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
Practices hindering employee innovative behaviour in manufacturing SMEs (2015)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Maahanmuuttajayrittäjien palvelutarpeet ja yrittäjyyden edistäminen (2015)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Enterprise cultural heritage - The source for sustainable competitive advantage and survival for food sector SMEs (2015)
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
The situated construction of the future – A case study of strategy work between partner entrepreneurs (2015)
A case study of strategy work between partner entrepreneurs
Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Negotiating and making sense of joint value proposition as a part of service development process (2015)
Nordic Academy of Management Conference
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
Frameworks towards a virtual co-creation tool for fuzzy front-end of service development in health care context (2015)
European association for research on services conference
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
The role of trust in immigrant business owners’ start-up process (2015)
Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Barriers to employee-driven innovation – A study of regional medium-sized bakery (2014)
A study of regional medium-sized bakery
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Entrepreneurial management and employee-driven innovative work practices (2013)
RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business, RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
Social media in Europe – Lessons from an online survey (2013)
Lessons from an online survey
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))