Anu Puusa
Professor
Professor in Management
Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
anu.puusa@uef.fi | +358 50 442 3376
I work as a Professor in Management. My current research interest areas are co-operatives, work-community skills/Organization Citizenship behaviour, organizational identity and change. I have published textbooks and numerous journal articles and other publications.
I also believe in giving back: I have positions of trust such as membership of the board at Cooperatives Europe and Pellervo Coop Center (I am bit of a co-operative enthusiastic).
I am experienced organizational speaker and an awarded teacher. I am an academic who does not believe that theory and practice are opposites. My philosophical background lies in the interpretative paradigm: “We look at the same target, but do we see the same thing?”
I am a realist who tend to look at the bright side of life. I believe in the power of questions. Joint pondering and cooperation are the ways forward.
Research groups
Publications
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Autonomiaa vai kontrollia? Tapaustutkimus lisääntyvään itseohjautuvuuteen pyrkivästä organisaatiosta
Kinnunen, Juha; Puusa, Anu; Kuittinen, Matti. 2024. Hallinnon tutkimus. 43: 37–50 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Echoes of Co-operatives from the North - the Breakthrough of the Finnish Cooperative Movement
Puusa, Anu; Karhu, Sami. 2024. Deusto, estudios cooperativos. 23: 35-57 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Enacted or idealistic co-operative values?
Saastamoinen, Sanna; Puusa, Anu. 2024. Journal of co-operative organization and management. 12: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Consumer Co-operative Movement in Finland and Lessons We Can Learn from It
Puusa, Anu; Karhu, Sami. 2024. Deusto, estudios cooperativos. 23: 75-106 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Effect of Trust and Satisfaction on Customers’ Commitment Towards Their Co-Operative Membership in the Finnish Retail Sector
Puusa, Anu; Tuominen, Pasi; Tammi, Timo Tapani; Tuominen, Terhi. 2024. Nordic journal of business. 73: 5-31 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Democratic Cooperative Governance: Role Ambiguity, Pseudo-Democracy and Tacit Acceptance?
Puusa, Anu; Saastamoinen, Sanna. Teoksessa: Novkovic, Sonja; Miner, Karen; McMahon, Cian(toim.) , 2023. Humanistic Governance in Democratic Organizations: The Cooperative Difference. s. 145-175. Palgrave Macmillan D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Understanding sales innovativeness through sales managers’ accounts
Ylönen, Katariina; Julkunen, Saara; Puusa, Anu. 2023. Proceedings of the annual Global Sales Science Institute Conference abstract -
Asiantuntijaorganisaatioiden muuttuvat työyhteisökulttuurit Euroopassa: Uusi työ, arvot, menetelmät ja johtaminen (WoCuE). WoCuE-hankkeen loppuraportti
Puusa, Anu; Tuominen, Pasi; Ylönen, Katariina. 2022. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and studies in social sciences and business studies. . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Changing Workplace Cultures in the Knowledge-Intensive Sector in Europe: New Work, Values, Methods and Management (WoCuE). Final report of the WoCuE project
Puusa, Anu; Tuominen, Pasi; Ylönen, Katariina. 2022. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and studies in social sciences and business studies. . Itä-Suomen yliopisto D4 Published development or research report or study -
Co-operative identity and the dual nature: From paradox to complementarities
Novkovic, Sonja; Puusa, Anu; Miner, Karen. 2022. Journal of co-operative organization and management. 10: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research