Background
Honko, Jaakko Olavi was born on November 30, 1922 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Jaakko Wilhelm and Maria Kustaava (Tamminen) Honko.
Honko, Jaakko Olavi was born on November 30, 1922 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Jaakko Wilhelm and Maria Kustaava (Tamminen) Honko.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Helsinki School of Economics, 1946, Master of Science, 1948, Lic.Sc., 1951, Doctor of Science, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Gothenburg, 1972. Honorary Doctor of Science, Swedish School of Economics, 1979.
Honorary Doctor of Science, University Jyvaskyla, 1984, Koblenz School Management, 1988.
Assistant manager Textiles Industry, Finland, 1946-1952. Assistant, associate professor Helsinki School of Economics, Finland, Helsinki University of Technology, 1952-1960. Professor Helsinki School of Economics, since 1960, vice-rector, rector, 1963-1969, 69-80, chancellor, professor, 1980-1989.
Honorary professor Moscow Plechanov"s Institute National Economy, 1989.
Chairman Finnish Institute Management, Helsinki, 1964-1994. Member science committee EIASM, Brussels, 1978-1982.
Member science advisory commission ITASA, Laxenburg, Austria, 1978-1982. Member structure committee Humboldt Universität, Berlin, 1991-1994.
Member Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters (president), International Academy Management, Royal Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea, Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Finnish Academy Technology Sciences, Association Finnish Economists (honorary), Association German Business Economists (honorary). Lodge: Rotary.
Married Seija Kaarina Jokinen, November 19, 1949. Children– Juha, Kaarina.