The Global Diffusion of Innovations in Telecommunication Business: Forecasting and the Management of the Diffusion Process

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Kuittinen, H., Puumalainen, K., Jantunen, A., Kyläheiko, K. (2007). Coping with Uncertainty – Exploration, Exploitation, and Collaboration in R&D. R&D Management Conference, Bremen, Germany, 4th-6th July, 2007.

Kuivalainen, O., Sundqvist, S., Puumalainen, K. and Cadogan, J. (2004). The effect of environmental turbulence and leader characteristics on international performance: Are knowledge-based firms different? Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 21(1), 35-50.

Saarenketo, S., Puumalainen, K., Kuivalainen, O. and Kyläheiko, K. (2004). On dynamic knowledge-related learning processes in internationalizing high-tech SMEs. International Journal of Production Economics, 89, 363- 378.

Kuivalainen, O., Kyläheiko, K., Puumalainen, K. and Saarenketo, S. (2003). Knowledge- based view on internationalization: Finnish telecom software suppliers as an example. In Von Zedtwitz, M., Haour, G., Khalil, T. and Lefebvre, L. (Ed) Management of technology: growth through business, innovation and entrepreneurship. Pergamon press: Oxford, 2003.

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Laaksonen, P., Puumalainen, K., Suojapelto, K. and Tervonen, A. (2003). Players in the emerging mobile internet. The 12th International, Conference on Management of Technology, IAMOT 2003, Nancy, France, May 13-15, 2003.

Lindqvist, J. and Puumalainen, K. (2003). Effects of data aggregation on the forecasting accuracy of diffusion models. ANZMAC conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 1-3, 2003.

Lindqvist, J., Karine, E.-M., Sintonen, S., Asikainen, S.-K., Frank, L., Puumalainen, K. (2003). Innovaatioiden diffuusio tietoliikennealalla: Kuinka innovaatiot omaksutaan ja miten ne yleistyvät? The diffusion of innovations in telecommunications: How innovations are adopted and how do they diffuse? Research Report 7, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Business Administration.

Nummela, N., Saarenketo, S. and Puumalainen, K. (2003). Stretching company boundaries of rapid internationalisers -Finnish ICT sector in focus. Conference on International Entrepreneurship in a European Context, Madrid, Spain, March 6-7, 2003. Best paper award.

Saarenketo, S., Kuivalainen, O., Puumalainen, K. and Kyläheiko, K. (2003). Effects of technological knowledge on international performance – Evidence from Infocom SMEs. Forthcoming in Hosni, Y. and Khalil, T. (ed.) Internet Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for Developed and Developing Regions of the World. Elsevier Science ltd, 2004.

Saarenketo, S., Kuivalainen, O., Puumalainen, K., Sintonen, S and Kyläheiko, K. (2003). Effect of internal capabilities on internationalisation of the small information and communication technology firms. Proceedings of the conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Capabilities (OKLC 2003), Barcelona, Spain, April 13-14, 2003.

Saarenketo, S., Nummela, N. and Puumalainen, K. (2003). International growth orientation of knowledge-intensive small firms. Forthcoming in: Proceedings of the 6th McGill Conference on International Entrepreneurship, University of Ulster, Londonderry, Ireland, September 19-22, 2003.

Saarenketo, S., Puumalainen, K. and Kyläheiko, K. (2003). Dynamic technological capabilities and firm performance: Experiences from the Finnish ICT SMEs. Proceedings of IAMOT 2003, Nancy, France, May 13-15, 2003.

Saarenketo, S., Puumalainen, K. and Nummela, N. (2003). Core competence and co-operation of rapidly internationalising SMEs. Proceedings of the 7th Vaasa Conference on International Business, Vaasa, Finland, August 24-26, 2003.

Asikainen, S-K., Frank, L. and Puumalainen, K. (2002). Modeling cross-country diffusion of wireless communications: The effect of country characteristics, cultural similarity and adoption timing. Journal of Business Research, forthcoming.

Asikainen, S-K., Frank, L., Puumalainen, K. and Kämäräinen, J.-K. (2002). Forecasting the critical mass of wireless communications. Paper Accepted for ANZMAC 2002 Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2-4.

Cadogan, J. (2002). Market oriented -behavior: Comparing service with product exporters. European Journal of Marketing, 36(9/10), 1076-1102.

Ilonen, J., Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K., Kämäräinen, J.-K. and Kälviäinen, H. (2002). Forecasting the global diffusion of wireless subscriptions: A neural network approach. Paper Accepted to International Conference on Wireless Strategy in the Enterprise: An International Research Perspective, University of California, Berkeley, USA, October 15 - 16, 2002.

Jumpponen, J. (2002). The diffusion of mobile communications in Russia – A regional approach. Beyond boundaries: Challenges of leadership, innovation, integration, and technology. Proceedings of Global Business and Technology Association International Conference, p. 608-624. ed. Nejdet Delener and Chinag-nan Chao. ISBN 0-9657171-4-3, Rome, Italy, June 25-29, 2002.

Kuivalainen, O., Asikainen, S.-K. and Puumalainen, K. (2002). Effect of environmental turbulence and leader characteristics on international performance: Are knowledge-based firms different? The 3rd Biennial McGill Conference on International Entrepreneurship, Montreal, Canada, September 13-16.

Nummela, N., Saarenketo, S. and Puumalainen, K. (2002). Global mindset – A prerequisite for successful internationalization? Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial McGill Conference on International Entrepreneurship, Montreal, Canada, September 13-16.

Pitkänen, S., Frank, L., Puumalainen, K. and Asikainen, S.-K. (2002). Forecasting the critical mass of cellulars and fax machines. 22nd International Symposium on Forecasting, Dublin, Ireland, June 23-26, 2002.

Puumalainen, K. (2002). Predicting the global diffusion of telecommunications innovations - Effects of market environment. AMS conference, Valencia, Spain, June 26-29, 2002.

Puumalainen, K. (2002). Predicting the global diffusion of internet usage - Effects of market environment. IAMOT 2002, Miami, Florida, March 10-15, 2002.

Puumalainen, K. and Asikainen, S.-K. (2002). Forecasting the global diffusion of innovations in telecommunications – A review of models and applications. Beyond Boundaries: Challenges of Leadership, Innovation, Integration, and Technology. Proceedings of Global Business and Technology Association International Conference, 615-624, ed. Delener, N. and Chao, C., ISBN 0-9657171-4-3, Rome, Italy, June 25-29, 2002.

Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K. and Huiskonen, J. (2002). Managing uncertainty in forecasting the diffusion of telecommunications innovations. IAMOT 2002, Miami, Florida, March 10-15, 2002.

Saarenketo, S., Kuivalainen, O., Puumalainen, K. and Kyläheiko, K. (2002). Effects on technological knowledge on international performance – Evidence from Infocom SMEs.
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Asikainen, S.-K., Frank, L. and Puumalainen, K. (2001). Cross-cultural adoption of wireless communications: Effects of cultural distance and country characteristics. 8th Cross-Cultural Research Conference, Oahu, Hawaii, December 13-15, 2001.

Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K. and Frank, L. (2001). Three methods for forecasting the diffusion of innovations in telecommunications environment: Neural networks, adoption behavior, and spatial diffusion models. ISPIM 2001 Conference, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 17-20, 2001.

Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K. and Frank, L. (2001). Three methods for forecasting the diffusion of innovations in telecommunications environment: Neural networks, adoption behavior, and spatial diffusion models. Challenges of innovation and tech management for the new millenium. Proceedings of ISPIM 2001 – the 13th International Conference, 337-345, ed. Tuominen, M. and Torkkeli, M., ISBN 951-764-558-9, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 17-20, 2001.

Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K., Frank, L. and Pitkänen, S. (2001). Forecasting capability of the diffusion models in telecommunications business. International Symposium of Forecasting, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA, June 17-19, 2001.

Cadogan, J. and Nicola, P. (2001). Key antecedents to export market-oriented behaviors: A cross-national empirical examination. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 18(3) 261-282.

Elfvengren, K., Koivuniemi, J., Ojanen, V., Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K. and Torkkeli, A. (2001). Supporting innovation management in the network economy: Meeting research challenges. Working Paper. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Frank, L., Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K. and Sintonen, S. (2001). Cross-cultural comparison of innovators: Empirical evidence from wireless services in Finland, Germany and Greece. ANZMAC2001 Conference, Massey, New Zealand, December 3-5, 2001.

Kuivalainen, O., Kyläheiko, K., Puumalainen, K. and Saarenketo, S (2001). Knowledge-based view on internationalization: Finnish telecom software suppliers as an example. IAMOT 2001, Lausanne, March 19-22, 2001. Best paper award.

Kuivalainen, O., Kyläheiko, K., Puumalainen, K. and Saarenketo, S. (2001). Knowledge-based view on internationalization and effect of product / service types. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, (PICMET 2001), Portland (OR), USA, July 29 - August 2, 2001.

Kuivalainen, O., Kyläheiko, K., Puumalainen, K. and Saarenketo, S. (2001). Knowledge-based view on internationalization and effect of product/service types. In Kocaoglu, D. and Anderson, T. (ed.) TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE AREA. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. IEEE Catalog Number 01CH37199, ISBN 1-890843-05-9.

Kyläheiko, K., Puumalainen, K., Virolainen, V.-M. and Frank, L. (2001). Spatial clusters of European Union countries by the diffusion of mobile communications. ISPIM 2001 Conference, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 17-20, 2001.

Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K. and Frank, L. (2001). Modelling the diffusion of mobile subscriptions in Finland: Effects of data aggregation. ISPIM 2001 Conference, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 17-20, 2001.

Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K. and Frank, L. (2001). Modelling the diffusion of mobile subscriptions in Finland: Effects of data aggregation. Challenges of innovation and tech management for the new millenium. Proceedings of ISPIM 2001 – the 13th International Conference, 286-293, ed. Tuominen, M. and Torkkeli, M., ISBN 951-764-558-9, Lappeenranta, Finland, June 17-20, 2001.

Saarenketo, S., Kuivalainen, O. and Puumalainen, K. (2001). Emergence of born global firms: Internationalization patterns of the Infocom SMEs as an example. Published in the Proceedings of Fourth McGill Conference on International Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde International Business Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, September 21-23, 2001.

Asikainen, S.-K., Salminen, R. and Puumalainen, K. (2000). The relative explanatory value of export market orientation: Comparing across business contexts. In O'Cass, A (ed), Visionary marketing for the 21st century: Facing the challenge. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, CD ROM, 1506-1512, Gold Coast, Australia, November 28 - December 1.

Blomqvist, K., Kyläheiko, K. and Puumalainen, K. (2000). Empirical test of an analytical evolutionary knowledge management model - The Finnish telecom software suppliers as an example. R&D Management Conference, Manchester, July 10-11, 2000.

Cadogan, J. (2000). The interaction between market orientation, industry environment and business success: Evidence from an exporting context. Australasian Marketing Journal, 8(1) 55-69.

Cadogan, J. (2000). Market-oriented behaviour: Comparing service-oriented with product-oriented exporting firms. Proceedings of AMA International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 28 - July 1, 2000.

Cadogan, J. (2000). The impact of organisational factors and export leadership on propensity to export to psychologically distant markets. Marketing in the new millenium. Proceedings of the 29th EMAC Conference, CD-ROM. ed. Wierenga, B., Smidts, A. and Antonides, G., ISBN 90-5892-003-8, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 23-26, 2000.

Cadogan, J. and Nicola, P. (2000). The antecedents to export coordination: A cross-national empirical examination. Proceedings of AMA International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 28 - July 1, 2000.

Puumalainen, K. and Asikainen, S.-K. (2000). Predicting and managing the diffusion of innovations - The challenges in telecommunications business. R&D Management Conference, Manchester, July 10-11, 2000.

Puumalainen, K., Varis, J., Saarenketo, S., Niiranen, J., Blomqvist, K., Kuivalainen, O., Kyläheiko, K., Porras, J., Virolainen, V.-M., Äijö, T. and Savolainen, P. (2000). Research Reports 3. Tietoliikennetoimialan PK-lisäarvopalvelutuottajat Suomessa - Tutkimusraportti.

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Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K. and Salminen, R. (1999). The relationship between export market orientation and export performance: The moderator role of industry environment. Marketing in the third millenium. Proceedings of Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, CD-ROM. ISBN 0-7334-0572-x, Sydney, Australia, November 28 – December 2. 1999.

Asikainen, S.-K., Salminen, R. and Puumalainen, K. (1999). The performance consequences of export market-oriented behaviors: Evidence on moderator variables using cross-national data. European International Business Academy Conference, Manchester, UK, December 12 – 14, 1999.

Frank, L., Asikainen, S.-K., Puumalainen, K. and Pitkänen, S. (2002). Forecasting the critical mass of wireless communications. The 22nd International Symposium on Forecasting, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, June 23-26, 2002.

Frank, L., Puumalainen, K., Asikainen, S.-K. and Väätänen, J. (2002). The diffusion of mobile communications in Russia – A regional approach. The Global Business and Technology Association Conference, Rome, Italy, June 25-29, 2002.