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Pekka Aula

Personal information

first names: Pekka Sakari
last name: Aula
sex: male
birth date: 23.5.1967
address: Linnunlauluntie 12 E 7, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
phone: 358-9-739 498 (home); 358-9-191 24918 (work); 358-40-70 30 952 (cell)
e-mail: pekka.aula@helsinki.fi; aula@valt.helsinki.fi
nationality: Finn

Higher education

degree: Doctor in Social Sciences 
institution: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
subject: Communication
grade: Dissertation: Eximia Cum Laude Approbatur
date: 1.6.1999

 
degree:Licentiate in Social Sciences 
institution:University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
subject:Communication
grade:Licentiate thesis: Eximia Cum Laude Approbatur
date:19.5.1995

 
degree: Master of Social Sciences
institution: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
subject: Communication
date: 23.5.1993
grade: Master's thesis: Laudatur

Academic Work Experience

Academy of Finland, Researcher, 1.7.2001-
University of Helsinki, Department of Communication, professor, 1.1.2001-31.6.2001
University of Helsinki, Department of Communication, researcher, 1.1.1997 -31.12.2000
University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication, visiting scholar, 1.9.-31.12.1996.
University of Helsinki, Department of Communication, assistant, 1.3.1996-31.8.1996.
University of Helsinki, Department of Communication, researcher, 1.1-28.2.1996.
University of Helsinki, Department of Communication, assistant, 1.8.1995-31.12.1995.
Academy of Finland, project-researcher, 1.6.1994-31.6.1995.
Academy of Finland, researcher, 1.6.1993-31.5.1994.
Technical Research Centre of Finland (research-assistant) summer 1992.

Other Work Experience

Advertising Agency Password (copywriter/project secretary), 1991.
FinnCoop Pellervo (information officer), 1990.
Office of Free Competition (information officer assistant), summer 1989.
Public Relations Agency Anne Murto (copywriter), summer 1989.

Main Grants

The Academy of Finland 2000
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation2000
University of Helsinki1999
Finnish Cultural Foundation1997
University of Helsinki1996
Väinö Tanner Foundation1995
Finnish Cultural Foundation1994
The Academy of Finland1994

Awards and Honors

The Best Dissertation Award of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters2000
Pro Oeconomia -literary contest finalist2000
The Best Master's Thesis of the Year -award, 
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. 1993

Books and Monographs

eEpos: The Finnish Internet-dream (eEpos: Suomalainen internet-unelma; Together with Antti Oksanen, in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY, 2000.
The Chaos of Management of the Management of Chaos?(Johtamisen kaaos vai kaaoksen johtaminen?in Finnish) Helsinki: WSOY, 2000.
Three Faces: Perspectives to Organizational Communication (Kolmet kasvot: Näkökulmia organisaatioviestintään; Ed. together with Salli Hakala, in Finnish) Helsinki: Loki-kirjat, 2000.
The Chaos of Organization or the Organization of Chaos? The Theory of Dynamical Organizational Communication (Organisaatio kaaos vai kaaoksen organisaatio? Dynaamisen organisaatioviestinnän teoria. in Finnish). Helsinki: Loki-Kirjat 1999.

Articles in Books and Journals

The Dynamic Duo (Dynaaminen duo: Organisaation kulttuurit ja viestintä, in Finnish) In P. Aula & S. Hakala (eds.) Kolmet kasvot: Näkökulmia organisaatioviestintään. Helsinki: Loki-kirjat, 2000.
Face Portrait (Kasvokuva. Together with Salli Hakala, in Finnish.) In P. Aula & S. Hakala (eds.) Kolmet kasvot: Näkökulmia organisaatioviestintään. Helsinki: Loki-kirjat, 2000.
Osmo A. Wiio: A Biography (Osmo A. Wiio: Elämänkerta-artikkeli, in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. In press.
Quo vadis, the Time of Information? Chaotic Communication and the Human Being. (Quo vadis informaation aika? Ihminen ja vientintäkaaos, in Finnish). In Salin, V. (ed.) Hiiriä ja ihmisiä: kolmetoista kirjoitusta satunnaisesta maailmasta. Helsinki: WSOY, 2000.
Chaos,Communication and Cultural Change: Beyond the Management of Organization. In Lissack, M. & Gunz, H. (eds.) Managing Complexity in Organizations. Westport, CT.: Quorum Books, 1999.

Chaos and the Double Function of Communication. In Sulis, W. and Combs, A. (eds.) Nonlinear Dynamics in Human Behaviour. London: World Scientific Publishing, 1996. 

From the Media to the Networks, From the Details to the Metathemes. (Mediasta verkkoihin, detaljeista metateemoihin; Kansalaisten mediakäsitykset ja viestintäverkot, in Finnish). In Kivikuru, U. M. (Ed.) Kansa euromyllyssä; Journalismi, kampanjat ja kansalaisten mediamaisema Suomen EU-jäsenyysprosessissa. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press 1996.

Chaos - The New Paradigm or Just an Illusion? (Illuusio paradigmasta? Kaaosteoria - uusi näkökulma viestintätutkimuksen ongelmiin, in Finnish). Tiedotustutkimus, 1/1994.

The Voters and the European Union Publicity (Äänestäjät ja EU-julkisuus, in Finnish with English summary). Together with Rosenblad. In P. Pesonen (ed.): The 1994 EU Referendum in Finland; A Report on Voter Opinions and Behavior. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information on European Integration Unit, 1994.

Media or Social Interaction or Both? The Integrative Model of the Public Issue Priority (in English). Interim report 2: the EU question, the citizen and publicity. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, 1994.

Popular Articles

The Fantom Viewers (Haamukatsojat, in Finnish). Image-magazine. Together with Tuomo Mörä. Helsinki: Image Publishing 1999.
Is Chaos What the Nationstate Needs (Kansakunta kaipaa kaaosta, in Finnish). Bisnes.fi -Magazine for the New Economy. Helsinki: Talentum, no. 1. 1999.
Quo vadis, the Time of Information? (Quo vadis, informaation aika? in Finnish) Markkinointi & Mainonta -magazine. Helsinki: Talentum, no. 22, 1998.
The Net: A Good Hired Man But A Bad Master (Internet: hyvä renki ja huono isäntä, in Finnish). Yliopistolainen: Helsingin yliopiston henkilöstölehti. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto 1998.
Communication Specialist and The Net (Verkottuneet tiedottajat: Suomen Tiedottajien Liiton 50-vuotisjuhlatutkimus, in Finnish). Tiedottaja-magazine. Helsinki: Suomen tiedottajien liitto 1997.

The Babe of the Month: A Column. (Kuukauden aasialainen namu: kolumni, in Finnish). Tietoviikko: a Newspaper Focusing on IT. Helsinki: Talentum 1996.

Will the Internet Displace Traditional Shopping. (Syrjäyttääkö Internet käynnin kaupassa? in Finnish) Tietoviikko: a Newspaper Focusing on IT. Helsinki: Talentum 1997. 

One Murder, 12 Images: A Column. (Yksi murha: 12 valokuvaa, in Finnish). Tietoviikko: a Newspaper Focusing on IT. Helsinki: Talentum 1996.

Papers Presented (national and international)

Organizational @-conditions: The New Playing Field for Corporate Communications (Organisaation @-olosuhteet? in Finnish). A Colloquium on Organizational Communication. Jyväskylä, Finland 2001.
Beyond Management - Chaos, Communication, and Change in Organizational Culture Structure. International Communication Association convention. San Francisco, USA 1999.
The Theory of Dynamical Organizational Communication (Dynaamisen organisaatioviestinnän teoria, in Finnish). A Colloquium on Organizational Communication. Helsinki, Finland 1999. http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/aula/ytesitys/index.html
Chaos Theory, Communicationand the Management of Organizational Change. An annual Colloquium on Complex Systems and the Management of Organizations. Toronto, Kanada 1998.
Chaos Theory and Organizational Management (Kaaosteoria ja organisaatioviestinnän management, in Finnish). A Colloquium on Media Research. Tampere, Finland 1998.

Modern Cult(ure) of Media Power?(Media vallan moderni kulttuuri, in Finnish) Understanding Modern Times -seminar. Helsinki, Finland 1996.

Arguments and Agenda-setting in Finland's EU-campaign autumn 1994 (Argument och dagordningar under den finländska EU-kampanjen hösten 1994, in Swedish). Together with Lars Rosenblad. XII Nordic conference of the International Association for Mass Communication Research. Helsingör, Denmark, August 1995.

The Role of the Mass Media in the Finnish EU Referendum. Together with Tuomo Mörä. The conference of the International Association for Mass Communication Research IAMCR. Portoroz, Slovenia, June 1995. 

Chaos - The New Paradigm of Communication Research? The Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos theory in Psychology and Life Sciences. Baltimore, USA, 1994.

Chaos - New Paradigm for the Study of Organizational Communication?(Kaaos - uusi paradigma organisaatioviestinnän tutkimuksessa? in Finnish). The Conference for Communication Studies, Helsinki, Finland, 1994.

Media or Social Interaction or Both? The Integrative Model of the Public Issue Priority. The Second seminar of Nordic EU-researchers, Tampere, Finland, 1994.

In addition: Frequent presentations in various business- and training seminars.

Additional Research Activity

Internet and Universities in Finland 1998: The Study of Internet Usage in Nine Finnish Universities. (in Finnish with English summary) http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/aula/internetstudy.htm
New Media and The Communication Professionals in Finland 1997 (in Finnish). The Finnish Association of Communicators. 
Chaos - Communication's New Paradigm or Ineffective Metaphor? The Chaos Theory as a Part of Communication Research's Framework (Kaaos - viestinnän uusi paradigma vai tehoton metafora? Kaaosteoria osana viestintätutkimuksen viitekehystä). Licentiate Thesis. Department of Communication, University of Helsinki, (in Finnish, unpublished), 1994.
Consumer’s Office in the Press (Kuluttajavirasto lehdistössä, in Finnish). Painatuskeskus Oy, Helsinki 1993.
Communication and Chaos (Viestintä ja Kaaos). Master's Thesis. Department of Communication, University of Helsinki, (in Finnish, unpublished), 1993.

Helsinki 22.1.2001