IPGC Workshop in Entrepreneurship, Productivity and Economic Development

This 2 day workshop will review both theoretical and empirical research on the topic and explore new research avenues.

We are seeking original thinking on how entrepreneurship and economic development interact. Areas of particular interest include:

• Review and development of indices to measure country-level entrepreneurial activity. What are the existing indices, their strengths and weaknesses, and how could they be improved?
• Economic contributions of entrepreneurship and innovation in countries at different stages of economic development. Which are the mechanisms through which entrepreneurs contribute to economic development in different developmental contexts?
• Influences on entrepreneurship in countries at different stages of economic development. What institutional and cultural conditions drive country-level entrepreneurial activity in different stages of economic development? How are these conditions linked to factors that also influence productivity?
• Building a conceptual platform that both provides for further theory development on the roles of entrepreneurship in economic development, as well as guidance for policy design and implementation in different economic contexts.

Call for papers Deadline for Abstract Submission 6 March 2009

The workshop brings together leading entrepreneurship academics to discuss the issues above. In addition to invited papers, we welcome one-page abstracts from researchers working in this domain. Successful authors will be offered either a platform (oral) presentation or a poster presentation.

Abstracts shou ld be up to one page in length. The text should be submitted in MS Word format with a cover page showing the title of the paper, affiliation, and contact details (full address and e-mail) of the corresponding author. Further guidelines for the preparation and submission of contributed papers and posters will be sent upon their acceptance. The abstract should include details of the methodology, as well as findings and conclusions.

Acceptance Process

1. Abstracts should be submitted by 6 March 2009. They will be blind reviewed by two members of the scientific committee. Acceptances will be notified before 31 March 2009.
2. Authors of accepted abstracts will either be invited to submit a full paper (maximum 5000 words) based on the reviewers’ comments or a poster.
3. Full papers should be submitted by 8 May 2009. At least one of the authors is expected to register for and attend the conference.

Abstracts and papers should be sent to Saurav Pathak.

Scientific Committee

The conference is organised by Professors Zoltan Acs (visiting) and Erkko Autio, of Imperial College Business School.

Workshop Schedule

Contact Information:

Saurav Pathak
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group
Imperial College Business School
Tanaka Building
South Kensington Campus
SW7 2AZ
 s.pathak08@imperial.ac.uk.

Read the full list of invited academics