She holds a D.Sc. degree from Turku School of Economics in Finland and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Florida International University in Miami, USA. Her research focuses on the early stages of the entrepreneurial process (entrepreneurial motivation, opportunities and nascent entrepreneurship), social entrepreneurship, and technology entrepreneurship. Her research has been published in management and entrepreneurship journals, including Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, Management Decision, Small Business Economics and Business Horizons. She serves on the review board of the Journal of Business Venturing. Maija has received a number of grants to support her research activities and she has a particular interest in interdisciplinary research that blends boundaries between various disciplines. TARGET AUDIENCE