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
Coworking spaces in rural areas hold opportunities and challenges
This article was inspired by discussions with stakeholders in the Distance LAB project. Here, we explore the growing trend of coworking spaces, looking at its background, market developments, and particularly how it takes shape in rural areas. We look the benefits and challenges of coworking in small towns and countryside settings and reflect on future opportunities for growth. Source
Remote, office or hybrid work – what’s the best model for your organization?
Knowledge-intensive organizations today are dealing with choosing strategies about where work should be done – remote, office or hybrid? Some organizations determine their remote, hybrid, or on-site strategy through experimentation and learning, while others rely on management decisions and stricter policies. Many aim to make informed choices collaboratively. For this purpose, an open and free DIS comparison tool was developed. It allows collecting employee experiences and comparing the current and desired states across several aspects of work. Source
The LAB-D Program: Strengthening academic expertise and RDI capability at LAB
LAB University of Applied Sciences is running the LAB-D program, which supports LAB staff in pursuing doctoral dissertations and in developing advanced academic expertise. The program was launched in January 2021 as part of LAB’s strategic action plan, with the goal of strengthening the knowledge base for LAB’s research, development, and innovation (RDI) activities and teaching competence. Source
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.
The role of digital marketing in boosting creative immigrant entrepreneurship in Finland
Creative businesses, like any other business, face challenges, especially at the initial stage when owners struggle to attract the right clientele. Many immigrant entrepreneurs rely on digital marketing to reconnect with customers lost through immigration. Given this trend, it is important to identify the hurdles immigrant entrepreneurs face and whether digital marketing really helps overcome […] The post The role of digital marketing in boosting creative immigrant entrepreneurship in Finland appeared first on LAB Focus.
LAB Biofine – What’s inside the suitcase?
LAB Biofine project portfolio, or project suitcase, as we say in Finland, contains five different projects. These projects will be the foundation for future bioeconomy growth in Finland, especially South Karelia. When LAB University of Applied Sciences received funding for developing the bioeconomy in the region, it was the largest externally funded project at LAB. […] The post LAB Biofine – What’s inside the suitcase? appeared first on LAB Focus.