Satu
Aaltonen
Project Researcher, Entrepreneurship
M.Soc.Sc. / VTM
Links
Areas of expertise
employee-driven innovations
immigrant entrepreneurship
social value
culture
Biography
I have worked as a project researcher in the Entrepreneurhip Unit at Turku University (TU) since 2006. My previous academic appointments at Turku University were in the Research Unit for the Sociology of Education, Information Systems, Cultural History and Media Studies. I have also worked shortly in Turku Science Park. I have obtained my Master's degree in sociology (TU) in 1998.
Teaching
I teach a course called Social value creation and YRY Yrittäjämäinen liiketoiminta.
Research
I am interested in social and cultural aspects of entrepreneurship, work place studies and entrepreneurship policies.
Currently I study immigrant entrepreneurship and the policy measures supporting it, as well as the changing role of municipalities from service providers to service integrators.
Previously I have studied, among others, the role of cultural heritage in value creation, co-development of working methods, employee-driven innovations, impact of business support policies and business exits. Before I joined the Entrepreneurship unit I have participated in studies focusing on the history of everyday IT, implementation of information systems, public online forums and the interconnectedness of unemployment and adult education.
Currently I study immigrant entrepreneurship and the policy measures supporting it, as well as the changing role of municipalities from service providers to service integrators.
Previously I have studied, among others, the role of cultural heritage in value creation, co-development of working methods, employee-driven innovations, impact of business support policies and business exits. Before I joined the Entrepreneurship unit I have participated in studies focusing on the history of everyday IT, implementation of information systems, public online forums and the interconnectedness of unemployment and adult education.
Publications
“Puhutaanko suomea – or shall we use English?” International communication at work in Finland (HIWE project blog 16.11.2023) (2023)
(O2 Muu julkaisu )Start-ups – a route to integration for high-skilled internationals? (Conference abstract: Politiikan tutkimuksen päivät 2023) (2023)
Politiikan tutkimuksen päivät
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Yhteiskehittäminen murroksessa (2023)
(D2 Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa)Exposing the dark and bright sides: Role of start-ups in labour market integration of high-skilled internationals (Presentation at the ISBE Conference 2023) (2023)
ISBE Conference
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Lastensuojelun palvelukokonaisuus (2023)
(Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa (D2))A guide for digital product developers from novice to expert - Manual for Buddies sans frontiers (2023)
(O2 Muu julkaisu )Yrittäjyysosaaminen opintopisteiksi! Ahotointi ja opinnollistaminen pedagogisina käytänteinä (2023)
(Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa (B2))Exposing the dark and bright sides: Role of start-ups in labour market integration of high-skilled internationals (Presentation at the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference (RENT) 2023) (2023)
Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference (RENT)
(O2 Muu julkaisu )