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Researcher introduction
Miia Kosonen is a PhD senior researcher at Lappeenranta University of Technology who specializes in virtual communities, virtual collaboration, and social media. Her background includes an MSc from LUT in knowledge management and a PhD from LUT on knowledge sharing in virtual communities. Her research focuses on computer-mediated communication theories, community psychology, the knowledge-based view of the firm, and the social dynamics and sense of community in virtual environments. She lectures on business communication and knowledge management and supervises MSc students.
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Researcher introduction
- 1. Miia Kosonen PhD, seniorresearcher
- 2. My background • M.Sc.from LUT, 2004 (major Knowledge management), thesis: Virtual community’s development process • PhD from LUT, 2008, thesis: Knowledge sharing in virtual communities • Industry collaboration with Nokia, Kone, Tieto, Visma Services and Sanoma, among others • Unique research in Finland in terms of combining knowledge processes and online communities • New forms of community – online interest groups, mass collaboration, crowdsourcing • Open environments for knowledge sharing and creation • Focus on people, their interaction and social practices within communities
- 3. Activities In addition toresearch projects • lecturer in courses/modules such as Business Communication Skills at LUT School of Business and Tools, Methods and Approaches of Knowledge Management at LUT Development Centre • training on social-media related issues • supervising M.Sc. students Specialties: Virtual communities, virtual collaboration, online communication, online co-creation, social media, organizational and educational use of social media, sense of virtual community, blogging
- 4. Research themes Computer-mediated communication theories Community(socio-) psychology Knowledge-based view of the firm (KBV) Social dynamics of virtual communities, social capital Understanding member behaviour in online groups Sense of virtual community (SOVC) Web 2.0 tools in knowledge sharing Co-creating value with virtual communities
- 5. Contact details Miia Kosonen PhD,Post-doctoral researcher Lappeenranta University of Technology School of Business Technology Business Research Center (TBRC) P.O.Box 20, 53851 Lappeenranta, Finland miia.kosonen@lut.fi tel +358 40 480 9428 http://tohtorilletoita.wordpress.com http://verkkoyhteisot.blogspot.com Twitter: MiiaKosonen