Invitation: Workshop on Entrepreneurship & Context
Dear Members of the Entrepreneurship Studies Network ListServ
Please see details below of a new workshop on context organised at the University of Lancaster in conjunction with the Entrepreneurship Studies Network SIG.
You may be interested to note that the core themes of the Entrepreneurship Studies Network: Process, Practice and Context will be directly addressed by the keynotes during the workshop.
This is a wonderful opportunity to take part in a new community around context and entrepreneurship and we warmly encourage you to attend. The end of the workshop will include opportunities to shape this community and future directions.
Please note that attendance at this workshop is free of charge through the financial support of the University of Lancaster and the Entrepreneurship Studies Network ISBE SIG. Attendees should pay for their own travel and accommodation.
Please see details of the invitation below. A full agenda is attached.
Richard Tunstall
Chair: Entrepreneurship Studies Network
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Key notes by Alistair Anderson, Johan Gaddefors, and Edward McKeever
Date: Thursday 4th May 2017
Location: Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Theme
Recently context has been recognized as shaping entrepreneurship, but much less has been said about the interplay of context and how entrepreneurship may shape context. We would therefore like to facilitate a conversation on this topic, organized in the format of a workshop. We aim at discussing questions such as; Why, and in what ways, context is important? What does a contextualized perspective on entrepreneurship imply? Where are the research frontiers on this topic? and How can we study the interplay between entrepreneurship and context?
In this workshop we welcome discussions on context in the broadest of terms. Context may be locational; context as space or place, local or national. Alternatively it may be a social location; ethnic, class or gender. Cultures too, can form context and entrepreneurship can reform cultures as in the enterprise culture. We also envisage institutions as offering a contextual location. Indeed in some special cases, context may even create novel forms of enterprise. As we see it, each context brings specific values that inform both entrepreneurial processes and outcomes.
We would like to focus the discussions on the interplay between entrepreneurship and context, for example the implications of embedding, or of not being embedded, processes and outcomes, or even about determining the best method for making these enquiries. Context can be foreground or background, but we envisage a focus on the interplay and the dynamics.
Format
The workshop will include key note speeches, panel debates, and round table discussions. If you have a specific question or idea you want to discuss in the workshop please contact us in advance!
Contact
For registration please contact Shuangfa Huang at s.huang5@lancaster.ac.uk.
For general enquiries please contact Shuangfa Huang at s.huang5@lancaster.ac.uk or
Maria Tunberg at maria.tunberg@slu.se.
Last date to register: Monday 10th April 2017
Dr Richard Tunstall | BA Hons, PGCED, MA, PhD, FHEA, FRSA
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Most recent publications:
Tunstall, R., Nieminen, L., Lin, J. and Hjorth, R. 'Out of the blue: Teaching creativity and entrepreneurship through flashmobs' in: Papadopoulos, P., Burger, R. and Faria, A. (eds.) (2017) pp. 31-56 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education (Advances in Digital Education and Lifelong Learning Series). Bingley: Emerald.
Pittaway, L. and Tunstall R. 'Is there still a Heffalump in the Room? Examining Paradigms in Historical Entrepreneurship Research' in: Landström, H., Parhankangas, A., Fayolle, A. and Riot, P. (eds.) (2016) pp.173-209, Challenging Entrepreneurship Research (Routledge Rethinking Entrepreneurship Research Series) Abingdon: Routledge.
Most cited publication:
Lynch, M. and Tunstall, R. (2008) 'When worlds collide; Developing effective technical and educational game design partnerships in universities' in: Simulation and Gaming, 39 (3), pp. 379-398, ISSN: 1046-8781.
Have you read?:
Tunstall, R., Jordain, C., Pittaway, L. and Thomas, B. (2009) 'Achieving strategic intent through corporate venturing: The role of strategic relationships and market orientation' in: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 10 (4), pp. 301-312, ISSN: 1465-7503.
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