Annina Ropponen is a Senior Researcher at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. She is also a Docent of public health at the University of Helsinki. She has previously held posts as a visiting researcher at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Kuopio. Annina Ropponen has been a … Continued
Jarna Heinonen is Professor of Entrepreneurship, Head of the Entrepreneurship unit and responsible for teaching in entrepreneurship at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. Jarna is also a visiting professor at Kingston University in the United Kingdom. She is a versatile and respected researcher, educator and head of research projects specialising in entrepreneurship, … Continued
Digital platforms and the jobs that emerge in the platform economy are a core area of research in the SWiPE-project. These issues are also being actively taken up in public conversation. Indeed, change in working life and digital platforms that bring together work and workers were topics in the YLE A2 “pay gap-night” on the … Continued
Petri works as an economist at the Avance Attorneys LTD and in addition, he is a senior fellow in ETLA and in ETLA’s research projects. He has had a varied career as a researcher both in Finland and abroad, publishing widely both in Finland and internationally. He defended his doctorate in 2000 at the Vanderbilt … Continued
Changes in working life and entrepreneurship in the platform economy are a central part of the SWiPE research project. The diversity of working life in the future underlines the importance of learning in work. Workers are expected to be able to continuously learn, adapt and adopt new skills and methods. SWiPE Researchers Eveliina Saari and … Continued
The multidisciplinary SWiPE research project looks at change in the economy and working life as well as the effects of the platform economy, new technology and digitalisation on work, entrepreneurship and economic growth. In their book chapter “Innovating is not of the spirit world – depicting a female inventor’s unique path with materiality-friendly gender concepts”, … Continued
Seppo Poutanen is a Senior researcher and Docent of Sociology at the University of Turku. In addition to his significant expertise in research and teaching in Finland he has a lot of international experience. Seppo has been a visiting researcher in a number of universities abroad. He has also worked as an Academy of Finland … Continued
Anne Kovalainen is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Turku. She has been a visiting professor and researcher at number of universities internationally. During 2010-2014 she held the Academy of Finland Minna Canth Academy-Professorship. She is an experienced and respected researcher and leader in international research projects. Anne regards the extensive, international and … Continued
Research seminar Friday 7.10.2016 at 13.00-15.30 Lecture hall 16, Turku School of Economics Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, Turku Learning at work has grown in importance due to increasingly complex working life, changes in occupations and constantly new requirements at work and jobs. Another aspect of learning at work underlines the development of workers’ occupational and … Continued
A mother goes to a park for the day with her children. She can forget her bag and her wallet; she needs only her phone. The trip takes but moments on an Uber. As the children are playing, hunger strikes, and mom orders nutritious, organic, meals through the spoonrocket app. The food arrives almost instantly. … Continued