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
Engaging in entrepreneurship as a highly skilled international in Finland – regulatory pumps on the road (HIWE writing series on key results of the project: Part II) (2024)
(O2 Muu julkaisu )How to Promote the Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Policy Making, Service Development, and Workplaces in Finland? (2024)
(D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys )“I Never Chose Finland" - The Lived Experiences of International Talent in the Finnish ICT Sector (Presentation at the Nordic Academy of Management Conference 2024) (2024)
Nordic Academy of Management Conference
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
How to Promote the Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? : Policy Recommendations & Roadmap for Action 2024 (2024)
(D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys )How to Promote the Employment and Entrepreneurship of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? (2024)
(D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys )Exploring Practices of Co-Creation Involving and Related to Highly Skilled Internationals (Presentation at the Nordic Academy of Management Conference 2024) (2024)
Nordic Academy of Management Conference
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
“I never chose Finland” - Lived experiences of international talent in the Finnish ICT sector (Presentation at the 22nd Nordic Conference on Small Business Research 2024) (2024)
Nordic Conference on Small Business Research
(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 )