonen, Mirjami; Hiltunen, Esa. 2022. Nordic journal of business. 71: 102-125 -
A Case History of Excellence of the University of Eastern Finland
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna. Teoksessa: Remenyi, Dan(toim.) , 2021. Excellence in University Leadership and Management Case Histories. s. 175-190. APCIL -
Trust development processes in intra-organisational relationships: A multi-level permeation of trust in a merging university
Karhapää, Sari-Johanna; Savolainen, Taina. Teoksessa: Fulmer, Ashley; Dirks, Kurt(toim.) , 2020. Multilevel Trust in Organizations: Theoretical, Analytical, and Empirical Advances. s. 1-36. Routledge