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Issue contains three articles. In the first, Ulf Jakobsson and Timo Korkeamäki provide a review of the development trends in the ownership and corporate governance structures of large Finnish firms. Second article by Mila Hakanen and Mia Häkkinen focuses on the role of interpersonal trust in business networks. In the third article, Jukka Sihvonen and Sami Vähämaa analyze business research output in the Nordic countries across countries, disciplines, and academic institutions.

From the Editor

Ulf Jakobsson & Timo Korkeamäki – Ownership and corporate governance in Finland: A review of development trends

Mila Hakanen and Mia Häkkinen – Management possibilities for interpersonal trust in a business network Case: Health-, exercise- and wellbeing markets

Jukka Sihvonen & Sami Vähämaa – Business Research in the Nordic Countries: An Analysis of Research Output across Countries, Disciplines, and Institutions

This issue consists of three articles. The first article by Uolevi Lehtinen and Raija Järvinen contrbutes to the marketing literature by proposing a new definition of service innovation. In the second article, Matti Keloharju and Antti Lehtinen provide a descriptive analysis of ownership patterns of Finnish listed firms. Third article by Jouni Laitinen focuses on the relationship between auditors’ civil liability and the quality of financial reporting.

Editor’s letter

Uolevi Lehtinen & Raija Järvinen – The Role of Service Characteristics in Service Innovations

Matti Keloharju & Antti Lehtinen – Shareownership in Finland 2015

Jouni Laitinen – The effect of limiting auditors’ liability on audit quality: Empirical evidence on liability caps and earnings management in Europe