Tallinn University of Technology

This spring, the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance will once again host exciting reading seminars, covering a variety of current topics. Each of the four seminars will focus on a specific theme and the related text.

Here is the list of planned seminars:

  • 27.02 – Digital Innovation, Power and Capitalism – Cecilia Rikap (University College London)
    Text: C. Rikap (2023), ‘Capitalism as usual?’, New Left Review. The text is accessible HERE. 
    Discussant: Veiko Lember (Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology)
  • 20.03 – Human-Machine Collaboration at Work – Mari-Klara Stein (Department of Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology)
    Text: J. W. Burton, M. K. Stein & T. B. Jensen (2023), ‘Beyond algorithm aversion in human-machine decision-making’, in M. Seifert (ed.), Judgment in Predictive Analytics, Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30085-1_1
    Discussant: Johanna Vallistu (Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology)
  • 10.04 – Academic Writing Differently – Emmanouela Mandalaki (NEOMA Business School, France)
    Text: E. Mandalaki (2022), ‘Affective diaries of quarantine: Writing as mourning’, Organization. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084221115839
    Discussant: Ringa Raudla (Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology)
  • 08.05 – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems – Aki Harima (Department of Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology)
    Text: L. Marquardt & A. Harima (2024) ‘Digital boundary spanning in the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems’, Journal of Business Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114762
    Discussant: Erkki Karo (Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology)

The seminars are open to everyone, and the first one will take place on February 27 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. You can participate either in person in room SOC-426 or via Teams. The working language for the seminars is English.

If you wish to participate in the reading seminars via Teams or have any other questions, please write to amirouche.moktefi@taltech.ee

This project has been funded by the European Union (grant agreement ID: 101079227) and supported by UKRI Innovate UK Council (project reference: 10052110).