Call for Book Chapters - New Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Finance Research

New Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Finance Research

Entrepreneurial companies are the backbone of economic development. Yet, these firms often suffer from a lack of internal finance which limits their growth and survival. The availability of external finance is hence a key element in entrepreneurial ecosystems, and it has attracted substantial academic interest. The recent dramatic change in the availability of external finance for startups leads to new and interesting questions in this field.

This book will provide an updated view of new trends in entrepreneurial finance. Its aim is to provide academics and non-academics alike a deeper understanding of the entrepreneurial finance as a research field.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The impact of the  revolution on entrepreneurial finance (e.g., Crowdfunding).
• The "geography of entrepreneurial finance", i.e., the role of aspects such as location and institutional characteristics on the demand and supply of entrepreneurial finance.
• The importance of "soft characteristics" (such as cultural and personal traits) for start-up finance.
• The relationships between different forms of finance, such as venture capital, business angels, crowdfunding, crowdlending.
• The new face of credit for entrepreneurs (relationship banking, bonds, guaranteed loans…).
• The role of (new forms of) government intervention to ease the access to finance for startups.
• The consequences of the financial crisis on the availability of finance for start-ups.
• The relationship between finance and innovation for entrepreneurial ventures.
• The emergence of the entrepreneurial finance in emerging markets.
• The role of blockchain and ICOs in entrepreneurial finance.

The target audience is composed graduate students and first-year students on the one and practitioners and (potential) entrepreneurs on the other. The book will benefit the former type of audience by providing an overview of new trends in the academic literature on entrepreneurial finance and by revealing interesting avenues for future research. Regarding the latter type of audience, the presence of clear implications for entrepreneurs will be a fundamental criterion for the selection of contributions to be included in the book.

The book's chapters can be based on academic articles (published and work in progress but will be presented in a shorter, non-academic friendly format. The quantitative studies, based on econometric analysis, must be easily readable by a non-technical audience, and tables and language will have to be simplified. Case studies will also be considered. This format allows authors to submit an extended version of the article to journals.

We expect to adhere to the following timeline:

• Chapter submission deadline: 1^stSeptember 2018, 23.59 CET
• Revised chapter submission deadline: 1^stDecember 2018, 23.59 CET
• Expected publication: Spring 2019

We expect to accept about 10-12 chapters, each of about 5,000-6,000 words. All chapters suitable for publication in this book will be blind reviewed. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

For any additional information and for chapters' submission please Anita Quas, business school (quas@em-lyon.com) or Yan , business school (alperovych@em-lyon.com).