Leading with a purpose – My transition from Quality and business management into Sustainability leadership
Adeepa Chandrawansa’s student blog text from Master’s degree programme of Sustainability Leadership. My professional life revolved around quality management, operational efficiency, financial performance, customer satisfaction and strategic management for more than a decade. With an Entrepreneurship and Management bachelor’s degree along with 11 years professional experience in the Revenue Cycle management industry , I expertise […]
Thatchenkery et al. (2025). Organization Development Interventions for Sustaining Circular Economy: The Role of Appreciative Intelligence
Summary: This article examines the role of Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Intelligence as a method of inquiry and thematic analysis of sustainability and circular economy research. This paper also discussed how these methods were used in the launch of UEF CECE. Usefulness of the results: This article presents the Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Intelligence methods for organizational […]
Lampinen et al. (2025). Catalyzing the Circular Economy: Socio-cultural and Spatial Trajectories in Industrial Ecosystems
Summary: The article explores how socio-cultural and spatial trajectories shape industrial circular economy (CE) ecosystems by integrating economic geography with CE research to understand the contextual factors influencing CE development. The study employed a qualitative case study approach, focusing on the regional electric vehicle battery metal ecosystem in Finland, where researchers analyzed complex regional factors governing […]
Leppälä (2024). Practices in Medical device innovation: Navigation and Enactment as Social Practice Trades
Summary: This article is related to my dissertation that studied the worker social practices during early stage innovation of a complex medical device. This topic was studied as a longitudinal, at-home ethnography with multiple methods of data gathering. The research provided an ethnography of the site and participants. Additionally, the analysis demonstrated how four philosophically bound […]
Parkkinen (2024). Monisidosryhmäinnovaatio syntyy tulevaisuuden tulkinnoissa ja arvo-odotuksissa
Summary: The dissertation studied the early paths of multistakeholder innovation. It examined the expectations of private and public sector stakeholders regarding the future of personalized medicine in Finland. The research provides a rich, data-driven analysis of the nuanced process in which stakeholder interests and values shape the potential future paths of multistakeholder innovation. The results show […]
Parkkinen (2024). Innovation embedded in a storytelling system: An antenarrative construction of multistakeholder innovation
Summary: This dissertation explores the role of storytelling in fostering multistakeholder innovation, using an antenarrative approach. Through qualitative research on personalized medicine in Finland from a business perspective, it found that storytelling is used to align diverse stakeholder interests and anticipate future paths of multistakeholder innovation. This work brings value for those studying systemic and sustainable […]
Kantola & Kinnunen (2024). Blurred limits and threat of isolation? Employees’ fears in transition to self-determined organization
Summary: The study explored employee experiences and fears in a Finnish financial services company transitioning to a self-determined organizational culture. This type of organizational culture emphasizes autonomy, with employees gaining greater control over work-related decisions. Using a qualitative, grounded theory approach, the second author conducted ten in-depth interviews with employees across various roles, locations, and […]
Kinnunen et al. (2024). Individual Resilience in Organizations in the Business Context: A Conceptual and a Bibliometric Analysis
Summary: The study explored individual resilience within organizational contexts, focusing on its role in business environments. It examined how resilience is conceptualized, its antecedents and outcomes, and the factors influencing its development. The research conducted a conceptual analysis of 97 peer-reviewed articles and employed bibliometric analysis to map the current understanding of resilience. It categorized […]
Sengupta & Lehtimäki (2024). Fostering Resilience in the Rural Context Through Sustainability Agency in Social Entrepreneurship
Summary: The chapter explores how a social enterprise can combine social, environmental, and economic sustainability to foster resilience in a rural context that is coping with several challenges. The study draws upon evidence from a rural context in a desert region in India in a post-pandemic situation, and illustrates how a social enterprise combines human development, […]
Re et al. (2023). The Role of Institutional Environment in Catalysing Circular Entrepreneurship. A Cross-Country Comparison of Finland and Italy
Summary: This chapter examines how the institutional environment influences the development of circular economy (CE) start-ups in Finland and Italy. Circular economy entrepreneurs focus on reducing material usage, prolonging resource life cycles, and minimizing waste. The study compares the national innovation systems in both countries to understand how different institutional frameworks support CE start-ups. Using six […]