Three new Adjunct Professors at the Business School

On August 18, Postdoctoral Researcher Alexandra Middleton, Assistant Professor Irina Atkova, and Senior Research Fellow Tuula Lehtimäki gave their adjunct professorship demonstration lectures at the University of Oulu.
Photo of OBS' new adjunct professors: Alexandra Middleton, Irina Atkova, and Tuula Lehtimäki.

D.Sc. (Econ.) Alexandra Middleton works in the Department of Economics, Accounting and Finance. Her docentship is in the field of sustainable accounting. In her demonstration lecture, she introduced the concept of sustainable accounting, its development from a theoretical idea to an important business practice, as well as its key frameworks and future prospects.

Postdoctoral Researcher Alexandra Middleton giving her demonstration lecture.

D.Sc. (Econ.) Irina Atkova works at the Martti Ahtisaari Institute, and her docentship is in the field of entrepreneurship. In her lecture, she presented the concepts of the business model and the sustainable business model, explaining how different models are applied in practice and how they are currently evolving.

Assistant Professor Irina Atkova giving her demonstration lecture.

D.Sc. (Econ.) Tuula Lehtimäki works in the Department of Marketing, Management and International Business. Her docentship is in the field of sustainable innovations in business networks. In her demonstration lecture, she described what environmentally sustainable innovations are, how sustainable solutions influence business networks and vice versa, and what the transition towards sustainable solutions requires.

Senior Research Fellow Tuula Lehtimäki giving her demonstration lecture.

Oulu Business School warmly congratulates the new adjunct professors!

Last updated: 21.8.2025