Professor Pirjo Ståhle's main area of specialization is the capability of organizations and societies for renewal and innovation. For several years, she has occupied a bridge-building position between business, academia and government.
Professor Pirjo Ståhle is often mentioned as a pioneer of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital in Finland: She was the country's first-ever Chief Knowledge Officer (Sonera 1998-2001), first Professor of Knowledge Management (Lappeenranta University of Technology 2001-2007), and her book on Knowledge Management (together with M. Grönroos) was the first Finnish book on this subject. Professor Ståhle is a board member of the New Club of Paris, an international forum dedicated to knowledge society issues.
Professor Pirjo Ståhle has published several books and more than 100 articles in popular and scientific publications and given numerous lectures and presentations on themes related to organizational renewal, innovative leadership, and knowledge-intensive economy. Currently she leads the project "Intellectual Capital as a Driver of National Economy in Finland (SAIKA)" that aims to build a reliable basis for theories, indicators and calculations (productivity function) to measure the impacts of intellectual capital on a national level.
Pirjo Ståhle is Professor at the Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku
Ståhle, P. & Bounfour, A. 2008. Understanding Dynamics of Intellectual Capital. Journal of Intellectual Capital, special issue of Intellectual Capital of Communities: The Next Step. Vol 9, No. 2, 164-177.
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Ståhle, P. 2008. National Intellectual Capital as an Economic Driver: Perspectives on Identification and Measurement. In G. Ahonen (Ed.) Inspired by Knowledge in Organizations. Essays in honour of Professor Karl-Erik Sveiby in his 60th birthday 29th June 2008. Publications of the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration.
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Ståhle, Pirjo & Ståhle, Sten 2007. Education Intelligence System (EIS). FFRC eBook 7/2007. 62 p. Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics. ISBN 978-951-564-512-8
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Pirjo Ståhle (ed.). 2007. Five Steps for Finland’s Future. A high level Round Table initiated by The New Club of Paris, held in Helsinki November 14th, 2006 with and for Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. Technology Review 202/2007.Tekes: Helsinki.
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Ståhle, P. & Ståhle, S. 2006. Intellectual Capital and National Competitiveness: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges. In A.Bounfour (Ed.) Capital Immatériel, Connessaince et Performance. L’Harmattan: Paris.
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Hong, J. & Ståhle, P. 2005. The co-evolution of Knowledge and competence management, International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 1(2), 129-145
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Ståhle, P., Ståhle, S. & Pöyhönen, A. 2003. Analyzing Organization’s Dynamic Intellectual Capital. A System-based theory and application. Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis 152. Lappeenranta
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Ståhle, P. & Grönroos, M. 2000. Dynamic Intellectual Capital — Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice. WSOY: Porvoo, Helsinki, Juva
