CFP: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets (ETP)

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-essen.de]

Call for Papers - Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
Deadline: September 1, 2006

Emerging markets encompass a wide range of countries including but not limited to those that are in transition from communism such as China and Russia, as well as countries that have had some democratic institutions historically but which have had strong governmental control of the economy and are now liberalizing such as India & Turkey, and those countries whose economic development is only recently beginning to develop substantial critical mass such as nations in Africa. The common factor in each of these settings is that market forces are increasingly allowed to direct what occurs in these economies. As a result each of these countries to varying degrees is experiencing significant economic growth and institutional change.

Historically the field of entrepreneurship has been dominated by research on mature economies, particularly those of the United States and Europe. However, the institutional environment of emergent markets has been shown to be significantly different than that in the mature economies. Fundamental issues like the rule of law, the availability of capital, and accepted legitimacy of entrepreneurship to exist is fundamentally different in emergent economies than in mature economies.

This special issue will present high quality research that explores the unique differences that exist in entrepreneurship in emergent markets. We encourage far ranging explorations of these differences that will extend our understanding of how entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship is able to prosper in diverse, frequently challenging emergent markets.

Particularly, those research efforts that contrast different emergent markets are encouraged since such examinations allow greater insight on the domain of emergent markets rather than single nation studies. We also strongly encourage authors from emergent markets to prepare submissions. ETP is one the top 50 journals from all business disciplines that is used by the Financial Times to rank business programs worldwide.

Relevant topics include but are not limited to:

*Development of key resources including the financing of new ventures in resource constrained emergent markets.
*Building legitimacy for entrepreneurial firms in environments that are turbulent and some times hostile. Institutional environment and how it impacts entrepreneurial efforts.
*How entrepreneurs align with or seek to shape complex and dynamic environments.
*The impact of governments and legal systems on the development of entrepreneurial ventures.
*How entrepreneurs in emerging economies use relationships and networks as strategic resources.
*Going international - entrepreneurial ventures that attempt to compete globally or regionally.
*The development and maintenance of defendable competitive advantage in rapidly changing emergent markets.
*Role of human resources in entrepreneurial ventures in emergent markets.
*High technology ventures and their role in the development of emergent markets.
*Entrepreneurial supports such as incubators and their impact.
*Leadership in the entrepreneurial venture in emergent market - differences in roles and impact.
*Decision making in emergent markets, what is the impact of rapidly changing and resource constrained environments.

Submissions are to be prepared in a form consistent with ET&P's style guide. Submissions are to be submitted to Garry Bruton at g.bruton at tcu.edu by September 1, 2006. Publication date will be January 2008.

Editors
David Ahlstrom
ahlstrom at baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Garry Bruton
g.bruton at tcu.edu
Texas Christian University, USA

Krzysztof Oblój
kobloj at wspiz.edu.pl
Warsaw University & Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Poland

If you have any questions on the special issue please feel free to contact any of the editors of the special issue.
 
More info at http://www.baylor.edu/business/ETP/index.php?id=29100