Reijo Kalevi Luostarinen (26 December 1939 – 24 November 2017) was a Finnish organisational theorist, Professor of International Business at the

Aalto University School of Business The Aalto University School of Business (; ), is the largest business school in Finland. Founded in 1911, it is the second oldest business school in Finland and one of the oldest business schools in the Nordic countries. The school became part of ...

, and chairman of Biohit. He is known for his work on

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and International business operations.

Life and work

Born in

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, Luostarinen obtained his degrees at the

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, the

since 2010. After graduation Luostarinen started his career as international business agent. He became

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of International Marketing at the Helsinki School of Economics from 1983 to 2003, director of its International Trade Research Center, and its Vice-Rector from 1992 to 1996. He also lectured at the

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and at the

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. From 2003 to 2011 he Luostarinen was chairman of Biohit. He has also been President of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Regional Chairman of Europe for the US International Business Academy, and international business expert in the various UN organizations and ministries. He served on the boards of several other companies. He died on 24 November 2017 at the age of 77.Emeritusprofessori Reijo Luostarinen in Memoriam
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Selected publications

* Welch, Lawrence S., and Reijo Luostarinen. ''Internationalization: evolution of a concept.'' Graduate School of Management, Monash University, 1988. * Luostarinen, Reijo, and Lawrence Welch. ''International business operations.'' KY Book Store, 1990. * Luostarinen, Reijo. ''Internationalization of the Firm.'' Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu, 1994. Articles, a selection: * Welch, Lawrence S., and Reijo K. Luostarinen. "Inward-outward connections in internationalization." ''Journal of International Marketing'' (1993): 44–56. * Korhonen, Heli, Reijo Luostarinen, and Lawrence Welch. "Internationalization of SMEs: Inward-outward patterns and government policy." ''MIR: Management International Review'' (1996): 315–329.

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External links

Reijo Luostarinen
at bloomberg.com.
Keynote lecture "Born Globals as the Way Forward"
by Reijo Luostarinen, 14.12.2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Luostarinen, Reijo 1939 births 2017 deaths Finnish business theorists Aalto University alumni Academic staff of Aalto University People from Kajaani