Lasse Torkkeli

Discipline: Social Sciences

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Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland,

https://www.mysciencework.com/profile/lasse.torkkeli

Summary

Lasse Torkkeli is an Associate Professor at the School of Business and Management at LUT University at Lappeenranta, Finland. He is also an Adjunct Professor of International Business in the Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku.

At LUT University, Dr. Torkkeli is also the Academic Director of the Master's Programme on International Business and Entrepreneurship (MIBE); Project manager of the International Entrepreneurship and International Business research team; Project manager of several externally funded projects (e.g., BICS, Go East); Teacher tutor for the last 7 years in the MIMM master's programme; and supervisor of a total of 9 doctoral theses as of 2018.

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Service innovation and internationalization in SMEs: antecedents and profitability outcomes

Vuorio, Anna Lasse Torkkeli Sainio, Liisa-Maija

Published in Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Both innovating and internationalizing can hold the key to survival and growth among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Service innovation in particular is highly relevant in the increasingly digitalized and high-technology global trade. However, there have been until now few studies on service innovation in international entrepreneurship....

Business model innovation and entrepreneurial orientation relationships in SMEs: Implications for international performa...

Asemokha, Agnes Musona, Jackson Lasse Torkkeli Saarenketo, Sami

Published in Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Academic research is increasingly emphasizing the critical role of business models (BMs) and business model innovation (BMI) in the international entrepreneurship (IE) domain, yet empirical studies on the topic are quite limited. This study demo0nstrates the role of BMI and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the internationalization of small-and m...

Institutional environment and network competence in successful SME internationalisation

Lasse Torkkeli Kuivalainen, Olli Saarenketo, Sami Puumalainen, Kaisu

Published in International Marketing Review

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of institutional environment on the international performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how this relationship is influenced by network competence. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a quantitative approach. In total, 119 internationally operating Finnis...

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The Effect of Emerging Economies Operations on Knowledge Utilization: The Behavior of International Companies as Exaptat...

Lasse Torkkeli

Published in International Business and Emerging Economy Firms

No one informed the dinosaurs that their thermal insulation could someday be useful for another purpose, yet their feathers developed into wings. This example describes exaptation, the discovery of new uses for existing traits; complementary to adaptation. The former, which is similar to opportunity recognition, and the latter, which follows enviro...

The Rise and Fall of an International New Venture: The Case of an Online Medical Tourism Platform

Fuerst, Sascha Lasse Torkkeli

Published in Reverse Entrepreneurship in Latin America

Thomas moves to Colombia. He teams up with Daniel to create an Internet platform on which hospitals, clinics, and doctors from Colombia can offer their services to patients from the US. The promotion of medical tourism is a priority for the local government. Thomas decides to outsource the design and programming of Flyclinic’s Internet platform. Th...

Chapter 1: A Global Mindset – Still a Prerequisite for Successful SME Internationalisation?

Lasse Torkkeli Nummela, Niina Saarenketo, Sami

Published in International Business and Management

The concept of global mindset was introduced more than a decade ago as a prerequisite for successful internationalisation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, the pace of global integration and globalisation has accelerated, and complexity has increased. Therefore, the authors ask: To what extent is global mindset still a critica...