Tommi Pukkinen
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
tommi.pukkinen@utu.fi +358 29 450 4041 +358 50 313 4425 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku Office: 4.27 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-0328 |
Areas of expertise
entrepreneurial attitudes; entrepreneurial abilities; entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurial actions, entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, start-ups, firm performance
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.
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.
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.
Teaching
I teach in several courses at the University of Turku, related to, for example, lean startup method, value creation and business models.
Publications 
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- Creative Ecosystem Needs
(ECORIN Project fact sheet 2) (2024) Hytönen, Kaisa; Pukkinen, Tommi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina
(Other publication) - 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) Pukkinen, Tommi; Aaltonen, Satu; Hytti, Ulla; Aaltonen, Oskar
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - HIWE-hankkeen politiikkasuositukset politiikka-analyysin valossa – vastaavatko palvelut kansainvälisten osaajien kokemiin haasteisiin? (2024) Rättilä, Tiina; Pukkinen, Tommi; Aaltonen, Oskar
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - How to Promote the Employment and Entrepreneurship of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? (2024) Pukkinen, Tommi; Rättilä, Tiina; Aaltonen, Oskar; Montonen, Tero; Aaltonen, Satu; Elkina, Anna; Hytti, Ulla; Parkkari, Piritta; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - How to Promote the Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? : Policy Recommendations & Roadmap for Action 2024 (2024) Rättilä, Tiina; Aaltonen, Satu; Pukkinen, Tommi; Parkkari, Piritta; Aaltonen, Oskar; Elkina, Anna; Hytti, Ulla; Montonen, Tero; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - How to Promote the Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Policy Making, Service Development, and Workplaces in Finland? (2024) Aaltonen, Satu; Parkkari, Piritta; Elkina Anna; Aaltonen, Oskar; Rättilä, Tiina; Pukkinen, Tommi; Hytti, Ulla; Montonen, Tero; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Income adequacy among creative professionals—An interplay of identities and skills (2024)
- Creativity and Innovation Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - “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) Aaltonen, Satu; Hytti, Ulla; Pukkinen, Tommi
(Other publication) - “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) Aaltonen, Satu; Hytti, Ulla; Pukkinen, Tommi
(Other publication) - Policy Analysis
(ECORIN Project Fact sheet 3) (2024) Pukkinen, Tommi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina
(Other publication) - Policy designs for advancing entrepreneurship in two developed countries : the Netherlands and Finland
(Presemtation at the 22nd Nordic Conference on Small Business Research 29.-31.5.2024 in Turku, Finland) (2024) Pukkinen, Tommi; Stenholm, Pekka; Heinonen, Jarna
(Other publication) - Curricular and Extracurricular Entrepreneurial Activities Supporting Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Desirability of Rural Youth (2023)
- Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Exposing the dark and bright sides: Role of start-ups in labour market integration of high-skilled internationals
(2023) ISBE 2023 Conference Proceedings Aaltonen Satu, Hytti Ulla, Pukkinen Tommi
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - 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) Hytti Ulla, Aaltonen Satu, Pukkinen Tommi
(Other publication) - Policy measures on highly skilled internationals’ integration into Finnish society abound – but are they effective enough? (2023) Pukkinen Tommi, Rättilä Tiina
(Other publication) - Start-ups – a route to integration for high-skilled internationals?
(Conference abstract: Politiikan tutkimuksen päivät 2023) (2023) Aaltonen Satu, Hytti Ulla, Pukkinen Tommi
(Other publication) - Vauhtia yritysten perustamisaktiivisuuteen ja kasvuun : Tilannekuva yrittäjyydestä ja uuden yritystoiminnan edistämisestä Suomessa (2023) Pukkinen Tommi, Stenholm Pekka, Heinonen Jarna, Naumanen Mika, Vainikainen Sari
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - An ecological approach to developing inclusive and sustainable creative economies (2022) Guardans Ignasi, Heinonen Jarna, Comunian Roberta, Crociata Alessandro, Dent Tamsyn, Denti Daria, Gross Jonathan, Hytti Ulla, Kim Sana, Kravcenko Dmitrijs, Pica Valeria, Popova Diana, Pukkinen Tommi, Sauka Arnis, Stenholm Pekka, Wilson Nick
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Between labour markets and entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial behaviour in the creative economies (2022) Heinonen Jarna, Hytti Ulla, Hytönen Kaisa, Nieminen Lenita, Pukkinen Tommi, Stenholm Pekka
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Income inadequacy among creative professionals – An interplay of identity and skills (2022) 21st Nordic Conference on Small Business Research: Conference Proceedings Stenholm Pekka, Hytönen Kaisa, Pukkinen Tommi, Heinonen Jarna
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
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