

Anna Hannula
About me
D.Sc., Senior Lecturer (Management and Organizations), Academic Director (MDP in Responsible business) and Adjunct Professor (Business ethics and sustainability) interested in CSR and corporate sustainability, urban nature, biodiversity, stakeholder engagement, critical examinations of business’ role in the society and business ethics. Member of the RESPMAN Research Group at Tampere University.
Responsibilities
Senior Lecturer, Management and Organizations, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University
Academic Director, MDP in Responsible Business, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University
Adjunct Professor (Title of Docent), Business ethics and sustainability, University of Eastern Finland
Teaching:
CSR, corporate sustainability and business ethics; stakeholder management and relationships; environmental issues in business (climate change, biodiversity, urban nature); research methods
Current courses:
KAT.003 Kauppatieteellisen tutkimuksen menetelmät (yrityksen johtaminen ja vastuullinen liiketoiminta)
LFC.340 Case study: Examining leadership and sustainability challenges
KAT.VAST.398 Vastuullisen liiketoiminnan syventävä kirjallisuus
KAT.VAST.399 Vastuullisen liiketoiminnan pro gradu -seminaari
Project links
Top achievements
Main positions of trust
Positions in academic journals:
Yritysetiikka (Business Ethics journal, published in Finnish), Editor-in-chief
Journal of Business Ethics, Member of the editorial review board
Business & Society, Member of the editorial review board
Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility (BEER), Member of the editorial review board
Research career
Education and other affiliations
Adjunct Professor, Business Ethics and Sustainability, University of Eastern Finland, 5/2019–present
Senior Research Fellow, MAB, Tampere University, 1–7/2019
Professor (acting), Management and Organizations, School of Management, University of Tampere, 9–12/2018, 9–12/2017
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Management, University of Tampere, 2015–2018
D.Sc. in Management and Organizations, School of Management, University of Tampere, 2014
Master of Science in Management and Organizations, School of Management, University of Tampere, 2009
International mobility
Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication, Visiting researcher, 4–5/2019
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Visiting Scholar, 5–6/2018
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Visiting PhD Scholar, 1–6/2012
Aarhus School of Business, Exchange student, 2007
Latest publications
Stakeholder Theory Beyond Humanism: Categorizing Nonhuman Nature Stakeholders
Hannula, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, S., 21 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Business Ethics. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The Grey Zone of Stakeholder Engagement: Misalignment as a Manifestation of Greyness in Stakeholder Collaboration
Blomberg, A., Hannula, A. & Kujala, J., 19 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Business Strategy and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Artist‐led Practices for the Inclusion of Nonhuman Stakeholders
Gulari, N., Dziuba, A., Hannula, A. & Kujala, J., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 199, 2, p. 231-253Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management
Eriksson, P. (Editor), Montonen, T. (Editor), Laine, P.-M. (Editor) & Hannula, A. (Editor), May 2025, Edward Elgar. 352 p. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Introduction: possibilities and limits of innovation management
Eriksson, P., Montonen, T., Laine, P.-M. & Hannula, A., May 2025, Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management. Eriksson, P., Montonen, T., Laine, P.-M. & Hannula, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar, p. xiii–xix (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Scientific
Non-human stakeholders
García-Rosell, J.-C., Hannula, A. & Siltaoja, M., May 2025, Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management. Eriksson, P., Montonen, T., Laine, P.-M. & Hannula, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar, p. 249-253 (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Scientific › peer-review
Opportunity Creation with Nonhuman Stakeholders in Ecological Entrepreneurship
Hannula, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, S., 2025, The Routledge Companion to Responsible Business. Markovic, S., Lindgreen, A., Maon, F. & Sancha, C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 311-327 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
International Trade and Sustainable Development: The Future of Climate and Biodiversity Governance
Dodd, T., Kujala, J., Tapaninaho, R., Blomberg, A., Hannula, A., Leinonen, H. & Barros, F. D., May 2024, Australia: Institute for International Trade. 5 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
PDW: Innovating for the future: Giving voice to stakeholders
Van Buren III, H., Heikkinen, A., Kujala, J. & Sachs, S., 2024.Research output: Other conference contribution › Scientific
Sidosryhmänäkökulma kestävään kiertotalouteen
Blomberg, A., Hannula, A. & Kujala, J., 2024, In: Yritysetiikka. 14, 1, p. 56-59Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific