About us
THE CENTER
The Center for Digital Business Growth at the Aalto University School of Business, department of Information and Service Management is a hub for understanding how digital innovation drives business growth and transformation.
The Center translates rigorous academic research into practical insights, helping organisations navigate digital transformation and compete in rapidly changing markets. By strengthening collaboration between scholars and industry partners, the Center supports high-quality research with measurable impact and helps organisations harness digital innovation to drive sustainable business growth.
Mission
Our mission is to foster innovative collaborations between academia and industry, and empower leaders to drive sustainable digital business growth.
vision
Our vision is to be a substantial catalyst for innovation and sustainable digital business growth, by serving as a central hub for impactful academic research and industry collaboration.
oUR VALUES
Rigorous and independent research
We value fact-based, methodologically sound research conducted with academic integrity and intellectual independence.
Executive-level impact
We strive to translate research into actionable insights and tools that inform top-level decisions and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Collaboration and co-creation
We build a network of companies, leaders, and academics to bridge research, practice, and education through shared learning.
Sustainable digital growth
We promote long-term, sustainable digital innovation grounded in integrity and strengthened by ethics and inclusion.
OUR STRUCTURE
Team
CDBG operates as an independent unit within Aalto School of Business, Department of Information and Service Management (ISM)
Fellow Network
The fellow network is Leading researchers who translate rigorous academic work into executive-ready insights. Senior industry leaders who validate research, share real-world data, and co-shape the research agenda.
Partners
By becoming a partner of CDBG you will collaborate with leading scholars and business leaders to co‑create solutions grounded in real‑world data and problems and be able to access other partner benefits
oUR STRATEGY
Establish a leading community of professionals
focused on digital growth and transformation.
Facilitate industry-academia collaboration
for joint digital innovation and mutual value co-creation.
Conduct high-quality and high-impact academic research
based on real-world problems and data to support top-level management.
Develop learning opportunities
that integrate research, education, and industry engagement.
Matti Rossi
Chair, CDBG
Professor, Head of ISM
matti.rossi@aalto.fi
Niina Mallat
Coordinator, CDBG
Staff Researcher
niina.mallat@aalto.fi