Call For papers
Special Issue on:
"Entrepreneurial Behavior in Family Businesses"
Guest Editors:
Timo Pihkala, Markku Ikävalko and Sascha Kraus.
The role of family businesses is gaining importance being found important for their overall impact on societies in generating economic wealth. However, the value creation perspective has been largely lacking from the family business research. The aim of this special issue is therefore to target the dynamic side of the family businesses.
Some recent theoretical and conceptual developments within the family business research support the view that it could be possible to advance the knowledge on the entrepreneurial processes within family businesses. From the point of view of long-term survival, the family forms a special resource in the company, the "familyness" (Habbershon & Williams, 1999). As an ongoing relationship, the family forms an arena for carrying over the inherent and hidden knowledge of the business and its operations. The notions on familyness and portfolio entrepreneurship, among others, provide some guidance towards a more dynamic perspective on the behavior and management of family businesses. Families and individual family members may have different roles in regard to the business – from investors to important actors.
Furthermore, the progress taking place in the theory of psychological ownership seems promising in understanding the process of opportunity recognition, innovation, growth and value creation. Family businesses are dynamic systems filled with economic and non-economic goals both at individual and collective levels. All this calls for new perspectives and ideas in theory development and empirical research. Therefore the specific purpose of this special issue of International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management is to encourage, develop and publish excellent research that integrates dynamic aspects of family businesses with regards to entrepreneurial behavior and value creation.
Subject Coverage
Potential topics / questions suitable for review articles include but are not limited are:
- Conceptual understanding of entrepreneurial family business
- Creation of value and growth of family businesses
- <st1:place>Opportunity</st1:place> recognition and innovation within family businesses
- Familyness as a ground for innovation and value creation
- Value creation perspectives in family business management
- Allocation and development of resources in family-owned businesses portfolio
- Psychological ownership and opportunism within family businesses
- Entrepreneurship embedded in ownership discontinuities in family businesses
- Family business life cycles and entrepreneurial behavior
- Management and control of differentiating goals in family businesses
Notes for Intending Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: <st1:date year="2008" day="15" month="3">15 March, 2008</st1:date>
Editors and Notes
You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the following:
| Timo Pihkala and Markku Ikävalko <st1:place><st1:placename>Lappeenranta</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Technology
<st1:place><st1:placetype>School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Business</st1:placename></st1:place>
<st1:address><st1:street>P.O.Box</st1:street> 20</st1:address>
53851 <st1:city><st1:place>Lappeenranta</st1:place></st1:city>
<st1:country-region><st1:place>FINLAND</st1:place></st1:country-region> E-mail: timo.pihkala@lut.fi and markku.ikavalko@lut.fi
| <st1:place><st1:placename>Sascha</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Kraus</st1:placename>
<st1:placename> </st1:placename></st1:place>
Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration
Augasse 2-6
A-1090 Vienna
AUSTRIA
<st1:country-region><st1:place> </st1:place></st1:country-region>
E-mail: sascha.kraus@wu-wien.ac.at
|
with a copy to: IEL Editorial Office – E-mail: ijeim@inderscience.com
Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor.
************************************** This message is from ENTREP which is sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. Please do not post messages with attached files. Commercial messages or spammed messages are not allowed on the list. The use of auto-responder "out-of-office" messages may also lead to your removal from the list. You can manage your subscription options, including joining or leaving the list here:
http://aomlists.pace.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=entrep&A=1 If you have questions or need help, please contact Dr. John Bunch
jbunch@benedictine.edu. Ventures HO!