Entrepreneurship

SIG 03 Entrepreneurship (ENT) Description:

 

The Entrepreneurship SIG aims to develop an intriguing, explorative, reflecting, ongoing, and constructive dialogue among entrepreneurship scholars and practitioners to lead research and to define best practices that are relevant for entrepreneurs in the contemporary world. The Entrepreneurship SIG intends to promote research, debate, collaborations, and networking interests both in individual and in collaborative forms by providing a wide-ranging, engaged, and international focused agora to develop and foster research and practice in the field. The Entrepreneurship SIG focuses on the key European feature – ‘context matters’ – why we try in all activities to promote and stimulate what ‘European’ might mean in any given context and any approach of entrepreneurship research.

 

SIG OFFICERS:

SIG Chair, Luca  Gnan (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy)  luca.gnan@uniroma2.it

SIG Programme Chair, Diego Matricano (Università degli Studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Italy) diego.matricano@unicampania.it

Past Chair, Marzena  Starnawska (University of Warsaw, Poland) mstarnawska( at )wz.uw.edu.pl

Past Chair, Matthias  Raith (Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany)  raith@ovgu.de

Past Chair,  Massimiliano M. Pellegrini (University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy)  dr.massimiliano.pellegrini@gmail.com

Past Chair, Lucrezia Songini (Eastern Piedmont University, Italy)  lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it  

Past Chair and Entrepreneurship SIG Founder, Hans Lundberg (Linnaeus University, Sweden)  hans.lundberg@lnu.se

Communication Officers
Marzena  Starnawska (University of Warsaw, Poland) mstarnawska(at)wz.uw.edu.pl
Giulia Flamini (University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy), giulia.flamini@uniroma2.it
Damiano Petrolo (University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy damiano.petrolo@uniroma2.it


ENTREPRENEURSHIP GENERAL TRACK

GT 03_00 Entrepreneurship General Track

The SIG Entrepreneurship General Track aims to develop an ongoing and constructive dialogue among entrepreneurship scholars to conduct research that is relevant for entrepreneurship theory and practice in the contemporary world. This general track is intended to capture new and emerging research areas within as well as classical areas of study of entrepreneurship. In line with our mission – methodological, theoretical and empirical pluralism in entrepreneurship research – we welcome contributions from all areas related to entrepreneurship that are not explicitly covered by the other tracks sponsored by the SIG.

Publication Outlet: IAP book series "The Entrepreneurship SIG at European Academy of Management: New Horizons with strong Traditions"

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For more information contact: Lucrezia Songini, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy,  lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it


ENTREPRENEURSHIP SIG STANDING TRACKS

ST03_01/ST06_01/ST13_01 - Business Model - Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing (co-sponsored by Entrepreneurship SIG-03, Innovation SIG-06 and Strategic Management SIG-13)

Business Model - Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing

The business model topic attracts continued interest in business research and practice (Massa et al., 2017; Foss & Saebi, 2017, Zott, Baden-Fuller and Mangematin; 2015: Spieth et al., 2014). However, despite ongoing research efforts to understand the business model and its role in firm performance, scholars face persistent questions about constituent components, sequences and contingencies for the process of business model innovation, impacting strategic intents of the firm to develop new value-creating and value-capturing activities.

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For more information contact:  Patrick Spieth,  University of Kassel,  spieth@uni-kassel.de


ST03_03 - Entrepreneurial Decision Making and Behaviour

There is a general agreement that the creation, success, longevity, and survival of SMEs are deeply linked to the effectiveness of decision-making processes. Entrepreneurial decisions are affected both internally, at the individual level of the entrepreneur’s cognition, values, intentions and emotions, as well as externally, due to the continuous negotiation with different stakeholders. The impact of these decisions’ characteristics and their relation to those of other actors is a fundamental topic to be investigated by entrepreneurship scholars. For this reason, the track welcomes novel research approaches that are conceptual or empirical.

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For more information contact:  Sara Sassetti , University of Florence,  sara.sassetti@unifi.it

ST03_04 - Entrepreneurial Finance

Entrepreneurial companies are the backbone of economic development. Yet, these firms often suffer from a lack of internal finance which limits their growth and survival. The availability of external finance is hence a key element in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Recently, the availability of external finance has changed dramatically. Whereas a large number of “traditional” investors (e.g. banks or venture capitalists) had to recover from the financial crisis, a novel set of financial instruments have emerged, such incubators, proof-of-concept centres or crowdfunding platforms. Considering the importance of these phenomena, it is crucial to understand how they influence the development of entrepreneurial finance.

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For more information contact:  Anita Quas , University of Milan,  anita.quas@unimi.it

ST03_05 - Entrepreneurship, Regions & Regional Development

The main power of regional contexts is their ability to incubate high level of entrepreneurial activities, greater engagement with the global networks of production, employment, creation of first-class thinkers, researchers, educators and entrepreneurs, so to increase quality of the society and the economy. The following broad set of the topics will be considered: To what extent does forced migration and refugee status impact on regional development in similar and/or different ways to other types of migration? How does innovation and entrepreneurial behaviours evolve and diffuse over hierarchical social networks in private and public organizations? What are the effects of contents.

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For more information contact:  Marina Dabic,  Nottingham Trent University and University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business,  mdabic@net.efzg.hr 

ST03_06 - Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

There has been an undeniable “social turn” in business and in the market that is increasingly absorbing ideas about sustainability, stakeholders’ interests and social enterprise. This track calls for papers investigating the impact of social and environmental concerns in the strategies of new ventures or existing ones, and in the formation of social enterprises and other forms of social movements in business to meet the grand challenges facing societies all over the world. We also welcome papers that investigate the reverse relation i.e., the influence of entrepreneurial activities on institutional, environmental and societal contexts .The track is planning to run competitive and development paper sessions.

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For more information contact: Marzena Starnawska , University of Warsaw,  mstarnawska ( at ) wz.uw.edu.pl

ST03_10 – Entrepreneurial Processes

The entrepreneurial process is a combination of both planned and emergent actions. Predetermined actions can be supplanted by rash decisions, and personal inclinations may need to be adjusted to fit with social expectations. Accordingly, scholars consider entrepreneurial processes as black boxes or opaque bundles that need to be unpacked. These scholars are particularly interested in better understanding how elements interact in various stages of the process. This track is designed to contribute to the investigation of entrepreneurial processes by filling in the above gap and encouraging scholars to unpack the black box.

Publication Outlet: TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT journal has officially launched a special issue titled "Entrepreneurship trajectories: investigating predictors, outcomes and dynamics of technology-driven processes addressed by young innovative companies" related to the track ST03_10.

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For more information contact: Diego Matricano, Department of Management, Università degli Studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli" , diego.matricano@unicampania.it

ST03_13 – Growth Strategies & Internationalization for SMEs

SMEs growth strategies have been recently marked by increasing levels of internationalization. This evolution is not limited to exports or international outsourcing: it is indeed a brand new way of doing business. Internationalization of SMEs is challenging existing knowledge. Management scholars are invited to provide new perspectives on international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, their challenges and evolving business models, their relation to countries of destination, timing and entry mode, managerial tools, organizational structure, quality of acquired knowledge, relationships with multinationals and institutions. Theoretical contributions, reflections, and empirical analyses are welcome, provided they focus on SMEs

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For more information contact: Lara Penco , University of Genoa, lara.penco@economia.unige.it

ENTREPRENEURSHIP SIG TRACKS

T03_07 - P2P Platforms and the Sharing Economy


The Sharing economy becomes grows at the rate of 35% per year. The COVID-19 lockdowns enhance the trend, as many rely on P2P activities, such as video conferencing to stay in touch. Zoom Video Communications reports 169 percent revenue growth for the three months ended April 30, 2020 and expectedly 355 percent for 2021 (Statista).

This track addresses three major types of entrepreneurship the sharing economy promotes

1. Platforms igniting transactions between pee

2. New startups supported by peers’ contributio

3. Social enterprises backed by communities for addressing social causes like poverty.

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For more information contact:  Djamchid Assadi , Burgundy School of Business BSB, France, djamchid.assadi@bsb-education.com, djamchid.assadi@bsb-education.com

T03_08 - From Entrepreneur to Manager: The Professionalization Process of SME

To create growth and increase the effectiveness of SMEs, professional entrepreneurial management systems play a pivotal role in developing entrepreneurial knowledge for opportunity exploitation, innovation, and human resource practices. The track addresses the entrepreneurial professionalization processes in SMEs from interdisciplinary and multi-level angles as important variables in the interplay between individual, organizational, and institutional cont

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For more information contact:  Giulia Flamini , Rome Tor Vergata University, giulia.flamini@uniroma2.it


T03_09 - Solo Self-Employment, aspects and challenges, particularly in the time of Covid-1

This track calls for papers on the self-employed without employees, an under-researched area in the field of self-employment, that describes a heterogeneous category of self-employment that range from successful high-earning freelancers to precarious, contingent workers, with little job security and low income.  As well as research on the characteristics and well-being of these workers, we are also interested in the factors that motivate entry into this mode of employment as well as transitioning out of solo self-employment into self-employment with employees.  Contributions on how solo self-employment is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are also highly welcomed.

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For more information contact:  Martha O’Hagan-Luff , Trinity College Dublin, ohaganm@tcd.ie

T03_11 - Migrant Entrepreneurship Across Context

Migrant entrepreneurship is a vivid and important phenomenon, relevant due to (civil) wars, intercultural conflicts, and poverty. It is also directly linked to sustainable development challenges like lack of decent work, economic growth, and inequalities. Furthermore, migrant entrepreneurship is under additional pressure due to the CoViD-19 pandemic places and associated travel restrictions, collapsing markets, and physical distancing measures. In a nutshell, migrant entrepreneurship changes its face considerably and challenges the field of entrepreneurship. This track, thereby, encourages new perspectives and methods as well as novel research approaches to this field by addressing the individual-, group-, and family- dimensions.

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For more information contact/ Beata Glinka , University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, b.glinka@uw.edu.pl

T03_12 - Female entrepreneurshi

More than thirty years have passed since the first study on female entrepreneurship has been published and since then an outpouring of research on the topic has emerged. Interestingly, to date, some pioneering scholars are contributing to moving ahead the field by reframing the established research questions, by proposing possible new research directions, by employing new empirical methods and theoretical approaches or by investigating new contexts. This track aims to encourage the adoption of new perspectives in the study of female entrepreneurship, able to demolish or confirm the established knowledge, as well as to investigate new issues on female entrepreneurship

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For more information contact:  Sara Poggesi , Tor Vergata University, sara.poggesi@uniroma2.it

T03_14 - Resilience of SMEs and FBs, what can we learn from them in times of crisis

One of the most common mantras in recent years is that organizations are subject to a highly dynamic and unpredictable environment, as also proven by the recent financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations are increasingly required to be able to change, to anticipate or adapt to external changes. The scenario driven by the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have come to remove any doubt about the veracity of this mantra: organizations are de facto living uncharted times and facing unexpected challenges. It is, therefore, necessary to understand how to cope with the environment, becoming more and more familiar with elements such as flexibility and resilience. In this regard, SMEs and family businesses (FBs) represent undoubtedly an example to observe and study. Several studies already confirmed that SMEs and FBs are, indeed, more flexible and resilient if compared with larger companies or non-family businesses. The reasons can be found in the informal mechanisms adopted in these organizational forms to coordinate and control people; the sharing of values and the presence of elements such as social capital and familiness; the long-term orientation; the commitment of the entrepreneur and the family owner, as well as the employees, to the firm. Through this proposal, we aim at drawing as many lessons as possible from the crisis (such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic) and investigate if the challenges imposed to SMEs and FBs can be transformed into new opportunities for developing new strategies of growth, innovation and long-term survival.One of the most common mantras in recent years is that organizations are subject to a highly dynamic and unpredictable environment, as also proven by the recent financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations are increasingly required to be able to change, to anticipate or adapt to external changes. The scenario driven by the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have come to remove any doubt about the veracity of this mantra: organizations are de facto living uncharted times and facing unexpected challenges. It is, therefore, necessary to understand how to cope with the environment, becoming more and more familiar with elements such as flexibility and resilience. In this regard, SMEs and family businesses (FBs) represent undoubtedly an example to observe and study. Several studies already confirmed that SMEs and FBs are, indeed, more flexible and resilient if compared with larger companies or non-family businesses. The reasons can be found in the informal mechanisms adopted in these organizational forms to coordinate and control people; the sharing of values and the presence of elements such as social capital and familiness; the long-term orientation; the commitment of the entrepreneur and the family owner, as well as the employees, to the firm. Through this proposal, we aim at drawing as many lessons as possible from the crisis (such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic) and investigate if the challenges imposed to SMEs and FBs can be transformed into new opportunities for developing new strategies of growth, innovation and long-term survival.

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For more information contact:  Damiano Petrolo , University of Rome Tor Vergata – Hasselt University, damiano.petrolo@uniroma2.it

T03_15 - Entrepreneurial education, academic entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial university

Universities should update their knowledge, modernise their study programmes, and harmonise their research activities with the needs of industry and the private business sector, but they also need their feedback and support. This call highlights the key role of universities in the national innovation system from the perspective of academic entrepreneurship, joint R&D, stronger industry cooperation, entrepreneurial education, and under the new challenges with Corona crises under the " new realities". We would like to open a discussion about current concepts, actions, and proper approach toward an entrepreneurial university, and present some criticism as well as supporting opinions. Entrepreneurship is an economic and social phenomenon, a research object, and, an academic and teaching subject that deserves special attention in this challenging time.

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For more information contact:  Marina Dabic, Nottingham Trent University and University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, marina.dabic@ntu.ac.uk


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