Ulla Hytti
ullhyt@utu.fi +358 29 450 2237 +358 40 540 9112 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku : 4th floor |
Entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial identity; entrepreneurship education; gender, narrative research; qualitative research
I am a Professor in entrepreneurship and a head of Entrepreneurship research group 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 the Campus in Pori.
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 different entrepreneurial contexts. My research has also investigated policies supporting entrepreneurship development, most notably entrepreneurship education and incubators. Currently, I'm leading a research team in Turku investigating how to make Finland a more attractive country for highly-skilled internationals to work and do business in (www.hiwe.fi). The project is led by the University of Eastern Finland. I'm also the team leader for an Erasmus + project aiming at developing new pedagogical models, approaches and materials for transforming entrepreneurship education to enact the ongoing crises and societal challenges. (transformingee.eu/) Recently, I was also involved in a European Horizon2020 -research project DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies), www.disce.eu (2019-2022) as a Work-package leader.
I have over 25 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.
I have taught entrepreneurship at B.Sc., M.Sc. and post-graduate levels. I'm currently responsible for the PhD studies in entrepreneurship at the Turku School of Economics.
- Yrittäjyys maaseudun nuorten uravaihtoehtona (2021) Pukkinen Tommi, Heinonen Jarna, Hytti Ulla, Stenholm Pekka
- DISCE: Managing creative economies as cultural eco-systems (2020) Gross Jonathan, Heinonen Jarna, Burlina Chiara, Comunian Roberta, Conor Bridget, Crociata, Alexandro, Dent Tamsyn, Guardans Ignasi, Hytti Ulla, Hytönen Kaisa, Pica Valeria, Pukkinen Tommi, Renders Mieke, Stenholm Pekka, Wilson Nick
- Editorial: Filling in the blanks: “black boxes” in enterprise/entrepreneurship education (2020)
- International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
- Entrepreneurial activities at leisure and school in supporting entrepreneurial self-efficacy and desirability of rural adolescents (2020)
- RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
- Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Volume 3 Issue 3, July 2020: Special Issue: Unsettling Entrepreneurship Education (2020) Karin Berglund, Ulla Hytti, Karen Verduijn
- Entrepreneurship for Research Professionals: Triggering Transformative Learning? (2020) How to Become an Entrepreneur in a Week: The Value of 7-Day Entrepreneurship Courses Ulla Hytti, Jarna Heinonen, Pekka Stenholm
- Navigating the Terrain of Entrepreneurship Education in Neoliberal Societies (2020)
- Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy
- The Dark Side of Entrepreneurial Passion: Restraining Employee Innovative Behaviour? (2020) Against Entrepreneurship: A Critical Examination Aromaa Eeva, Hytti Ulla, Aaltonen Satu
- Unsettling Entrepreneurship Education (2020)
- Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy
- A harmony of identities? The Balance between academic and entrepreneurial identities of university researchers
(Esitys Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conferencessa, Wellesley, USA 5.-8.6. 2019) (2019) Inna Kozlinska, Ulla Hytti, Pekka Stenholm - Being stable and getting along with others: perceived ability expectations and employability among Finnish university students (2019)
- Social Psychology of Education
- DISCE Case Study Framework (2019) Jonathan Gross, Roberta Comunian, Bridget Conor, Tamsyn Dent, Jarna Heinonen, Ulla Hytti, Kaisa Hytönen, Tommi Pukkinen, Pekka Stenholm, Nick Wilson
- Entrepreneurial and co-creational activities in public sector – a case study of two municipalities (2019)
- RENT : Research in entrepreneurship and small business
- Entrepreneurs’ social identity and the preference of causal and effectual behaviours in start-up processes
(Originally published in the Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2016 28: 3-4) (2019) Entrepreneurial Identity and Identity Work Alsos Gry Agnete, Clausen Tommy Høyvarde, Hytti Ulla, Solvoll Sølvi - Exploring the intertwined processes of strategy and knowledge management in micro firms: a case study from professional service context
(Esitys Nordic Academy of Management Conferencessa, Vaasa, Finland 22.-24.8. 2019) (2019) Tanja Lepistö, Mervi Vähätalo, Ulla Hytti - Introduction: Rigor and relevance in European Entrepreneurship Research (2019) Rigor and Relevance in Entrepreneurship Research, Resources and Outcomes Eddy Laveren, Robert Blackburn, Ulla Hytti, Hans Landström
- Legitimacy of entrepreneurship education: An educator’s perspective (2019) Inna Kozlinska, Anna Rebmann, Ulla Hytti
- Nuorten polut yrittäjyyteen maaseudulla (2019) Kohteena Maaseutu. Maaseutututkijatapaaminen Ähtärissä 22.-23.8.2019 Jarna Heinonen, Ulla Hytti, Tommi Pukkinen, Pekka Stenholm
- Perceived employability and ability self among Finnish university students (2019)
- European Journal of Psychology of Education
- Rigour and Relevance in Entrepreneurship Research, Resources and Outcomes: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research (2019) Eddy Laveren, Robert Blackburn, Ulla Hytti, Hans Landström