Entrepreneurship and innovation scholars are invited to submit papers for the 2026 Southern Management Association Annual Meeting to be held October 27–31, 2026 at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
SMA offers a highly collegial, developmental environment where you can receive constructive feedback, build new collaborations, and connect with scholars at all career stages. As home to the Journal of Management and Journal of Management Scientific Reports, SMA sits at the center of impactful research and is an excellent venue to position your work for broader visibility.
We seek high-quality submissions that advance theory and practice on topics including (but not limited to):
- New venture creation, growth, and exit
- Entrepreneurial decision-making, teams, and cognition
- Entrepreneurial finance, ecosystems, and support infrastructures
- Corporate and open innovation, business model innovation, and digital entrepreneurship
- Family business strategy, governance, and succession
- Inclusive, sustainable, and social entrepreneurship
Both conceptual and empirical papers are welcome, as are diverse methods and perspectives that push the boundaries of how entrepreneurship and innovation are studied. All submissions will undergo a blind peer-review process and are evaluated on their theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological contributions.
Submission Details
Call for papers: https://lnkd.in/eCJxjd79
Submission portal: https://lnkd.in/e7_bM-i2
Deadline: April 27, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Full conference and guideline details, including formatting requirements and participation policies are available on the SMA Annual Meeting site: https://smgmt.org/annual-meeting/.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to St. Pete Beach!
Dr. Jacob Waddingham
Texas State University
Track 2: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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