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Theme #1 - Entrepreneurial Institutions Theme #2 - Challenges and Opportunities to Entrepreneurial Development Theme #3 - Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Theme #4 - Creation to Exit - Fostering Small Business Francophone
Room Number Moderator Presentation Title Authors
Monday, June 23
11:45am - 1:00pm  
Second Floor Boardroom
Louis Raymond Relevance of labour law for small enterprises: A case study of South Asia Gopal Joshi
Social security an incentive to business creation? Jennifer Telussa and Jacqueline Snijders
Suite 101
 Benson Honig Growing Pains: Women of Color Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Gwen Martin and Becky Melzer
The Role of Sustainability in Community and Regional Development in Europe Nicole Myers and Vanessa Ratten
Suite 200 C1
David McNamara Micro credit for Women Micro Entrepreneurs Madhavi Lokhande
Emerging of New Channel Structure of SMEs in China Chan K F, Lau Theresa
Suite 201
  McInnes Cooper Workshop (Information Technology/Intellectual Property) David Fraser and Robert Cowan
Suite 202
Newell Gough Educating Student Entrepreneurs: An Applied Learning Model David Gilbert
The Development of a Discipline: Entrepreneurship Education at Universities in Canada - Growth, Trends and Pedagogy/Andragogy Teresa Menzies
Suite 203
ICSB Women Entrepreneurship Committee - All interested welcome
Suite 204
  Camp jeunes entrepreneurs - Une immersion en affaire (Workshop) Robert Therrien
Suite 205
Leo Donlevy Entrepreneurs as Educators and Researchers:Evidence from Live Case Studies Harry Matlay and Charlotte Carey
The Shared Experience Project: Toward Open Educational Practices for Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship Alex Bruton and Stephen Kenny
Suite 301
  Preparing Teachers to Teach Entrepreneurs in Secondary Schools: Lessons Learned from a Needs Assessment Dawn Bowlus and Kenneth Brown
Implementing Entrepreneurship Education through Curriculum Reform? Jaana Seikkula-Leino
Suite 302
  Future of Research (Workshop) Louis Jacques Filion
Suite 303
  Enterprise: Access all areas (Workshop) Neil Hannah
Suite 304
  Locating the D spot - design thinking for small business (Workshop) Glen Hougan
Suite 305
  Atlantic Canada e-marketing Awareness Training Program (Workshop) Daniel Doiron, Dr. Greg Fleet and Philippe Gauthier
Suite 306
  Risk Rating Systems for Innovative Funding (Workshop) Stephen Korte
Suite 307
  How Can We Matter in Research as well as Practice?” Toward Sustainable Research in Social & Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Social Entrepreneurship Research (& Teaching) “In the Rough” (Workshop) Robert D’Intino, Willam Schulte, Dianne H.B. Welsh and Norris Krueger
Meeting Room 1
Thomas Henschel Managing the shift from informal to formal employment relations in growing firms Susan Marlow, Scott Taylor and Amanda Thompson
Buying and Selling of SMEs: identifying and responding to market failure in the UK Ian Stone, Paul Braidford and Paul Robson
Meeting Room 2
Sandie Heirwegh Does Perceived Dysfunctional Competition Matter in Research and Development Intensity in China - The Moderating Effect of Firm Performance? Stephen Ko and Ken Wong
Tackling small firms' growth challenges in Tanzania - A corporate governance perspective Tadeo Andrew Satta
Meeting Room 3
  Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Creating a New Generation of Business Leaders in Atlantic Canada (Workshop) Michael Sanderson and Anna Marenick
SMU Lecture Room 1
  Preconceived notions of what it takes to be an entrepreneur - one of the greatest barriers to entrepreneurship for aspiring entrepreneurs with disabilities (Workshop) Brian Aird
SMU Lecture Room 3
Banidele Adekunle Case Study on the Global Strategy of the Korean IT Firm: The Transition from Strategic Technology Alliances to M&A and Internationalization of the Firm Chansoo Park
Enhancing the ICT capacity of disadvantaged youth affected by social and economic factors such as low income, geographical isolation, and disability Kyeong Seok Han and Chris Pelham
Prince George Hotel - Windsor 1 Suite
  Support for Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in Canada: Options, Access, Utilization, and Perceived Usefulness (Workshop) Warren Weir
 
2:15pm - 3:45pm
 
Suite 200 C1
  How to Engage Today’s Students in Teaching Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Workshop) Michael Fern
Suite 200 C2
David McNamara The Role of Accounting Information in UK SMEs: The Role of Accounting Information in UK SMEs: A Profit Optimization Approach Javed Hussain
Emerging from Maturity. The Case of the Italian Manufacturing Industry Lucio Cassia, Giordano Maria Cogliati and Stefano Paleari
Small businesses and top-down tourism collective strategies: The proximity management approach contribution Laurent Botti and Olivier Torrès
Suite 201
Ellen Farrell What Makes an Entrepreneur: An Anatomy of Career Pathways of Chinese Entrepreneurs? Amy L. Y. Wong, Graham H. Shaw and David K. C. Ng
Best Practice Stimulating Brain Circulation: Chinese Transnational Entrepreneurs in Canada Xiaohua Lin, Jian Guan and Mary Jo Nicholson
Characteristics of fast growth and highly successful business - problems in approaches and methods of analyzing the data Markku Virtanen and Tomi Heimonen
Suite 202
Terri Parent Harvesting: everyday strategies with the end in mind Johan van Zyl and Orpha Lotz
Using "Icebergs" as a Business Strategy for Entrepreneurial Ventures in Newfoundland and Labrador: Navigating through Opportunities in the Global Beverage Industry Amy Hsiao and Thomas Cooper
Enhancing Business Control in SMEs Marja-Liisa Jullenmaa and Esa Puolamäki
Suite 203
Leonora Hamilton The Determinants of Capital Structure in Small Firms: New Evidence from the 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances Susan Coleman
Incorporating Heterogeneity into an Understanding of the Financial Structure of Privately Held Firms Brian Gibson
Industry Effects and SMEs' Capital Structure Determinants Darush Yazdanfar
Suite 204
  Outils de gestion enseignés dans les programmes de formation en administration des affaires: divergence ou convergence sur les vraies pratiques de gestion des PME manufacturières canadiennes Sylvie Berthelot, Johann Vallerand and Janet Morrill
Le rôle du mentorat dans le développement des apprentissages d'un entrepreneur novice: le mentor peut-il faire la différence? Étienne St-Jean and Josée Audet
Particularités du processus de création d'entreprises par des femmes Candido Borges, Louis Jacques Filion and Germain Simard
Suite 205
Helena Forsman Teaching Social Entrepreneurship with Green Sustainability Robert D'Intino
Infusing Creativity into the Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Curriculum: A Model for Making it Work Jeffrey Hornsby, Michael Goldsby and Donald Kuratko
Developing and Assessing Entrepreneurial Programs: The case of a New Program in Atlantic Canada Martin Wielemaker, Andrew Gaudes, E. Stephen Grant, Dev Mitra and Karen Murdock
Suite 301
Stephanie Newell The Impact of Human Resource and Production Management Strategies on Productivity Improvement of Small and Medium Size Manufacturing Firms in Developing Economies Thabo Khasipe and Rudolph Barend van Buuren
Finding employees and keeping them: Owners' traits and hiring practices in the small business Barbara Reda and Linda Dyer
Attracting the Best: Employment Practices of the 500 Fastest Growing Businesses in America George Solomon, David Tomczyk and Erik Winslow
Suite 302
Stuart Locke A critical perspective on equality assessment and measurement Anders W Johansson and Maria Udén
A study of establishment processes and entrepreneurial industry emergence in a Swedish region facing difficulties. Andrew Arbuthnott, Jessica Eriksson and Joakim Wincent
Assessing the Role and Value of the Real Enterprise Development (REDDOOR) Programme to Develop Entrepreneurs and Enterprises in the Western Cape Province of South Africa Marius Venter
Suite 303
Tomola Obamuyi Meeting Radical Change in Regions-Transforming the Entrepreneurial Assignment? Yvonne von Friedrichs Grängsjö and Håkan Boter
The Brand of a Place as a Barrier to Entrepreneurship and SME development Martin Hannibal and Erik S. Rasmussen
Tobatí, Paraguay: Indigenous Market Town Revisited Bob Anderson, Leo Dana and Teresa Dana
Suite 304
Ronald Camp Schumpeterian Entrepreneurship as a Guide to "Transition": Early-on vision and lasting legacy J.Hanns Pichler
Women's Entrepreneurship and the Creative Industries: Exploring the Popular Appeal Colete Henry
From Silos to Synergies: An Institutional Framework for the Growth & Sustainability of Innovative SME's in South Africa David Phaho and Anastassios Pouris
Suite 305
Tor Johannessen Optimizing the number and quality of high potential entrepreneurs - policy & practice Rosemary Sexton and Sharon Polson
The Entrepreneurship-in-Networks Approach: Empirically Testing a multi-level/multi-dimensional Approach to the Study of Entrepreneurship Paul Kirwan and Aard Green
Rethinking the way we engage with entrepreneurs: The application of Value Innovation to the design and delivery of publicly funded business support. Rhidian Morgan, Ian Rees and Steve Marshall
Suite 306
 Morten Huse SME Findings on Intent, Experience and Perception among SME Exporters Edward J (Ted) Chambers and William J Shaw
Training for Growth - A Study of a Growth Programme for SMEs Kirsi Lamminpää
Technical Entrepreneurship Model & Evaluation Method (High tech SMEs in India) Dr. S. N. Ray
Suite 307
Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng Social Entrepreneurship in Practice at a Small, Rural, Liberal Arts College (Workshop) Reuben Domike and James Hornsten
Strategic Planning for Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprises (Workshop) Joel Stoddart
Meeting Room 1
Sandrine Berger-Douce The adoption of ISO 14001 by New Zealand SMEs: Perceived barriers and benefits Sue Cassells, Alec Findlater and Kate Lewis
Exploring the sustainability-orientation of Venture Capital-Companies Benjamin Pfeifer and Heinz Klandt
Sustainable development and SMEs: a North-South comparison of their commitment Martine Spence, Jouhaina Ben Boubaker Gherib and Viviane Ondoua Biwolé
Meeting Room 2
Abhishek Nirjar Copreneurs and Business Social Responsibility Within the Context of Community Vulnerability Margaret A. Fitzgerald, Glenn Muske and Kara L. Muske
Government as Social Entrepreneur: A Theoretical Basis for Empirical Research Gordon Shockley
Effective Entrepreneurs Build Cultures that Lead to High Performance Outcomes Marshall Sashkin and Ayman El Tarabishy
Meeting Room 3
  Managing Small Business Growth – educating SME managers and master students (Workshop) Ragnar Ahlström Söderling, Marisela Strocchia, Isaac Dyner, Liliana Galán, Carmine Bianchi, Enzo Bivona and Graham Winch
SMU Lecture Room 1
  Beyond Business (Workshop)

Patricia Calilong - Associate Director, PBSP

Dr. Dorothy Nyambi - Vice President of International Services, CESO

SMU Lecture Room 2
Warren Weir Race, Ethnicity, And Gender: An Investigation Of New Firm Performance Alicia Robb
Toppling the Regime: Bricoleurs and Conflict Environments Samer Abdelnour
Women Business Owners in the Middle East and North Africa: A 5-Country Research Study Julie Weeks
SMU Lecture Room 3
  ‘From University to Economy’: workshop to investigate partnership development in the collaborative provision of enterprise start-up support activities (Workshop) Roger Candy, Abigail Archer, Sally Bate, Claire Maclean, Dominic Martinez and Elena Vasieleva
Prince George Hotel - Windsor 1 Suite
Gopal Joshi Hidden Champions in Developing Countries Alejandro Sosa Noreña and Utz Dornberger
Family Business Entrepreneurs in South Africa: An Exploratory Study of the Tourism Industry Dimitri Tassiopoulos
Recognition of Credit History for New Immigrants Sonia Menendez and John Metcalf
 
4:15pm - 5:45pm
     
Second Floor Board Room
Rita Klapper Fostering entrepreneurial talent with ‘SPEED’: case study evidence from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Elaine Ramsey, Janine Swail, Patrick Ibbotson and Denise Crossan
Foundation Propensity and Entrepreneurship Characteristics of Students in Germany Walter Ruda, Thomas A. Martin, Rubén Ascúa and Benjamin Danko
Suite 200 C1
Friday Okpara Using a Service Learning Approach to Teach Students about Social Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Kyleen Myrah
Connecting Acadia and the Community: An Economic Impact Interface (Workshop) Brian VanBlarcom
Suite 200 C2
Ellen Farrell The Open Innovation System as a Pragmatic Approach for Overcoming Innovation Barriers Andreas Ziltener, Kerstin Wagner and Christian Hauser
Pre-decisional Information Distortion in Entrepreneurial Decisions Peter Boyle, Dennis Hanlon and J. Edward Russo
Evaluating the learning experience of entrepreneurship students exposed to an unconventional teaching approach Retha Strydom and Menisha Adams
Suite 201
Thomas Henschel Local Labor Market Endowments, New Business Characteristics, and Performance Alicia Robb, Mark Doms, and Ethan Lewis
Analyzing the impact of entrepreneur's economic motivations on new firm's growth using a longitudinal empirical analysis Virgina Barba-Sanchez and Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz
A growth dilemma of SMEs: a case study on employees' perception on bureaucratization versus entrepreneurialism Theresa Lau and K.F. Chan
Suite 202
Colin Mason Imagining, Developing and Explaining the Concept of Transferred Demand: Transcendental Realism and Entrepreneurship Colin Jones
Does One Size Fit All? Firm Size, Technical Assistance and Small Business Growth George Solomon and Vanessa Perry
Barriers to the success of new infant companies Anabel Caneda and Óscar García
Suite 203
  Improving the Business Environment at the Municipal Level in Latin America Edgard Rodriguez, Alvaro Quijandria, Juan Diego Zelaya, Raul Andrade, Alexandra Santillana and Juan Jose Martinez
Suite 204
  Opportunitiés et Temps Pierre-Andre Julien, Ivan-P. Vaghely and Michel Brousseau
Intensité collaborative de la recherche canadienne anglophone en entrepreneuriat Étude bibliométrique et co-signatures de travaux de l'ASAC de 2000 à 2007 Kizaba Godefroy
Les profils, les entreprises, les obstacles, les défis et l'orientation par rapport au travail : comparaison de deux générations d'entrepreneures du Nouveau-Brunswick Egbert McGraw, Yves Robichaud, Yvon Gasse and Jean-Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda
Suite 205
  Philanthropic Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Louis Jacques Filion, Peter Johnson, Teresa Menzies, Hilary Pearson and Denise Paré Julien
Suite 301
Colin Gray Analyzing the influence of gender upon the accumulation and utilization of business finance by male and female entrepreneurs Susan Marlow, Sara Carter and Eleanor Shaw
Business models that matter - A taxonomy of business models in SME context Jussi Puhakainen, Tuomas Ranti and Pasi Malinen
Evaluating the Impact of a Micro-Loan financing and a Business Development: Training Program on the success of business start-ups of women entrepreneurs in a transitional economy Wendy Doyle and Helen Mallette
Suite 302
Sandie Heirwegh Industrial Agglomeration and Small Firm Product Development: Comparing Cambridgeshire Silicon-Fen and Essex Yazid Abubakar
Entreprenerual & SME Programs in Trinidad and Tobago - Are they Sufficient to Fost and Entrepreneurial Culture? Akosua Dardaine Edwards
Entrepreneurship in Hosiery Industry in India - A Comparison of Ludhiana (Punjab) and Tirupur (Tamil Nadu) Dhruv Dev Sharma and Jasmer Singh Saini
Suite 303
Glenn Chappell Financial and Non-Financial SME Programs and Services: Impacts and Results Damary Sikalieh and Patrice Olubendi
The Impact of Micro-finance Programs on Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya George K'Aol
The Rise and Fall of South African Venture Capital: A Co-Production Perspective David Lingelbach, Gordon Murray and Evan Gilbert
Suite 304
William Dennis Developing an Instrument to Examine the Goals of SME Owner-Operators Rick Newby, John Watson and David Woodliff
Foundation and Development Support for Business Start-ups and Small Enterprises in Germany Christian Scheiner and Kai-Ingo Voigt
Stepping from Employment into Self-employment: an examination of the "tipping point" factors influencing decision-making. Janine Swail, Elaine Ramsey and Patrick Ibbotson
Suite 305
Marco van Gelderen Business advice in England and Spain: differences in attitudes to expert knowledge in the post-industrial society? Kevin Mole, Joan-Lluis Capelleras and Francis Greene
Practitioner's paper: The Transitional Development model - coaching solo entrepreneurs towards growth and development Maud de Vries
Enhancing the Growth and Development of Small Business and Entrepreneurs through a Virtual Network of Service Providers Maria Meyers and Homer Erekson
Suite 306
  Workshop Title: Shifting from Reactive to Proactive in Small Business (Workshop) Pam Paquet
Suite 307
William Kelley Planning: The history, theory, and impact of the teaching of business planning in contemporary business schools: A critical perspective Benson Honig
Effects of mandatory and voluntary entrepreneurship simulation game seminars on students' and entrepreneurs' learning Christian Lendner and Jutta Huebscher
The Entrepreneurship Hub: an Eclectic Model of Cognition and Action Diana Hechavarria
Meeting Room 1
Robert D'Intino Environmental Commitment in Family SMEs Sandrine Berger-Douce
Strategic Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development for SMEs in Indigenous Communities Ronald D. Camp II and Robert E. Anderson
Sustainable Property Act Nova Scotia Economic Development (Workshop) Bruce Hennebury
Meeting Room 2
  Connecting People for Health: A Case Study in the Individual and Institutional Structuration of an Entrepreneurial Healthcare Opportunity (Workshop) Mary Kilfoil, Ed Leach, John Ginn and Dianne Kelderman
Meeting Room 3
Nancy Beth Guptill From an Intention to Realized Firm Growth? The Moderating Role of Innovativeness for Firm Growth Pekka Stenholm
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Sustainability in a Changed Trade Environment: The South African Case Andre Ligthelm
Understanding and reducing the technical barriers to entrepreneurship and trade for SMEs in Atlantic Canada Gregory Fleet and Micah Williamson
SMU Lecture Room 1
Brian Gibson Barriers Faced by Women Entrepreneurs in British Columbia (Workshop) Laurel Douglas and Heather Martin
Women Entrepreneurs Small Business Access to Capital: Issues, Barriers, and Successes (Workshop) Terri Parent
SMU Lecture Room 2
  Croatia - development financing of SMEs (Workshop) Jasminka Keser and Ana Vincent Šepic
SMU Lecture Room 3
Bamidele Adekunle Cultural influences on the managerial behaviour of Algerian entrepreneurs Khalil Assala and Azzedine Tounés
The Entrepreneurial Intention of Native American Indian Graduates: A Case for Intergenerational Mobility Benjamin Ofili and Densil Williams
Social Identity: A Strategic Dimension of Internationalization of Women Owned Small Businesses Gertrude I. Hewapathirana and Anton WAJ Fernando
Prince George Hotel - Windsor 1 Suite
Ulla Hytti Entrepreneurship and SME Development in Regional Clusters of Developing Countries Faheem Islam
Small Business Growth through Telecommuting: Grabbing Market Share with a Large Firm Strategy John Pearce
Just how relevant is trust in ethnic entrepreneurial networks? Bruce Mitchell
Tuesday, June 24

11:00am - 12:30pm

     
Second Floor Board Room
Helena Forsman Developing and Evaluating Entrepreneurship Curricula: Lessons from a Start-up Simulation Pilot Silke Tegtmeier and Reinhard Schulte
The Use of Technology in Delivering Entrepreneurship Education in the UK: Past, Present and Future Harry Matlay and Kelly Smith
University Enterprises: Resources for Students and Institutions Rik Berry, Lola Smith and Howard Puckett
Suite 200 C1
Newell Gough Managing Racism and Sexism: The Intersections of Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Among Asian Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs in Canada and Australia Frances Chiang and Angeline Low
Entrepreneurial decision-making in Russia - strategic management in hostile business environment? Jari Jumpponen and Timo Pihkala
Motivations and Obstacles for Entrepreneurship in Russia: 15 Years in Transition Dmitry Shtykhno and Anatoly Zhuplev
Suite 200 C2
Karen Orengo Entrepreneurship and the Role of Government in Post-Socialist Economies: the Challenge of Institutionalization David Smallbone and Friederike Welter
Conceptual Framework of Technology Transfer Networks for SMEs Heon Deok Yoon and Jang Ho Choi
Suite 201
Leonora Hamilton The Income-Quality of Life Trade-Off By Small Business Owners: A Re-Assessment Stephen Tagg, Sara Carter and Colin Mason
The Characteristics of Home-based Businesses in the UK Colin Mason, Sara Carter and Stephen Tagg
A Comparative Analysis of Characteristics and Challenges of Male an Female Entrepreneurs in India S.C Laroiya and Dhruv Dev Sharma
Suite 202
Lois Stevenson An Industry Review and Analysis for Informal Venture Capital Ellen Farrell
Barriers to growth, business advice and entrepreneurial mind sets Colin Gray
Commercial Lending and International New Ventures Allan Riding, Barbara Orser and Brad Belanger
Suite 203
Mohamed Abdel Aziz Business Banking Relationship Marketing: One bank's strategy for delivering increased value to SMEs Guy Francis Pearce
Management of banking relationships and family entrepreneurship: What about transmission? Two French SME examples Isabelle Maque
An Estimation on Performance of Credit Guarantee to SMEs by 'Treatment Effect' Method Yeonseung Chung and Byunglip Ahn
Suite 204
Pierre-Andre Julien Règles d'interaction, culture d'entrepreneurship et capacité innovante des PME dans un réseau de sous-traitance Michel Trépanier and Pierre-Marc Gosselin
Promouvoir l'innovation et l'entrepreneuriat à travers la coopération entre les écoles d'ingénieurs, les écoles de management et les structures d'appui à l'innovation et à l'entrepreneuriat Francis Becard, Didier Calcei, Lotfi Karoui, David Moroz and Frederic Nlemvo
Suite 205
  Success with Students in Business (Workshop) Brennan Gillis and David Upton
Suite 301
Morten Huse The unique character of managing companies by women in Poland Hanna Mizgajska
Individually 'irrational' entrepreneurship: Analyzing the welfare effects of belief distortions leading to entrepreneurial optimism Diemo Urbig and Christian Schade
Innovation, Marketing, and Management Strategies Among Mining Supply FIrms: A Comparison Between Canada and Chile Jean-Charles Cachon and Huguette Blanco
Suite 302
  From the Ground Up: Establishing a Small Business Support Centre in a Developing Country (Workshop) Sandie Heirwegh
Suite 303
Erik Rasmussen Formal Group Membership and Survival Rate Among Minority-Owned Businesses After Hurricane Katrina. Loubna Bouamane and Meri Thompson
Scoring Big with Team Effort : Empowering SMEs to Get Involved in Inter-organizational Partner Network Development around Ice Hockey Sponsors with Action Research Nina Huotari
The Need for Cluster-Based SME Development: A Malaysian Perspective Abdul-Aziz Ab-Latif
Suite 304
William Dennis Successor's actions and post transfer performance in SME's Lex van Teeffelen
Influences on the Entrepreneurs Expected Mode of Exit Geraldine Ryan and Bernadette Power
Suite 305
Colin Jones Evaluating the strategy of local public technology centers in Regional Innovation Systems: Evidence from Japan Nobuya Fukugawa
The Business Incubator and the Female High Technology Entrepreneur: A Perfect Match? Maura McAdam and Susan Marlow
Mentor and Mentee Attitudes in Mentoring for New Entrepreneurs Jimmy Wikholm, Thomas Henningson, and Claes M. Hultman
Suite 306
  Case Study of Women's Enterprise Centre's Research Project on Women's Issues in Transitioning to Self-Employment (Workshop) Heather Martin and Laurel Douglas
Suite 307
Margaret Fitzgerald An exploratory analysis of social, ethical and environmental responsibility practices among small and medium-sized Canadian companies Mary A. Kilfoil
Sponsorship Activity across Small Enterprises: An Empirical Study J. Terence Zinger and Norman O'Reilly
Developing an entrepreneurship outcomes system for product/service development, ongoing quality improvement, and research in health care businesses Patricia Lindley, Sally Fletcher, Patricia Chiverton and Donna Tortoretti
Meeting Room 1
Stuart Locke What Makes Non-For-Profits Entrepreneurial? Edward Gamble and Peter Moroz
Understanding Social Enterprise: A Typology of Organizational Types and the Entrepreneurial Implications Monica Diochon, Alistair Anderson and Heather Fulford
Innovative Business Models at the Base of the Pyramid: The Case of Agora Partnerships Nicaragua Niels Billou
Meeting Room 2
Virtanen Markku Entrepreneurship and Spirituality: An Exploration Using Grounded Theory Sandra Kauanui, Kevin Thomas, Cynthia Sherman, Gail Waters and Mihaela Gilea
Perspective, Classification and Concept in Understanding Entrepreneurship: Comparing 'Effectuation' and 'Entrepreneurial Capacity' Kevin Hindle and Peter Moroz
Web Site Utilization in SME Business Strategy: An International Comparison in the Global Wine Industry Judith Madill, Leighann Neilson and George Haines
Meeting Room 3
  Balance & Energy: Staying Motivated & Balancing Life in Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Pam Paquet
SMU Lecture Room 1
  On a Path to a Sustainable Livelihood (Workshop) Kellie Anderson
SMU Lecture Room 2
Gertrude Hewapathirana The study of factors influencing immigrant entrepreneurship: A discussion of methodology and outcomes Huibert (Herb) Peter de Vries and Kevin Voges
Promoting 'Venture 2.0' Firms in Korea: The Comparison of the First-generation and the Second-generation Entrepreneurs Zong-Tae Bae and Min-Seok Cha
The blueprint for a successful SME in South Africa Arthur Goldstuck
SMU Lecture 3
  The development and results of a process for transforming research into potential commercialization initiatives (Workshop) Jose Romaguera and Jose Cruz
 
2:00pm - 3:30pm
     
Second Floor Boardroom
Chansoo Park A Case Study of the Leadership Model of a Small Rural College in Advancing the Regional and Rural Entrepreneurship in Kansas. U.S.A. Teow-Hwa Kwa
Impacts of Organizational Changes on the Patterns of University-R&D Institute-Industry Interactions and Academic Entrepreneurship Zong-Tae Bae and Dal Hwan Lee
Business Assistance in Distressed Neighborhoods: Experience from the U. S. Northwest William Kelley, Nancy Birch, Wendy Eager and Robert Schwartz
Suite 101
Michael Fern Working with Youth in Conflict with the Law – Using Entrepreneurship as an Agent for Social Change (Workshop) Ed Matwawana and Ed Leach
Engaging High Potential Youth in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Barry Bisson, Ed Leach, Edmee Metivier and Mary Kilfoil
Suite 200 C1
Emily Gould Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship - From Research to Results: Observations Based on a Practitioner's Experience Shmuel Bahat
“Pitching Out the Lost Cases” – A Longitudinal Study of the Precedents of Non-Growth of Recent Incubator Graduates Katja Mäki and Ulla Hytti
New High-Tech Firms : Contributions to Economic Growth Bruce Kirchhoff and Aron Spencer
Suite 200 C2
Bisi Akibo Can Credit Rating System Improve Access to Finance for Small Business in the Emerging Economies Ahmed Tunde Popoola
Evaluation of the risk factors in the financing to new companies from the point of view of argentine entrepreneurs Rubén Ascúa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Entrepreneurial Risk and Potential Don Bradley III
Suite 201
Scott Ensign Key factors for "infant success" of start-ups Óscar García and Anabel Caneda
Catalyzing Regional Entrepreneurial Activity: Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurial Intentions, and Venture Outcomes Mark Pruett, Benjamin Powell and Bryan Toney
The Theory of the Threshold of Consequence: Necessity Based Entrepreneurs and Their Exit from Self-Employment, a Grounded Theory Study Marylou DeWald and David Gilbert
Suite 202
Jean-Charles Cachon The Environment - important for establishing and harvesting strategies Jan Hendrik van Zyl and Deidre van Rooyen
Participants VS Teacher Led Curriculum On Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management: Our Experience at Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) Taofeek Adejare Owoseni
Novice, Serial and Portfolio Entrepreneurship: Further Evidence from GEM data Dylan Jones-Evans, Piers Thompson and Caleb Kwong
Suite 203
Susan Marlow Typology of SMEs risk management practices Thomas Henschel
Liquidity Management in Small Firms: A Learning Perspective Dr. Ignatius Ekanem
Opportunity Costs Incurred by Entrepreneurs Joseph Roberts and Harold Welsch
Suite 204
  Workshop Title: Baby Boomers Plus Generation Y Equals Challenge (Workshop) Pam Paquet
Suite 205
  Strategically Integrated Entrepreneurship Education - Report from Colloquium on Entrepreneurship Education (Workshop) Sharon Porter, Lisa Lowthers and Chris Pelham
Suite 301
  ICSB Global Dialogue Workshop: Technology Transfer and it's Impact on SMEs World-Wide Knowledge from the ICSB Global Community (Workshop) Ayman El Tarabishy, Heon-Deok Yoon, Barry Jennings and David Foord
Suite 302
Glenn Chappell Competitiveness Assessment of Puerto Rican Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Edgar Soto-Rodriguez
Participation of a rural community in globalisation: a South African case. Louw Van der Walt and amareza Buys
The Results of the Government's Support Program Promoting Overseas Exports by Small and Medium Enterprises: A Korean Case Study Yoon Ki-Kwan
Suite 303
David Phaho Developing Indigenous Community Based Enterprises: Challenges and Prospects Bobby Banerjee
The Effects of Out-shopping on Small Rural Community Cathy Ashley-Cotleur, Carol Gaumer and Barry Foltos
Cross-Border Entrepreneurship in a Transition Context: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives Friederike Welter and David Smallbone
Suite 304
Christos Kalantaridis Continuation of the Family-Owned Business: The Influence of Gender and Help-Seeking Behavior Margaret Fitzgerald, Candace Philbrick and Cathy Folker
Testing the "Women Don't Ask" Hypothesis: A Qualitative Study of Contract Negotiation in the Private Equity Investment Process Frances Amatucci, Susan Coleman and Ethne Swartz
Involvement in Family Firms as Mediator to Entrepreneurial Intent: An Attitudinal Analysis of Children of Family Firm Owners Jan van Zyl and Rudolph van Buuren
Suite 305
Tor Johannessen Access to Foreign Trade Promotion Schemes in Germany: Are SMEs Disadvantaged? Christian Hauser, Kerstin Wagner and Andreas Ziltener
Small Firm Internationalisation: THe Impact of Size on Inter-organisational Relationships Christos Kalantaridis and Ivo Vassilev
Would Schumpeter and Stevenson ever have Lunch together at McDonald´s? An Empirically Based Theoretical Approach towards the Definitions of Entrepreneurship and its Relationship with the Franchisee. Sean Patrick O. Sassmannshausen, Arnd Hallbach, Christoph Flohr and Stefan Gladbach
Suite 306
  Atlantic Canada Community Business Investment Fund - A central credit facility dedicated to helping small business succeed (Workshop) Basil Ryan
Suite 307
  The Internationalization of SMEs: Bridging Research and Public Policy (Workshop) Dr. Barbara Orser, Denis Martel, Peter Hall and Nancy Mathis
Meeting Room 1
Monica Diochon Small and Medium Enterprises in India: Are they socially responsible? Abhishek Nirjar
Ethical Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Tricks Miroslav Pivoda, Dan Mosher, Frank Hoy and Jason McNicol
Entrepreneurship as an agent for social development and value Denise-Margaret Thompson and Charlene E, Mendez
Meeting Room 2
Sara Thorgren Perceptions of an Entrepreneurial University that Provides a Fertile Ground for Entrepreneurship Education Helena Forsman
Students as Consultants - Adding Value to the Small to Medium Enterprise Jacqueline Brodie, Tony Douglas and Susan Laing
A multi-country study on the influence of national culture over the intention to start a new business Saulo Barbosa, Walter Oliveira, Tales Andreassi, Guilherme Shiraishi and Kavita Panwar
Meeting Room 3
  What Women Want – How to Train, Coach, Advise and Inspire Women Entrepreneurs to be Successful in Their Own Business (Workshop) Nancy Beth Guptill and Andrew Patricio
SMU Lecture 1
  “How Can We Matter in Practice as well as Research?” (Workshop) Robert D’Intino, Willam Schulte, Dianne H.B. Welsh and Norris Krueger
SMU Lecture 2
Leo Donlevy Entrepreneurs in emerging high tech industries: between experts and kamikazes Frank Robert, Pierre Marques, Frank Lasch and Frédéric Le Roy
Entrepreneurship "Volatility"? Linking Entrepreneurial Dynamics to Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions José Ernesto Amorós, Oscar Cristi and Erkko Autio
The role of social capital in technology development of SMEs in the coconut fibre industry sector in Sri Lanka: Implications for policy and practice Lalith Welamedage
SMU Lecture Room 3
Chris Hanson The effect of human capital, social capital and perceptual values on nascent entrepreneurs' export intentions Majbritt Rostgaard Evald, Kim Klyver and Poul Rind Christensen
Exploring the Impact of Education on Korean-American Entrepreneurs Joseph Onochie, Edward Rogoff, George Haynes, Myung-Soo Lee, Alvin Puryear and Ramona Heck
Measuring Entrepreneurship: The Personal Agency Belief Approach Bamidele Adekunle
Wednesday, June 25
9:00am - 10:30am
     
Second Floor Board Room
Abhishek Nirjar Universities Supporting Start-ups: an investigation into assessments of direct business support for SMEs provided by Universities in the North of England Abigail Archer, Sally Bate, Roger Candy, Claire MacLean, Dominic Martinez, and Elena Vasilieva
Encouraging Entrepreneurship in the Arts and the Transfer of Copyrighted Creations by Universities: US Example, Global Dimensions Newell Gough and Uwe Reischl
Founder's Human Capital and Growth or University Spin-Off Firms: Evidence from a Russian University Dina Williams
Suite 101
Nancy Beth Guptil A Business Development Bank’s Perspective on Accelerating the Growth of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (Workshop) Jérôme Nycz, Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Business Development Bank of Canada
Small Business Owners’ Perceptions of Growth and Productivity Aneliese Debus and Daniel McGrath
Suite 200 C1
  A Case Study in a University-Industry Partnered Spin-out (Workshop) Ronald Layden and Kevin Dunn
Suite 200 C2
Bisi Akibo Croatia - policy measures of removing administrative barriers Jasminka Keser
Entrepreneurship and SME Strategy in the Chinese Economic Transition Ke Gao and Bernice Kotey
Characteristics and determinants of informal investors in Chile Gianni Romani, Miguel Atienza, Dusan Paredes, and Jose Ernesto Amoros
Suite 201
Colin Mason Do Growth Firms Grow In A Particular Way Or Do They Just Grow? A Study On Dynamic Capabilities, Entrepreneurial Process And Firm Performance Arto Kuuluvainen, Tommi Pukkinen and Pekka Stenholm
What if the Way we teach Entrepreneurship is Wrong? Well it is, for the most part. Here's a Prescription to Solve the Problem! Frederick Crane and Marc Meyer
The youth entrepreneurship journey in New Zealand: A career or a calling? Kate Lewis
Suite 202
Colin Jones How the Daughters of Family Enterprise Perceive their Careers as Entrepreneurs Teresa Nelson, Indra Guertler, and Constance T.F. De Brun
Empowering the Small Investor: Practical equity asset allocation tools that bridge the gap between theory and practice Jan Reinier (JR) Kuiper
The return to entrepreneurial initial public offerings: a Sino-Indian comparison Stuart Locke and Kartick Gupta
Suite 203
Isabelle Maque SME Tax Compliance Burden Doug Bruce and Lucie Charron
Assessing the Willingness to Pay for Management Accounting Advice to Small Firms Luiz Carlos Miranda, Deivisson Rattacaso Freire, Wesley Serbim, Roberta Lira Caneca, Tayana de Lourdes Lima Diniz and Jose Ricardo Maia Siqueira
Entrepreneurship Development: The Need for Production and Manufacturing Assistance Marilyn Young and Isaura Flores Don Bradley III
Suite 204
Yeonseung Chung Importance of Brand Management in regional SMEs Cornelia Zanger, Kerstin Klaus and Sandra Kaminski
Revising members in network boards: Implications for innovative performance Joakim Wincent, Sergey Anokhin and Håkan Boter
Board Leadership and Task Performance in Small Firms Morten Huse, Mattias Nordqvist and Alessandro Minichilli
Suite 205
  Closing the Racial Wealth Gap through Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Julie Abrams, Karuna Jaggar and Elizabeth de Renzy
Suite 301
Madhavi Lokahnde A two-dimensional framework for knowledge management systems in small and medium enterprises Stefania Testa and Silvia Massa
Economic Downturn as an Environmental Shock: Responses of Small-Business Owners William Dennis

The impact of entrepreneurs' past experience on the internationalisation of French new ventures

 Mathieu Cabrol, Frederic Nlemvo and Arild Aspelund
Suite 302
David Lingelbach Barriers to Entrepreneurship Development in the Indigenous Communitied of Western Niger-Delta, Nigeria Tomola Marshal Obamuyi
Barriers, constraints and opportunities for Romanian SME's Ovidiu Nicolescu and Ciprian Nicolescu
Gauging the Pee Dee Region's Entrepreneurial Potential Glenn Chappell
Suite 303
Andres Johansson State of The Art of Entrepreneurship Development on Asia-Pacific Countries Dhruv Dev Sharma
Case Study: Al Amana of Morocco Chantal McPhee and Annette St-Onge
Inuit Small Business from Caribou in Coral Harbour, Nunavut Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana and Robert Anderson
Suite 304
Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng Paternalism and governance in family firms. Donata Mussolino and Morten Huse
The Influences of Childhood Upbringing on Women Entrepreneurs: Experiences from Lampung, Indonesia Cindy Iannarelli, Leann Mischel and Hazel Gooding
Business Transition Decision-making in Rural and Urban Family-owned SMEs and the Role of the Advisor Dan Mosher and Kim Myrick
Suite 305
Gregory Fleet The autonomy of successful internal ventures Kevin Johnson
Capital structure and innovation of SMEs in European countries Diego Viviani, Marco Giorgino, Tommaso Minola and Mattia Dellarossa
Internationalizing the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct: An in-depth interview approach Nathaniel Boso
Suite 306
  An Experience of Cultivating e-Innovation - the role of ICT in a Business Incubation Project Diana Thompson and Garry Homer
Innovate or Evaporate: Lessons from Japanese SMEs David Gilbert
Entrepreneurial Share Relationships: Initial and Evolutionary Determinants Mark Pruett and Greg Winter
Suite 307
Anatoly Zhuplev Using Web Audits in Engaged Learning and Entrepreneurial Education (Workshop) Emilie Gould and Lisa Lowthers
Student to Student Entrepreneurship Promotion (Workshop) Lisa Lowthers and Stephanie Wamboldt
Meeting Room 1 Lois Stevenson Policy Issues in Dutch Nascent Entrepreneurship Marco Van Gelderen
Research Influencing Policy Change: Key Factors Lois Stevenson and Mohamed Abdel Aziz
Meeting Room 2
Gertrude Hewapathirana Building an Entrepreneurial University for the Challenges of the 11st Century: The Ethippian Perspective Friday Okpara
Entrepreneurial Enterprises Vocational Training, and Youth (Un)Employment: Empirical Findings and Policy Implications Sean Patrick O. Sassmannshausen and Marco Biele
Fostering Front-End Innovation Process in SMEs, Entrepreneurial University in Focus Helena Forsman
Meeting Room 3
  Entrepreneurship as a Career Option (Workshop) Monica Kreuger and Brent Kreuger
SMU Lecture Room 1
  Town Hall Meeting: Advances in Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research, Education and Practice (Workshop) Robert D’Intino, Willam Schulte, Dianne H.B. Welsh and Norris Krueger
SMU Lecture Room 2
Erik Rasmussen Networking and Corporate Entrepreneurship: A Study of Cause and Effect Relationships Sara Thorgren, Joakim Wincent and Daniel Örtqvist
No Longer Only and Lonely: Moving Research to Application Nancy J. Miller, Terry L. Besser and Sandra Sattler-Weber
Strategic capabilities for innovation in manufacturing SMEs: A gestalts perspective Louis Raymond and Josée St-Pierre
SMU Lecture Room 3
Herb de Vries A Country in Transition: An Enquiry into the Disparity in Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship Between Various Ethnic Groups Bruce Mitchell
A Framework for Applying Social Network Analysis Methods in Small Business Research and Development Chris Hanson
The cognitive dimension of social capital in entrepreneurial networks at the pre-organisation stage Rita Klapper
 
11:00am - 12:30pm
     
Second Floor Board Room
Dimitri Tassiopoulos Artists As Entrepreneurs Keramat Poorsoltan
Who Will Develop Entrepreneurial Intentions? How Social Network Structure Shapes Entrepreneurial Intention Kim Klyver and Thomas Schøtt
Social Reality of Women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka Rupika Senadheera and Champa Rajapakse
Suite 200 C1
  CREATE: Tomorrow's Industry Leaders Today Leo Donlevy
Suite 200 C2
  Evaluating the entrepreneurial mindset of the tween set – preliminary findings in Croatia (Workshop) Tina Odinsky-Zec and Jelena Debeljak
Suite 201
Marco van Gelderen Addressing Gender in Enterprise Development Programmes: Current Practices and a Proposed Approach Afreen Huq and Abdul Moyeen
Myths in relation to start-up and growth of small businesses: evidence from UK research Paul Braidford, Ian Stone, Gordon Allinson, and Maxine Houston
Achieving Self-Realization and Commercial Success in Entrepreneurial Ventures Simon Halberstadt, Matthias Raith and Thomas Zomack
Suite 202
Hakan Boter First Youth Enterprise Centre in Canada (Workshop) Doris Brocke
Issues and Challenges Facing Canadian Women Entrepreneurs in Advanced Technology Sectors: Research Results and Public Policy Considerations (Workshop) Barbara J. Orser, Mary Kilfoil and Sandra Saric
Suite 203
T.H. Kwa International Growth of Finnish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Eriikka Johanna Paavilainen and Arto Kuuluvainen
Factors Contributing to the Success of Malaysian Biotechnology SMEs Saridan Abu Bakar, Mohamed Sulaiman, and Intan Osman
Developing Regional Innovation System - Business Development Laboratory as a Promoter and Developer of Science-Based New Ventures Pasi Malinen, Jussi Puhakainen and Vesa Hautala
Suite 204
  The Coventry University model for Innovation, Entrepreneurship Education, Prosperity and Philanthropy (Workshop) Veronica Velo, Ray Carson, Louise Fidler, Magdalena Kurowska, Tom Williamson and Clive Winters
Suite 205
  ENTRENET" A Global Centre for Entrepreneurship (Workshop) Tiiu Poder
Suite 301
Stefania Testa Board Roles in French SME's: Theoretical Arguments and Empirical Evidence Lotfi Karoui
Understanding Boards of Directors in Different Types of Family Businesses Morten Huse and Donata Mussolino
Why do small business owner-managers choose particular banks? Stuart Locke and Margaret Drever
Suite 302
Tomola Obamuyi Benefits and Barriers to Immigrant Entrepreneurship Francine Schlosser and Gerry Kerr
Small Firm Performance: An examination of the Role of Ambidexterity, Strategic PLanning, and Entrepreneurial Orientation Marko Kohtamaki, Teemu Kautonen and Sascha Kraus
Suite 303
Don Bradley III Croatia - regional differences and SME projects for competitiveness (Worshop) Jasminka Keser
Entrepreneurship Training supporting Poverty Alleviation, Empowerment & Participation in the Mainstream Economy (Workshop) Mike Wyse and Chris Curtis
Suite 304
Joan-Lluis Capelleras The Play Model: An Approach to Assisting Novice Entrepreneurs in Gaining Marketable Insights Michael Goldsby, Jeffrey Hornsby and Donald Kuratko
The Design of Business Expectations Surveys in an SME Context: An International Review Ted Mallett
Seeing Entrepreneurship: Using Video-based Ethnographic Research to Investigate Entrepreneurial Interaction Jean Clarke
Suite 305
Dan Mosher The process of internationalisation of small and medium sized companies, the chances and the risks Christopher Stehr
Internationalization of Malaysian SMEs: Influencing Factors, Sources of Information and Options Mohd Khairuddin Hashim and Sa'ari Ahmad
Internationalization Dynamic of East German SMEs - A Capability-Based Approach Utz Dornberger and Noor Un Nabi Md.
Suite 306
  The Value of Mentoring for New and Existing Entrepreneurs (Workshop) Rena Posteraro and Karen Martin
Suite 307
Chansoo Park Crossing the Great Sample Divide: Comparing Perceptions of Environmental Uncertainty among Entrepreneurship Students and Nascent Entrepreneurs Mark Schenkel, Jeffrey Cornwall and Charles Matthews
A Study of Coventry University students' beliefs, attitudes and intentions towards entrepreneurship. Craig Stokes, Yvon Gasse and David Gillingham
Narratives and Career Options: Measurement and Conceptual Issues Michael P. Leiter, Karen Turner, Marielle D'Entremont and Suzanne Kian
Meeting Room 1
Madhavi Lokhande Strategy and Performance of French SME: The Impact of Stock Exchange Listing Nazik Fadil
European Network of Entrepreneurship Angels - A European Project Targeted at Business Start-Up Tutors Funded within the Framework of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme Giampaolo Rossi, Michela Vecchia, Gordon Rutherford, Viera Slavikova, Martina Prokopova and Anja Graversen
Interpretive Methodological Approaches to Researching the Small Firm: An Alternative Mode of Inquiry Isabelle Giroux
Meeting Room 2
  Dalhousie/NRC-IRAP, Science and Technology Assistance Program, Assisting SME's gain access to research at the University and building opportunities (Workshop) Kevin Dunn and Johannes Larsen
Meeting Room 3
Rik Berry A Climate Approach for Fostering Entrepreneurship in an Academic Setting Mario Geissler, Peter Haefner and Steffen Jahn
University spin-offs: A special way of being an entrepreneur? Erik S. Rasmussen, Per Servais and Martin Hannibal
The effect of starting conditions on the subsequent performance of new ventures Julian Lange, Siddarth Tenneti, Narayanan Seshadri and William Bygrave
SMU Lecture Room 3
Rita Klapper Growth strategies of women-owned businesses: An emerging market perspective Kojo Saffu, Samuel Apori and Angela Mensah
Entrepreneurship at later life - intentions, motivations and perceptions of entrepreneurship among aging population Elisa Akola
War and Peace in Subsistence Markets: The Negotiated Meaning of Grassroots Development Interventions in Darfur Samer Abdelnour and Dr. Oana Branzei
Poster Session Schedule

Monday, June 23

Suite 101

2:15pm - 3:30pm
   
  "You are the weakest link - Good Bye!" Alumni perspectives of entrepreneurship education Cecilia Hegarty and Jonathan Styles
Entrepreneurship courses at the Technological Education Institutes (T.E.I.) of Greece: The syllabus design, the educators' skills and the criteria for their satisfactory matching in the textile sector Anthony Primentas
The Cultural Context of Entrepreneurship Context: A case study of India Tanima Ray
Social Entrepreneurship Activity and Different Skills Associated with Successful Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa Boris Uirban
Sustainable Entrepreneurship : A Case of The Indian SMEs. Saroj Koul
Social Entrepreneurship: A Study of Local Economic Development Agencies in the Northwest United States William Kelley, Vincent Pascal, Wendy Eager and Robert Schwartz
Une étude exploratoire de l’orientation stratégique et de la performance des PME d’exploitation forestière  Étienne St-Jean, Luc Lebel and Josée Audet
Alternative Perspectives on the Funding Problems of Small Scale Businesses in Developing Countries Étienne St-Jean, Luc Lebel and Josée Audet
Alternative Perspectives on the Funding Problems of Small Scale Businesses in Developing Countries 'Bisi Akinlua and 'Banji Akintunde
The Difference in financing sources between minority & non-minority owned small businesses in Al Ahsa Provence Prof. Khaled Al Sahlawi and Wadhaah Al Mubarak
Learning as a process of social interaction in the Knowledge-based Small Firm David Higgins
4:15pm - 5:45pm
   
  Success Factors of Business Clusters in Less Developed Countries: Joint Action and Insertion into Global Value Chains Willem Hulsink and Andreas Rauch
The nature and role of strategic marketing networks in the development and growth of new technology-based small firms Sarah Cooper and Pauric McGowan
The role of gender and necessity in regional entrepreneurship: the case of Dounreay, Scotland William Lucas, Sarah Cooper and Stuart Macfarlane
Knowledge Transfer & Competitiveness of Tunisian SME's Cases under the free trade industrial Tunisia-E.U Adnan Maâlaoui and Aeineb Nasr
Early Internationalizing SMEs: The case of Puerto Rico Ramachandra K. Asundi, Leonora C. Hamilton Coplin and Karen Orengo Serra
Business Relationship and the Growth of Start-up Firms in Japan Hiroyuki Okamuro
Family Business Motivations and Challenges in Africa: A case study of Samuko closed corporation Sam Kongwa
Generating a case for growth: discourse analysis of the entrepreneurs' accounts on growth Jarna Heinonen, Ulla Hytti and Kaisu Paasio
A Decision-Analytic Approach to Blue-Ocean Strategy Development Matthias G. Raith, Thorsten Staak and Helge M. Wilker
Personal Vision and Entrepreneurial Success: The ACSBE Counseling Model Deborah Hurst and Shelley MacDougall
Entrepreneurship History: Implications for Aspiring Contributors Robert Desman
 
Tuesday, June 24
11:00am - 12:30pm
   
  A discovery process analysis of perceived entrepreneurial opportunity in intra-African medical tourism Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng and Charl van Loggerenberg
The reflections of entrepreneurial skills on small businesses' performance in Lagos, South Western Nigeria. Olusola Oyinlade Akande and Roseline Moyosore Ojokuku
Proactive vs. Reactive Opportunity Recognition and Start-up Outcomes Jurgita Baltrusaityte-Axelson
Case Study: bOKnow Systems Aydin Y. Mirzaee and Prescott C. Ensign
Examining the effects of trust and governance in key relationships of emerging technology firms. Steven Walsh and Paul Kirwan
Use of Brand Management Theories in New Ventures Tor A Johannessen
An Exploration of the Relationship between Business Strategy and Human Resource Strategy in Women Owned Businesses Stephanie Newell, Sanjib Chowdhury and Kunal Banerji
Issues of Trust Affecting Domestic and Intercultural E-Business Emilie Gould
Entrepreneurship and the voice of the consumer: analysis of a high tech novel service Notis Pavgiavlas
Framework Dimensions for Action: Industry, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development  Shellyanne Wilson and Denise-Margaret Thompson