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New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on "The Role of Networking, Entrepreneurial Environments, and Support Systems in the Creation, Survival and Success of Ventures founded by Women, Minority, and Immigrant Entrepreneurs"

Special Issue Editors:  SherRhonda Gibbs, The University of Southern Mississippi (sherrhonda.gibbs@usm.edu); John Butler, The University of Texas at Austin (john.butler@mccombs.utexas.edu); Robert Singh, Morgan State University (rsingh@morgan.edu); Crystal Scott, University of Michigan - Dearborn, (cjscott@umich.edu); Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University (natduval@purdue.edu); Sammie Robinson, Houston Baptist University (slrobinson@hbu.edu)

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2017

Author notified of initial decision: October 1, 2017

Article Revision Due: December 1, 2017

Final Decision Made: December 30, 2017

Expanded Call with Literature: http://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/neje/aimsandscope.html

Paper Submissions & Guidelines: http://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/neje/policies.html

Summary:

This special issue seeks to develop new theories or expand on existing paradigms and perspectives on how social networks, entrepreneurial environments/ecosystems, and support systems of women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs impact new venture creation and traditional entrepreneurial concepts such as opportunity recognition, resource acquisition, and entrepreneurial cognitions of these entrepreneurs.  We invite empirical or conceptual papers on topics that include, but not limited to those listed below.

Topics/Questions to Explore:

Theories, Paradigms & Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, Alternative Views

In the 21^st century, what barriers to startup/success limit the potential of these entrepreneurs?

What theories best explain venture creation, survival, or failure among women, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs?

Are there important differences between these entrepreneurial groups, the general population, and how they approach entrepreneurship?  How might these differences and/or generational status positively/negatively impact creation, survival or success?

Entrepreneurial Environments, Support Systems, and Social Networks

What environmental factors, support systems, or types of entrepreneurial ecosystems provide coping mechanisms for challenges faced by these entrepreneurs; and help facilitate success?

What unique environmental, social, and personal challenges do these entrepreneurs face with respect to raising capital and securing new venture financing?

How can women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs develop their social networks and social capital to compete for angel and venture capital?

How do women, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs network with others, develop their social networks and build social capital both before founding and after founding their ventures.

Entrepreneurial Groups, Processes, Cognition, Social Responsibility

Are there distinctive idea identification and opportunity recognition processes utilized by women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs? 

How cognitions, cognitive processes, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy for these entrepreneurs are impacted by the environments they live in and the social network contacts they interact with.

What role does social responsibility play in ventures created by women, minorities, and immigrants?

How do women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs approach succession planning?