Ulla
Hytti
Professor, Entrepreneurship
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Areas of expertise
Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurial identity
entrepreneurship education
narrative research
qualitative research
Biography
I am a Professor, and head of Entrepreneurship subject at the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Turku. Between 2009-2019 I was appointed as a Research Director at the unit, while during 2010-2011 and 2012-2016 I acted as a Professor of Entrepreneurship in our 2nd Campus at Pori.
I have been working in the entrepreneurship research unit since 1996. I took my PhD in the Turku School of Economics in 2003 (thesis title: Stories of Entrepreneurs: Narrative Construction of Entrepreneurial Identities) and was awarded 'Doctor Primus' in the Conferment of Degrees in 2005. I was awarded the Title of Docent in the Turku School of Economics in 2007 (special area: Research on entrepreneurs). In 2019, I was given the European Entrepreneurship Education Award.
I am a Research Editor at 'Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy' (EE&P) and an Associate Editor at 'Entrepreneurship & Regional Development' (ERD). I'm also a President-Elect in the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB, www.ecsb.org).
I have been working in the entrepreneurship research unit since 1996. I took my PhD in the Turku School of Economics in 2003 (thesis title: Stories of Entrepreneurs: Narrative Construction of Entrepreneurial Identities) and was awarded 'Doctor Primus' in the Conferment of Degrees in 2005. I was awarded the Title of Docent in the Turku School of Economics in 2007 (special area: Research on entrepreneurs). In 2019, I was given the European Entrepreneurship Education Award.
I am a Research Editor at 'Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy' (EE&P) and an Associate Editor at 'Entrepreneurship & Regional Development' (ERD). I'm also a President-Elect in the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB, www.ecsb.org).
Teaching
I have taught entrepreneurship at B.Sc., M.Sc. and post-graduate levels. Since 2018 I am responsible for the entrepreneurship studies at the Turku School of Economics and during 2012-2016 I was responsible for the entrepreneurship studies at the Pori unit (25 cr, minor subject at the B.Sc. level).
Currently I am responsible for one course (New venture creation) at the B.Sc. studies in Turku and for one post graduate level course (Qualitative data analysis), which is open for all students at TSE.
Currently I am responsible for one course (New venture creation) at the B.Sc. studies in Turku and for one post graduate level course (Qualitative data analysis), which is open for all students at TSE.
Research
My research focuses on entrepreneurship and particularly on researching entrepreneurship at the individual level. I have studied entrepreneurial identity construction and identity work in new ventures and family businesses. I am also interested in understanding gender in entrepreneurship, innovation and family firms. My research has also investigated policies supporting entrepreneurship development, most notably entrepreneurship education and incubators. Currently, I'm a Work-package Leader in a European Horizon2020 -research project DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies), www.disce.eu
I have over 20 years of experience from policy, practice-oriented and academic research projects that are conducted in continuous and active engagement with firms and other stakeholders, including European Commission and DGs, OECD, Ministries and regional authorities and decision-makers.
Publications
Between labour markets and entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial behaviour in the creative economies (2022)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))The joys and pitfalls of writing interesting research (2022)
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Policy Recommendations: Value creation modelling and earning logics in the creative economies (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))Transforming enterprise education : sustainable pedagogies of hope and social justice (2022)
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Identity work of academic teachers in an entrepreneurship training camp: a sensemaking approach (2022)
Education and Training
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Repositioning creative freelancers as entrepreneurial agents. (2021)
Research in entrepreneurship and small business conference, RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
Introduction: navigating the frontiers of entrepreneurial university research (2021)
(Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa (B2))Introduction: from diversity of interpretations to sustainability of institutions (2021)
(Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa (B2))Entrepreneurial Identity: A Leader’s Superpower and Their Achilles’ Heel? : By understanding and harnessing their entrepreneurial identity, leaders can help grow their businesses without getting in their own way (2021)
Mit Sloan Management Review
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))