CFP: LEWI & IIBD Int. Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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

Call for Papers
2008 LEWI & IIBD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LEWI, IIBD & Hong Kong Baptist University
Deadline: 30 June 2008
 
Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development (IIBD), David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies (LEWI), and the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) are organising a two-day international conference on innovation and entrepreneurship. Academic scholars, doctoral students and others interested in entrepreneurship related research are welcome to attend the Conference.

The Conference is organised around the broad theme of innovation and entrepreneurship. We also encourage papers on innovation in social entrepreneurship as well as new directions in entrepreneurial education in emerging nations. We welcome previously unpublished papers as well as case studies that address theoretical concepts and general issues in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. Papers can be either conceptual or empirical. All submissions will be peer reviewed and will undergo a selection process. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

The two-day Conference to be held from Wednesday to Thursday, 12 - 13 November 2008 at Hong Kong Baptist University, will include paper sessions and plenary sessions where delegates will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with entrepreneurs and corporate executives from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, and other countries.

Topic of Interest:
- The Entrepreneur as Manager of a Growing Company
- Teaching Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Large Organisations
- Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
- Ethical Issues
- Strategies & Milestones for Successful Ventures
- Entrepreneur: Nature or Nurture?
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Global and Regional Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- Migrant Entrepreneur
- High Tech Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation in ¡§ASEAN¡¨ countries
- Current Developments in Entrepreneurship, Family Business, and SME (EFS)
- Challenges and opportunities for EFS
- Case studies on EFS
- Government policies on EFS
- EFS and the Environment
- Internationalisation of EFS
- Managing growth in EFS
- Other topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship
 
Submission Guidelines:
You may submit either a full paper, unpublished previously, by 30 June 2008, to be refereed, OR you may submit an abstract (500 words) by 1 April 2008. Each submission should include author's brief bio, institution affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and email address. Upon receiving the acceptance, the author will need to submit the full paper by 30 June 2008. Acceptance of papers will depend on the recommendations of referees, and final notification will be made by 31 July 2008.

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 April 2008
Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: 30 April 2008
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 30 June 2008
Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper: 31 July 2008
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 1 September 2008
 
Contact Info:   	Hidy Ng
phone: (852) 3411 2870
fax: (852) 3411 5128
email address: lewi at hkbu.edu.hk
- Address -
LEWI Office, 9/F, David C. Lam Building,
34 Renfrew Road, Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong,
Hong Kong

More info at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~iibd/IEW2008/index.html