Kaisa Henttonen
Senior Researcher
(tenure track), Title of Docent (LUT University, Finland)
Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 435 2664
The larger question I am involved in solving through my research is: how to enable a less resource-dependent sustainable economy by means of digitalisation and sustainable circular economy and to, hereby, renew the operations of companies as well as create new and new kind of jobs. First, my focus within the question is on organisational renewal and digital transformation i.e. how to manage work and innovation in a digital world. Secondly, my research focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship based on (digital) business models i.e. how entrepreneurs come up with and commercialise sustainable innovations to achieve sustainability goals. Thirdly, my research focuses on organisational development i.e. how to manage innovation in organisations with special focus on enhancing knowledge sharing and encouraging innovation behaviour in organisations.
Research groups
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												 Innovation Management (INNO) 24.10.2017 - Innovation Management (INNO) 24.10.2017 -
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												 Sustainable Innovation Lab 01.08.2022 - Sustainable Innovation Lab 01.08.2022 -
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												 Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy 01.08.2021 - Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy 01.08.2021 -
Projects
Publications
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																									A Typology of Strategic Orientations Towards the Third Mission – Top Management PerspectiveHenttonen, Kaisa; Peura, Kirsi, 2025, Academy of Management annual meeting proceedings. Abstract
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																									Business ModelsPiispanen, Ville-Veikko; Henttonen, Kaisa; Lehtimäki, Hanna, 2025, Eriksson, Päivi; Montonen, Tero; Laine, Pikka-Maaria; Hannula, Anna, Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management, 17-20. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
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																									Digital platformsSuokas, Sini-Tuulia; Henttonen, Kaisa; Piispanen, Ville-Veikko, 2025, Eriksson, Päivi; Montonen, Tero; Laine, Pikka-Maaria; Hannula, Anna, Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management, 79-83. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
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																									Employees’ proactive Adaptive behavior during an abrupt change: Insights from knowledge workers’ unplanned adaptation to digital collaborationBlomqvist, Kirsimarja; Henttonen, Kaisa; Toivikko, Tuuli; Salo, Niina, 2025, Bui, Tung X, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 781-790. A4 Conference proceedings
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																									Institutional Work of Born-Circular VenturesHenttonen, Kaisa, 2025, Circular economy, 2, 4, 1-16. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
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																									Supporting innovating employees: how managerial coaching affects four dimensions of innovative work behaviorPajuoja, Maria; Viitala, Riitta; Henttonen, Kaisa, 2025, Review of managerial science, 19, 9, 2937-2958. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
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																									Sustainable Innovation Framework: A Review of Organization, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship LiteratureLehtimäki, Hanna; Leppälä, Kristina; Mielonen, Nuppu; Piispanen, Ville-Veikko; Henttonen, Kaisa; Sengupta, Subhanjan; Parkkinen, Ida; Liakh, Olena, 2025, Sustainable development, [First published: 20 August 2025], 1-31. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
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																									Toward a Typology of Circular Economy AgencyTeerikangas, Satu Päivi; Aarikka-Stenroos, Leena; Onkila, Tiina; Lehtimäki, Hanna; Korsunova, Angelina; Hirvensalo, Antero; Jokinen, Ari; Koistinen, Katariina; Valkjärvi, Mira; Sarja, Milla; Jokinen, Pekka; Henttonen, Kaisa; Piispanen, Ville-Veikko; Uusikartano, Jarmo; Kaipainen, Jenni; Harala, Linnea; Mäkelä, Marileena; Reynolds, Noelia-Sarah, 2025, Academy of Management annual meeting proceedings. Abstract
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																									Institutional entrepreneurship in circular economy -a business model perspectiveHenttonen, Kaisa, 2024, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Abstract
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																									Smart circular economy – review of digital technologies and circular economy in manufacturingRazzaq, Muhammad Zeshan; Henttonen, Kaisa; Piispanen, Ville-Veikko, 2024. Abstract
