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International Conference on Entrepreneurship and International Business

Nankai University, Tianjin, China

June 21-23, 2013

Co-Sponsored by Business School of Nankai University and

Advances in International Marketing

Conference Co-Chairs：

Prof. Yuli Zhang and Prof. Hui Xu, Nankai University

Prof. Shaoming Zou, University of Missouri-Columbia

The English call for papers can be found at: http://www.ebg.org.cn/index/shownews.asp?news_id=1599

The Chinese call for papers can be found at: http://www.ebg.org.cn/index/shownews.asp?news_id=1589

THEME OF THE CONFERENCE

With continued globalization of the markets, more and more firms from around the world, even small- and medium-sized firms, are venturing into the global markets to seek opportunities to grow and make profits. Given the complexity and dynamism of the global markets, it is increasingly important for firms large and small to be innovative, risk-taking, and adaptive in order to succeed in international business. Thus, entrepreneurship is playing a vital role in firm's internationalization process and international business.

Yet, research in entrepreneurship and international business has run separate paths in the current literature. Scholars in entrepreneurship see entrepreneurship as important drivers of economic and social progress, and entrepreneurial firms as important sources of innovation, employment and productivity growth. They have focused on examining the key characteristics of entrepreneurial firms and their effect on the firms' growth and success, as well as conditions conducive to developing entrepreneurial characteristics. In contrast, scholars in international business pay interest in examining cross-border business activities such as foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign portfolio investment (FPI), cross-border collaboration, international marketing, and theory of multinational enterprises, among others. Only scant research attention has been paid to inter-disciplinary issues such as what role entrepreneurship plays in international business.

In the context of globalization, some new entrepreneurial phenomena are emerging that call for rigorous academic research to develop theories to explain them. For example, key entrepreneurial opportunities may well exist in international business and in the global market, as evidenced by the fact that the born-global entrepreneurial firms have experienced rapid growth in the last decades. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more inter-disciplinary research that span across the domains of entrepreneurship and international business.

To promote such inter-disciplinary research endeavor, Nankai Business School is collaborating with Advances in International Marketing to organize an international conference focused on entrepreneurship and international business. We welcome scholars to submit manuscripts, work-in-process, and research proposals that address interdisciplinary issues related to entrepreneurship and international business. The conference should be a great opportunity for scholars to share their research work, receive feedback on their research, explore possible collaboration with other scholars, and possibly get their manuscript published in a special volume of Advances in International Marketing.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY

Papers accepted by and presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special volume (volume 25) of Advances in International Marketing in spring 2014.

Advances in International Marketing (AIM) is a premier outlet for international business and international marketing research published by the Emerald Group Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom. In a 2000 article inJournal of International Business Studies (JIBS), AIM was ranked at #8 among 30 international business journals based on SSCI citations.

TOPICS OF PAPERS

We invite theoretical and empirical papers covering a wide variety of topics related to entrepreneurship and international business. The following is a list of suggested topics that are welcome. But we also welcome papers that address other issues related to entrepreneurship and international business.

l  The nature of entrepreneurial opportunity in global context

l  Comparison of entrepreneurs with local and global reach

l  International entrepreneurship and new venture internationalization

l  Born global firms, their characteristics, strategy, and performance in global markets

l  The origin, process and outcome of transnational entrepreneurship

l  Cultural conflicts and the management of entrepreneurial teams

l  The effect of entrepreneurship on multinational enterprise's performance in new product development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management.

l  Cross-cultural comparison of entrepreneurial propensity

l  The relationship between entrepreneurial propensity and multinational enterprises'  development of dynamic capabilities

l  New venture strategy in global context

l  Resource allocation in global context

l  Social entrepreneurship in international business

l  Any other relevant topics in entrepreneurship and international business

IMPORTANT DATES

l  Deadline for paper submission: 15 January 2013

l  Acceptance notification: March 1, 2013

l  Conference dates: June 21–23, 2013

OPTIONAL POST-CONFERENCE TOUR

1-2-day city tour of Beijing or Tianjin by Travel Service Agency, details to be decided.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Paper Submission and Conference Information: Contact: Dr. Li TIAN, tianli@nankai.edu.cn