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Research seminar--Relevance, timeliness and responsiveness in entrepreneurship research

  • 1.  Research seminar--Relevance, timeliness and responsiveness in entrepreneurship research

    Posted 01-22-2021 09:30

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    Relevance, timeliness and responsiveness in entrepreneurship research

    Research seminar

    Organizers:
    Journal of Business Venturing Insights
    Impact Scholar Community
    Thursday 18th of February 2021, 09.00-11.00 EST / 13.00-15.00 GMT / 14.00-16.00 CET


    The world of entrepreneurship is full of issues requiring urgent attention and action, spreading across contexts, levels and phenomena. The COVID-19 crisis has taken centre stage, but there are many other challenges unfolding: over-crowded crowdfunding platforms; universities providing entrepreneurship training for asylum seekers; incubators worrying about the mental health of their entrepreneurs; impact investors struggling to understand social entrepreneurs' promises, just to name a few.

    Entrepreneurship research has certainly grown in recognition and prominence, but how can we ensure that our research conversations remain relevant, timely and responsive to current challenges? There needs to be thematic convergence between scholars and practitioners in terms of what they consider interesting, important, and urgent. In January 2020 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), the Journal of Business Venturing Insights launched the Entrepreneurship Research Rapid Response Initiative (ER3), and invited authors to engage with issues and problem owners from practice. The outcome of this effort is in translation of extant knowledge to inform those facing pressing issues that affect, can be affected by or otherwise relate to entrepreneurial phenomena.

    In 12 months, five rapid responses have been produced, reviewed and published, involving 25 researchers and practitioners. In doing so, we opened up a new playing ground for our community to experiment with a new research and publication format, capable of accommodating relevance, timeliness and responsiveness. We call it a success, but it is only the beginning.

    In this workshop, we want to take stock and collectively figure out where we go next. The authors of the five rapid responses and editors will reflect on their journeys and learning, and open the floor to discuss the why and the how of translational and rapid response research in entrepreneurship. This is a unique opportunity for authors curious about or interested in producing and publishing translational and rapid response research. In particular, we will address the following questions.

    • How can we organize the research process in such a way that we achieve rapidness without compromising rigour?
    • What are the specifics of translational research and how does it deviate from informed opinion?
    • How can we identify relevant problems and secure the buy-in of problem owners from entrepreneurial practice and policy to partner in the research process?

    Speakers:
    Edgard Barki, FGV EAESP, Brazil
    Ferran Giones, University of Stuttgart, Germany
    Andreas Kuckertz, University of Hohenheim, Germany (Associate Editor JBVI)
    Pablo Muñoz, University of Liverpool, UK (Associate Editor JBVI)
    Garima Sharma, Georgia State University, USA
    Pekka Stenholm, University of Turku, Finland


    Registration
    The seminar will take place (via Zoom) on Thursday 18th of February 2021, 09.00-11.00 EST / 13.00-15.00 GMT / 14.00-16.00 CET

    Zoom link will be shared with registered attendees before the event

    Information about the rapid response initiative 
    Rapid response initiative (description and call for papers)


    Organizers:

    Journal of Business Venturing Insights: (JBV Insights) aims to enhance the conversation among scholars and practitioners by offering a forum for rapid dissemination of new research related to entrepreneurial phenomena (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-business-venturing-insights

    Impact Scholar Community: A community for early-career research scholars who want to connect research to impact. The community is supported by the Academy of Management (AOM) and hosted by the Organization and the Natural Environment AOM division (https://www.impactscholarcommunity.com