CFP: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development in Developing Countries (IJIRD)

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

Call for Papers International Journal of Innovation and Regional
Development (IJIRD)
Special Issue on: "Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development
in Developing Countries"
Guest Editors: Prof. Radmil Polenakovik, Ss. Cyril and Methodius
University, Macedonia
Deadline: 8 May 2008

Developing countries do not have the competitive advantage in the
marketplace with their cheap products/services and cheap labour force.
They cannot compete with mass production from China, India and other
faster-developing countries. Although the competition comes from the
other side of the world, they offer to the European and USA market goods
and services below the local production costs. The customer-sensitive
market needs quality, customised products, years of service and support,
innovative products. Therefore, new pillars have to be adopted by
developing countries in order to establish their products and to gain
recognition on a global scale and, even, to survive the pressure from
globalisation.

These pillars are:

* Entrepreneurship as a process of identifying opportunities and putting
useful ideas into practice;
* Innovation as a driver of national, regional and global economy;
* Regional development and the possibilities and barriers for closer
cooperation between developing economies.

The aim of this issue is to address the importance of policy making and
awareness raising in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and
regional development, concerning developing countries, especially those
in South East Europe.

Subject Coverage

Papers should address research questions in the field, including but not
limited to the following topics:

* Governmental and regional policies on entrepreneurship, innovation and
R&D
* Clustering and networking
* Entrepreneurship education
* Family businesses and entrepreneurship
* University-industry collaboration
* Innovation policy in small and medium enterprises
* ICT and Regional competitiveness
* Knowledge management and technology transfer
* Regional innovation strategies
* Regional competitiveness and development
* Business process modelling
* The benefit of knowledge zone, business centres and incubators in the
region
* Business incubation
* Best practices in the region, esp. Macedonia (start-up companies)
* Financing innovation, R&D, SMEs

Notes for Intending Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be
currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

Important Dates

Manuscript Due: 8 May 2008
Acceptance notification: 23 June 2008
Final manuscript due: 17 September 2008

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:

Dr. Radmil Polenakovik
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start-Up Centre
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Karpos II bb
1000 Skopje
Macedonia
Email: radepole at mf.edu.mk

with a copy to

IEL Editorial Office
E-mail: ijird 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=856