Satu
Aaltonen
Project Researcher, Entrepreneurship
M.Soc.Sc. / VTM
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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
The Digitalization of Migrants’ Labor Market Integration Services. Boosting or Hindering Social Inclusion? (2019)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Book review: Social innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship. International Small Business Journal (2019)
International Small Business Journal
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Yrittäjyysosaamisen AHOToinnin ja opinnollistamisen käytännöt suomalaisissa korkeakouluissa (2019)
Yrittäjyyskasvatuspäivät
(D3 Artikkeli ammatillisessa konferenssijulkaisussa )
Maahanmuuttajat osallisiksi ja työhön. Osaavat työntekijät - menestyvät työmarkkinat ja Terveys, hyvinvointi ja elämäntavat -ohjelmien policy brief (2019)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Entrepreneurial and co-creational activities in public sector – a case study of two municipalities (2019)
Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
Making Sense of Entrepreneurial Knowledge in Recognition of Prior Learning and Studification Practices (Esitys 3E ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conferencessa, Gothenburg, Sweden 8.-10.5. 2019) (2019)
3E ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Contextualising Policy Responses to Migrant Entrepreneurship: The Finnish Case (2019)
Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
The Case Story of Inga, an Estonian Craft Shop Owner in Finland (2019)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))The role of trust and bridging social capital in immigrant business owners' start-up process (2018)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))First Steps towards Hybrid Forms of Service Provision in Municipalities (2018)
Annual Conference of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))