Organisational Ethics, Leadership and HRM (ETHOS)

The group focuses on organisational ethics and responsible working life. We promote research on the inclusion of diverse people in diverse work organisations. We will focus on factors that support and constrain opportunities for different people and groups (such as gender, ethnicity, age, etc.) in an organisational context. We are also interested in leadership and organisational culture. Research will be conducted in different work contexts and cross-cultural contexts.

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Physical activity, health and wellbeing
Research areas
Sustainable Business and Economy
JYU.Well
JYU.Wisdom
Social Sustainability for Children and Families
Faculty
School of Business and Economics

Research group description

We aim

Our aim is to promote research on organisational ethics and responsibility in working life as it relates to management and people. We promote research on the potential of diverse people in work and leadership.

Our research uses a wide range of research methods to explore ethical issues, inclusiveness, responsible leadership and people management, sustainable careers, diversity and well-being in different work contexts.

The research group will develop international and national academic research and collaboration with partners focusing on organisational ethics, leadership and human resource management, and the capacity of diverse people to participate and thrive in different contexts of working life.

Through our research, we contribute to higher education, leadership training and workplace development, with a focus on ethics, leadership and people, and inclusion and well-being of diverse people. Our research team actively contributes to the societal debate and promotes the translation of research knowledge into practical work.

We organise actively ETHOS research group seminars with national and international speakers, and we constantly work together inspire our joint efforts to progress research in this field. 

Research output

Recent publications in journals:

Journal of Management; Journal of Business Ethics; Gender, Work and Organization; International Journal of Human Resource Management; Journal of Managerial Psychology; Business Ethics: A European Review; Work, Aging and Retirement; Scandinavian Journal of Management; Baltic Journal of Management; Gender in Management; Leadership & Organization Development Journal; Journal of Global Mobility, International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management; International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies; European Journal of Innovation Management; Työelämän Tutkimus – Work Research Journal; Hallinnon Tutkimus – Administration Studies

Previous research projects

  • RAINBOW - Realizing Aspirations, Interests and Needs of Young Women (European Commission project) 

  • Social and Economic Sustainability of Future Working life: Equalities and Intersectionalities in Finland

Research group

Group leaders

Suvi Heikkinen

Suvi Heikkinen

Assistant Professor
Monika von Bonsdorff

Monika von Bonsdorff

Associate professor

Members

Marke Kivijärvi

Marke Kivijärvi

Senior Lecturer

Elina Riivari

University Teacher

Mukhammadyusuf Shaimardanov

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right

Shabnam Shaikh

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right
Joakim Särkivuori

Joakim Särkivuori

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right

Saara Leppänen

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right
Piia Leppämäki

Piia Leppämäki

Project Manager
Tuisku Takala

Tuisku Takala

University Teacher

Sirpa Koponen

Programme Manager

External members

Anna-Maija Lämsä

Professor (Emerita)
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Heli Häyrynen

Dr.
Greenstep

Raminta Pucetaite

Professor
University of Vilnius

Virpi Malin

Dr.
School of Business and Economics, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥

Hanna Salminen

Research Specialist
Tampere University

Related projects

Project

Managing Social Sustainability of Sport

In this research project, we will explore the institutional logics that guide the management of social sustainability in high-level sport organisations.

Research groups

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Sustainable Business

We study environmental, social and economic sustainability in business.
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Strategy and Entrepreneurship

The Strategy and Entrepreneurship (S&E) research group addresses core questions in the fields of strategy and entrepreneurship research.
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Responsible Management, Leadership, Digitalization & Strategy (REDAS)

The group operates in the field of business and management research and comprises two thematic streams: [1] leadership, accounting and strategy as practice, [2] responsibility issues in management.

Related news

Suvi Heikkinen ja Marke Kivijärvi
Blog post
20.2.2025

Promoting social sustainability in elite sports requires a cultural change

The concepts of sustainability and responsibility in sports are here to stay and many sports managers encourage discussions on responsibility, write Suvi Heikkinen and Marke Kivijärvi from the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics.