Kati Suomi
kati.suomi@utu.fi +358 50 520 0790 Pohjoisranta 11 A Pori ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-2885 |
Biography
Dr. Kati Suomi is an Assistant Professor (tenure track) of Business and Entrepreneurship at the Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku (Pori Unit). She holds a title of docent (adjunct professorship) at the Faculty of Management and Business at the Tampere University.
Before joining academia in 2008, Kati worked for several years in the financial sector, as well as in retailing.
Research
Kati's current research interest include topics such as entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial marketing and branding of SMEs.
Kati has published a number of articles in peer reviewed journals, including Journal of Business Research,Tourism Management, European Journal of Marketing, International Journal of Public Sector Management, among others.
Teaching
Kati is an experienced educator with over 15 years' teaching experience from University of Turku. She is responsible for studies in entrepreneurship at the Pori unit of Turku School of Economics. She teaches entrepreneurship courses and supervises doctoral theses.
Publications 
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- Career Stories of PhD Holders – Ex-academics in the Loop
(Extended abstract presented at XXIII Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, IRSPM) (2019) Päivikki Kuoppakangas, Kati Suomi, Jussi Kivistö, Elias Pekkola
(Other publication) - Dilemmas in re-branding a university
(Abstract presented at AM’s Marketing of Higher Education SIG Colloquium) (2019) Päivikki Kuoppakangas, Kati Suomi, Paul Clark, Chris Chapleo
(Other publication) - Dilemmas of reputation management in public sector – case: Finnish higher education (Extended abstract presented at XXIII Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, IRSPM) (2019) Päivikki Kuoppakangas, Kati Suomi, Elias Pekkola
(Other publication) - Revisiting the five problems of public sector organisations and reputation management—the perspective of higher education practitioners and ex-academics (2019)
- International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Revisiting “the shotgun wedding of industry and academia”—empirical evidence from Finland (2019)
- International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unraveling mechanisms of value co-creation in festivals (2019)
- Event Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Virtual brand communities as enablers of festival brand co-creation (extended abstract,14th Global Brand Conference; Berlin, May 8–10, 2019 ) (2019) Mervi Luonila, Kati Suomi, Marjo Mäenpää
(Other publication) - Antecedents and consequences of destination brand love - A case study from Finnish Lapland (2018)
- Tourism Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Asiantuntijoiden johtaminen - Tietoa ja taktiikkaa (2018) Mervi Vähätalo, Maarit Laiho, Salla Siivonen, Susanna Jänismäki, Kati Suomi, Reeta Hautaniemi, Marja-Riitta Sillanpää, Jenni Huhtasalo, Jaana Määttälä
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - European Consumer Complaint Behaviour In The Financial Sector (2018)
- Journal of Research for Consumers
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Institutional logics and efficiency pressures in public organizations: what about the healthcare sector? (2018) EurOMA 2018 Book of Abstracts Mervi Vähätalo, Tomi J. Kallio, Maarit Laiho, Kati Suomi, Terhi Tevameri
(Other publication) - Antecedents and consequences of destination brand love – Case Ylläs (2017) roceedings of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference HTHIC 2017 Kaisa Aro, Kati Suomi, Saila Saraniemi
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Brand Ecosystem Narratives in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Networks (2017) Proceedings of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference HTHIC 2017 Lemmetyinen Arja, Nieminen Lenita, Lepistö Tanja, Suomi Kati
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Branding a University: effectiveness of internal branding activities on mid level administrators and Deans (2017)
- Special conference series : Academy of Marketing Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Ironic festival branding (2017) The 24th Nordic Academy of Management Conference Kati Suomi, Mervi Luonila, Jaana Tähtinen
(Other publication) - Maisteriohjelman opiskelijoiden kokema asiantuntijaksi kasvun prosessi (2017) TiedeAreena 2017 Kirsi Liikamaa, Terhi Tevameri, Kati Suomi
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Asiantuntijapalvelut Satakunnassa nyt ja tulevaisuudessa (2016)
- Satakunnan Kansa
(E1 Popularised article) - Creating a stir: the role of word of mouth in reputation management in the context of festivals (2016)
- Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Institutionaalisen logiikan muutos terveydenhuollon ammattihenkilöiden kokemana
(Abstrakti esityksestä Hallinnon tutkimuksen päivillä, 24.-25.11. 2016 Kuopio) (2016) Kallio Tomi J., Vähätalo Mervi, Tevameri Terhi, Suomi Kati
(Other publication) - Revealing possibilities for co-branding – focusing on Finnish higher education of creative economy (2016)
- Developments in marketing science : proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
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