CFP: Strategic Entrepreneurship (IJEBR)

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

Call for Papers from International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
Special Issue on Strategic Entrepreneurship
Guest Editors - Rainer Harms, Steven T. Walsh, & Aard Groen

The International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research aims to provide a wide ranging forum for the inter-disciplinary discussion and information exchange on entrepreneurship-related topics, with the aim of advancing both conceptual development and application of empirical methodologies, leading to an improvement in our understanding of entrepreneurial behaviour.

Our special issue focuses on the intersection between entrepreneurship and strategy. We seek contributions that cover two perspectives of this intersection: entrepreneurial strategies and the strategic use of entrepreneurship.

In the `new competitive landscape', Entrepreneurial strategies may be more likely to be successful than administrative strategies: Exploration strategies may become more relevant as exploitation strategies are difficult to sustain over long periods of time in changing market conditions. In these conditions, entrepreneurial strategies in terms of singular, uncoordinated actions may not be an effective strategy. Rather, a strategic approach to entrepreneurship may be called for. In such a strategic approach to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial strategies are seen as interrelated and having a long-term nature. In sum, firm's strategies may have to become more entrepreneurial, and entrepreneurship may have to become more strategic. Potential contributions may revolve around these two perspectives on strategic entrepreneurship and may include, but are not restricted to, issues such as:

. The intersection between strategic management and entrepreneurship
. Performance implications of strategic entrepreneurship
. Performance implications of entrepreneurial strategies
. Strategy in/of SMEs/new ventures
. Strategic management/planning in SMEs/new ventures
. Strategic networks of SMEs/new ventures
. Strategic innovation management in SMEs/new ventures
. Strategic resources and capabilities in new ventures
. Implementing entrepreneurial strategies
. Linking opportunity-seeking and advantage-seeking
. The role of the entrepreneur in SME/new venture strategy
. Strategic entrepreneurship in family firms

We particularly encourage quantitative studies that allow e.g. for Structural Equation Modelling and related approaches, but also embrace qualitative and conceptual studies.

Submission will be in a 2-stage process, with all stages based on a double-blind review process. First, we invite abstracts on the proposed paper until 15. March 2010. The authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to develop their papers further and to present their findings at the International High Tech Small Firms Conference, May 2010, in Enschede, the Netherlands (attendance suggested). Second, we invite the authors of accepted abstracts to submit a full paper until 15. November 2010.

This special issue is guest edited by PD Dr. Rainer Harms (University of Twente, The Netherlands), Prof. Steven T. Walsh (University of New Mexico), and Prof. Dr. Aard Groen (University of Twente, The Netherlands). We suggest that all interested authors review the journal for the author guidelines.

Abstracts must be submitted by March 15th, 2010, to Rainer Harms - r.harms at utwente.nl

More info at http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=1918