Marikka
Heikkilä
Research Director, Centre for Collaborative Research (CCR)
D.Sc. (Econ)
Marikka leads a research group focused on Business renewal. The research theme includes topics such as digital transformation, innovation and business models, and collaboration in business networks.
Areas of expertise
Industrial Innovation;
Business Models;
Networked Business
Business Models;
Networked Business
Business ecosystems;
Maritime;
Qualitative Research;
Maritime;
Qualitative Research;
Biography
D.Sc. (Econ) Marikka Heikkilä is Research Director, Industrial Innovation Studies at the School of Economics, Centre for Collaborative Research (CCR). She has an interest in maritime business, business models and business model innovation, and collaboration and coordination in business networks, especially with regard to information systems and services.
She has 20+ years of experience on joint research projects between companies and universities. Most recently she was leading ecosystem and business models research in a consortium consisting of more than 20 maritime companies and research institutes.
She has authored numerous scientific articles, the most recent ones appearing in the journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, European Management review, and Electronic Markets.Academic background:
- D.Sc. (Econ.), Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä 2010
- M.Lic (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics 1996
- M.Sc. (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics 1990
Research
Industrial Innovation studies including topics such as
- Innovation of business models and operations, enabled by digitalisation, robotization, data, smart specialisation etc.
- Management and collaboration
- Ecosystems, platform economy
- Change from product to service orientation
Publications
Exploring Sustainable Value Propositions in Logistics Services – How Digitalization and Data Support Greener Services (2024)
Bled eConference
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)
37th Bled eConference – Resilience Through Digital Innovation: Enabling the Twin Transition: June 9 – 12, 2024, Bled, Slovenia, Conference Proceedings (2024)
Bled eConference
(C2 Toimitustyö tieteelliselle konferenssijulkaisulle)
How does Digitalisation Transform Business Models in Ropax Ports? A Multi-Site Study of Port Authorities (2024)
Journal of International Technology and Information Management
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Untangling business model innovation in family firms: Socioemotional wealth and corporate social responsibility perspectives (2024)
Scandinavian Journal of Management
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
European Companies' Readiness and Challenges in Data Economy (2024)
Bled eConference
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)
Navigating the Future: Developing Smart Fairways for Enhanced Maritime Safety and Efficiency (2024)
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Leveraging Digitality for SME Internationalization and Business Model Innovation (2024)
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa)Unlocking the potential of data-driven business models: an empirical investigation into the role of ecosystems and fair data use (2023)
Bled eConference, Bled eConference
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
The role of digitalisation in changing the business models in logistics: case of Ropax ports (2023)
Bled eConference, Bled eConference
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)
36th Bled eConference – Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability (2023)
Bled eConference
(Toimitustyö tieteelliselle lehdelle, kokoomateokselle tai konferenssijulkaisulle (C2))