CFP: Family and Cultural Factors Impacting Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IJEIM)

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Call for Papers - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Management (IJEIM)
Special Issue on: "Family and Cultural Factors Impacting
Entrepreneurship and Innovation"
Deadline: 31 March 2008

Guest Editors:
Prof. Dr. David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Dr. Wilfred V. Huang, Alfred University, USA

Family businesses are the engine that drives socioeconomic development
and wealth creation around the world, and entrepreneurship is a key
driver of family businesses. Entrepreneurial thinking and leadership are
fundamental factors in the creation of new enterprises and the sustained
competitive advantages of both large and small businesses. The ability
to create and foster an entrepreneurial mindset across generations is a
major element of family business continuity and longevity and is
instrumental in effective strategic execution, innovation and growth.

Entrepreneurship links vision, commitment, passion, and people to a
common cause. Entrepreneurs and families create family-based business
networks in response to economic and social needs. Family businesses can
be defined as owner-managed enterprises with family members exercising
considerable financial and/or managerial control. An estimated 85% of
businesses in the European Union, 90% of U.S. businesses and the
majority of new private small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging
markets (Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa) are family
controlled.

In market economies (where resources are allocated via supply and
demand), entrepreneurial family businesses are a primary source of job
creation. In transition economies (in countries moving from a
state-planned to a mixed market-based system, or recovering from civil
strife), the family unit is often the only intact socio-economic
institution capable of supporting entrepreneurial and innovation
activities. The family also plays a leading role in new venture
formation, often serving as the primary source of start-up capital, not
to mention in expensive labour and know-how.

This special issue will feature high quality research that explores the
dynamics between entrepreneurship and innovation and the complexities
and challenges associated with family and cultural during times of great
global socio-economic, geo-political and technological change. This will
include research that spans multiple disciplines including business
administration, economics, sociology, anthropology, psychology and law.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:

* Exploring family and enterprise relationships and how culture affects
entrepreneurship, innovation and business development
* Probing the individual and societal forces shaping entrepreneurial
motivations and how family and culture shape innovation and enterprise
development
* Comparing and contrasting the role of gender and culture in the
processes of entrepreneurship and innovation management
* Comparing and contrasting the characteristics, attributes and growth
orientations of entrepreneurs in different cultures
* Development and application of quantitative and qualitative research
techniques to advance the understanding of the interrelationships
between entrepreneurs, family and culture
* Uncovering and probing the role that family and culture play in
fostering entrepreneurial new venture formation, job creation and
economic development
* Identifying and assessing emerging themes, issues and topics related
to entrepreneurial led family enterprises across different cultures
* Advancing research methodologies and metrics related to
multidisciplinary approaches to the study of entrepreneurship,
innovation and family business

Editors and Notes

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an
e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the following:

Prof. Dr. David Pistrui
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
Industry Professor of Business
Illinois Institute of Technology
Stuart School of Business
3424 South State Street Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60616
USA
Tel: +1-312-567-3948
Fax: +1-312-567-3950
E-mail: pistrui at iit.edu

Prof. Dr. Wilfred V. Huang
Raymond Chair in Family Business
Professor of Management Information Systems
Alfred University
College of Business
Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
USA
Tel: +1-607-871-2294
E-mail: fhuang at alfred.edu

with a copy to:

IEL Editorial Office
E-mail: ijeim at inderscience.com

Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the
title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor

More info at
https://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=758