Mikko Ranta

Professor i Företagsekonomi
Företagsekonomi , Jönköping International Business School

Mikko Ranta serves as Professor of Business Administration at JIBS, a position he has held since 2025. His professorship is primarily focused on statistical finance. Professor Ranta’s research interests encompass the impact and applications of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and financial technology within the finance profession and scholarly research. He has published extensively in leading academic journals, and his work has been featured in prominent international media outlets, including The Financial Times (UK), The Wall Street Journal (USA), and Harvard Business Manager (Germany).

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Agapova, A., King, T., Ranta, M. (2025). Navigating transparency: The interplay of ESG disclosure and voluntary earnings guidance International Review of Financial Analysis, 97. More information
Shahzad, K., Helo, P., Ranta, M., Nousiainen, E. (2025). Blockchain technology for operational excellence and supply chain resilience: a framework based on use cases and an architecture demonstration Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 37(9), 1078-1095. More information
Shamsuzzoha, A., Shahzad, K., Nousiainen, E., Ranta, M., Helo, P., Govindan, K. (2025). Ensuring Supply Chain Transparency by Deploying Blockchain-Enabled Technology: An Overview With Demonstration International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2025(1). More information
Ylinen, M., Ranta, M. (2025). Predicting corporate innovation using machine learning and social media data Technovation, 148. More information
Ialongo, I., Virta, H., Hakkarainen, J., Özcan, C., Ranta, M., Zieleniewski, S. (2025). Unveiling nitrogen oxide emissions from open-pit copper mines through satellite observations Environmental Research Letters, 20(3). More information
Kohtamäki, M., Bhandari, K., Rabetino, R., Ranta, M. (2024). Sustainable servitization in product manufacturing companies: The relationship between firm's sustainability emphasis and profitability and the moderating role of servitization Technovation, 129. More information
Kumar, A., King, T., Ranta, M. (2024). Corporate governance characteristics and involvement in ESG activities: current trends and research directions. More information
Ranta, M., Ylinen, M. (2024). Employee benefits and company performance: Evidence from a high-dimensional machine learning model Management Accounting Research, 64. More information
Toivonen, N., Salo-Lahti, M., Ranta, M., Haapio, H. (2024). AI-enhanced fresh starts: Proactive financial health care with AI as a personalized coach Jusletter IT, 77-84. More information
Ylinen, M., Ranta, M. (2024). Employer ratings in social media and firm performance: Evidence from an explainable machine learning approach Accounting and Finance, 64(1), 247-276. More information
Nousiainen, E., Ranta, M., Ylinen, M., Järvenpää, M. (2024). Using machine learning and 10-K filings to measure innovation Accounting and Finance, 64(4), 3211-3239. More information
Ahmed, S., Ranta, M., Vähämaa, E., Vähämaa, S. (2023). Facial attractiveness and CEO compensation: Evidence from the banking industry Journal of Economics and Business, 123. More information
Ranta, M., Ylinen, M., Järvenpää, M. (2023). Machine Learning in Management Accounting Research: Literature Review and Pathways for the Future The European Accounting Review, 32(3), 607-636. More information
Bhandari, K., Zámborský, P., Ranta, M., Salo, J. (2023). Digitalization, internationalization, and firm performance: A resource-orchestration perspective on new OLI advantages International Business Review, 32(4). More information
Ranta, M., Ylinen, M. (2023). Board gender diversity and workplace diversity: a machine learning approach Corporate Governance : The International Journal of Effective Board Performance, 23(5), 995-1018. More information
Salo-Lahti, M., Ranta, M., Haapio, H. (2023). AI tools for sustainability – Actionable information for both humans and machines Jusletter IT, 199-209. More information
Talaoui, Y., Kohtamäki, M., Ranta, M., Paroutis, S. (2023). Recovering the divide: A review of the big data analytics—strategy relationship Long range planning, 56(2). More information
Bhandari, K., Ranta, M., Salo, J. (2022). The resource-based view, stakeholder capitalism, ESG, and sustainable competitive advantage: The firm's embeddedness into ecology, society, and governance Business Strategy and the Environment, 31(4), 1525-1537. More information
Garanina, T., Ranta, M., Dumay, J. (2022). Blockchain in accounting research: current trends and emerging topics Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 35(7), 1507-1533. More information
Ranta, M. (2013). Contagion among major world markets: A wavelet approach International Journal of Managerial Finance, 9(2), 133-149. More information
Ranta, M. (2013). Contagion among major world markets: a wavelet approach International Journal of Managerial Finance, 9(2), 133-149. More information
Nikkinen, J., Pynnönen, S., Ranta, M., Vähämaa, S. (2011). Cross-dynamics of exchange rate expectations: A wavelet analysis International journal of finance and economics, 16(3), 205-217. More information
Nieppola, E. Tornikoski, M. Lähteenmäki, A. Valtaoja, E. Hakala, T. Hovatta, T. , ... Tröller M. (2007). 37 GHz Observations of a Large Sample of BL Lacertae Objects Astronomical Journal, 133(5), 1947-1953. More information