Nurmi Raimo:
International Management Leadership
I have learned to know John as a most inspirational colleague and friend
during the twenty years or so since we first met. During this time we have
shared many projects, ideas and discussions. I could write a novel about
all this. Considering the space and time limitations let me just take up
two prominent examples of what I mean. I have two pictures that capture
these experiences.
The first picture recalls what John has done for the Department of Management.
It is from a very solemn Finnish academic occasion and festivity where
John served as the reviewer of Riku Santala',s doctoral thesis. He had
worked the week before it conducting a research seminar for our doctoral
students - an occasion about which the participants were left with memories
that have come up in our seminars ever since. John worked a year before
this contributing to Riku's thesis. We all appreciated it, and it helped
Riku a lot.
The second picture reminds me of his contribution to my scholarship.
I am very proud of being the first Finn ever to have published a management
textbook in the United States of America, the native country of management.
I know it was possible only with the co-authorship of John. Now the book
is going to be published in Chinese. It must have something to do with
John's accredited visits to Taiwan.
I know that my wonderful memories of John are shared by Kalevi Piha
and Tapio Reponen from our School.
[ Raimo Nurmi, professor at the Turku School of Economics
and Business Administration ]
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