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Call for Papers -- Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion special issue: Spirituality / Religion and Entrepreneurship

  • 1.  Call for Papers -- Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion special issue: Spirituality / Religion and Entrepreneurship

    Posted 08-02-2012 10:34
    (Please pardon any cross-postings)

    Dear fellow ENT listserve members,

    Please find below an invitation to submit manuscripts for a special issue of the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion.  Please feel free to contact me (laquita.blockson@saintleo.edu) if you would like additional information.

    Collegially yours,
    Laquita

    Laquita Blockson, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Management
    Saint Leo University



    Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion

     

    Call for Papers for a Special Issue

     

    "Spirituality/Religion and Entrepreneurship: Intersections and Influences"

     

    Guest Editors

    Laquita Blockson, Saint Leo University

    Kathryn Pavlovich, University of Waikato

    Sandra King-Kauanui, Florida Gulf Coast University

     

    Deadline for Submissions: 1 February 2013
     
     

     

    The presence and influence of spirituality/religion within entrepreneurship is garnering increased scholarly attention.  Spiritual entrepreneurship may be described as a state where an individual understands him/herself as being connected to all things in the universe and, thus, seeks an expression of this connection in his/her business (Ashmos & Duchon, 2000; Sfeir-Younis, 2002; Gull & Doh, 2004).  A small but growing body of literature (e.g., Jackson & Konz, 2006; King-Kauanui et al, 2008; Corner & Pavlovich, 2009) examines specifically the intersection of spirituality and entrepreneurship, particularly regarding how an entrepreneur's heightened human consciousness affects his/her business activities (e.g., opportunity recognition, venture creation, venture operation, and venture growth). 


    A scholarly understanding of the intersection of entrepreneurship with spirituality and/or religion may involve a variety of lenses and perspectives, including consciousness, aesthetics, passion, faith, calling, emotion, and quantum science.  Thus, within this special issue of the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, we are seeking contributions that will provide insight (theoretical, philosophical and/or empirical) on how spirituality/religion influences entrepreneurship – and vice-versa – at the individual, organizational, and supraorganizational/institutional levels.  We encourage research that elaborates on, but is not limited to, the following research questions/topics:

    ·         What is the relationship between spiritual/religious practices and entrepreneurial creativity?

    ·         When/how/to what degree are entrepreneurial governance issues viewed through a spiritual/religious lens?

    ·         How do spiritual and/or religious influences and/or practices manifest themselves in venture operations?

    ·         Is enterprise management a form of self-discipline?

    ·         What is the relationship between entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship and compassion?

    ·         What is the nature of "conscious" entrepreneurship?

    ·         What are the specific behaviors of spiritual entrepreneurs?

    ·         What are the perceived or real similarities and differences between spiritual/religious entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in general?

    ·         How do particular religious beliefs influence entrepreneurial practices?

    ·         What relationships exist between spiritual/religious entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship?

    ·         How does spirituality/religion influence the role of entrepreneurship within society?

    ·         How does entrepreneurship theory and practice affect spiritual/religious organizations?

     

    Submission instructions

    Authors are requested to submit a full manuscript for double-blind review via JMSR's Manuscript Central link (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rmsr) by 1 February 2013.  Please consult and follow the JMSR guidelines for authors: http://www.jmsr.com/callup.html

     

    Target dates (subject to change)

    ·         1 February 2013: Deadline for submission of manuscripts

    ·         1 April 2013: Guest editors invite authors to revise and resubmit manuscripts

    ·         15 June 2013: Deadline for submission of revised manuscripts

    ·         31 August 2013: Guest editors notify authors of final status (authors of accepted manuscripts informed of next steps for publication)

    ·         31 December 2013: Special issue available in print


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