Invitation to AOM PDW on "Venture Boards" [Sunday, Aug 7]
PDW title: "Future-proofing Venture Boards - A Discussion at the Nexus of Rigor and Relevance"
Date & Location: Sunday, August 7, 2022 3:00 – 4:45 PM local time at HYR:302 Beckler
We are pleased to announce this PDW as part of the Academy of Management Conference 2022 programme. We invite you to join us in engaging discussions about the future of venture board research and building a community of scholars interested in the field.
Venture boards are theoretically important and economically relevant. Thus, we seek to better understand the impact of venture boards as a mechanism of corporate governance in the development of entrepreneurial firms. The majority of the knowledge about board performance stems from research on corporate boards, which are very different in nature to venture boards. Although we have seen a growing number of publications focusing on the board of directors in new ventures and its contrasts to large corporate boards as well as its impact on overall venture performance, a substantial variety of phenomena remain uninvestigated. Particular knowledge gaps exist around understanding venture board behavior and processes, or around the evolution of venture boards and changing board dynamics throughout the different life-cycle stages of the venture. Therefore, this PDW aims to broaden the discussion of the growing scholarly community and investigate most pressing, future challenges of venture boards and how scholars may close research gaps with novel research methodologies to unlock the "black box" of venture boards.
The agenda includes a key note by one of the leading scholars on the topic, Sam Garg, as well as a stimulating panel debate at the intersection of practitioners and leading academics. Moreover, the workshop facilitates four interactive roundtables to set an exciting future research agenda. Roundtable topics will be (i) board composition, (ii) board behavior & processes, (iii) board evolution & contingencies and (iv) the impact of venture boards on venture development. The roundtable discussions will include the editors of the upcoming JBV Special Issue on Venture Boards. A particular focus of the PDW is to facilitate networking opportunities among scholars from different disciplines and career stages. Come join us!
Panelists, Discussants, and Facilitators
- Bart Clarysse, ETH Zurich
- Carina Lomberg, Technical University of Denmark
- Sam Garg, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Thomas J Howard, Technical University of Denmark
- Max Vellguth, Technical University of Denmark
- Timur Uman, Jönköping international Business School
- Johan Bruneel, IÉSEG School of Management / KU Leuven
- Nicola Thomas, University of Liverpool Management School
JBV Special Issue
As part of the PDW, a Call for Papers for a Special Issue about Venture Boards in the Journal of Business Venturing will be released. The Editors of the Special Issue will be present at the PDW and available to provide further insights.
Registration
A registration is not compulsory for this workshop. However, to ensure best facilitation of the interactive parts of the workshop as well as for community building purposes, we appreciate to sign-up to the workshop. Please klick here to register: https://forms.gle/j3VYq53yCBGTZ2nV7
If you have questions, please reach out to Max Vellguth (maxve@dtu.dk).
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Max Vellguth
Technical University Denmark
2800 Kgs. Ly
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