Guest Editors:
Michael Olbrich, Saarland University, Germany
Aurelio J. F. Vincenti, University of Hagen, Germany
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV)
Call for Papers
For a Special Issue scheduled for 2011 on
"Entrepreneurial Finance"
Paper Submission Deadline: October 1st 2010
About the special issue on "Entrepreneurial Finance":
Research in the field of corporate finance has a long tradition in economic theory. However, a lot of its findings are valid for big, established companies but not for small firms and start-ups. New and growing enterprises have to face several specific challenges in financial markets. Because of the difficulties in judging the business model, the lack of collaterals, and limited track records, loans are scarcely to get and equity is the major source of financing. This holds particularly for innovative and high-tech start-ups. Such equity investments are mainly conducted in the way of angel and venture financing, where investor and entrepreneur work closely together for a certain period of time. Therefore, research in entrepreneurial finance must pay attention to these characteristics and answer the questions they raise with regard to, for example, agency conflicts, business valuation, financial reporting, and exit strategies. Beyond that, the wide range of findings in this field of research still awaits the aggregation into a comprehensive theory of entrepreneurial finance which is to this day the missing counterpart of the theory of corporate finance.
Therefore, areas of interest to this IJEV focus issue include, but are not limited to:
- History and evolution of entrepreneurial finance
- Restrictions of mainstream financial economics towards entrepreneurial issues
- Venture capital
- Valuation of start-ups
- Financial reporting
- Capital structure of start-ups
- Angel investments
- Exit strategies of investors
- Going public
- Financing rapid growth
- Incubators and their financing impact
- Investor and creditor relations
- Changes in capital structures over the business cycle
- Credit availability and lending to entrepreneurial firms
- Due diligence in entrepreneurial firms
- Public policy issues: government programmes, tax policies, and other regulations
- Cross-cultural differences in entrepreneurial finance
- Contracting issues: types of securities, covenants, and control rights
- Entrepreneurial finance in transition economies
Submissions to this special Issue of IJEV should be original and creative theoretical or theory-driven empirical research papers that have not yet been published, accepted for publication, or under review for publication at another journal. We are interested in a mix of papers spanning multiple disciplines, approaches, and levels of analysis. Truly innovative research is appreciated and international and global perspectives are highly encouraged.
About the Journal:
The IJEV proposes and fosters discussion on the organisational processes surrounding the concepts of opportunity, growth and value creation. Because the exploitation of opportunities, the subsequent growth of organisations around these opportunities and the value created by both processes are so vital to the creation and redistribution of societal wealth, the development and the dissemination of more systematic knowledge are required.
Whilst some preliminary and traditional efforts in this direction have been taken, IJEV is open to new, creative and innovative research approaches, designs and methods. In an attempt to bridge the gap between research and practice, it emphasises the implications of this new knowledge for researchers, managers, public policy makers and business educators.
The objective of IJEV is to provide an international forum in the field of management with the particular focus on the phenomena of opportunity, growth and value creation by publishing quality research articles. It also aims to promote and to coordinate developments in these fields of management. As these areas have both economic and societal implications, IJEV encourages the broadening and deepening of thought in these fields.
IJEV publishes original papers, conceptual papers, empirical papers, review papers, case studies, relevant reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news on topics from the perspectives of entrepreneurship and innovation management. Fresh, novel ideas and new ways of doing research are particularly welcome!
Readership:
IJEV provides a vehicle to help academics, professionals, researchers and policy makers, working in the field of entrepreneurship, strategy, management, and business education, to create and to disseminate quality knowledge. The journal also provides a forum to allow interested parties to learn from each other's work.
Specific Notes for Authors:
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web page (www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31). All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of Papers. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience.
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Michael Olbrich
Institut für Wirtschaftsprüfung
Campus, B 4.1
Saarland University
D-66123 Saarbrücken
Germany
olbrich@iwp.uni-saarland.de Dr. Dr. Aurelio J. F. Vincenti
Lehrstuhl für BWL, insb. Gründung und Nachfolge
University of Hagen
Universitätsstraße 11
D-58097 Hagen
Germany
aurelio.vincenti@fernuni-hagen.de
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