CFP: 2010 EFMD Entrepreneurship Conference

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

2010 EFMD Entrepreneurship Conference

The theme of the conference is:

“Entrepreneurs as Agents of Creativity in Times of Crisis”

The steering committee is looking for contributions both from practitioners and academics on the following subthemes:

Opportunity Recognition: How do entrepreneurs perceive opportunities? To what extent does a time of crisis spur entrepreneurial ideas? How do you train individuals to better recognise opportunities? In collaboration with Emerald Group Publishing Ltd ‘International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research’

Resource Mobilisation: How do entrepreneurs mobilise ressources? To what extent does a time of crisis modify the process of resource mobilisation? Are innovative ideas related to the recognition of opportunities vs. the mobilisation of scarce resources? How do you train individuals to better mobilise resources? In collaboration with Emerald Group Publishing Ltd ‘European Journal of Innovation Management’

Growth: What kind of growth opportunities exist? What is specific about growth management and are there entrepreneurial skills that are specific to growth management in times of crisis? What are the latest public policies for fostering Entrepreneurship and Growth? What are the public investments that catalyse growth at an aggregate level? How do you stimulate endogenous sources of growth and technological change, such as human capital, knowledge, R&D, innovation and motivation? In collaboration with the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV)

It was decided this year to accept short abstracts accompanied by a full paper as well as short abstracts accompanied by a power point presentation you would like to present at the conference. However, please note that only the short abstracts accompanied by a full paper will be eligible for the best paper award in each category.

The deadline for submission is the 31 October 2009.

Website: http://www.efmd.org