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Biography

Soila Lemmetty got her master's degree in adult education (JYU, Faculty of Education and Psychology) 2016 and doctoral degree in 2020. In her PhD, she examined self-directed workplace learning in technology-based work. She has worked in the Department of Education as a project researcher, research coordinator, doctoral researcher, university teacher and postdoctoral researcher. In addition, she has worked as a coordinator at the Institute of Educational Leadership and at the Open University of University of Jyväskylä, and as a research coordinator at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics. At the moment, Soila is working as a university researcher in University of Eastern Finland. She leds her Postdoctoral Research project Employee-Driven Learning and Innovation (EDLI) funded by Academy of Finland. Her research focuses on the areas of learning, innovation and wellbeing at work.

Soila is a section editor in the Finnish Journal of Working Life Studies (Työelämäntutkimus -lehti) and a Junior Member of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). She has also a membership in the HR and ODC divisions of the Academy of Management.

Activities

Employment (9)

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2022-08-01 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Educational Sciences and Psychology)
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyväskylä, FI

2022-01-01 to 2022-07-31 | Post-doctoral researcher (Department of Education)
Employment
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | Research Coordinator (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics)
Employment
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2020-09-05 to 2020-12-31 | University Teacher (Department of Education)
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Univesrity: Jyvaskyla, FI

2020-01-03 to 2020-09-04 | Doctoral researcher (Department of Education )
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2018-01-03 to 2020-02-29 | Project Researcher (Department of Education )
Employment
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2017-01-01 to 2018-02-28 | Coordinator (Institute of Educational Leadership)
Employment
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2016-06-01 to 2016-12-31 | Educational Coordinator (Open University)
Employment
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2016-04-01 to 2016-05-31 | Project researcher (Department of Education )
Employment
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2016-11-01 to 2020-09-04 | PhD (Education) (Department of Education )
Education
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2012-01-09 to 2016-03-13 | Master of Arts (Adult Education) (Department of Education )
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Professional activities (1)

International society for the study of creativity and innovation : Paris, FR

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Works (42)

Managers' perceptions of meaningfulness in the future work

Journal of Advances in Management Research
2025-03-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Elina Riivari
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Sustainability of learning at work: experiences of police, hospital, and ICT personnel

Studies in Continuing Education
2025-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaija Marjukka Collin; Marianne Jaakkola; Sara Keronen; Soila Lemmetty
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Real-Time and Long-Term Challenges of Remote Learning and Innovation: Cases from Police and Technology Organisations

Vocations and Learning
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty
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Editorial Transformative Learning as a Catalyst for Innovation in Times of Uncertainty

IEEE Engineering Management Review
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Alexander Brem
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Co-Occurrence of Sociocultural Elements and Self-Direction in Learning Situations: A Police Organization Case Study

Adult Learning
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Kaija Collin
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Employees’ Self-Determination in Collegial Learning Situations at Work: A Comparative Study of a Finnish ICT Organization and a Central Hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
2023-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sara Keronen; Soila Lemmetty; Kaija Collin
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Esihenkilöiden tarinoita ammatillisen osaamisen johtamisesta hajautetuissa organisaatioissa

Aikuiskasvatus
2023-06-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Katja Köykkä; Katja Vähäsantanen; Soila Lemmetty
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Learning in the Technology Field: How to Capture the Benefits of Self-Direction?

IEEE Engineering Management Review
2023-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty
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Lähijohtaminen kestävän oppimisen edistäjänä työelämässä (JoKo): Tutkimushankkeen loppuraportti

JYU Reports
2023-01-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaija Collin; Soila Lemmetty; Marianne Jaakkola; Sara Keronen
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Sustainability Perspectives in Organizational and Workplace Learning Studies

Sustainability
2022-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Ulrik Brandi; Kaija Collin; Soila Lemmetty
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Capturing Actions of Communities : Towards Virtual Ethnography and Digital Tools in Researching Organizations and Workplace Learning

Professional and Practice-based Learning
2022-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija; Glăveanu Vlad; Paloniemi Susanna
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University of Jyväskylä

Employee opportunities for self-directed learning at technology organisations: features and frames of self-directed learning projects

Studies in Continuing Education
2021-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty
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Self‐Directed Learning in Creative Activity: An Ethnographic Study in Technology‐Based Work

The Journal of Creative Behavior
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Kaija Collin
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Creativity and Learning : Contexts, Processes and Support

2021-01-01 | Edited book
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija; Glăveanu Vlad Petre; Forsman Panu
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University of Jyväskylä

Introduction : Creativity and Learning as Sociocultural and Intertwined Phenomena

2021-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Glăveanu Vlad Petre; Forsman Panu; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

Self-organised structures in the field of ICT : challenges for employees’ workplace learning

Journal of Workplace Learning
2021-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Collin Kaija Marjukka; Keronen Sara; Lemmetty Soila; Auvinen Tommi; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Supporting Creativity and Learning at Work : Practices and Structures from Growth Companies

2021-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Forsman Panu; Glăveanu Vlad Petre; Auvinen Tommi; Riivari Elina; Keronen Sara; Jaakkola Marianne
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University of Jyväskylä

Itseohjautuvan työssä oppimisen ihanuus ja ongelmallisuus

Aikuiskasvatus
2020-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty
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Throwaway knowledge, useful skills or a source for wellbeing? Outlining sustainability of workplace learning situations

International Journal of Lifelong Education
2020-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Kaija Collin
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Conflicts related to Human Resource Management in Finnish Project-Based Companies

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
2020-09-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Sara Keronen; Tommi Auvinen; Kaija Collin
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(Un)Sustainable Creativity? Different Manager-Employee Perspectives in the Finnish Technology Sector

Sustainability
2020-04-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Vlad Petre Glăveanu; Kaija Collin; Panu Forsman
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Self-Directed Learning as a Practice of Workplace Learning: Interpretative Repertoires of Self-Directed Learning in ICT Work

Vocations and Learning
2020-04-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Soila Lemmetty; Kaija Collin
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Human resource development practices supporting creativity in Finnish growth organizations

International Journal of Training and Development
2020-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Moment of dialogic leadership in Finnish IT organisation

Industrial and Commercial Training
2020-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

Self-directed workplace learning in technology-based work : "Self-learning is present every day - in fact, it's my job"

JYU Dissertations
2020-01-01 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Self-direction

2020-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

”Tutkinnon puuttuminen on händikäppi työelämässä.” : Avoimen yliopiston väylä ja työelämän tarpeet

Yliopistopedagogiikka
2020-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Kuivalainen Tuomo; Haltia Nina
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University of Jyväskylä

Esimiehettömyys toimintakulttuurina : case Isoweli

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Paananen Kari; Hukkanen Petri
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University of Jyväskylä

Henkilöstöjohtamisen eettisten konfliktien seuraukset työntekijöille kasvuyrityksissä

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija; Keronen Sara; Auvinen Tommi
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University of Jyväskylä

HeRMo : eettinen henkilöstöjohtaminen luovan toiminnan tukijana suomalaisissa kasvuyrityksissä

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Keronen Sara; Forsman Panu; Auvinen Tommi; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Itseohjautuvuus työssä ja oppimisessa

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

Johtamisen eettiset konfliktit vahingoittavat työhyvinvointia suomalaisissa kasvuyrityksissä

Ruusupuiston kärkiuutiset
2019-01-01 | Newspaper article
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

Lopuksi : miksi siedätystä johtamisallergiaan tarvitaan?

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Luova toimijuus, toiminta ja lopputulos : organisaatiolähtöiset edellytykset luovuudelle töissä

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Forsman Panu; Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija
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University of Jyväskylä

Lähijohtamisen, työpaikan ilmapiirin ja organisaation hierarkiatason yhteys luovuuteen kasvuyrityksissä

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Keronen Sara; Jaakkola Marianne; Collin Kaija; Paloniemi Susanna; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Siedätystä johtamisallergiaan! : Vastuullinen johtajuus itseohjautuvuuden ja luovuuden tukena työelämässä

2019-01-01 | Edited book
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Työssä oppimista ja osaamisen kehittämistä IT-liiketoiminnassa

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Lemmetty Soila; Collin Kaija; Kaski Jaakko; Särkkä; Tommi
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University of Jyväskylä

Vastuulliset henkilöstön kehittämisen käytänteet luovuuden mahdollistajina kasvuyrityksissä

2019-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Eettinen henkilöstön kehittäminen luovuutta tukemassa

Työn tuuli
2018-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Leadership as an enabler of professional agency and creativity : case studies from the Finnish information technology sector

International Journal of Training and Development
2018-01-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Herranen Sanna; Paloniemi Susanna; Auvinen Tommi; Riivari Elina; Sintonen Teppo; Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Johtajuutta vai johtajattomuutta? Johtamisen merkitys luovuudelle informaatioteknologian organisaatioissa

2017-01-01 | Book
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Auvinen Tommi; Herranen Sanna; Paloniemi Susanna; Riivari Elina; Sintonen Teppo; Lemmetty Soila
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University of Jyväskylä

Professional agency and creativity in information technology work

Professional and Practice-based Learning
2017-01-01 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Collin Kaija; Lemmetty Soila; Herranen Sanna; Paloniemi Susanna; Auvinen Tommi; Riivari Elina
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University of Jyväskylä

Peer review (7 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Educational psychology review. (1)
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Review activity for Vocations and learning. (4)