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Post-doctoral researcher / Lut School of Business, Research manager / TBRC
Ritala Paavo
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
GSM:  +358 (0)40 833 5852
Fax:  +358 (0)5 621 6699
Email:  ritala a lut.fi
Office:  7561.2
Research topic / interest
Simultaneous competition & cooperation (i.e. coopetition) in inter-organizational contexts

Strategic management & Knowledge management

Innovation, innovativeness, and competitive advantage

Management of and managing in networks

ICT Industry
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Related TBRC-publications
  • Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P. & Ritala, P. (2010). Protection for profiting from collaborative service innovation. Journal of Service Management, Vol. 21, No. 1.
  • Kianto, A. & Ritala, P. (2010). Knowledge-based perspective on dynamic capabilities. In Wall, S., Zimmermann, C., Klingebiel, R. & Lange, D. (Eds.), Building Dynamic Capabilities in Rapid-Innovation-Based Industries. Edward Elgar.
  • Ritala, P. & Ellonen, H-K. (2010). Competitive advantage in interfirm cooperation – Old and new explanations. Competitiveness Review.
  • Ritala, P. (2009). Is coopetition different from cooperation? The impact of market rivalry on value creation in alliances. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, 39-55.
  • Ritala, P., Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P. and Blomqvist, K. (2009). Tug of war in innovation – Coopetitive service development. International Journal of Services Technology Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, 255-272.
  • Ritala, P., Välimäki, K., Blomqvist, K. & Henttonen, K. (2009). Intrafirm coopetition, knowledge creation and organizational Innovativeness 1. Dagnino, G. & Rocco, E. (Eds.), Co-opetition Strategy – Theory, Experiments and Cases. Routledge.
  • Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P., Ritala, P., Blomqvist, K. & Henttonen, K. (2008). Protecting Service Innovations against Imitation – The Case of Mobile TV. HICSS-41, Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii, January 7-10.
  • Järvi, K., Sainio, L.-M., Ritala, P. & Pellinen, A. (2008). Partnership business model: Case IP multimedia communication services. Presented at “EUROMOT 2008”, Nice, France, September 17-19, 2008.
  • Järvilehto, M., Ritala, P., Similä, J., Hyysalo, J. & Kuvaja, P. (2008). Building a conceptual framework for communicative and involving innovation process. Presented at “ISPIM Innovation Symposium 2008”, Singapore, December 14-17, 2008.
  • Olander, H., Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P., Blomqvist, K. & Ritala, P. (2008). Governing collaborative innovation – Evolution of trust with institutional governance mechanisms. Presented at “15th International Product Development Management Conference”, Hamburg, Germany, June 29 – July 1, 2008.
  • Pellinen, A., Järvi, K., Ritala, P. & Sainio, L.-M. (2008). Creating markets for next generation communication services - Critical role of initiative, interoperability, and network effects. Presented at “ISPIM Innovation Symposium 2008”, Singapore, December 14-17, 2008.
  • Ritala, P. & Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P (2008). What´s in it for me? - Creating and capturing value in innovation-related coopetition. Presented at “ISPIM 2008”, Tours, France, June 15-18, 2008.
  • Ritala, P. & Kianto, A. (2008). Up and down the capability hierarchy - The nature of organizational change and its implications for competitive advantage. Presented at “EBRF 2008”, Helsinki – Stockholm, Finland – Sweden, September 22-24, 2008.
  • Ritala, P., Hallikas, J. & Sissonen, H. (2008). Coopetitive networks in the ICT sector. Journal of Business Environment, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1-16.
  • Ritala, P., Hallikas, J. & Sissonen, H. (2008). The Effect of Strategic Alliances between Competitors on Firm Performance. To be presented at 3rd Workshop on 'Coopetition' Strategy - Stretching the Boundaries of 'Coopetition', Madrid, Spain, February 7-8.
  • Ritala, P., Hallikas, J. & Sissonen, H. (2008). The effect of strategic alliances between key competitors on firm performance. Management Research, Vol. 6. No. 3, 179-187.
  • Ritala, P., Järvi, K., Sainio, L.-M. & Pellinen, A. (2008). Coopetition through collaboration structures: Co-creating new markets for technologies and services. Presented at “EBRF 2008”, Helsinki – Stockholm, Finland – Sweden, September 22-24, 2008.
  • Blomqvist, K., Henttonen, K., Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P. & Ritala, P. (2007). Hybrid Innovation Management - Lessons Learned from Mobile TV Development. Presented at “UC Berkeley – Tekes Service Innovation Conference” Haas School of Business, Berkeley, California, April 27-28, 2007.
  • Hyrkäs, E. & Ritala, P. (2007). Municipal Organization – A Hierarchical Remnant or a Learning Entity? Presented at “23rd EGOS Colloquium” Vienna, Austria, July 5-7.
  • Olander, H., Ritala, P., Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P., Blomqvist, K. (2007). Interplay of social and institutional governance mechanisms in collaborative innovation, International Conference on Social Capital, Jyväskylä, Finland, October 18-20th, 2007
  • Ritala, P. (2007). The Ambiguous Role of Competition in Interfirm Relationships. To be presented at EURAM Annual Conference 2007, Paris, France, May 16-19, 2007.
  • Ritala, P. & Kosonen, M. (2007). The Role of Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Learning in Alliances between Competitors. Presented at “EBRF 2007” Jyväskylä, Finland, September 25-27.
  • Ritala, P., Hallikas, J. & Sissonen, H. (2007). Collaboration through alliances and forums – A network perspective on operator interaction. Presented at “EBRF 2007” Jyväskylä, Finland, September 25-27.
  • Hallikas, J., Levy, J., Ritala, P. and Sissonen, H. (2006). Competitive and cooperative networks in the ICT Sector to indicate the level of coopetition. 2nd Workshop on Coopetition Strategy, Milan, Italy, September 14-15, 2006.
  • Ritala, P. (2006). Coopetition – A risk or a possibility? Managerial article, Innospring Access-project.
  • Ritala, P. (2006). Interfirm knowledge transfer in coopetitive relationships. Master’s Thesis, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Business Administration.
  • Ritala, P. and Blomqvist, K. (2006). Efficiency and effectiveness in coopetitive knowledge transfer - In search for optimal governance. 2nd Workshop on Coopetition Strategy, Milan, Italy, September 14-15, 2006.
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