Tamara Galkina

Tamara Galkina is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management Studies, Aalto University. Her research focuses on sustainable business models, international entrepreneurship, and effectuation theory, with particular attention to environmental commitment and platform business dynamics. She holds a PhD and has published extensively on entrepreneurial decision-making logics, SME internationalization, and the interplay between causation and effectuation in venture creation.

Her work explores themes such as organizational resilience in adversity, socio-historical contexts of managerial perceptions, and the challenges of platformization in digital markets. Key contributions include studies on liminality in early internationalizing firms, network dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems, and the adaptation of post-Soviet businesses to environmental commitments.

Recent research highlights include a 2025 analysis of sustainable business model transitions, a 2024 review of effectuation literature, and 2023 studies on digital platform internationalization and resilience strategies. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges management studies with global strategy and innovation economics.