Dear colleagues,
You are cordially invited to our caucus on Entrepreneurship and its Contexts on Monday, Aug 15 2011 (1:15PM – 2:45PM) at Hilton Palacio del Rio, La Reina South (http://program.aomonline.org/2011/submission.asp?mode=ShowSession&SessionID=557)
1. Abstract: The entrepreneurship literature suggests that entrepreneurship is shaped by its context and it can also alter its context. On the other hand, globalization has made it possible for entrepreneurs to move to another context, i.e. engage in international entrepreneurial activities or simply immigrate to another country to do business. To explore this phenomenon, this caucus offers a platform to discuss the relationship between entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial contexts. Participants will examine the topics that have been explored in the literature to pinpoint areas that need more attention. The result will be a research agenda with key research questions and directions for future inquiries for three major themes: (1) Contextual factors affecting entrepreneurship; (2) The impact of entrepreneurship on the context; (3) Entrepreneurial migration: its characteristics, causes and effects.
2. Publication opportunities: Journal of Enterprising Communities is committed to organizing a special issue for the theme "entrepreneurial migration (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=3200).
3. Activities at the caucus:
•10 minutes: Warm-up activities so that participants know a little more about one another
•60 minutes: Round-table discussion in 5-6 groups. At the end of the discussion, each group will summarize paper ideas that come out from the discussion and a draft of your future action plan (i.e. research collaboration, timeline for paper, etc.)
•20 minutes: Conclusion with a summary of all paper ideas and action plans after the caucus.
To ensure that our caucus will be relevant and fruitful for all of us, we would like to ask you to prepare a list of paper ideas you would like to collaborate with other participants to write for the special issues. Please limit your paper ideas to the 3 major themes of this caucus. If you have done some literature review for your paper ideas, please send us a list of your literature. If you have complete papers and/or your work-in-progresses that you want to be considered for the special issues, please send them to us too.
If you have any question or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact me. We will be happy to be of your assistance.
We would like to thank you for your consideration and look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Mai Thai, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of International Business, HEC Montréal 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal (Québec), H3T 2A7, Canada
Tel: (+1) (514) 340-6188; Cell: (+1) (514) 627 1569; Fax: (+1) (514) 340-6987;
Email: mai.thai@hec.ca; Webpage: www.hec.ca/en/profs/mai-thi-thanh.thai.html
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