Posted on behalf of Don Neubaum:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENT)
Program Chair: Donald O. Neubaum, Florida Atlantic University, ent@fau.edu
2017 ENT Division Scholarly Program: Call for Paper and Symposium Submissions
DEADLINE: January 10, 2017, 5:00PM Eastern Time
The Entrepreneurship Division is a network of entrepreneurship scholars that supports the professional development of our members who create and disseminate knowledge. The Division adds value through scholarship, collegiality, professional growth, inclusiveness, and an enterprising mindset.
Specific Division Domain: The Entrepreneurship Division's domain is "the actors, actions, resources, environmental influences and outcomes associated with the emergence of entrepreneurial opportunities and/or new economic activities in multiple organizational contexts, and (b) the characteristics, actions, and challenges of owner-managers and their businesses."
The Division will accept Paper and Symposium Submissions (please see the guidelines for these submissions here). Submissions contributing to the 2017 conference theme "At the Interface" are encouraged, but selection of papers is not restricted to this theme. The conference theme (an explanation can be found here) prompts us to think about entrepreneurial action, and how, at its core, entrepreneurship requires individuals and organizations to make connections with others beyond their immediate boundaries.
A few examples of issues related to the conference theme that you may wish to consider include:
Is reaching within, and across boundaries, a key ingredient to the entrepreneurial mindset and are entrepreneurs uniquely capable of seeing and managing the possibilities found at interfaces?
Do differences and deviations in interfaces foster opportunities for the creation of new firms and the dissolution of other firms?
How do boundaries and connections across boundaries influence opportunity recognition activities and processes?
How does the nature of new ventures' boundaries vary as the organization evolves over time? How does the value, and the management of different types of connections, change as ventures grow? What are the roles for hybrid organizational forms/exchanges (e.g., alliances or virtual)?
How does the manner in which an organization interacts and interfaces beyond its boundaries affect its innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities?
Exchanges across the interface can stimulate innovation by integrating new resources and fresh perspectives. How do changes in organizational interfaces affect the processes of innovation and the development of new technologies?
How do organizations manage their interfaces to balance creativity against protecting their intellectual property?
Within the realm of social entrepreneurship, does the manner in which social ventures interact with others vary across its social and economic spheres?
How do entrepreneurs leverage "interstitial resources"? How do entrepreneurial processes such a bricolage and effectuation play out in the interstitial space?
Does the role of interfaces vary across entrepreneurial contexts? Do differences in industries, geographic regions, institutions, and cultures alter the relevance of boundaries and connections?
Other interesting topics and themes are also welcome.
Please remember that the submission due date is the same for papers, symposia and PDWs: January 10, 2017, 5PM ET (NY Time).
Division Awards: The Entrepreneurship Division provides awards to the author(s) of the best conference papers within the following categories: Conceptual paper; empirical paper; family business paper, and social entrepreneurship paper (additional categories may be added depending on sponsorship).
Submission Process: All submissions must be made through the AOM submission website found athttp://submission.aom.org. The submission system will open in early November.
Please carefully review all the submission guidelines and formatting instructions before submitting. If any of the guidelines or formatting instructions are not met, the submission cannot be reviewed. Please note that there is limited space on the scholarly program; therefore, not all submissions will be accepted.
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