Samuli Patala
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
E706 Dept. Management Studies
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Email
samuli.patala@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358504403450
Honors and awards
Distinguished Winner of 2023 Responsible Research in Management Award
The Fellows Group of the Academy of Management honors members significant contributions to the science and practice of management. In 2021, the Fellows joined forces with the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management to sponsor the Responsible Research in Management Award. This annual award recognizes and celebrates recent research that benefits society by producing credible and useful knowledge. Credibility refers to the reliability, validity and trustworthiness of research findings that arise from either inductive or deductive methods, using quantitative and/or qualitative data. Usefulness refers to the potential of research findings to make the world a better place by informing policy and influencing practice.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Management Studies
Aug 2023
ONE Unorthodox Paper Award
Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2018<br/>Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) Division
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Management Studies
Aug 2018
Carolyn B. Dexter Award for Best International Paper
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Management Studies
Aug 2018
Research groups
- Organization and Management, Professor (Associate Professor)
Publications
How Firms Combine Sustainability-Oriented Partnerships to Improve Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Study
Tulin Dzhengiz, Jouni Juntunen, Samuli Patala, Andra Riandita
2026
Business and Society
Circular Economy Implementation: A Paradox–Dynamic Capabilities Perspective Under Institutional Pressures
Owais Khan, Samuli Patala
2026
Business Strategy and the Environment
Moral Legitimacy Struggles in Purpose-Driven Ecosystems : Interplay of Collective Narratives and Meta-organizational Architectures
Samuli Patala, Paavo Ritala
2026
Journal of Business Ethics
Translating Dynamic Capabilities into Circular Innovation for Sustainability Performance
Owais Khan, Samuli Patala
2025
ISPIM Connects Yokohama
Pathways to sustainable use of resources : Biocolourants, textiles, and plastics in focus
Päivi Laaksonen, Samuli Patala, Asta Salmi, Katri Valkokari, Peter Ylén
2025
Forging the Future : Reconfiguring Value Chains Through Circular Economy Meta-Organizing
Elizabeth M. Miller, Samuli Patala, Jukka Pekka Ovaska
2025
Organization and Environment
The role of cross-sector partnerships in the dynamics between places and innovation ecosystems
Tulin Dzhengiz, Samuli Patala
2024
R&D Management
Fostering Bioinnovation / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Susanna Ahola, Helena Westerback, Emilia Kauppi, Sahar Babaeipour, Matteo Iannacchero, Madhawa Basnayaka, Jouni Paltakari, Petri Kuosmanen, Monika Österberg, Pekka Oinas, Jaana Vapaavuori, Patrick Rinke, Riku Jäntti, Michael Hummel, Samuli Patala, Minna Halme
2024
Unpacking the circular economy: A problematizing review
Tulin Dzhengiz, Elizabeth M. Miller, Jukka Pekka Ovaska, Samuli Patala
2023
International Journal of Management Reviews
Towards a Data-driven Circular Economy: Stakeholder Interviews
Lotta Heikkilä, Juha Häikiö, Sari Järvinen, Marjaana Karhu, Johannes Klein, Raija Lantto, Rita Lavikka, Sonja Lavikko, Eeva Lehtonen, Sari Luostarinen, Satu-Marja Mäkelä, Jukka-Pekka Ovaska, Samuli Patala, Erika Winquist, Inka Orko
2022