Tommi
Pukkinen
Senior Researcher, Entrepreneurship
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
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Areas of expertise
entrepreneurial attitudes
entrepreneurial abilities
entrepreneurial intentions
entrepreneurial actions, entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, start-ups, firm performance
Biography
I hold a doctor’s degree in Entrepreneurship. I have worked over fifteen years as a researcher in the field of entrepreneurship at Turku School of Economics. I have participated in numerous research projects funded, for example, by Finnish Ministries and Associations, Tekes, Sitra and European Commission. In addition to research I have been teaching in several courses at the University of Turku since 2011. In my role as a teacher I have been coaching nearly a hundred student-based startup teams in their business model creation and testing.
Teaching
I teach in several courses at the University of Turku, related to, for example, lean startup method, value creation and business models.
Research
My work centers around entrepreneurial action from different perspectives including individuals, firms and the society. My dissertation is about opportunity search and firm performance. The focus is especially on firm-level attitudes, abilities and actions related to innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness that may possibly benefit firms in their effort to improve performance. I am currently working in a project that focuses on examining young people's paths to entrepreneurship in rural areas of Finland.
Publications
Income inadequacy among creative professionals – An interplay of identity and skills (Presentation at the NCSB Conference 2022) (2022)
Nordic Conference on Small Business Research
(Muu (O2))
Regional case study report: Lund, Sweden (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Value creation modelling for creative economies: networks, innovation and digitalization (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))An ecological approach to developing inclusive and sustainable creative economies (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Policy Recommendations: Value creation modelling and earning logics in the creative economies (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Between labour markets and entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial behaviour in the creative economies (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Income inadequacy among creative professionals – An interplay of identity and skills (2022)
Nordic Conference on Small Business Research
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
Yrittäjyys maaseudun nuorten uravaihtoehtona (2021)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))How Early Engagement in Entrepreneurship May Help Youth Become More Resilient (Presentation at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2021) (2021)
Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
(Muu (O2))
Entrepreneurial value creation in cultural and creative industries – beyond tensions (2021)
Research in entrepreneurship and small business conference, RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))