Jan-Erik Johanson
About me
Johanson is a professor of Administrative Science and Director of the research group. Previously, he has been professor of public financial management at University of Tampere and Research Manager at the University of Helsinki. His academic output cover some 100 pieces of published research.
Johanson's current research interests deal with the examination of hybridity and strategy formation in government. Johanson's other areas of research activity include examination of public policies in the social and health policy domain and in the scrutiny of pension policies. In addition, he has studied the aspects of performance in work teams and features of projectified governance.
Relational emphasis and network thinking signify cross-cutting themes of his research.
Research topics
Hybrid governance, strategy formation, teams, project management, social and health policy, pension policy, government reforms
Research unit
Research fields
Public administation, Public policy, hybridity, strategic management
Latest publications
Governance of hybrid networks in organisations and society
Johanson, J.-E. & Vakkuri, J., 2024, Handbook of Accounting and Public Governance: Exploring Hybridizations. Grossi, G. & Vakkuri, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar, p. 11–31Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Strategic crises management in Finland: government responses to COVID-19 pandemic
Johanson, J.-E., Pekkola, E., Stenvall, J., Rannisto, P.-H. & Leponiemi, U., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Public Sector Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
User acceptance of strategic planning: Evidence from Northern European municipalities
George, B., Jacobsen, D. I., Johanson, J.-E., Johnsen, Å. & Pekkola, E., 1 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Public Administration Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Value creation mechanisms in a social and health care innovation ecosystem: an institutional perspective
Roth, M., Vakkuri, J. & Johanson, J.-E., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Management and Governance.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Finnish Public Administration: Past, Present and Future
Johanson, J.-E., Pekkola, E., Mikkonen, M. & Mykkänen, M., 2023, Finnish Public Administration: Nordic Public Space and Agency. Pekkola, E., Johanson, J.-E. & Mykkänen, M. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 295-308 14 p. (Governance and Public Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Finnish Public Administration: Nordic Public Space and Agency
Pekkola, E. (Editor), Johanson, J.-E. (Editor) & Mykkänen, M. (Editor), 2023, Palgrave Macmillan. 315 p. (Governance and Public Management)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Hybridisyys kolmannen sektorin sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluissa
Johanson, J.-E., Hjelt, J., Pekkola, E. & Vakkuri, J., 2023, Yhteiskunnallinen yritys. Kostilainen, H. & Nieminen, A. (eds.). Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu, p. 37-52 (Diak työelämä; no. 31).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Insights into Finnish Public Administration
Pekkola, E., Johanson, J.-E., Mikkonen, M., Holkeri, K. & Mykkänen, M., 2023, Finnish Public Administration: Nordic Public Space and Agency. Pekkola, E., Johanson, J.-E. & Mykkänen, M. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 3–13 11 p. (Governance and Public Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Mission-oriented innovation policy as a hybridisation process: the case of transforming a national fertilising system
Nylen, E.-J., Johanson, J.-E. & Vakkuri, J., Jun 2023, In: SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. 50, 3, p. 509-520 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Reagoiva koronajohtaminen – Case Suomen hallitus
Stenvall, J., Rannisto, P.-H., Johanson, J.-E. & Pekkola, E., 2023, Tilintarkastus ja evaluaatio: Talouden ja sääntelyn vuoropuhelu. Ruohonen, J., Kihn, L.-A., Oulasvirta, L. & Veikkola, E. (eds.). Tampere: Tampere University Press, p. 179–212Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review