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The Assessment of the Bain Inspirational Leadership model in a Finnish Media Agency. by Franziska Slawinski

03.05.2021 , , ,

Because I am working in an international media agency here in Finland, I noticed how important inspirational leadership is since in this fast-paced and ever-changing industry it is easy to lose a creative mindset. Additionally, I became aware of how complex it is to regularly come up with new media goods while feeling inspired.Leadership specialists debate that a perfect leadership style does not exist, but that inspirational and thriving leadership…

Benefits of novel approaches for studying health behaviours

26.04.2021

Jonas Tana, Ph.D., senior lecturer, Department of Healthcare, Arcada UAS, jonas.tana@arcada.fi Pauleen Mannevaara, M.Sc., senior lecturer, Department of Healthcare, Arcada UAS Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen, Ph.D., principal lecturer, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Arcada UAS Camilla Wikström-Grotell, Ph.D., principal lecturer, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Arcada UAS Introduction The rise of search engines, discussion forums and social media has changed the way people access and engage with health information (Tana, 2019). The…

Developing Communication at eSett Oy. Diana Welander

13.04.2021 ,

My thesis was a development project for the company I am currently working in and it presented the development of communication in an expert service company operating in the B2B market. The aim of my thesis was to give an overview of the development in addition to keep developing the company’s communications in ever-changing situations. The goal was to help the company, first, to understand the meaning of communications, and…

“And when the night falls, loneliness calls” – temporal variations of loneliness

07.04.2021

Jonas Tana, PhD, senior lecturer, Department of Healthcare, Arcada UAS, jonas.tana@arcada.fi The Covid-19 pandemic has directed increasing attention to loneliness due to the implementation of rather extensive social restriction measures to reduce the spread of the virus. These restrictions, such as shutting down restaurants and restricting social interaction, had a negative impact on social connectedness, creating a discrepancy between the actual and desired levels of social relationships for many people…

Two Things You Should Know About Studying in Finland and at Arcada

09.02.2021 ,

Hello there! I’m Jordi, a Materials Processing Technology (now Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering) student at Arcada University of Applied Sciences (UAS). Most likely you are, as I was back in the day, a bit hesitant on whether enrolling in Arcada to pursue your engineering career is a good choice or not. Short answer: YES, it definitely is, but let’s dig deeper into that answer since there are different things you…

My Master’s Journey

19.01.2021 , ,

Early in 2017 after a long study break having completed my bachelor studies 21 years earlier in 1998 in the UK, I felt that it was time to continue my studies. I looked at what was on offer and I found Arcada offered a master’s course that ignited an interest in me. After applying and going to the entrance exams I was delighted to be offered a study place starting…

Creativity: A Multidisciplinary Systematic Literature Review by Özgür Ak

22.12.2020 , ,

Creativity and highly creative, influential people have been the focus of philosophers, thinkers, and scholars for thousands of years. Creativity is the first stage of innovation and the essence of the cultural industries. Through a systematic literature review, this study aimed at bringing together various understandings and conceptualizations of the creativity phenomenon from several disciplines to address two gaps: one in cultural industries studies and one in creativity studies in…

A Day in the Life of an International Business Student

16.12.2020 ,

Hi there! My name is Nessrine and I am a second year International Business (IB) student majoring in marketing here at Arcada University of Applied Sciences (UAS). I thought it would be fun if I let you in on what a day in my life as a student looks like! International Business student Nessrine. I started my day by getting up earlier than usual because I needed to borrow a…

The Ministry of Education and Culture funds Arcada’s new research programme

15.12.2020

Arcada is very delighted over the funding decisions made at the Ministry of Education and Culture. Arcada has been granted strategic research funding for the research program “AI driven Nordic Health and Welfare“. The research program will start in late 2020 and go on til summer 2023. The total amount of funding is 625 000 euros. Artifical Intelligence and transdisciplinarity in focus Arcada’s successful application was drawn up by a transdisciplinary…