Saku Mäkinen

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Saku Mäkinen is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Saku Mäkinen has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Strategy and Management, 29 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 19 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Saku Mäkinen's work include Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (27 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (21 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (14 papers). Saku Mäkinen is often cited by papers focused on Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (27 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (21 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (14 papers). Saku Mäkinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. Saku Mäkinen's co-authors include Leena Aarikka‐Stenroos, Valtteri Ranta, Ozgur Dedehayir, Paavo Ritala, J. Roland Ortt, Marko Seppänen, Ulla A. Saari, Juho Kanniainen, Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Trends in Food Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Saku Mäkinen

85 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Saku Mäkinen 1.1k 605 312 257 234 95 1.9k
Rajat Agrawal 929 0.9× 542 0.9× 232 0.7× 182 0.7× 192 0.8× 122 2.0k
Emilio Esposito 1.6k 1.5× 554 0.9× 383 1.2× 263 1.0× 155 0.7× 65 2.8k
Daniel Jugend 1.5k 1.4× 896 1.5× 226 0.7× 357 1.4× 248 1.1× 77 2.3k
A. Michael Knemeyer 2.1k 2.0× 698 1.2× 208 0.7× 294 1.1× 150 0.6× 69 3.5k
Matteo Giacomo Maria Kalchschmidt 1.5k 1.4× 589 1.0× 210 0.7× 227 0.9× 145 0.6× 65 2.3k
Raffaella Cagliano 1.8k 1.7× 702 1.2× 379 1.2× 305 1.2× 164 0.7× 74 2.8k
Erwin Hofman 874 0.8× 493 0.8× 173 0.6× 224 0.9× 206 0.9× 23 1.3k
Bhaskar B. Gardas 1.7k 1.6× 668 1.1× 188 0.6× 524 2.0× 188 0.8× 87 3.4k
Raymond L. Paquin 1.2k 1.1× 726 1.2× 253 0.8× 501 1.9× 245 1.0× 15 1.9k
Sandro Mendonça 1.5k 1.4× 799 1.3× 419 1.3× 339 1.3× 290 1.2× 59 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saku Mäkinen

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All Works

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Saari, Ulla A., Annabeth Aagaard, Leona Achtenhagen, & Saku Mäkinen. (2025). Framing Entrepreneurial Ideas for Sustainability: How Do Purpose‐Driven Startups Include the Sustainable Development Goals in Their Pitches?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(3). 3796–3826. 1 indexed citations
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Lasheras, Nuria Catalán, et al.. (2021). Industry Collaboration with Large Research Infrastructures: What factors influence knowledge benefits for companies?. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Järventausta, Pertti, et al.. (2021). Towards practical typology of energy communities: main differentiating elements and examples of promising implementations. IET conference proceedings.. 2021(6). 3196–3200. 4 indexed citations
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Saari, Ulla A., Saku Mäkinen, & Christian M. Ringle. (2019). Exploring the Microfoundations of End-User Interests toward Co-Creating Renewable Energy Technology Innovations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Ranta, Valtteri, Leena Aarikka‐Stenroos, & Saku Mäkinen. (2018). Creating value in the circular economy: A structured multiple-case analysis of business models. Journal of Cleaner Production. 201. 988–1000. 228 indexed citations
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Vignoli, Matteo, Elisa Mattarelli, & Saku Mäkinen. (2018). Experimenting with innovation in creative spaces. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Makkonen, Hannu, et al.. (2017). Ecosystem approach on medical game development. 35–44. 4 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Saku & Ozgur Dedehayir. (2014). Forecasting competition between disruptive and sustaining technologies in business ecosystems. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 2867–2871. 1 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Saku, et al.. (2014). Expectations and benefits of utilizing social media tools in new product development. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 2280–2287.
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Mäkinen, Saku, et al.. (2013). Improving absorptive capacity in product development with online collaboration tools. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 235–243. 2 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Saku & Matti Vilkko. (2012). Anticipating organizational technological exploration and exploitation dynamics under varying knowledge usage rates. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 195–200.
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Mäkinen, Saku, et al.. (2011). Inhibitors of utilization of disruptive innovations in incumbent organizations. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Kanniainen, Juho, Saku Mäkinen, Robert Piché, & Alok K. Chakrabarti. (2011). Forecasting the Diffusion of Innovation: A Stochastic Bass Model with Log-Normal and Mean-Reverting Error Process. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Seppänen, Marko, et al.. (2011). User experience in complex systems: crafting a conceptual framework. 333–346. 5 indexed citations
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Seppänen, Marko & Saku Mäkinen. (2010). Resources in academic discourse: An empirical investigation of management journals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Saku & Marko Seppänen. (2008). Assessing Business Model Concepts with Taxonomical Research Criteria - A Preliminary Study. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Seppänen, Marko & Saku Mäkinen. (2007). Towards Classification of Resources for the Business Model Concept. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Saku, et al.. (2006). Addressing the Consumer in Standardised Advertisements: Linguistic Cues in French and Finnish Technology Products’ Advertising Texts.. Journal of Intercultural Communication. 6(2). 1–14. 1 indexed citations

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