LAB Focus Blogs
The blogs of LAB's four focus areas bring forth each focus area’s RDI and education activities.
Publication series
The LAB publication series publishes reports, monographs and compilations based on the RDI and higher education teaching activities at LAB.
All publications in the series are available online via Theseus.
About publishing in LAB
You can read more about LAB’s publishing activities from the LAB Guide to publishing and open science. The guide also offers information about open science, how to evaluate scholarly publications, and how to promote your research.
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Latest articles
LAB Open
The Evaluation of Seasonal Content in Search Engines
Seasonal industries face unique visibility challenges as search engines require time to crawl and interpret new content, even when demand peaks are brief. While research rarely addresses how search engines evaluate seasonal content, evidence shows that clear structure, strong technical signals, and early preparation help search engines understand and rank seasonal pages within limited timeframes. Source
Hackathons: Bridging Education and Innovations
Hackathons have evolved from niche tech gatherings into strategic tools for fostering innovation also in collaboration with educational institutions. By enabling rapid collaboration and experimentation, they help organizations move from open innovation toward disruptive breakthroughs with the help of educational institutions. Source
From interviews to insight: combining thematic and content analysis in an anonymized CRM case study
Bringing multiple analysis methods to one’s research enables researchers to ob-tain clear, theoretical and actionable results even when the research subject is kept anonymized. For a case study, a successful synthesis follows a process from scenario-based interviews through thematic and content analysis to themed and comprehensive results. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) implementation in service organisations tend to benefit from such experiences. Source
LAB Focus
Remote, hybrid, resilient: insights from LAB’s seminar on the future of work
On 19 November 2025, LAB University of Applied Sciences hosted the seminar “Remote, Hybrid, Resilient – Shaping the Future of Work and Business” at the Lahti campus. The event brought together people from six countries sharing the interest in how work is changing, and what this change, particularly remote or hybrid work, means for people, […] The post Remote, hybrid, resilient: insights from LAB’s seminar on the future of work appeared first on LAB Focus.
Insights from StartMiUp Mittelhessen – the entrepreneurship ecosystem funnel
LABeko2 Project ‒ network, develop, internationalise, succeed (LAB 2025), LAB Biofine and Business Mill travelled to Mittel Hessen, Germany, visiting Marburg and Giessen on 26th – 29th October. The goal was to strengthen connections and learn more about the role of StartMiUp in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region, to gain insight and find new […] The post Insights from StartMiUp Mittelhessen – the entrepreneurship ecosystem funnel appeared first on LAB Focus.
Developing Lahti’s investment environment: a comparative analysis and stakeholder-interview-based framework
Lahti is well-positioned to become a tourist hotspot. It has the right location, events, and a strong sustainability profile, all of which should be translated into more overnight visitors. However, evidence suggests that Lahti has been unsuccessful in attracting new investment for hotel accommodations in the post-COVID era. Investors often do not seek comprehensive feasibility […] The post Developing Lahti’s investment environment: a comparative analysis and stakeholder-interview-based framework appeared first on LAB Focus.