KAUTONEN
KAUTONEN Teemu
Teemu Kautonen is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School. He has taught entrepreneurship and related subjects in several countries across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At NEOMA, he teaches entrepreneurship with an emphasis on sustainability, social development, and public policy. Teemu’s research centres on entrepreneurship, particularly in relation to health and well-being, career trajectories, hybrid entrepreneurship, demographic change, and public policy. His work has been published in leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Management. He has led several major research projects and advised national ministries and international organisations—including the OECD, ILO, and Eurostat— on entrepreneurship policy.
PARTANEN, J., A. TENHIÄLÄ, T. KAUTONEN, M. JOKELA, D. A. LERNER, A. MCKELVIE, "Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Health Risks", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2025, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 642-667
10.1177/10422587241280079
CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, I. PAVEZ, "Reacting to criticism: What motivates top leaders to respond substantively to negative social performance feedback?", Journal of Business Research, January 2025, vol. 186, pp. 115005
10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115005
KAUTONEN, T., A. SOTO-SIMEONE, E. KIBLER, "Unpacking the relationship between sense of place and entrepreneurs’ well-being", Small Business Economics, March 2025, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1111-1139
10.1007/s11187-024-00937-9
LEVESQUE , M., U. STEPHAN, T. KAUTONEN, R. BAKKER, "Entrepreneurship, age, and the lifespan: Taking stock and avenues for future research", Journal of Business Venturing, January 2026, vol. 41, no. 1DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2025.106548
PARTANEN, J., A. TENHIÄLÄ, T. KAUTONEN, M. JOKELA, D. A. LERNER, A. MCKELVIE, "Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Health Risks", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2025, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 642-667DOI : 10.1177/10422587241280079
CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, I. PAVEZ, "Reacting to criticism: What motivates top leaders to respond substantively to negative social performance feedback?", Journal of Business Research, January 2025, vol. 186, pp. 115005DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115005
KAUTONEN, T., A. SOTO-SIMEONE, E. KIBLER, "Unpacking the relationship between sense of place and entrepreneurs’ well-being", Small Business Economics, March 2025, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1111-1139DOI : 10.1007/s11187-024-00937-9
GINTING-SZCZESNY, B. A., E. KIBLER, M. S. CARDON, T. KAUTONEN, H. HAKALA, "The role of passion diversity, compassion, and self-compassion for team entrepreneurial passion", Small Business Economics, March 2024, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 987-1007DOI : 10.1007/s11187-023-00793-z
CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, "Do They Mind the Gap? The Role of Founders in Organizational Pay Dispersion", Business and Society, February 2024, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 415-451DOI : 10.1177/00076503231163546
KAUTONEN, T., C. HALVORSEN, M. MINNITI, E. KIBLER, "Transitions to entrepreneurship, self-realization, and prolonged working careers: Insights from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, June 2023, vol. 19, pp. e00373DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00373
OBSCHONKA, M., I. PAVEZ, T. KAUTONEN, E. KIBLER, K. SALMELA-ARO, J. WINCENT, "Job burnout and work engagement in entrepreneurs: How the psychological utility of entrepreneurship drives healthy engagement", Journal of Business Venturing, March 2023, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 106272DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2022.106272
SOTO-SIMEONE, A., T. KAUTONEN, "Senior entrepreneurship following unemployment: a social identity theory perspective", Review of Managerial Science, August 2021, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1683-1706DOI : 10.1007/s11846-020-00395-z
SCHILLEBEECKX, S. J. D., T. KAUTONEN, H. HAKALA, "To Buy Green or Not to Buy Green: Do Structural Dependencies Block Ecological Responsiveness?", Journal of Management, February 2020, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 472-501DOI : 10.1177/0149206320977896
KAUTONEN, T., S. J. D. SCHILLEBEECKX, J. GARTNER, H. HAKALA, K. SALMELA-ARO, K. SNELLMAN, "The dark side of sustainability orientation for SME performance", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2020, vol. 14, pp. e00198DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00198
KAUTONEN, T., A. FREDRIKSSON, M. MINNITI, A. MORO, "Trust-based banking and SMEs’ access to credit", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2020, vol. 14, pp. e00191DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00191
KIBLER, E., J. WINCENT, T. KAUTONEN, G. CACCIOTTI, M. OBSCHONKA, "Can prosocial motivation harm entrepreneurs' subjective well-being?", Journal of Business Venturing, July 2019, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 608-624DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.10.003
VAN GELDEREN, M., E. KIBLER, T. KAUTONEN, P. MUNOZ, J. WINCENT, "Mindfulness and Taking Action to Start a New Business", Journal of Small Business Management, May 2019, vol. 57, no. sup2, pp. 489-506DOI : 10.1111/jsbm.12499
VAN GELDEREN, M., T. KAUTONEN, J. WINCENT, M. BINIARI, "Implementation intentions in the entrepreneurial process: concept, empirical findings, and research agenda", Small Business Economics, December 2018, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 923-941DOI : 10.1007/s11187-017-9971-6
KAUTONEN, T., E. KIBLER, M. MINNITI, "Late-career entrepreneurship, income and quality of life", Journal of Business Venturing, May 2017, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 318-333
KIBLER, E., C. MANDL, T. KAUTONEN, E. S. C. BERGER, "Attributes of legitimate venture failure impressions", Journal of Business Venturing, March 2017, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 145-161DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.01.003
KIBLER, E., T. KAUTONEN, "The moral legitimacy of entrepreneurs: An analysis of early-stage entrepreneurship across 26 countries", International Small Business Journal, February 2016, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 34-50DOI : 10.1177/0266242614541844
HATAK, I., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, J. KANSIKAS, "Innovativeness and family-firm performance: The moderating effect of family commitment", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, January 2016, vol. 102, pp. 120-131DOI : 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.02.020
KAUTONEN, T., I. HATAK, E. KIBLER, T. WAINWRIGHT, "Emergence of entrepreneurial behaviour: The role of age-based self-image", Journal of Economic Psychology, October 2015, vol. 50, pp. 41-51DOI : 10.1016/j.joep.2015.07.004
VAN GELDEREN, M., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, "From entrepreneurial intentions to actions: Self-control and action-related doubt, fear, and aversion", Journal of Business Venturing, September 2015, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 655-673DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2015.01.003
KAUTONEN, T., M. VAN GELDEREN, M. FINK, "Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2015, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 655-674DOI : 10.1111/etap.12056
WAINWRIGHT, T., E. KIBLER, T. KAUTONEN, R. BLACKBURN, "Can Social Exclusion Against “Older Entrepreneurs” Be Managed?", Journal of Small Business Management, October 2015, vol. 53, pp. 193-208DOI : 10.1111/jsbm.12194
KAUTONEN, T., M. MINNITI, "‘Fifty is the new thirty’: ageing well and start-up activities", Applied Economics Letters, May 2014, vol. 21, no. 16, pp. 1161-1164DOI : 10.1080/13504851.2014.914138
KIBLER, E., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, "Regional Social Legitimacy of Entrepreneurship: Implications for Entrepreneurial Intention and Start-up Behaviour", Regional Studies, January 2014, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 995-1015DOI : 10.1080/00343404.2013.851373
KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, M. MINNITI, "Ageing and entrepreneurial preferences", Small Business Economics, May 2014, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 579-594DOI : 10.1007/s11187-013-9489-5
MORO, A., M. FINK, T. KAUTONEN, "How do banks assess entrepreneurial competence? The role of voluntary information disclosure", International Small Business Journal, August 2014, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 525-544DOI : 10.1177/0266242612458444
SWAIL, J., S. DOWN, T. KAUTONEN, "Examining the effect of ‘entre-tainment’ as a cultural influence on entrepreneurial intentions", International Small Business Journal, December 2014, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 859-875DOI : 10.1177/0266242613480193
HYTTI, U., T. KAUTONEN, E. AKOLA, "Determinants of job satisfaction for salaried and self-employed professionals in Finland", International Journal of Human Resource Management, May 2013, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2034-2053DOI : 10.1080/09585192.2012.723023
TORNIKOSKI, E. T., T. KAUTONEN, S. LE LOARNE, "Le rôle de l’âge dans l’intention entrepreneuriale. Quelles leçons sur les seniors ?", Revue Française de Gestion, October 2012, vol. 38, no. 227, pp. 95-109DOI : 10.3166/rfg.227.95-109
KAUTONEN, T., U. HYTTI, D. BÖGENHOLD, J. HEINONEN, "Job satisfaction and retirement age intentions in Finland : Self‐employed versus salary earners", International Journal of Manpower, July 2012, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 424-440DOI : 10.1108/01437721211243778
KAUTONEN, T., "Do Age-Related Social Expectations Influence Entrepreneurial Activity in Later Life?", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2012, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 179-187DOI : 10.5367/ijei.2012.0083
KAUTONEN, T., E. T. TORNIKOSKI, E. KIBLER, "Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms", Small Business Economics, September 2011, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 219-234DOI : 10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y
ZOLIN, R., A. KUCKERTZ, T. KAUTONEN, "Human resource flexibility and strong ties in entrepreneurial teams", Journal of Business Research, October 2011, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 1097-1103DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.11.026
KAUTONEN, T., S. LUOTO, E. T. TORNIKOSKI, "Influence of work history on entrepreneurial intentions in ‘prime age’ and ‘third age’: A preliminary study", International Small Business Journal, December 2010, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 583-601DOI : 10.1177/0266242610368592
KAUTONEN, T., R. ZOLIN, A. KUCKERTZ, A. VILJAMAA, "Ties that blind? How strong ties affect small business owner-managers’ perceived trustworthiness of their advisors", Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, March 2010, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 189-209DOI : 10.1080/08985620903168265
KAUTONEN, T., J. PALMROOS, "The impact of a necessity-based start-up on subsequent entrepreneurial satisfaction", International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, September 2010, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 285-300DOI : 10.1007/s11365-008-0104-1
KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, F. WELTER, P. VAINIO, J. PALMROOS, K. ALTHOFF, S. KOLB, "“Involuntary self‐employment” as a public policy issue: a cross‐country European review", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, March 2010, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 112-129DOI : 10.1108/13552551011027002
KAUTONEN, T., E. KIBLER, E. TORNIKOSKI, "Unternehmerische Intentionen der Bevölkerung im erwerbsfähigen Alter", ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, July 2010, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 175-196DOI : 10.3790/zfke.58.3.175
KAUTONEN, T., J. PALMROOS, P. VAINIO, "'Involuntary self-employment' in Finland: a bleak future?", International Journal of Public Policy, May 2009, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 533-548DOI : 10.1504/IJPP.2009.025261
TORNIKOSKI, E. T., T. KAUTONEN, "Enterprise as sunset career? Entrepreneurial intentions in the ageing population", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2009, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 278-291DOI : 10.1504/IJESB.2009.024381
KAUTONEN, T., "Understanding the older entrepreneur: Comparing Third Age and Prime Age entrepreneurs in Finland", International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, January 2008, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 3-13DOI : 10.69864/ijbsam.3-3.30
KOHTAMÄKI, M., S. KRAUS, T. KAUTONEN, E. VARAMÄKI, "Strategy in Small Growth-Oriented Firms in Finland: A Discourse Analysis Approach", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2008, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 167-175DOI : 10.5367/000000008785096638
KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, L. SOUTH, "Enterprise support for older entrepreneurs: the case of PRIME in the UK", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, March 2008, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 85-101DOI : 10.1108/13552550810863071
KOHTAMAKI, M., T. KAUTONEN, "Conceptualising the dimensions of sourcing strategy: a governance-based approach", International Journal of Value Chain Management, March 2008, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 206-226DOI : 10.1504/IJVCM.2008.017743
JAYAWARDHENA, C., A. KUCKERTZ, H. KARJALUOTO, T. KAUTONEN, "Antecedents to permission based mobile marketing: an initial examination", European Journal of Marketing, December 2007, vol. 43, no. 3/4, pp. 473-499DOI : 10.1108/03090560910935541