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Birgitta
Sandberg
Docent, Department of Marketing and International Business
University Research Fellow, International Business
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)

Contact

Rehtorinpellonkatu 3
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Emotions in the innovation process
vulnerable consumers
commercialization of radical innovations

Biography

Birgitta Sandberg holds a doctoral degree (2005) in International Business and works as a University Research Fellow at the Department of Marketing and International Business in the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. She also holds Adjunct Professorhip (2014-) in ‘Marketing and Management of Innovations’ from Turku School of Economics.

Teaching

Birgitta coordinates the Global Innovation Management Master’s Degree Program and teaches courses related to international business, innovation management and qualitative research methods. She also supervises doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s theses.

Research

Birgitta's main research interests include emotions in innovations processes and in market creation and transformative consumer behaviour. She is collaborating in various interdisciplinary international research projects. In 2017-2020 she led KULTA project funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, which concentrated in bond-related needs of consumers. In 2019-2023 she leads the WP “Lifestyle changes by generation and life cycle” as part of the Healthy Lifestyles to Boost Sustainable Growth (STYLE) SRC-project funded by the Academy of Finland. In 2022-2025 she participates in CloSer research project which focuses on "Clown doctors co-creating the experienced servicescape". The research project is funded by the Foundation for Economic Education.

Publications

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Volunteerism and community healing (2024)

Community Development
Sandberg Birgitta, Hurmerinta Leila, Menzfeld Mira
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )