Suvi Satama
Johtamisen ja organisoinnin apulaisprofessori (tenure track), organisaatioestetiikan dosentti, KTT
stsata@utu.fi +358 29 450 5736 +358 50 331 2334 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8465-3524 |
Body; embodiment at work; senses; vulnerability; ethnography; autoethnography; creative research methods; writing differently
Embodiment at work
I work as an assistant professor (tenure track) in the Department of Management and Organisation at the Turku School of Economics, Pori Unit. I defended my Ph.D. thesis on the embodied agency of professional dancers in 2017. I am a docent of organisational aesthetics and have previously worked at the Turku School of Economics and Aalto University, as well as undertaking research visits across Europe.
Broadly speaking, I study embodiment at work. Posthumanism, the embodiment of leadership and vulnerability as a resource for work communities are my current research interests. Methodologically, I specialise in ethnography and the use of creative research methods.
As a researcher, I am endlessly curious about different phenomena and life stories. For me, research is a constant development of my own experience and thinking, which I get to experience with people who inspire me.
- “He gives me everything all the time, and I feel bad that I can’t even throw him the ball” : Relational care agency in interspecies care work"Maagista" – espanjalaisteatterin sanaton tarina murenevasta perheidyllistä lumosi kriitikon (2026)
- Human RelationsTurun Sanomat
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Collaborative Autoethnography of Embodied Identity Struggles in Balancing Leadership Expectations : The Case of Leaderful Practices in a University Context
(Presentation at the 19th Organization Studies Workshop 2025) (2025) Lehtonen, Salla; Satama, Suvi; Seeck, Hannele
(Other publication) - Aesthetic Encounters, Canines, and Care : New Multispecies Methodological Avenues in Organizational and Business EthicsPaljastava ja seksuaalisesti latautunut sooloteos jää katsojakokemuksessa sulkeutuneeksi (2025)
- Journal of Business EthicsTurun Sanomat
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Atte Kilpisen Kreutzersonaatti sai yleisön pakahtumaan (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Aurinkobaletin taiteellisen johtajan sooloteos on henkilökohtainen ja paljastava
(2025)- Turun SanomatTurun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - (2025)
(E1 Popularised article) - Navigating Leadership Expectations : A Collaborative Autoethnography of Managerial Identity Struggles (2025)
- Academy of Management annual meeting proceedings
(Abstract) - Neljä kokenutta tanssijaa laittaa itsensä likoon teoksessa, joka käsittelee narsismia (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - (2025)
(E1 Popularised article) - Planeetat eivät valehtele kurottaa Turussa äärettömyyteen ja tanssii avaruuden painottomissa tiloissa (2025)
(E1 Popularised article)



