ANNUAL REPORT. Entrepreneurship

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1 2013 ANNUAL REPORT Entrepreneurship

2 CONTENTS REVIEW OF THE YEAR PROFILE...4 Research on entrepreneurship and new work modes...4 Multidisciplinary scholarly excellence and policy relevance...4 Results through international collaboration...4 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN FIGURES...5 RESEARCH WITH IMPACT...6 Our most important ongoing research programmes and projects...6 Some research highlights...8 Dissertations in progress...9 Research Seminars in Entrepreneurship...9 Conferences, seminars and workshops attended...10 International researcher and teacher visits...10 Research collaborators Review activities INTERNATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES Entrepreneurship studies for degree students Other Entrepreneurship education activities INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES Events Professional and community relations University administration...20 PUBLICATIONS Articles Book sections, Chapters in research books, Research reports...23 Conference proceedings... 24

3 REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2013 The mission of the Turku School of Economics (TSE) is to generate internationally highly regarded and impactful research and learning for the development of entrepreneurial, innovative and responsible businesses and a sustainable society. Entrepreneurship researchers and teachers at the TSE take the mission as a challenge to further develop their activities. Entrepreneurship research has long traditions and track record in the Turku School of Economics and therefore entrepreneurship is one of the focus areas of the School. Our centre is the leading entrepreneurship research centre in Finland. We have also progressed in establishing international reputation in the field of entrepreneurship research as demonstrated in the pages of the Annual Report Members of our staff serve in numerous scientific duties internationally, such as editorships in quality journals, international research projects, expert assignments and organising committees of conferences. In all, the international visibility of our staff is gradually and systematically increasing e.g. plenary speeches in conferences as well as invitations for research fellowships and visits clearly indicate that our staff s experience is being internationally recognised. Our persevering work in the field of entrepreneurship bore fruit as our teaching resources finally were strengthened in A new university teacher was recruited and it improved our possibilities to develop our entrepreneurship studies at Bachelor s, Master s and postgraduate levels. We also integrated the resources of our entrepreneurship research group TSE Entre and our faculty as we all moved in to the new Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. We hope, that this new environment gives us a more solid ground for systematically developing our faculty-based research and teaching activities together with other subjects and staff members in the department and the TSE. In 2013 we also intensified our international research collaboration. Professor Robert Blackburn from the Kingston University, London, started as a fixed term professor in entrepreneurship. The joint target for the forthcoming years is to establish more institutionalised and longstanding research and teaching collaboration with his home university. This far his experience and expertise has supported particularly our doctoral training. In addition, we hosted two Norwegian part-time research fellows from Nordlands Research Institute and BodØ University. Although providing impactful research and international learning experiences being high in our agenda, we put increasing efforts in societal impact. We have active relationships with leading research institutions and universities as well as stakeholders nationally and internationally. Continuous demand in numerous national and international expert assignments demonstrates that our staff s expertise is highly valued also outside the academia. Balancing between impactful research, teaching and societal interaction is an interesting challenge and it takes some entrepreneurial mindset to succeed in this highly competitive game! Jarna Heinonen Professor in Entrepreneurship Director of the TSE Entre research group 3

4 PROFILE RESEARCH ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW WORK MODES Entrepreneurship is one of the focal research areas of the Turku School of Economics. Research on entrepreneurship focuses on studying entrepreneurship and innovation processes as well as entrepreneurial behavior and new work modes in a changing society. The main interest lies in investigating the role of entrepreneurship in different economic, social, and cultural contexts. Our research on entrepreneurship ranges from business startups to innovative companies seeking growth and global presence as well as to any other innovative organisation seeking renewal and change. MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE AND POLICY RELEVANCE We work internationally and emphasise scholarly excellence and policy relevance based on solid scientific knowledge in entrepreneurship particularly. The cornerstones of our entrepreneurship research are well-established multidisciplinary research teams, high-profile international research initiatives and networks, long experience in contract research as well as intensive cooperation with policy-makers. Our financiers include e.g. the Academy of Finland, various ministries, other governmental bodies such as Tekes and Finnvera, federations, municipalities and EU institutions. RESULTS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION We are active in the international scientific community, for example in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research programme. We are also hosting the secretariat of the European Council for Small Business (ECSB). The staff members are participating in and organising international research conferences, as well as serving on the editorial boards of high-ranking entrepreneurship journals. 4

5 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN FIGURES TSE Entre is very dependent on revenues coming from outside financiers. About two thirds of our 1 million EUR revenues are won through competitive tendering and research proposals. Ministry of Education and Culture, TEKES and the Academy of Finland are the most important single financiers. Financially TSE Entre has always been a profitable unit. This has given us a possibility to invest on our competence building and to secure solid enough ground for the staff although we work project-based. In 2013 our team in Entrepreneurship consisted of two professors, Academy professor, one Academy Researcher and five doctors. In 2013, we employed 14 experts working as a bridge between the academia and business. Academy of Finland 21% EU financing 2% Foundations 2% Main sources of finance in 2013 Ministry of Education and Culture 34% TEKES 32% Other Ministries 9% 5

6 RESEARCH WITH IMPACT The cornerstones of our research are: Well-established multidisciplinary research teams High-profile international research initiatives and networks Long experience in contract research Intensive co-operation with policy makers Our basic research provides a solid basis for applied research, for different commissioned researches and for the development and education projects. Our entrepreneurship research group Entre consists of about a dozen researchers with various scientific backgrounds, who cooperate on several interesting research and development projects. OUR MOST IMPORTANT ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS Minna Canth Academy professor research project: Gendered Economy Embedded in Equality? ( ) Academy Professorship research project. The project has several international collaborations and visits from Stanford University (prof. Longino, prof. Miner, prof. Etzkowitz) and University of Essex (Halewood) to University of Turku, national and international workshops and working groups organised in several conferences during The analysis of how the various forms of economic activities and institutions are gendered, and shaped by gendered social structures and agencies forms one key basis of the research project. Another key basis of the research project is the analysis of the knowledge formation and its epistemic and ontological commitments and relations throughout the project. The reflexivity of the research on gender and its formation is key element. The project and its subprojects are interdisciplinary, related and linked to each other. The research project is located in and questions the equality society in the global economy. In addition to global aspect, the project has a specific comparative element in its empirical settings to Nordic countries. The theoretical frames used by researchers in the project consist of gender theories, critical analysis of the key concepts of social theory and their relation to feminist epistemologies, ontologies and to process ontologies. (Lead by Academy professor Anne Kovalainen and funded by the Academy of Finland). See for more detailed information Gender and growth in family firms: from 1750 until present ( ) is an international research project which takes a multidisciplinary approach on analysing gender and growth in a family business context. The research project is run in close collaboration with the department of Finnish History at the University of Turku. Therefore, the uniqueness of the project lies on its attempt to focus on the element of time and place in understanding gender and growth. (Funded by the Academy of Finland) Entrepreneurship in sunset careers ( ) research project investigates the characteristics, scope and potential contributions of entrepreneurship at the age of 50+ in different socio-cultural environments. (Funded by the Academy of Finland) 6

7 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) (2005 ) is a global research project aimed at describing and analysing entrepreneurial processes within a wide range of countries. Started in 1999 with 10 participating countries, including Finland, the project has expanded to include over 50 countries annually. (Funded by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy and Turku School of Economics) Secure Ageing Innovations (SAGE) ( ) project focuses on secure ageing and technological and service innovations based on that, as well as on how these innovations can be exploited as business opportunities in a way which is beneficial for the aged and their relatives as well as for businesses. The research project integrates the concepts of business studies (particularly entrepreneurship) and medicine in its attempts to identify new business opportunities based on innovations (technological and service innovations) to promote well-being and quality of life among the aged. (Funded by Tekes) Design Thinking and Effectuation in Health Care Innovations (DESI) ( ) project integrates entrepreneurial innovative behavior and design thinking in creating a novel, flexible and rapid approach for innovative service development. Professionals working in the social and health care sector are mentored in development of organisations and new services. The project applies action research approach in its attempts to follow-up real-life innovations and analyse them by exploiting a theoretical framework of effectuation and design thinking. The project is conducted in collaboration with University of Jyväskylä, Viveca-Unit. (Funded by Tekes) Evaluation of impacts and feasibility of business development support ( ) project creates a holistic understanding on the role of business development support in SME development and on measures to be taken to enhance the feasibility and impact of the studied subsidies. The project continues the previous evaluation of the grants for self-employed. The project is commissioned by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. Fostering entrepreneurial behavior through institutions ( ) This research project investigates the role of institutions in entrepreneurial behavior across nations. More specifically the project examines to what extent institutions influence a) untapped entrepreneurial potential, b) entrepreneurial intentions, c) nascent entrepreneurship, and d) engagement in high-impact entrepreneurial behavior. The research is conducted by using a rich, cross-sectional panel data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data comprising over 50 countries, and in a close co-operation with the George Mason University (USA), University of Utah (USA) and Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile). (Funded by the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) at the University of Turku) INWORK Managing and Measuring Innovation at Work ( ) is a research initiative led by the University of Eastern Finland, which studies the innovation related work practices in the Finnish companies. The sub-project conducted by TSE Entre focuses particularly on the innovation work in small and medium sized companies. In this project innovation is understood more broadly than usually. In addition to business model, service, marketing and design innovations, also innovations on management and organizational practices are studied. (Funded by Tekes) The project s concrete tools and practices are available in Finnish from the Internet: Passport to Trade 2.0 ( ) is a follow up project to Passport to Trade project which was carried out during Passport to Trade project created a web site introducing business 7

8 culture and etiquette in 25 European countries. Passport to Trade 2.0 project expands the scope of the website to 31 countries. In addition, a multimedia online training material that helps in increasing European SME and student mobility was produced. The project has partners from eight European countries and it is coordinated by the University of Salford (UK). The outcome of the project can be found from: businessculture.org (Funded by the Lifelong Learning program of the EC) VIPSE Valuable, Intangible and Prestigious Service Experiences ( ) is an international research project focusing on the role of social prestige experiences in the value-creation process. The project is a joint effort with the University of Vaasa and Victoria University (Australia). (Funded by Tekes) SOME RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS The research projects provide excellent opportunities for academic publishing and discussions. E.g. the following articles have been published in the journals listed in the publication forum: Hytti, U., Kautonen, T., Akola, E. (2013) Determinants of job satisfaction for salaried and self-employed professionals in Finland. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24 (10): Stenholm, P., Acs, Z. J., Wuebker, R. (2013) Exploring Country-Level Institutional Arrangements on the Rate and Type of Entrepreneurial Activity. Journal of Business Venturing, 28 (1): Research Awards In August 2013, Ph.D., Senior Researcher Ewald Kibler was granted a Best Doctoral Thesis Award at the University of Turku, by the Turun Suomalainen Yliopistoseura. INTERVIEW: Professors of Entrepreneurship at the Turku School of Economics Jarna Heinonen and Robert Blackburn are Professors of Entrepreneurship at the TSE. Jarna is also Director of Entre research group, and Robert leads the Small Business Research Centre at Kingston University, London. Professors Robert Blackburn and Jarna Heinonen share an interest towards the role of entrepreneurship in a changing society. They also share an interest in policy driven research, which means that they are used to do contract research and actively participate into social discussion on societal changes particularly from the entrepreneurship point of view. Their joint research activities derive from the variety of societal changes affecting entrepreneurship, such ageing society, changes in the labour markets, restructuring of traditional industrial sectors, new emerging industries, fields, and markets, globalization, and innovation. Third age entrepreneurship is one of the recent research interests of their entrepreneurship research groups. According to their studies older people have many good ideas and opportunities to startup new businesses. On the other hand, they may face obstacles such as individual or cultural barriers, which hinder or restrict the implementation of their entrepreneurial endeavours. See the whole interview: Watch interview from Youtube: 8

9 DISSERTATIONS IN PROGRESS We provide several doctoral candidates a possibility to conduct their PhD research projects and studies. The following dissertations were in progress in Thomas Lemström Katri Luomala Tommi Pukkinen Sanna Suomalainen Entrepreneurship and Institutions in Health Care Mumpreneurs? Being a self-employed mother in Finland Firm renewal and performance: the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, innovation and performance Academic entrepreneurship: intention realization process RESEARCH SEMINARS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP A series of research seminars in entrepreneurship continued throughout the academic year. In 2013 we organised three high quality multidisciplinary research seminars and one successful seminar on academic publishing. The objective of the seminar series is to provide a forum for researchers to discuss topical issues on entrepreneurship and innovation research. The floor is open for our doctoral candidates as well as international quests and other research fellows interested in contributing to and sharing their research findings on entrepreneurship research. Gender, growth and family businesses In March the research seminar gathered together a multidisciplinary and international group of presenters giving presentations on gender, family firms, and firm growth. Our Senior Research Fellows, Gry Alsos and Elisabet Ljunggren from Norway, outlined the seminar with their presentation about entrepreneurial families and households in rural Norway and Scotland. Their presentation was followed by research Ulla Ijäs, Researcher in Finnish history. In her presentation she focused on famous merchant family, Hackman, and how actual the role of gender has been during the consecutive business successions the Hackman family (as a family firm) has undergone. Slightly similar, genderrelated results were covered in Veli Toropainen s vivid talk about local independent albeit wealthy daughters in Turku in early 17 th century. Their behavior could be summarised as pretty efficient what comes to spending family money. The seminar was concluded by the presentation of Ljunggren, Alsos and Professor Ulla Hytti (University of Turku, Pori Unit) both of whom familiarised the participants with the on-goings of their research on emotions in family business succession and the inheritance of patriarchic structures in family business. International perspectives on Academic publishing and Saudi Women s interest in entrepreneurship In the next seminar the focus was on academic publishing. This session provided an opportunity to hear the experiences of Professor Robert Blackburn who shared some of his extensive experience in academic publishing. As the editor-in-chief of the International Small Business Journal (SAGE) 9

10 he provided views which will be useful for everyone who is pursuing to get one s research published internationally. Later, Professor in Management Tatiana Manolova (Bentley University, USA) visited us and gave a talk on Young Saudi Women s Interest in Entrepreneurship covering gender related, institutional and entrepreneurial issues in emerging economies. Doctoral candidates The next research seminar focused solely on the research of two doctoral candidates majoring in entrepreneurship. The theme of the research seminar was Opportunity recognition and innovation creation in SMEs. Doctoral candidates Riikka Franzen and Gospel Oparaocha introduced the audience with their topics. This was followed by lively discussion and commentary sessions. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Our staff has attended the following research conferences: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June, Emlyon, France EURAM th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management, Istanbul, Turkey 58 th International Council for Small Business World Conference, June, Ponce, Puerto Rico Nordic Academy of Management Conference, August, Reykjavik, Iceland XXVII RENT Conference, November, Vilnius, Lithuania WORK Continuities and Disruptions in Modern Life, August, Turku, Finland 3E Conference Inaugural ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference, May, Aarhus, Denmark Plenary talks: Anne Kovalainen Feminist Research Conference, July, University of East London, UK Transnational Spaces and Gender, April, Paderborn University, Germany INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHER AND TEACHER VISITS We consider both outbound and inbound researcher and teacher visits highly important and encourage our staff to international exchange. Our researchers visiting other universities: Anne Kovalainen Visiting professor by invitation, Technology University Sydney, Australia, 3 months Visiting fellow, Roskilde University, Denmark, 3 months 10

11 Pekka Stenholm David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA Researchers from other universities visiting us: Inna Kozlinska (September, 2013) University of Tartu, Estonia Tatiana Manolova (November, 2013) Bentley University, USA Matthias Pepin (May, 2013) Laval University, Canada Jonathan Scott (January and August, 2013) Teesside University, UK RESEARCH COLLABORATORS We are active in the international scientific community and collaborate actively with a number of other national and foreign universities and other institutions. In 2013 we have conducted joint research projects at least with the following partners: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, USA Lancaster University, UK School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA UIC Business, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA University of Jyväskylä, Finland University of Nordland & Nordlands Research Centre, Norway University of Salford, UK Vaasa University, Finland REVIEW ACTIVITIES Our researchers participate actively into academic discussion. Members of our staff have been invited to work in editorial boards of various academic journals. In addition, we have worked as reviewers in numerous journals and conferences. Editorial board memberships: Jarna Heinonen International Small Business Journal Journal of Small Business Management Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 11

12 Ulla Hytti Associate Editor at the Journal of Small Business Management International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Anne Kovalainen Academy of Management Perspectives Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Reseach International Small Business Journal Ad hoc referee for journals: Academy of Management Perspectives Baltic Journal of Management British Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Gender in Management International Journal of Educational Management International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation International Journal of Entrepreneurship Behavior & Research International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship International Journal of Management Reviews Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Journal of Small Business Management Organizacija Small Business Economics Women s Studies International Forum Ad hoc referee for book chapters: RENT Anthology Ad hoc referee for conferences: AOM Academy of Management 73rd Annual Meeting ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference 3E EURAM European Academy of Management Annual Meeting RENT Conference 12

13 INTERNATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES In entrepreneurship we offer education at all academic degree levels. In addition, our faculty is active in training programmes offered by executive education, TSE exe, and in Open University, for example. The strength of entrepreneurship education is embedded with the faculty s close connection to research in entrepreneurship. Our researchers and teachers are often asked as guest lecturers, speakers and experts by numerous stakeholders nationally and internationally. We also collaborate closely with student association and Boost Turku an open student-based entrepreneurship society for new startups, where young entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-minded people can expand their networks and share knowledge. Boost Turku has been especially involved in our YRY and YR7 courses by arranging together with us e.g. pitching-lessons for the students. In addition, Boost Turku has provided possibilities for us to use their innovative premises. In order to reach both the art and Pitching-lesson for our YRY students at Boost Turku science of entrepreneurship we not only actively study entrepreneurship education, but also started to invest in our pedagogical competences. In 2013 we launched a pedagogical reform and skills development project among our staff. The results are to be seen in the following years. ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES FOR DEGREE STUDENTS In Entrepreneurship studies we aim to advance students skills and know-how to recognize, create and exploit new business opportunities in all kinds of companies. Entrepreneurship studies focus on enhancing entrepreneurial key competencies and problem solving and analytical skills. In our teaching we believe that entrepreneurship is about how you create a successful organisation in a dynamic and constantly changing business environment; how to recruit innovative employees, how to coordinate their work and how to build a productive entrepreneurial organisation culture. In addition, we offer students both individual and societal views for entrepreneurship, for example what kind of career opportunities entrepreneurship offers and how entrepreneurship is promoted in society. Entrepreneurship graduates have a broad range of career prospects in entrepreneurial firms, large enterprises and public institutions. The competence provided in this programme will prepare students for leading entrepreneurial innovations, managing business development, and working in business policy and strategy positions. The following are some potential career paths of graduates from our programme: CEO, specialist/consultant on entrepreneurial issues and policy, business development manager, small business owner-manager, growth strategy and expansion advisor. 13

14 Bachelor studies In the Bachelor s level, the groundwork for forthcoming courses and career will be formed. Our aim at the bachelor level is to provide students with a theoretical and practical knowledge of entrepreneurship. Our bachelor studies focus on the entrepreneurial process and understanding the role of entrepreneurship in an individual and in a societal level. Students will become familiar with entrepreneurial processes and the role of entrepreneurship in different organisations. During entrepreneurship studies we emphasise active connections to the business life - students will look at actual businesses via case-studies, visiting lecturers and excursions. One of the excursions in year 2013 was made to Logomo Byrå. In addition, in the future we are organising a possibility for students to take a recognised study module abroad to support their international skills. Through bachelor s studies our aim is to enhance students innovativeness, creativity and entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship studies provide tools for students to work in a constantly changing, innovative business environment after graduation despite of the career choice. Systeemi goes Entrepreneurship In 2013 also students became more aware of and interested in entrepreneurship studies. They organised themselves in the frame of Systeemi student organisation by launching a special division for those students majoring in entrepreneurship. The collaboration with students has been vivid from the very beginning and they have for example contributed to etrepreneurship course development. Excursion to Logomo Byrå, Entrepreneur Minna Jauhonen, Someco Master s studies In the Master s level students will reach for professional and personal goals through choice of courses and concentrations they pursue. The flexible structure of the entrepreneurship Master s programme allow students to tailor their specialisation to suit their own career focus. We provide students methodological and advanced courses to complete their master s thesis. Our master studies focus on enhancing these research skills through courses related to theoretical perspectives, We also took part in Systeemi goes Entrepreneurship event on 11 th of November organized by Systeemi. The main aim of this event was to enhance students knowledge on entrepreneurship. The event brought together students, university staff and entrepreneurs to share their experiences building businesses and enthusiasm for entrepreneurship. Our role was to promote entrepreneurship studies and to increase our visibility among the students. The event was successful due to active discussion and interesting speakers. 14

15 classics and current issues in entrepreneurship research and research methods. In year 2013 we organised for the first time a web-based course YRSe5 Advanced Reading in Entrepreneurship: In the future our aim is to increase the number of web-based courses. PhD studies The primary purpose of PhD studies is the preparation of a piece of original entrepreneurship research. Our PhD studies are designed to train doctoral candidates as independent researchers, so that they can claim professional standing as academic staff or profession requiring skills in entrepreneurship research. PhD studies consist of dissertation and PhD courses. Entrepreneurship research seminar series provides our doctoral candidates excellent learning opportunities and also possibilities to discuss their PhD projects with peers and senior researchers and professors. OTHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Entrepreneurship in executive education Entrepreneurship is visible also in a number of executive education programmes offered by the TSE exe. Members of entrepreneurship staff are used as teachers and experts as well as supervisors of emba and JOKO theses. Most importantly entrepreneurship and innovation is one of the key ILOS (Intended Learning Outcome) of the emba programme of the Turku School of Economics. In addition, Professor Jarna Heinonen is the Academic director of the programme and serves as a Chair of emba Programme Committee which is responsible for increasing faculty commitment in the emba programme of the TSE. Entrepreneurship for UTUGS Doctoral Candidates For the first time we were requested by the UTUGS Board to organise a course on entrepreneurship for the UTUGS doctoral candidates in different faculties within the University of Turku. An intensive course Entrepreneurship for Research professionals was organised in the fall 2013 and about 35 students enrolled the course. The course provided an introduction to entrepreneurship by looking at entrepreneurship at individual, company and societal level. The core themes include entrepreneurship as a career opportunity; business idea and opportunity creation; business planning; business growth; corporate entrepreneurship within existing organisations (private and public ones); as well as the role of entrepreneurship in the society. The course provided theoretical perspective on entrepreneurship and it s primary goal was not to focus on practical aspects of starting up a business or becoming an entrepreneur. Based on student feedback and learning diaries the course was highly successful and useful. Entrepreneurship in Open University and for other faculties Open University education is open to all regardless of age or educational background and the educational objectives and requirements correspond to regular degree studies. Our collaboration with 15

16 Open University of Turku has enabled us to provide a total on seven courses to over a hundred non-degreestudents. We have provided our courses for degree students of other faculties mainly as a part of Business Competence -module, which provides basic knowledge of business administration. Some entrepreneurship courses are open for other faculties through JOO studies. In 2013 we also launched our Facebook site TSE Entrepreneurship where you can find our newest updates. Visiting guest lecturer Professor Thomas Cooney from Dublin Institute of Technology is a regular visiting guest lecturer in entrepreneurship. He is a teacher and facilitator in the course YR2 Venture Creation. The highly popular course on venture creation is targeted to those who wish to learn about, or have considered, the establishment of a new venture. Professor Cooney s solid experience on teaching through the use of case studies is fully exploited at the course. Professor Cooney has over 20 years of experience in research and lecturing in the area of entrepreneurship. He has a special interest in entrepreneurial teams, entrepreneurship policy and minority entrepreneurship. TSE Entrepreneurship Facebook site 16

17 INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES Our activities contribute significantly to the third task of the university: societal impact and interaction with society. Our close relations with business life and policy makers indicate that our research, education and development activities are relevant for and valued by the society in general, and our customers particularly. Members of our staff make societal impact by presenting and discussing their research findings in professional magazines and popular press. In addition, some more practice-oriented and collaborative projects may imply designing of developmental tools for companies and professionals, for example. In 2013 we organised several workshops and seminars based on our research projects and related findings. In addition, our researchers and teachers were visible in a numerous other events organised locally or nationally. EVENTS The Science Forum (University of Helsinki) January 9-13, 2013 The National Science Forum was arranged by the University of Helsinki in January. Its most popular panel discussion was What is an economic crisis and how it effect? As convener and a president was Academy Professor Anne Kovalainen. She was debating with Heikki Ylikangas, Sixten Korkman, Eva Liljeblom, Matti Pohjola and Heikki Patomäki. The Science Days The University of Turku and Åbo Akademi organized the first Science Days in Turku. The theme of the Science Day was Crisis Threat and Beginning. The organisers of the event in Turku wanted to add an additional approach of their own: Let the Science Surprise You. The Science Days were held at Hansatori, in the City Library, Kåren and Academy Building on October 18 19, Panelists: Professors Alf Rehn (Åbo Akademi University) and Jarna Heinonen On 18 th October, Professor Jarna Heinonen participated as a panelist into The Science Days. The panelists (Professors Heinonen and Riitta Suhonen from the University of Turku and Professor Alf Rehn and university lecturer Linnéa Henriksson from Åbo Akademi University) discussed on Ageing society and related challenges. The panel was organised in Hansatori and targeted to general public. In Hansatori there were about two thousand listeners. 17

18 Workshop on secure ageing innovations The SAGE-project s workshop on secure ageing innovations was held in Helsinki on the 4 th of April SAGE research project is being carried out in cooperation with the researchers from the faculty of medicine at the University of Turku. The workshop gathered together specialists and systemlevel actors to consider how different types of business opportunities for secure ageing could best be exploited. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate interaction between different actors and through the shared consideration to enhance innovative solutions which could be exploited in the Finnish social and health care system, particularly when targeting services to ageing people. Thanks to the participants active discussion and debate the workshop opened new perspectives on the issue and an opportunity for the participants to network. Most importantly it also produced new research material for the research project. Inwork workshops for practitioners The Inwork project organised two workshops for business managers and practitioners in Helsinki in November and December The first was organised jointly with the Strategic Management Society of Finland (SSJS) and the second with The Finnish Association for Human Resources Management - HENRY ry. The aim of the workshops was to present the main practice-oriented findings from the different sub-projects on the ways to facilitate innovative work practices within the organisation and to demonstrate in particular one practical tool (4T) that will help the organisations to become aware of their existing practices. European Day of the Entrepreneur 2013 Together with the TSE exe we were also active in organising the European Day of the Entrepreneur (EDE) in June The main organizer of the event is Turku Region Development Centre. The European Day of The Entrepreneur is a highly appreciated networking event in Turku and it has been arranged since The purpose of the day is to bring together entrepreneurs and those who are interested in business life. Turku School of Economics is one of the organising partners of the annual event. PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS Jarna Heinonen Turun Seudun Osuuspankki (Turku District Co-operative Bank), Board Member and Chair TOP-säätiö (TOP Foundation), Board Member and vice chair OP-Pohjola osuuskunta (OP-Pohjola co-operative), Member of Supervisory Board Scientific Association for Entrepreneurship Education, founding member and Member of the Board The Research Committee of the Finnish Family Firm Association, member 18

19 Working Group for Policy relevant research on entrepreneurship and SMEs, EU Commission, member Acting as an expert for the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) review on Entrepreneurship Education in Tunisian vocational training centres. European Council of Small Business (ECSB), Academy of Management (AoM), European Academy of Management (Euram), member Ulla Hytti ECSB (European Council for Small Business) Board Member for the period of Scientific Association for Entrepreneurship Education, founding member and Deputy Member of the Board European Network for Social and Economic Research (ENSR) conducting SME and entrepreneurship policy oriented research, Finnish contact person European Council of Small Business (ECSB), Academy of Management (AoM), member Acting as an Expert for the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in entrepreneurship education, in particular on developing an entrepreneurial university Anne Kovalainen Sitra (Finnish Innovation Fund), member of the board Several expert statements abroad, both in USA and in Europe, for universities and for international research funding agencies Member of several international scientific communities Pekka Stenholm Academy of Management (AoM), European Academy of Management (Euram), member Finnish Social Enterprise Research Network (FinSERN), member Invited guest speaker at the Innovative entrepreneurship, taking care of business Seminar. Hanna Laalo and Elisa Akola Executive Secretary of European Council of Small Business (ECSB) 19

20 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Jarna Heinonen Committee for Research and Doctoral Studies, Turku School of Economics, member emba Programme Committee, Turku School of Economics, member and chair TCLS Turku Centre of Labour Studies, University of Turku, Member of Board Turku School of Economics, Deputy Member of the Board Anne Kovalainen University of Turku, member of the board University of Turku, Collegium for Advanced Studies, member of the steering group University of Turku, Turku Center for Labour Studies, chair of the steering group Pekka Stenholm Research Evaluation Committee, Turku School of Economics, member 20

21 PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES In peer reviewed journals Gender and innovation: State of the art and a research agenda Alsos Gry, Ljunggren Elisabet, Hytti Ulla International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 5, No 3, Small business performance: business, strategy and owner-manager characteristics Blackburn Robert A, Hart Mark, Wainwright Thomas Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 20, No 1, 8 27 Freie Berufe und Unternehmertum: Eine empirische Untersuchung über Freiberufler als Sonderfall des Unternehmertums Bögenhold Dieter, Heinonen Jarna, Akola Elisa Zeitschrift Fur Kmu Und Entrepreneurship, (ZfKE), Vol. 61, No 4, Psychological aspects of succession in family business management Filser Matthias, Kraus Sascha, Märk Stefan Management Research Review, Vol. 36, No 3, How do banks assess entrepreneurial competence? The role of voluntary information disclosure. Moro, A., Fink Matthias, Kautonen Teemu International Small Business Journal, doi: / Management research and religion: A citation analysis Gundolf Katherine, Filser Matthias Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 112, No 1, Heroic and humane entrepreneurs: Identity work in entrepreneurship education Hytti Ulla, Heinonen Jarna Education and Training, Vol. 55, No 8/9, Determinants of job satisfaction for salaried and self-employed professionals in Finland Hytti Ulla, Kautonen Teemu, Akola Elisa International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 24, No 10, Enacted experiences: analysing drama in entrepreneurial training. Hytti Ulla, Nieminen Lenita International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 14, No 2,

22 Producing and funding welfare services for seniors in the future Kaarakainen Minna, Suomalainen Sanna, Hyttinen Virva Working with Older People, Vol. 17, No 2, Ageing and entrepreneurial preferences. Kautonen Teemu, Down Simon, Minniti Maria Small Business Economics, DOI: /s Predicting entrepreneurial behaviour: a test of the theory of planned behaviour. Kautonen Teemu, van Gelderen Marco, Tornikoski Erno T. Applied Economics, Vol. 45, No 6, Robustness of the theory of planned behaviour in predicting entrepreneurial intentions and actions. Kautonen Teemu, van Gelderen Marco, Fink Matthias Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, DOI: /etap Formation of entrepreneurial intentions in a regional context Kibler Ewald Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 25, No 3-4 Entrepreneurship within social and health care a question of identity, gender and professionalism. Kovalainen, Anne, Österberg-Högstedt, Johanna International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 5, No 1 Ei samasta puusta. Miten miesvaltaisissa yrityksissä työskentelevät naiset tekevät sukupuolta puheessaan. Not carved out of the same wood. How women working in male-dominated companies make gender Kupiainen, Mari, Kovalainen, Anne Työelämän tutkimus Research of Working Life, 2: Entrepreneurship and projects Linking segregated communities Kuura Arvi, Blackburn Robert A, Lundin Rolf A. Scandinavian Journal of Management, doi.org/ /j.scaman Job stress in the United Kingdom: are small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises different? Lai Yanqing, Saridakis George, Blackburn Robert Stress and Health, DOI: /smi.2549 Understanding place-based entrepreneurship in rural Central Europe Lang Richard, Fink Matthias, Kibler Ewald International Small Business Journal, DOI: /

23 Decarbonizing road freight in the future - Detailed scenarios of the carbon emissions of Finnish road freight transport in 2030 using a Delphi method approach Liimatainen Heikki, Kallionpää Erika, Pöllänen Markus, Stenholm Pekka, Tapio Petri Technological Forecasting and Social Change. DOI: /j.techfore Gendering invention process in an industrial plant Revisiting Tokenism, gender and innovation Poutanen Seppo, Kovalainen Anne International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. Forthcoming 5:3. Functional status of oder adults in Finland: A review of the literature Salminen Marika, Vaapio Sari, Räihä Ismo, Heinonen Jarna, Kivelä Sirkka-Liisa The Internet Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Vol. 8, No 1 Exploring country-level institutional arrangements on the rate and type of entrepreneurial activity Stenholm Pekka, Acs Zoltan J, Wuebker Robert Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 28, No 1, Beyond financialization: Older entrepreneurship and retirement planning. Wainwright Thomas, Kibler Ewald Journal of Economic Geography, in press. Doi: /jeg/lbt023 In other publications Uudistuva leipomo Aaltonen Satu, Hytti Ulla Työn tuuli 1/2013, 18-25, HENRY ry, Euraprint Oy Systeemiset innovaatiot turvallisen ikääntymisen edistäjinä Heinonen Jarna, Laalo Hanna, Lemström Thomas, Salminen Marika, Vaapio Sari Tekes policy brief, 3/2013 BOOK SECTIONS, CHAPTERS IN RESEARCH BOOKS, RESEARCH REPORTS Yritystukilain vaikuttavuuden ja toimivuuden arviointi. Arvioinnin kohteena yrityksen kehittämisavustus ja yritysten toimintaympäristön kehittämisavustus. Aaltonen Satu, Akola Elisa, Heinonen Jarna, Laalo Hanna, Nummelin Laura Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön julkaisuja, Työ ja yrittäjyys 23/2013. The lost art of loyalty: a key to business growth Blackburn Robert, Giudici Alessandro (Technical Report) London: U.K. : Barclays Bank/Kingston University. 11 p. Entrepreneurship and independent professionals: Why do professionals not meet with stereotypes of entrepreneurship? Bögenhold Dieter, Heinonen Jarna, Akola Elisa 23

24 Institut für Soziologie, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Department of Sociology, IfS Discussion Paper 04/2013 Professionals als Kleinunternehmer: Zur Rationalität von Freiberuflern im realen Business. Bögenhold Dieter, Heinonen Jarna, Akola Elisa In: Soziologie des Wirtschaflichen: Alte und neue Fragen, (Ed. Dieter Bögenhold), pp Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, Springer. Intrapreneurial risk-taking in public health care challenging existing boundaries Heinonen Jarna, Hytti Ulla, Vuorinen Eeva In: Entrepreneurial Business and Society - Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research, Ed. by Friederike Welter, Robert Blackburn, Elisabet Ljunggren and Bjorn Willy Åmo, pp Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, US. Employment regulation. Part A: Employer perceptions and the impact of employment regulation Jordan E, Thomas A.P., Kitching J.W., Blackburn Robert A. (Project Report) London, U.K. : Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. 69 p. (Employment Relations Research Series, no. 123) Starttirahalla yrittäjäksi ryhtyneiden yrittäjien menestyminen Selvitys työmarkkina-aseman roolista yritystoiminnan menestymisessä Stenholm Pekka Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön julkaisuja, 17/2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Finnish 2012 Report Stenholm Pekka, Kovalainen Anne, Heinonen Jarna, Pukkinen Tommi Publications of Turku School of Economics. Publications of Centre for Research and Education. A1/2013. Entrepreneurial business and society Welter Friederike, Blackburn Robert, Ljunggren Elisabet, Åmo Bjørn Willy Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 240p. (Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research) CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Entrepreneurial management and employee-driven innovative work practices Aaltonen Satu, Hytti Ulla The XXVII RENT Conference, November 21 22, Vilnius, Lithuania Social media in Europe: lessons from an online survey Aaltonen Satu, Kakderi Christina, Hausmann Verena, Heinze Aleksej 18th UKAIS Annual Conference: Social Information Systems, March 18-20, UKAIS, Oxford, UK 24

25 Institutions and the rate of formal and informal entrepreneurship across countries Acs Zoltan J, Desai Sameeksha, Stenholm Pekka, Wuebker Robert The Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 5 8, Écully, France Continuity or change in family business gender structures an institutional perspective Alsos Gry, Hytti Ulla, Stenholm Pekka The RENT XXVII Conference, November 20 22, Vilnius, Lithuania The influence of quality of government institutions on entrepreneurial motivation: exploring the variance across countries Amoros Jose Ernesto, Stenholm Pekka The Workshop on Institutions and the Allocation of Entrepreneurship, April 19 20, Utrecht, Netherlands Political conditions and economic organization: Evidence from (in)formal entrepreneurship Desai Sameeksha, Stenholm Pekka, Webeck Sean, Wuebker Robert The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 9 13, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA Prestige value co-creation through virtual community practices and participation Hakala Henri, Nummelin Laura, Kohtamäki Marko 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference, August 21 23, Reykjavik, Iceland Social capital perspective to family business emotions, gender in family business research Heinonen Jarna, Ljunggren Elisabet The XXVII RENT Conference, November 21-22, Vilnius, Lithuania Drama in entrepreneurship training: tool for entrepreneurial learning? Hytti Ulla, Nieminen Lenita The ECSB Entrepreneurship Education (3E) Conference, May 29 31, Århus, Denmark. Ageing and new business creation: the role of subjective age identity Kautonen Teemu, Kibler Ewald, Wainwright Thomas, Fink Matthias and Blackburn Robert Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, November 12 13, Cardiff, UK Social prestige values in consumption experience: Prospects for a new approach Kibler Ewald, Nummelin Laura, Hakala Henri, Palmroos Jenni, Watne Torgeir 22 Nordic Academy of Management Conference, August 21 23, Reykjavik, Iceland The formation of opportunity feasibility beliefs in social entrepreneurship: A configurational analysis of institutional conditions Munoz Pablo, Kibler Ewald The Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 5 8, Écully, France How entrepreneurs mobilize resources? Towards an institutional geography of firm emergence Oinas Päivi, Kibler Ewald Regional Studies Association European Conference, 5-8 May, Tampere, Finland 25

26 Passionate entrepreneurs improvise more with their resources and that helps them stay afloat Stenholm Pekka, Renko Maija The Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 5 8, Écully, France How can universities promote entrepreneurial skills through entrepreneurship education? Suomalainen Sanna, Wulff Sampsa The XXVII RENT Conference, November 21 22, Vilnius, Lithuania How to promote entrepreneurial intentions in the University of Eastern Finland among undergraduate students? Suomalainen Sanna, Wulff Sampsa Proceedings of the 58th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), June 20-23, Ponce, Puerto Rico Language as an institution: Exploring the link to entrepreneurial behavior Terjesen Siri, Stenholm Pekka Nordic Academy of Management Conference, August 21 23, Reykjavik, Iceland The relevance of public funding in supporting entrepreneurship in the rural areas evidence from Northern Savo region in Finland Wulff Sampsa, Suomalainen Sanna Proceedings of the 58th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), June 20-23, Ponce, Puerto Rico 26