CFP: NYU-Stern Social Entrepreneurship Conference

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

Call for Abstracts
New York University - Stern School of Business
6TH ANNUAL SATTER CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, November 4-6, 2009
Deadline: August 15th 2009

As part of our annual Satter Conference of Social Entrepreneurs, we are convening a two-day preconference dedicated to the ongoing development of theory and research on social entrepreneurship and its impact on global communities. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars in social entrepreneurship to discuss emerging concepts and themes in social entrepreneurship research. 

Along with input and dialogue with practitioners on the third day, we also hope to develop a formal perceptual mapping that encapsulates how non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurial firms, governments, and public agencies view social entrepreneurship and its role in catalyzing innovation and change for individuals, communities, and our global society.  

Conference Advisory Board: Gordon Bloom - Harvard University, Paul Bloom - Duke University, Paul Light - NYU, Jeffrey Robinson - Rutgers University, Debbi Brock - Berea College, Fiona Wilson - Simmons School of Management, Shaker Zahra - University of Minnesota, Jason Saul - Northwestern University, Filipe Santos - INSEAD, Brett Smith - Miami University

While contributions can represent a variety of viewpoints, perspectives or approaches, research and works that address persistent issues or provide new approaches and solutions are particularly welcome.  Conceptual papers, research papers presenting quantitative and /or qualitative data are invited, as well as case studies and practitioner contributions.  Here are several research suggestions that may be interesting and highly provocative, although abstracts/manuscripts that address other relevant and timely themes of social entrepreneurship but are not covered below are also welcome:

•	Social entrepreneurship process involving opportunity/problem recognition and evaluation
•	Organizational forms of social enterprises     
•	Challenges of scaling and measuring social impact
•	Emerging themes in social entrepreneurship education
•	Cross-cultural comparative studies in social entrepreneurship
•	Research challenges in social entrepreneurship

Abstract and Paper Submission and Review Process:
Authors who wish to present their papers at the conference should submit electronically a three-page abstract (double-spaced, times new roman font) by August 15th 2009 to Dr. Jill Kickul, Director, Stewart Satter Program in Social Entrepreneurship, NYU-Stern School of Business, jkickul at stern.nyu.edu.  

Abstracts will be selected and authors will be notified and invited by September 1, 2009 to submit a full paper due October 15, 2009.  The Satter Best Paper award ($5,000) will be granted for the best research paper presented at the conference.  Additional information including registration, cost, and schedule will be available and updated on our website soon.