Maaja Vadi
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4 November 1955
- Order of the White Star, IV Class (2019)[2]
Maaja Vadi | |
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.jpg) Vadi in 2010 | |
| Born | Maaja Lasn 4 November 1955 Kihnu, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Awards | Scientific Prize of the Republic of Estonia (2007)[1]
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Thesis | 'Organisatsioonikultuuri ja rahvuskultuuri vahelised seosed' (2000) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Management; organisational behaviour; organisational culture |
| Institutions | University of Tartu |
Maaja Vadi (née Lasn; born 4 November 1955) is an Estonian management scholar and psychologist. She is Professor of Management at the University of Tartu and has held senior leadership roles at the university, including serving as dean of the university’s economics and business faculty (2011–2014).[3][4]
Vadi has received Estonia’s state research award in the social sciences (2007) and the Order of the White Star, IV Class (2019).[5][2] In 2020 she received the Estonian Academy of Sciences Medal, and in 2025 she and Priit Vahter received the Mihhail Bronštein Award in Economics.[6][7]
Career
After working as a psychologist in Estonia’s trade sector, Vadi joined the University of Tartu’s economics faculty in 1992 and progressed through academic ranks, becoming Professor of Management in 2003.[4][9] She was elected dean in 2011 and served until 2014.[3] In 2016 she was elected head of the School of Economics and Business Administration.[10]
Research and teaching
Her research has focused on organisational culture and values, organisational behaviour, innovation and management practice, including cross-cultural aspects of management and work values.[9] Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR has described her as one of the initiators of organisational behaviour research and management terminology development in Estonia, noting her role as author of widely used textbooks in the field.[8]
Professional service
Honours and awards
- 2007 – State research award in the social sciences for the cycle of studies “Organisatsiooniline käitumine siirdemajanduses”.[5][1]
- 2019 – Order of the White Star, IV Class.[2][12]
- 2019 – Honorary citizen of Kihnu Municipality.[13]
- 2020 – Estonian Academy of Sciences Medal.[6][14][15]
- 2025 – Mihhail Bronštein Award in Economics (with Priit Vahter).[7][16]
