Aki Koponen
D.Sc. (Economics & Business Administration)
aki.koponen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2357 +358 50 524 6239 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-4771 |
Industry dynamics; Economics of competition policy; Business model innovations; Player analytics; Banking; Nutrition economics; commercialising research innovations
I work as a research director (professor level position, field: Business Renewal) at the Centre for Collaborative Research and Laboratory of Business Disruption Research at Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. Since 2004 some 50 multidisciplinary research, development and consulting projects have been completed under my direction. I have also acted as an expert member of Finnish Market Court. Besides academic activities I am a co-founder of an AI startup. I am also a happy married father, who loves gaming, ska punk and freeskiing.
At the beginning of my academic career my research focused on economics of banking, economic analysis of market competitiveness, competition neutrality, effects of new legislation and regulation on competitiveness, competition in service industries, and market-based solutions for health care services. More recently the research focused on innovation activity, industry dynamics and strategic renewal of companies, as well as regional development. Since 2014 topics has included also digital gaming (esp. market development, business models, entertaining games in health care and wellbeing), data analytics and business disruptions.
- Three Apps for Shooting Sports: The Design, Development, and Deployment (2015)
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Viability Radar: A Practical Tool for Assessing the Viability of Transformative Service Innovations in a Healthcare Context (2015)
- Technology Innovation Management Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dynamic capabilities and firm performance in a financial crisis (2014)
- Journal of Business Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Viability template – a practical tool for assessing viability of transformative service innovations in health care context (2014) Proceedings of XXIV Annual RESER Conference 2014 Kaartemo Valtteri, Heikkilä Marikka, Saarni Jouni, Koponen Aki
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Innovation in family firms: an empirical analysis linking organizational and managerial innovation to corporate success (2012)
- Review of Managerial Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Näennäismarkkinainnovaatioiden omaksumisprosessit hallintokunnissa (2012) Inhimillinen kuntatalous - Kunnallistalouden emeritaprofessori Tuija Rajalan juhlakirja Annina Lehtonen, Pekka Valkama, Mikko Pohjola, Jouni Saarni, Aki Koponen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Suomen rahapelimarkkinat (2012) Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, CRE Tutkimus- ja koulutuskeskus, CCR Tutkimuspalvelut, Sähköiset julkaisut E2/2012 Kuuluvainen, Arto;Koponen, Aki;Oikarinen, Elias;Ryömä, Arto;Lehtonen, Annina
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - The Gaming Market in Finland (2012) University of Turku, Turku School of Economics, CRE, Electronic Publications E2/2012 Kuuluvainen, Arto;Koponen, Aki;Oikarinen, Elias;Ryömä, Arto;Lehtonen, Annina
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Tutkimus autokatsastusalan markkinoiden kehityksestä ja kilpailusta (2012) Jouni Saarni, Mikko Pohjola, Aki Koponen
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Das unternehmerische Potential der älteren Bevölkerung in Europa und den USA (2010) Kautonen, T.; Koponen, A.; Fink, M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
