Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
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Special Issue on:
Small business and entrepreneurship: their role in economic and social development
Guest Editors:
Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano, University of Valencia
Francisco Mas-Verdú, Polytechnic University of Valencia
Background
Since the 1980s, small business owners and entrepreneurs have been receiving greater recognition as drivers of economic growth. Recently, several studies (Forsman 2011; McKeever, Anderson and Jack 2014) have reported that long-term economic growth and prosperity require participation from entrepreneurs.
Over the last two decades, extensive literature on the importance of small businesses in the economy has consistently shown that the creation of new businesses drives economic prosperity. As well as playing a crucial role in increasing the competition of emerging sectors, new small businesses are critical for economic growth and innovative capacity in many regions (Battilana and Casciaro 2012; Willis 2011).
Entrepreneurship is thus a driving force within the economy, particularly because of entrepreneurs' innovative nature (Fuellhart and Glasmeier 2003; Maxwell and Stone 2004). More recently, authors have examined entrepreneurs in terms of their activity from the perspective of new business creation (Bryson, Wood and Keeble 1993).
Objective and scope
To break new scholarly ground in the understanding of the role of small business and entrepreneurship in economic and social development, this special issue calls upon authors to make contributions that focus on different areas of analysis. It encourages theory-building contributions grounded in rigorous applications of well-known theoretical frameworks, although novel, value-adding insights from other disciplines are also welcome. Empirical reporting of either qualitative or quantitative methods should focus on testing and challenging theoretical proposals or inspiring unexplored theoretical issues. Longitudinal and multilevel analyses are of special interest.
Given the breadth of the fields covered by small business and entrepreneurship, possible areas of study are not predetermined. This special issue should cover a broad spectrum, both in terms of geographical scope (worldwide) and the topics and approaches discussed. Areas of interest may include the relationship between startups and innovation, entrepreneurial characteristics, and the role of public policies and institutions at local, regional, national and international levels. Research methodologies may combine various disciplines and related fields. Thus, the papers may be based on a wide range of academic disciplines stemming from relevant contemporary literature. Such disciplines may include psychological, sociological and economic approaches.
Crucially, the articles in this special issue should emphasize the economic and social significance of the studies' results and conclusions.
Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
How does entrepreneurship contribute to localised growth and development?
How can entrepreneurship revitalize failing or depleted places?
How do small businesses and entrepreneurship enhance economic and social growth in emerging economies?
How can small businesses created by women boost economic and social growth?
Can we empirically document the relationship between small business entrepreneurship and economic and/or social development in Spain or other European countries?
How do small businesses and entrepreneurship enrich economic and social growth in developed European countries?
How does regional small business creation enhance a region's social and economic development?
How can Spain or other European countries stimulate regional development by creating entrepreneurship policies to foster small business creation in Spain or other European countries?
The special issue is open to imaginative and interesting ideas that may fall outside the scope of these topics but that fit within the spirit of this Call for Papers and topics published in the ERD.
Submission Guidelines
Submitted papers must be original and must not be under consideration by any other publication. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent referees. The editors will base their final acceptance decision on relevance for the special issue, technical quality, innovative content, and originality of research approaches and results.
All submitted manuscripts must be fully compliant with the general author guidelines for the Entrepreneurship & Regional Development Journal (http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=TEPN20&page=instructions#.VP7N0_mG8nU).
Queries should be submitted directly to the Guest Editors: Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano (domingo.ribeiro@uv.es) or Francisco Mas-Verdú (fmas@upvnet.upv.es). Submissions should be sent to the Guest Editors, Professor Domingo Ribeiro, University of Valencia-Facultad de Economía or to Professor Francisco Mas-Verdú, Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Important Dates
Manuscript submission: 31 March, 2016
Reviewer reports: 31 May, 2016
Revised paper submission: 31 July, 2016
Final paper submission: 30 September, 2016
References
Battilana, J., and Casciaro, T. 2012 Change agents, networks, and institutions: A contingency theory of organizational change. Academy of Management Journal 55(2): 381-398.
Bryson, J., Wood, P., and Keeble, D. 1993 Business networks, small firm flexibility and regional development in UK business services. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 5(3): 265-278.
Forsman, H. 2011 Innovation capacity and innovation development in small enterprises. A comparison between the manufacturing and service sectors. Research Policy 40(5): 739-750.
Fuellhart, K. G., and Glasmeier, A. K. 2003 Acquisition, assessment and use of business information by small-and medium-sized businesses: a demand perspective. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 15(3): 229-252.
Maxwell, S., and Stone, D. L. 2004 Global knowledge networks and international development. New York: Routledge.
McKeever, E., Anderson, A., and Jack, S. 2014 Entrepreneurship and mutuality: social capital in processes and practices. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 26(5-6): 453-477.
Willis, K. 2011. Theories and practices of development. New York: Taylor & Francis.
-- Andrea Rey-Martí General Secretary of The Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Coordinator of The Chair: Becoming an entrepreneur in a small business
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