** High Priority **
Dear Colleagues,
A few months ago we contacted you regarding a forthcoming special issue of the journal,
Education+ Training on Graduate Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries.
If you have already submitted an abstract, then the following does not apply to you.
We would like to kindly remind you that the Abstract is due on 31 May, and there is still
time to
submit abstracts (upto 200 words - see the guidelines by following the journal link). We
are able to
extend the submission date until 7 June, but would prefer earlier submission if
possible.
Further background information, aims, themes and time scales is included below. Please
feel free
to forward on to colleagues who may be interested.
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?PHPSESSID=oo97p753c4g0jdv5h606hgi384&id=2194
After reading the Call for Papers, please feel free to contact either Prof. Linan or I
if
you have any queries.
Many thanks
Best wishes
Guest Editors:
Dr. Ghulam Nabi, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (
G.Nabi@mmu.ac.uk), and
Prof. Francisco Linan, University of Seville, Spain (
flinan@us.es).
Special Issue on Graduate entrepreneurship in developing countries: Intentions and
education
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Special issue call for papers from Education + Training
Guest Editors:
Dr. Ghulam Nabi, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (
G.Nabi@mmu.ac.uk), and
Prof. Francisco Liñán, University of Seville, Spain (
flinan@us.es).
The main aim of this special issue is to explore graduate entrepreneurship in the
developing world (low and middle income countries). Whilst accepting the debate around
the meaning of graduate entrepreneurship, in broad terms, it can be defined as the
interaction between the graduate (as the product of university education) and
entrepreneurship (in terms of an individual’s career-orientation and mindset towards new
venture creation) (ISBA Consortium, 2004; Nabi, Holden and Walmsley, 2006).
In this special issue, we seek to examine some of the issues and challenges in the field
of graduate entrepreneurship from a diverse range of developing countries in Europe, Asia
(East, Central, South), Africa (North and Sub-Saharan), Middle East, and Latin America and
the Caribbean. The motivation for this theme is that, despite increasing attention on
graduate entrepreneurship in developed countries, for example, by bodies such as the
European Commission and the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, there remains
a paucity of research on entrepreneurial intentions and enterprise/ entrepreneurship
education in developing countries. We classify “developing” in terms of low or
middle-income economies as defined by the World Bank (see web link later).
There are a number of studies finding a positive attitude of university students towards
enterprise and small business (Birdthistle, 2008). Dickson, Solomon and Weaver (2008)
review the literature, finding that entrepreneurship education is related to becoming an
entrepreneur and to entrepreneurial success. The relationship between university education
in general and entrepreneurship is not so strong. However, business graduates and students
are less attracted towards being organisational employees (Duffy and Stevenson, 1984).
Intense competition, cost cutting pressures, and acquisitions and take-overs have resulted
in large company restructuring. This has undermined traditional values such as employee
loyalty, security, and ownership of results. Consequently, more and more business students
view the possibility of starting and operating their own business as a viable alternative
to being employed in an established company.
Nevertheless, these studies have normally been carried out in developed countries. For
the British Islands, Harrison and Hart (1989) reported on a sample of Northern Ireland
students, Scott and Twomey (1988) collected data from English students, while Fleming
(1992) studied Irish graduates. Comparatively few studies have been done on developing
countries. Some exceptions include, for example, Jones, Jones, Packham and Miller (2008),
Schwalb, Grosse and Simpson (1988), and Wu and Wu (2008).
This special issue is considered important and appropriate because of three reasons.
First, there are relatively few studies examining graduate entrepreneurial intentions and
education in developing countries. This is important to understanding and potentially
enhancing the quantity and quality of graduate start-ups. Secondly, a special issue would
help to disseminate knowledge about how different countries address graduate
entrepreneurship. Thirdly, there are implications for the impact of university students/
graduate entrepreneurs in developing countries on economic growth and development.
The special issue focuses on the following main themes related to university students/
graduates in developing countries:
-Student/ graduate entrepreneurial intentions, attitudes and motivation to start a
business
-Transition to graduate entrepreneurship, triggers and barriers to business start-up
-Entrepreneurship education and training (entrepreneurship education experience,
approaches taken by higher education institutions/ universities, policy/ practice
implications for supporting graduate entrepreneurship, what works and what does not).
-A comparison between developing countries and developed countries on one or more of the
above themes.
The call for papers encourages the submission of conceptual, empirical (quantitative or
qualitative), survey or case-based papers that debate, explore or review topics around,
but not limited to, the main themes above. Submissions must be prepared in line with
author guidelines on:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/et/notes.jsp
For a list of developing countries, please follow this link:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html
Timetable
The Special Issue is scheduled to be published in 2011. The following timetable/ deadline
dates are given for your information:
Expressions of interest/ 200 word summary of proposed articles - during March, April and
May (up to 31 May 2010).
Preliminary indication to author(s) to submit paper for review - by 30 June 2010
Submission of full papers - by 30 November 2010, preferably earlier.
Feedback from reviewers - by around 15 January 2011
Final revised submission - by 15 March 2011.
Please submit expressions of interest/ abstracts and papers to both Guest Editors
directly.
Please feel free to contact the Guest Editors if you have any queries about the special
issue. If you have any colleagues who you feel may be interested in submitting an article,
please feel free to forward this Call to them.
References
Birdthistle, N. (2008), “An examination of tertiary students' desire to found an
enterprise”, Education + Training, Vol. 50, No.7, pp.552-567.
Dickson, P.H., Solomon, G.T. and Weaver, K.M. (2008), “Entrepreneurial selection and
success: does education matter?”, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development,
Vol. 15, No.2, pp.239-258.
Duffy, P.B. and Stevenson, H.H. (1984), "Entrepreneurship and self-employment:
understanding the distinctions", in Hornaday, J.A., Tarpley, F., Timmons, J.A., Vesper,
K.H. (Eds), Frontiers of Entrepreneurial Research, Babson College, Wellesley, MA,
pp.461-77.
Fleming, P. (1992), The role of a structured intervention in shaping graduate
entrepreneurship, University of Limerick, Limerick.
Harrison, R. and Hart, M. (1989), "Factors influencing new business formation: a case
study of Northern Ireland", Environment and Planning, Vol. 15 No.10, pp.1395-412.
Jones, P., Jones, A., Packham, G. and Miller, C. (2008), “Student attitudes towards
enterprise education in Poland: a positive impact”, Education + Training, Vol. 50 No. 7,
pp. 597-614.
ISBA Consortium (2004), “Making the journey from student to entrepreneur: A review of
the existing research into graduate entrepreneurship”, Research Paper No. 001, National
Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship - NCGE, Birmingham.
Nabi, G., Holden, R. and Walmsley, A. (2006a), “Graduate career-making and business
start up: a literature review”, Education + Training, Vol. 48 No. 5, pp. 373-85.
Schwalb, M.M., Grosse, R. and Simpson, E.R. (1988): “Developing Entrepreneurs in
Developing Countries - The PEG Programme in Peru”, Journal of Management Development,
Vol. 7, No.4, pp.31 - 40.
Scott, M.G. and Twomey, D.G. (1988), "The long-term supply of entrepreneurs; students'
career aspirations in relation to entrepreneurship", Journal of Small Business Management,
Vol. 26 No.4, pp.5-13.
Wu, S. and Wu, L. (2008), “The impact of higher education on entrepreneurial intentions
of university students in China”, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development,
Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 752-774.
Best wishes
Ghulam
Dr Ghulam Nabi
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
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