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Karen Spens is the Rector of Hanken since 2015 and she will hold office for a term of five years, until 2020.
Karen Spens is Professor of Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography at Hanken. Her research has mainly focused on humanitarian logistics in which she has published several books, co-founded the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management as well as the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG Institute).
She has served at Hanken as the Dean of Education 2010-2015. During this time she was in charge of the development of the Assurance of Learning-process, which aims at improving student learning.
Education information
Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration), Business Economics, Svenska handelshögskolan, Finland, 2001Keywords
- 519 Social and economic geography
- Humanitarian logistics
- Supply chain management
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The evolution of humanitarian logistics as a discipline through a crystal ball
Altay, N., Kovacs, G. & Spens, K., 23.08.2021, In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 11, 4, p. 577-584 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Innovation in Humanitarian Supply Chains: A Systematic Review
Altay, N., Heaslip, G., Kovacs, G., Spens, K., Tatham, P. & Vaillancourt, A., 2018, Montréal: Cirano. 27 p. (Working Paper; no. 2018S-03)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Introduction to the Handbook
Moshtari, M., Kovacs, G. & Spens, K., 2018, The Palgrave Handbook of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Kovács, G., Spens, K. & Moshtari, M. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. xxiii-xxxviiResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Questionable research practices in academia: antecedents and consequences
Grant, D. B., Kovacs, G. & Spens, K., 2018, In: European Business Review. 30, 2, p. 101-127Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Technology meets humanitarian logistics: a view on benefits and challenges
Tatham, P., Heaslip, G. & Spens, K., 2018, Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing for and Responding to Disasters. Tatham, P. & Christopher, M. (eds.). 3rd ed. London: Kogan Page, p. 76-97Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Projects
- 15 Finished
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Wine supply chain practices
Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Spens, K. (Project participant), Storsjö, I. (Project participant), Meriläinen, E. (Project participant), Tatham, P. (Project participant) & Vaillancourt, A. (Project participant)
01.01.2014 → 31.12.2018
Project: Other project
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Resilience in Disaster Relief and Development Supply Chains – Managing Challenges of Climate Change, Urbanization and Security
Kovacs, G. (Project manager, academic), Spens, K. (Project participant), Haavisto, I. (Project participant), Ekwall, D. (Project participant), Sohn, M. (Project participant), Vaillancourt, A. (Project participant) & Tabaklar, T. (Project participant)
01.09.2011 → 31.08.2015
Project: Externally funded project
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Food Security and Development
Kovacs, G. (Project manager, academic), Spens, K. (Project participant) & Sackey, J. (Project participant)
01.05.2009 → 30.06.2011
Project: Externally funded project
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Food Security and Development Project Nepal
Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Spens, K. (Project participant) & Sackey, J. (Project participant)
01.01.2009 → 31.12.2011
Project: Externally funded project
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Relief supply chain management (RelSCM)
Spens, K. (Project manager, academic), Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Sackey, J. (Project participant), Tomasini Ponce, R. (Project participant) & Haavisto, I. (Project participant)
01.01.2008 → 31.10.2012
Project: Externally funded project
Activities
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Introduction to Humanitarian Logistics (MOOC)
Vega Bernal, D. (Other role), Kovacs, G. (Other role), Heaslip, G. (Other role), Spens, K. (Other role), Piotrowicz, W. (Other role), Larson, P. D. (Other role), Tatham, P. (Other role), Tuomala, V. (Other role), Abiková, J. (Other role), Adalgeirsdottir, K. (Other role), Falagara Sigala, I. (Other role), Harpring, R. (Other role) & Ruiz Kaneberg, E. (Other role)
2020 → …Activity: Other › Types for other activities - Other activities, including coordination
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Deltagare i examensnämnd
Spens, K. (Examiner of doctoral thesis manuscript)
11.09.2015Activity: Examination › Official participation in PhD thesis supervision, defence and examination
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Kate Hughes
Spens, K. (Host)
27.08.2015 → 29.08.2015Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosted academic visit at Hanken
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Griffith University
Spens, K. (Visit abroad)
13.01.2015 → 23.01.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visit to other institution
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Griffith University
Spens, K. (Visit abroad)
07.01.2015 → 26.01.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visit to other institution
Prizes
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HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED DISASTER CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK
Spens, K. (Recipient), 20.06.2013
Prize: Prizes and awards