Call for Papers
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Special Issue on
International Interactions and Activities of University-based Technology Entrepreneurship
Guest Editors
Natasha Evers
Marketing Discipline, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
Email: Natasha.evers@nuigalway.ie
James Cunningham
J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and the Whitaker Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway. Email: james.cunningham@nuigalway.ie
Thomas Hoholm
Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway. Email: Thomas.hoholm@bi.no
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2015
THEME OVERVIEW
The focus of this Special Issue (SI) is on international entrepreneurship in the context of higher education institutions (HEIs) and public research organisations (PROs). In particular, we invite conceptual and empirical papers from different domains that address interactions and activities of internationalization of such new ventures based in HEI contexts. Interaction oriented perspectives have long been influential in international entrepreneurship research (e.g. Johanson & Mattsson, 1986; Johanson & Vahlne, 2003; Etemad 2004 a&b; Evers, 2010), as well as in technology entrepreneurship (e.g. Ciabuschi, Perna & Snehota, 2012) and innovation management (e.g. Van de Ven et al., 1999; Hoholm, 2011; Håkansson & Waluszewski, 2007). We believe there is more to gain in the study of international interactions and activities in international entrepreneurship in the University context. For example, we think it will contribute to our understanding of the role of institutional networks, their interactions and their confrontations in the internationalization processes of University spin-off (USOs), which are described as new firms created to exploit commercially some knowledge, technology or research results developed within a university (Pirnay, Surlemont, & Nlemvo, 2003). Also university-based technology entrepreneurship needs to be better understood in terms of how ventures are altered during interaction, and the role of power relations, alignment of actors, and negotiation of stakeholder roles during internationalization processes.
We invite papers that can provide insight into international new ventures (INVs) in this context. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Academic entrepreneurship in international context
Technology and knowledge transfer
Patent issues in INVs
Business model development
New venture creation
Role of universities, support agencies and stakeholders in the INV process
Internationalization strategy
Types of innovation strategies for internationalization
Entry mode strategy
International University Networks/ International knowledge networks
Commercialization processes
Marketing strategies and value proposition development for international markets.
Notes on Submission
Please submit to the Journal of International Entrepreneurship at http://jien.edmgr.com by clicking on Submit a New Manuscript and selecting SI on Technology Entrepreneurship.
Please contact the guest editors for questions and additional information.
Submitted contributions should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Papers are refereed through a double-blind peer review process. A guide for authors is available on http://jien.edmgr.com.
The deadline for submission is July 31, 2015 for publication in 2016 Spring issue of the journal.
References:
Ciabuschi, F., Perna, A., and Snehota, I. (2012). Assembling resources when forming a new business. Journal of Business Research, 65, 2, pp. 220-229.
Etemad, H. (2004a). International Entrepreneurship as a Dynamic Adaptive System: Towards a Grounded Theory. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2, 1-2, pp. 5-59.
Etemad, H. (2004b). Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: A Grounded Theoretical Framework and an Overview. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 21, 1, pp. 1-21.
Evers, N. (2010). Factors influencing the internationalisation of new ventures in the Irish aquaculture industry: An exploratory study. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 8, 4, pp. 392-416.
Håkansson, H. and Waluszewski, A. (Eds.). (2014). Knowledge and innovation in business and
industry:The importance of using others. Routledge.
Hoholm, T. (2011). The contrary forces of innovation: An ethnography of innovation in the food
industry. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Johanson, J. and Mattsson, L.G. (1986). International Marketing and Internationalization
Processes – A Network Approach. In P.W.Turnbull and S.Paliwoda (eds) Research in
international marketing, pp. 234-265. Abingdon: Routledge.
Johanson, J. and Vahlne, J. E. (2003). Business relationship learning and commitment in the
internationalization process. Journal of international entrepreneurship, 1,1, pp. 83-101.
Pirnay, F., Surlemont, B., and Nlemvo, F. (2003). Toward a typology of university spin-offs.
Small Business Economics, 21, 4, pp. 355-369.
Snehota, I. (2012). Assembling resources when forming a new business. Journal of Business Research, 65, 2, pp. 220-229.
Van de Ven, A.H., Polley, D. E., Garud, R., and Venkataraman, S. (1999). The Innovation
Journey. New York: Oxford University Press.