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**Call for Chapters: Proposal Submission deadline now extended to September 30, 2014**

  • 1.  **Call for Chapters: Proposal Submission deadline now extended to September 30, 2014**

    Posted 09-08-2014 14:11

    Call for Chapters: Promoting Firm Growth through Entrepreneurial Management Strategies


    Dear Colleague

    I hope this message finds you well.

    Presently, we are in the process of editing a forthcoming book publication entitled: ‘Promoting Firm Growth through Entrepreneurial Management Strategies’; to be published by IGI Global, USA an internationally acclaimed publisher of academic research books. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you for submitting chapter for this book.

    The last date to submit the chapter proposal is extended until September, 30, 2014.

    Please submit your proposal here:

    http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1356


    You will be asked to submit the full chapter once your proposal has been formally accepted. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

    Look forward to receiving your contribution.


    Best wishes


    João Leitão (University of Beira Interior and CEG-IST & University of Lisbon, Portugal) 

    Dina Pereira (University of Beira Interior and CEG-IST & University of Lisbon, Portugal)

    Call for Chapters

    Proposals Submission Deadline: September 30, 2014
    Full Chapters Due: October 30, 2014
    Submission Date: February 15, 2015

    Introduction

    Firm growth is a topic that has been the target of several analyses in the literature from different approaches, due to its importance and relevance for firm survival, generation of employment, increased economic growth and dynamism as well as the industrial concentration of firms, the process of firm selection and competitiveness in the sequence of diverse efficiency levels, and the introduction of innovation and technological change. This is a hot topic with an emerging body of theoretical and empirical applications devoted to the internal and external determinants of firm growth, considering both the endogenous and exogenous factors that can jointly work for a sustainable growth based on entrepreneurial practices funded in micro practices, at the firm level.

     

    Objective

    This book aims to present a solid body of selected contributions to better understanding the internal and external determinants of firm growth, especially, start-ups and small and medium sized firms. In this line of reasoning, it will provide a set of multidimensional analyses, by taking into consideration both individual and firm dimensions.

     

    Target Audience

    The target audience of this book, under different contexts, will be composed of the following segments: 
    1. Ph.D., Master and MBA courses on Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation. Target audience: researchers, doctoral and master students. 
    2. Short (Summer) courses on Technological Entrepreneurship and Start-ups. Target-audience: Undergraduate students; entrepreneurs; and academic entrepreneurs. 
    3. Policy seminars and workshops. Target-audience: Policy makers and professional staff from Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs).

    Recommended Topics

    ·         Founder's characteristics

    ·         Firm's assets

    ·         Human capital management practices

    ·         Intellectual capital management practices

    ·         Managerial and innovative practices

    ·         Growth determinants: age; size; internal finance; external finance; intangible assets; patents; R&D intensity

    ·         Growth and productivity

    ·         Innovation and technological change

    ·         Cooperation and coopetition strategies

    ·         Determinants of innovative capacity of the firm

    ·         Market dynamics

    ·         Industrial and Service Clusters

     

    Submission Procedure

    Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 30, 2014, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 30, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this page.

     

    Publisher

    This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference), Medical Information Science Reference, Business Science Reference, and Engineering Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be released in 2015.

     

    Important Dates

    Proposals Submission: September 30, 2014
    Full Chapters: October 30, 2014
    Review results returned to authors: November 30, 2014

    Revised Chapters: January 15, 2014

    Final Manuscript: March 15, 2014

     

     

    Inquiries:

    João Leitão 
    University of Beira Interior 
    School of Social and Human Sciences 
    Department of Management and Economics 
    6200 209 COVILHÃ, PORTUGAL 
    Tel.: +351 275 319 611 • Mobile: +351 966 094 700 
    E-mail:     jleitao@ubi.pt

     

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