We are delighted to share the attached Call for Papers Rethinking Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: An International Comparative Perspective, The Conference Series on Frontiers in International Business Research.
Sponsored by: USC-CIBER, Sonoco International Business Department, McNair Institute on Entrepreneurialism & The Institute for Development Strategies (IU)
This conference will feature opening and lunchtime plenary panels with leaders from the investment and regional economic policy communities.
WHEN: October 3-4, 2025 (Opening reception, evening of October 2)
WHERE: Darla Moore School of Business, Rafael Viñoly Building, accommodations at the Columbia Hilton ( http://www.hiltoncolumbia.com/ ).
Please submit a paper proposal of 800-1000 words or a panel proposal of 1000-1300 words (including participant information) to DMSBFrontiers2025@moore.sc.edu no later than 5pm (EDT) July 21, 2025. Accepted proposals notified by Aug. 2, 2025. Full papers due by September 15, 2025. Two nights' accommodation provided for paper presenters.
Conference Organizers:
• David Audretsch – Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, Indiana Univ. & Sonoco Fellow, Folks Center for International Business
• Sjoerd Beugelsdijk – J. Willis Cantey Professor in International Business, Univ. of South Carolina
• Dirk Brown, Director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise, Univ. of South Carolina
• Gerald A. McDermott – Chair, Sonoco International Business Department, Univ. of South Carolina