Based on the concurrent theme of the 2016 USASBE Conference in San Diego, CA
Theme: Entrepreneurship Everywhere...Across campus. Across communities. Across borders
Special Issue Editors:
Jeff Hornsby – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Matt Rutherford – Oklahoma State University
Sharon Simmons – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Jake Messersmith – University of Nebraska
Overview
This call embodies both pedagogical and theoretical research related to spreading the entrepreneurship mindset and practice across campus, communities, and borders. Special emphasis will be made for papers that provide insight on the unique problems associated with these efforts. Authors of papers that receive a first-round revise and resubmit will be required to register and attend the 2016 USASBE Conference in San Diego where they will present their research and receive additional feedback for their resubmission.
Theme
Across Campus– Intense attention has been focused on campus-wide entrepreneurship efforts including student venture start-ups, community outreach/development, and commercialization of intellectual property developed on campus and communities. There appears to be little research that advances practice and informs campus stakeholders in this area. Research related to issues such as best practices related to entrepreneurship efforts, developing sound performance metrics, and faculty motivation for commercialization is needed to advance current practice.
Across Communities – Entrepreneurship outreach to communities takes on many forms at universities. Research that identifies best programs and practical advice can be useful for centers and programs. In addition to program advancement, research that develops and empirically supports new models for community entrepreneurship will be welcomed.
Across Borders – Lessons can be learned from the entrepreneurial experiences in many countries. Research that looks at the efficacy of entrepreneurial practices in diverse countries and cultures could inform new program development and improve university and other providers of entrepreneurial development activities.
Timeline
August 2015 – Call for papers launched with announcements in JSBM, USASBE, ICSB, and the Academy of Management list serve. Reminder calls made each month in appropriate outlets.
October 30, 2015 – Deadline for submission of papers. A team of guest reviewers will review the manuscripts and identify the top 12 papers. Authors who receive a revise and resubmit must agree to attend the USASBE conference and present in a special section of the conference.
November 30, 2015 – Authors notified on initial revise and resubmit decisions. An author of each paper must be available to present at the USASBE 2016 Conference in San Diego.
January 2016 – USASBE Conference – Special sessions will be held for paper presentations. Other sessions will be minimized to enhance attendance and effective feedback. Authors must be present at USASBE to continue on in the review process.
February 28, 2016 – Article revisions due.
May 30, 2016 – Final revisions due.
June 30, 2016 – Final decisions made on accepted 8 manuscripts. Guest editors write an introductory article. Also, one "invited" article will be utilized to make sure a named author is part of the special issue.
Unique Aspects
This is the first time a special issue has paralleled the conference theme. The goal is to enhance the quality of research at the USASBE conference by exposing attendees to high-level articles based on relevant topics. Additionally, authors of the special issue manuscripts will be exposed to USASBE.
An invited article will be included that is written by the keynote speaker who opens the USASBE conference with an engaging talk that incorporates the conference theme. Also, one of the pillar sessions of the conference will be a panel of experts on the theme topic.
Special Issue Editor Bios
Jeff Hornsby – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Jeff Hornsby is the Henry W. Bloch/Missouri Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and Executive Director and Department Chair, Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the UMKC Bloch School. He has co-authored more than130 journal articles and proceedings. Almost sixty refereed articles appear in the top journals in entrepreneurship and management including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management and Journal of Operations Management. His research has earned five conference "best paper" awards. In addition, he has coauthored five books: Innovation Acceleration: Transforming Organizational Thinking, New Venture Management: The Entrepreneur's Roadmap, The Human Resource Function in Emerging Enterprises, Frontline HR: A Handbook for the Emerging Manager, and Training Systems Management. Dr. Hornsby is currently on the board of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers and has served as Senior Vice President of Programming (Anaheim USASBE Conference), co-program chair, and a member of the Executive Board of the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He will also serve as the USASBE 2016 Conference Chair.
Matt Rutherford – Oklahoma State University
Matthew W. Rutherford, PhD, is associate professor and Johnny D. Pope Chair in Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. He received his PhD from Auburn University. He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in top entrepreneurship and management journals. Additionally, he has presented over 60 manuscripts at international, national, and regional conferences. Dr. Rutherford's experience is in new and small firm consulting. He has provided consulting services to hundreds of organizations of all sizes. His current research foci are new venture strategy, family business, and new venture finance.
Sharon Simmons – University of Missouri-Kansas City
Dr. Sharon Simmons is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Missouri-Kansas City. She holds a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises from Syracuse University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Public Accountant. Her research on the entrepreneurial activities of individual, corporate and institutional entrepreneurs has been published in a number of journals, including Small Business Economics and Venture Capital. Prof. Simmons has several years of senior management experience with a multinational professional services firm, where she served in a national office capacity.
Jake Messersmith – University of Nebraska
Jake Messersmith is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Nebraska. Jake's research is focused on the strategic management of human capital, HR issues in entrepreneurial firms and corporate entrepreneurship. Jake was recognized in 2007 as a Kauffman Dissertation Research Fellow for his work on emerging companies. His work has been published in such journals as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management, and the International Journal of Human Resource Management. Jake is also an Associate Editor at Human Resource Management and serves on several editorial boards within the discipline. Prior to joining Nebraska, Jake served as an Assistant Professor of Management at George Washington University and an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.