REMINDER: New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship

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

Call for Papers for a SMS Special Conference on NEW FRONTIERS IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Strategy, Governance and Evolution
Catania, Italy, May 23-25, 2007
Deadline: February 15, 2007

Conference Purpose

Entrepreneurial processes are essentially driven by the desire to start
a new venture, or re-invent and radically transform existing company.
Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers seek to shape the future of
their businesses by visualizing and implementing new imaginative
ventures and models. The desired outcomes are organizational genesis,
growth and rejuvenation that are underpinned by new competitive
advantages leading to new profitable opportunities. Research on
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial processes has met with the greatest
success at the dawn of the new millennium,
stretching its frontiers from a peripheral sub-field of management
studies into one of the most relevant spheres of strategic management.

This mini conference is aimed at taking an in-depth analysis of both the
theory and practice directly associated with entrepreneurship,
especially with regard to nurturing strategic systems, governance
arrangements and evolutionary paths in organizations.

The conference is therefore about discussing new developments and
achievements in entrepreneurial research. We have chosen the title "New
Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Research" because we wish to underscore the
importance of two closely related themes: (1) connecting developments in
entrepreneurship to current strategy thinking and practice, and (2)
generating new and innovative ways to cultivate and develop
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial processes.

Consultants, executives and academics are encouraged to attend this
conference to discuss new advancements, reflect on previous
accomplishments and breakdowns with fresh conceptual and new empirical
approaches. The mini conference is organized jointly by the SMS
Corporate Strategy and Governance and
Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Groups and co-sponsored by the
University of Catania. It seeks to accomplish the following goals:

1. to identify new conceptual frameworks and models to foster research
in entrepreneurship leading to the genesis of new ventures and the
rejuvenation of existing firms and businesses; 
2. to reflect on practical experience with entrepreneurship and new
ventures;
3. to experiment with innovative entrepreneurship techniques that
encourage the firm's and the new venture's strategic guidance,
governance and evolution. 

More info at
http://smsweb.org/activities/special_conferences/italy_call.pdf