The purpose of the SIG Entrepreneurship is to develop an ongoing and constructive dialogue among entrepreneurship scholars to conduct research that is relevant for entrepreneurship theory and practice in the contemporary world. The SIG Entrepreneurship aims at promoting research and networking interests in individual and collaborative forms of entrepreneurship by providing a wide-ranging, engaged and internationally focused forum to discuss and develop research and practice in the field. We put a distinct focus on the key European feature – ‘context matters’ – why we try in all activities to promote and stimulate what ‘European’ might mean in any given context and any approach of entrepreneurship research.
SIG OFFICERS (2023-2024):
SIG Chair, Diego Matricano (Università degli Studi della Campania, Italy) diego.matricano@unicampania.it
SIG Programme Chair, Damiano Petrolo (Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale) damiano.petrolo@uniupo.it
Paper Development Workshops Officers:
Gorkem Aksaray (Trinity Business School, Ireland) gorkem.aksaray@tcd.ie
Galit Klein (Ariel University, Israel) galitk@ariel.ac.il
Bisrat Misganaw (NEOMA Business School, France) bisrat.misganaw@neoma-bs.fr
Francesca Sanguineti (Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy) francesca.sanguineti@unipv.it
Publication Acceleration Programme Officers:
Andrea Caputo (Università di Trento, Italy) andrea.caputo@unitn.it
Luca Gnan (University of Rome Tor Vergata, italy) luca.gnan@uniroma2.it
Massimiliano M. Pellegrini (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) massimiliano.pellegrini@uniroma2.it
Communication Officers:
Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero (IAE Montpellier, France) maria-claudia.angel-ferreo@umontpellier.fr
Alessia Munnia (Università di Catania, Italy) alessia.munnia@phd.unict.it
Francesco Russo (Università di Catania, Italy) francesco.russo@phd.unict.it
Past Chair, Luca Gnan (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) luca.gnan@uniroma2.it
Past Chair, Marzena Starnawska (University of Warsaw, Poland) mstarnawska@wz.uw.edu.pl
Past Chair, Matthias Raith (Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany) raith@ovgu.de
Past Chair, Massimiliano M. Pellegrini (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy) dr.massimiliano.pellegrini@gmail.com
Past Chair, Lucrezia Songini (Eastern Piedmont University, Italy) lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
Past Chair and Entrepreneurship SIG Founder, Hans Lundberg (Linnaeus University, Sweden) hans.lundberg@lnu.se
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT03_00 – Entrepreneurship General Track
The SIG Entrepreneurship General Track aims to develop an ongoing and constructive dialogue among entrepreneurship scholars to conduct research that is relevant for entrepreneurship theory and practice in the contemporary world. This general track is intended to capture new and emerging research areas within as well as classical areas of study of entrepreneurship. In line with our mission – methodological, theoretical and empirical pluralism in entrepreneurship research – we welcome contributions from all areas related to entrepreneurship that are not explicitly covered by the other tracks sponsored by the SIG.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Lucrezia Songini, University of Eastern Piedmont – lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
ST03_01/ST06_01/ST13_01 – Business Model – Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing (co-sponsored ENT / INNO / SM)
Business Model – Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Venturing The business model topic attracts continued interest in business research and practice (Leppänen et al. 2023; Spieth et al. 2021; Massa et al., 2017; Foss & Saebi, 2017, Zott, Baden-Fuller and Mangematin). Research characterizes business models as boundary-spanning activity systems encompassing value creation, value capture, and value delivery activities (Teece 2018; Snihur and Zott 2020). Business model innovation describes “designed, novel, nontrivial changes to the key elements of a firm’s business model and/or the architecture linking these elements” (Foss and Saebi 2017).
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Patrick Spieth, University of Kassel – spieth@uni-kassel.de
ST03_02 – Entrepreneurship Processes: Leveraging innovation to start up
The entrepreneurial process is a combination of both planned and emergent actions. Predetermined actions can be supplanted by rash decisions, and personal inclinations may need to be adjusted to fit with social expectations. Accordingly, scholars consider entrepreneurial processes as black boxes or opaque bundles that need to be unpacked. These scholars are particularly interested in better understanding how elements interact in various stages of the process. This track is designed to contribute to the investigation of entrepreneurial processes by filling in the above gap and encouraging scholars to unpack the black box.
Publication Outlet: TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT journal has officially launched a special issue titled “Entrepreneurship trajectories: investigating predictors, outcomes and dynamics of technology-driven processes addressed by young innovative companies” related to the track ST03_10.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Diego Matricano, Department of Management, Università degli Studi della Campania – diego.matricano@unicampania.it
ST03_02 - Entrepreneurship Processes_ Leveraging innovation to start up
ST03_03 – Entrepreneurial Decision Making and Behaviour
There is a general agreement that the creation, success, longevity, and survival of SMEs are deeply linked to the effectiveness of decision-making processes. Entrepreneurial decisions are affected both internally, at the individual level of the entrepreneur’s cognition, values, intentions and emotions, as well as externally, due to the continuous negotiation with different stakeholders. The impact of these decisions’ characteristics and their relation to those of other actors is a fundamental topic to be investigated by entrepreneurship scholars. For this reason, the track welcomes novel research approaches that are conceptual or empirical.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities
Primary Contact:
Andrea Caputo, University of Trento & University of Lincoln – andrea.caputo@unitn.it
ST03_04 – Entrepreneurial Finance
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Francesca Tenca, University of Eastern Piedmont, Department of Business and Economics – francesca.tenca@uniupo.it
ST03_05 – Entrepreneurship, Regions & Regional Development
The main power of regional contexts is their ability to incubate a high level of entrepreneurial activities, build entrepreneurial ecosystems, greater engagement with the global networks of production, employment, and creation of first-class thinkers, researchers, educators and entrepreneurs, so to increase the quality of the society and the economy. The following broad set of topics will be considered: To what extent do EU goals impact regional development? How do innovation and entrepreneurial behaviours evolve and diffuse over hierarchical social networks in private and public organizations? What are the results of SMART integration, coopetition and networks?
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Marina Dabic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business – mdabic@net.efzg.hr
ST03_06 – Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
There has been an undeniable “sustainability turn” in business and in the market that is increasingly absorbing ideas about social change, environmental change, circular economy, stakeholders’ involvement, and social/sustainable enterprise. This track calls for papers investigating the impact of social and environmental concerns in the strategies of new ventures or existing ones, and in the formation of social/sustainable enterprises and other forms of social movements in business to meet the grand challenges facing societies all over the world. We also welcome papers investigating the reverse relation, i.e., the influence of entrepreneurial activities on institutional, environmental and societal contexts. The track runs competitive and development paper sessions.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Marzena Starnawska, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management – mstarnawska@wz.uw.edu.pl
ST03_07 – Growth Strategies & Internationalization for SMEs
SMEs growth strategies are characterized not only by complex paths of internationalization, but also – increasingly – by digitalization and sustainability. Furthermore, SMEs are often part of international value chains and are therefore exposed to repeated shocks in the environment which challenge their survivability and resilience. Management scholars are invited to provide new perspectives on international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, their challenges and evolving business models (also in terms of digital transformation and sustainability), their relation – inter alia – to countries of destination, timing and entry mode, managerial tools, organizational structure, type and quality of acquired knowledge, learning processes.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Lara Penco, University of Genoa – lara.penco@economia.unige.it
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SIG TRACKS
T03_10 – Circularity and entrepreneurship
We aim to attract papers adopting both theoretical and practical approaches on:
- the impact of circularity on the entrepreneurial side of management;
- how circularity affects the decision making support systems and managerial control processes;
- how circularity affects managerial processes, such as operations, and in general, the supply chain;
- integration between circular economy metrics and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment);
- how AI and new IT tools can help the assessment of circularity;
- circular business models and new entrepreneurial approaches;
- circularity measurement practises.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Giorgio Cantino, University of Eastern Piedmont – giorgio.cantino@uniupo.it
T03_11 – Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education and Educators
The track emphasizes the crucial importance of entrepreneurship education in cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset and competencies vital for entrepreneurship as a critical future competence. It aims to establish a strong groundwork for generating societal and ecological value through sustainable business solutions that benefit entrepreneurs and the wider community. We seek to initiate a discussion on innovative approaches and concepts in entrepreneurship education that can drive positive outcomes for various stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, educators, incubators, schools, and legislative bodies. Our primary focus areas include:
- The challenges scholars and educators have when entrepreneurially managing social transformations in creating a desirable future or teaching how to do so and the possible impacts that should be accomplished with sustainable entrepreneurship.
- Key competencies that need to be taught and that current and future entrepreneurship educators need, e.g. sustainable competence.
- Entrepreneurship education with innovative approaches focusing primarily on sustainable/impact entrepreneurship and using practical and hands-on teaching approaches teaching through entrepreneurship, experiential, and action learning.
- Exploring the role of the entrepreneurial/sustainable identity.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 5: Gender equality,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities,Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Bettina Maisch, Munich University of Applied Sciences – bettina.maisch@hm.edu
T03_12 – The platform economy for Venturing and Collaborating: Entrepreneurs, Stakeholders, Technologies, and Ecosystems
The track in sustainable entrepreneurship education focuses on the critical intersection of entrepreneurship and sustainability, aiming to develop innovative approaches, pedagogical strategies, and curricular frameworks that sensibilize and empower individuals to create environmentally and socially responsible ventures. With a growing need for sustainable practices, this research track seeks to bridge the gap between traditional entrepreneurship education and the pressing challenges of today’s world. Topics will include innovative teaching methodologies to foster sustainable entrepreneurial thinking and doing, sustainable curriculum design, the development and implementation of new measurements such as outcomes and coherent assessment techniques, and the role of partnerships and collaborations.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty,Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 5: Gender equality,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Djamchid Assadi, BSB-Burgundy School of Business, France, – djamchid.assadi@bsb-education.com
T03_13 – Saudi Arabia Matters: Cases from a Transforming Knowledge Economy
Saudi Arabia is currently witnessing an important time, which is the post Vision 2030 economic and social changes associated with the 2016’s National Transformation into a diversified, knowledge economy. Since then, the country has achieved several world records, like the world’s top improver in competitiveness and ease of doing business, world’s top in macroeconomic stability, 1st on ESCWA’s Government Electronic and Mobile Services Maturity Index (GEMS), 2nd most competitive & 1st safest among the G20 countries, the world’s largest green initiative, and many others. New cities and innovative projects are being constructed, which follow the world’s latest trends, with long term future perspectives. These all bring along interesting academic research, cases and stories worth telling and sharing at EURAM, with a wide range of implications for private sector, public administration, global policy makers and future research.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty,Goal 2: Zero hunger,Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 5: Gender equality,Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation,Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities,Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production,Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Primary Contact:
Bassem Nasri, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University – bnasri@pmu.edu.sa
T03_13 - Saudi Arabia Matters: Cases from a Transforming Knowledge Economy
T03_14 – Academic entrepreneurship and technology transfer processes
Universities are key agents in the promotion of entrepreneurship. The “third mission” emphasizes their role in fostering the economic and social development. This is based on the alignment of teaching and research with a structure related to the real economic world and a dynamic combination of the traditional academic mission with entrepreneurial vocation. Over time, the issue has garnered increasing attention of authors, who have looked at it through diverse research perspectives and with distinct research aims. This proposal invites researchers to investigate new relationships among key constructs and contribute to theory by means of exploratory and explanatory methodological approaches.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty,Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people,Goal 4: Quality education,Goal 5: Gender equality,Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production,Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Laura Castaldi, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli – laura.castaldi@unicampania.it
T03_15 – Female entrepreneurship
More than thirty years have passed since the first study on female entrepreneurship has been published and, since then, an outpouring of research on the topic has emerged. Interestingly, to date, some pioneering scholars are contributing to moving ahead the field by reframing the established research questions, by proposing possible new research directions, by employing new empirical methods and theoretical approaches or by investigating new contexts. This track aims to encourage the adoption of new perspectives in the study of female entrepreneurship, able to demolish or confirm the established knowledge, as well as to investigate new issues on female entrepreneurship.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 5: Gender equality
Primary Contact:
Michela Mari, Tor Vergata University – michela.mari@uniroma2.it
T03_16 – Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystems
While there is a growing consensus regarding the importance of entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems in both theory and practice, our understanding of the dynamics and processes that promote entrepreneurship and innovation within complex spatial structures and specific contexts remains limited. This knowledge gap gives rise to an promosing discussion that encompasses various perspectives, such as multi-level and multi-stakeholder approaches, microfoundations, industry-led ecosystems, processes, legitimacy, governance, and comparative studies across different countries, regions, and cities.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth,Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,Goal 10: Reducing inequalities,Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Primary Contact:
Christina Theodoraki, Toulouse Business School – c.theodoraki@tbs-education.fr
