Mika Pasanen

Mika Pasanen
Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Management) at the University of Kuopio, Finland

Current Position Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Management) at the University of Kuopio, Finland

Education
12/2003 Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Lappeenranta University of Technology/University of Kuopio, Finland 
 Major:SME Management
 Thesis title:In Search of Factors Affecting SME Performance: the Case of Eastern Finland (passed with honours; incl. public defence)
10/2000 Licentiate in Social Science, University of Kuopio, Finland
 Major:Entrepreneurship and Management (excellent)
 Thesis title:In Search of Success: A Study of SMEs in Northern Savo (in Finnish with an English abstract)
05/1999 Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
 Major:Entrepreneurship (excellent)
 Minors:Management and Organization (excellent) Philosophy (excellent)

9/1997 - 6/1998The European Doctoral Programme in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, and Växjö University, Sweden
7/1996Master of Social Science, University of Kuopio, Finland
 Major:Business Economics (excellent)
 Minors:Business Policy and Management (excellent) Administrative Science (excellent)
7/1996Bachelor of Social Science, University of Kuopio, Finland
 Major:Management and Entrepreneurship (excellent)
 Minors:Economics (excellent) Philosophy (excellent)
6/1993Commercial College Diploma (advanced level) in Public Administration, Kuopio Commercial College, Finland
5/1990Graduated from high school in Siilinjärvi, Finland

Work Experience
8/2003 - 12/2009Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Management), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio
12/2001 - 8/2004Director, Business Research Unit, University of Kuopio
9/2001 - 7/2003 Acting Professor of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Management), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio
9/2001 - 8/2004 Instructor (Management), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio (on leave 9/2001-8/2004)
Since 8/2001 Instructor (Business Studies: Management and Entrepreneurship), International Executive MBA Programme, Centre for Training & Development, University of Kuopio
6 - 8/2001 Research Associate with a scholarship granted by Wallenberg Foundation (Helsinki), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio 
1 - 6/2001Research Associate with a scholarship granted by Foundation for Economic Education (Helsinki), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio 
12/2000 - 8/2001 Researcher (Entrepreneurship and Management), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio (on leave 1-8/2001) 
8/2000 - 7/2001Part-time Teacher (Research Methods), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio
3/2000 - 11/2001 Part-time Teacher (People Management), Centre for Training & Development, University of Kuopio 
1 - 5/1998 Research Associate with a scholarship granted by Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Small Business Center (Helsinki), and Wallenberg Foundation (Helsinki), Departament d'Economia de l'Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, and School of Management and Economics, Växjö University, Sweden
11/1996 - 11/2000Researcher in Charge of the Regional Research and Development Project of Strategic Behavior Patterns of SMEs (Savolaiset selviytymisstrategiat ESF-project 1996 - 2000, 0.2 M€), Department of Business & Management, University of Kuopio (on leave 1-5/1998) 
4/1990 - 8/1991, 5/1992 - 9/1992 Research and Development Officer (Quality Control and 5/1992 - 9/1992 Improvement), Finnish National Road Administration, Kuopio district
2/1987 - 10/1987Part-time Assistant (general tasks in office), Siilinjärven Tilitoimisto Ky

Editorial Review Experience
Since 2/2005Reviewer for the European Academy of Management
Since 4/2004Referee for the European Journal of Spatial Development 
Since 6/2003Member of the Editorial Council of the University of Kuopio
Since 5/2003Series Editor: Kuopio University Publications H. Business and Information Technology 
Since 5/2003Series Editor: Kuopio University Occasional Reports H. Business and Information Technology
9/2002 - 8/2003Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
4 - 5/2002 Co-editor of the 12th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research Proceeding (cd-rom). 
4 - 5/2002 Co-editor of the 12th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research Abstract Proceeding. 
2/2002 - 8/2004 Series Editor: Research Reports. University of Kuopio. Department of Business and Management 
2/2002 - 8/2004Series Editor: Working Papers. University of Kuopio. Department of Business and Management 

Current Research Interests
Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the SME context, in particular:
     - SME strategies
     - success and failure
     - growth and development of SMEs
     -  crises, turnaround strategies and survival of SMEs
and issues relevant to these such as:
     - team entrepreneurship
     - multiple entrepreneurship
     - innovativeness
     - networking
     - internationalization, etc.

Monographs, Books
Pasanen, Mika: Tracking Small Business Failure Factors and Trajectories. Article prepared for the Inter-RENT 2005 Online Publication "Challenges in Entrepreneurship and SME research". European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 2005. 13 pp.

Pasanen, Mika: In Search of Factors Affecting SME Performance: The Case of Eastern Finland. Kuopio University Publications H. Business and Information Technology 1. Kuopio: University of Kuopio, 2003. Doctoral Dissertation. 338 pp.

The 12th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research, Proceeding (cd-rom), 2002. Co-Editor.

The 12th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research, Abstract Proceeding, 2002. 139 pp. Co-Editor.

Pasanen, Mika: In Search of Success: A Study of SMEs in Northern Savo (in Finnish with an English abstract: Menestystä jäljittämässä: Tutkimus pohjoissavolaisista pk-yrityksistä). Kuopio: University of Kuopio, Department of Business and Management, 2000. Licentiate Thesis. 166 pp.

Pasanen, Mika: Many Ways to Success: A Study of SMEs in Northern Savo (in Finnish with an English abstract: Monet polut menestykseen: Pk-yritykset Pohjois-Savossa). Kuopio University Occasional Reports E. Social Sciences 15. Kuopio: University of Kuopio, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, 1999. 207 pp.

Pasanen, Mika: Superior Firms: Success Profiles of Exceptional SMEs in Northern Savo (in Finnish: Tavallista parempia yrityksiksi: Pohjois-Savon parhaiden pkt-yritysten menestyksen profiileja). Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics, 1999. 113 pp.

Pasanen, Mika: Firm Stock in Northern Savo: Comparisons with Other Regions in Finland (in Finnish: Pohjois-Savon yritysvarannon tarkastelua ja maakunnan asemointia). Kuopio: University of Kuopio, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, 1997. 82 pp.

Tuunanen, Mika, & Mika Pasanen: Job Evaluation in the Municipal Sector in Finland (in Finnish: Kuntatyön arviointi). Acta 81. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto, 1997. 231 pp.

Pasanen, Mika: Equal and Incentive Pay: Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis (in Finnish: Oikeudenmukainen ja kannustava palkkaus: Teoreettisen perustan käsiteanalyyttistä tarkastelua). Kuopio: University of Kuopio, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, 1996. 115 pp.

Tuunanen, Mika, & Mika Pasanen: Developing a Job Evaluation System for the Municipal Salary Reform (in Finnish: Työn vaativuuden arviointijärjestelmän kehittäminen kunta-alan palkkarakenneuudistuksessa). Kuopio: University of Kuopio, Department of Entrepreneurship and Management, 1995. 227 pp.