IECER 2012 - 10th Interdisciplinary European Conference of Entrepreneurship Research

The 10th Interdisciplinary European Conference on
Entrepreneurship Research (IECER)

Conference Theme:
“Entrepreneurship and Innovation”

February 15?17, 2012 at the
University of Regensburg, Germany

Who should attend this conference?
Entrepreneurship scholars in Europe, conducting basic research in business, economics, geography, psychology, sociology or other fields to present and discuss their findings across disciplines with other experts. This conference will not accept papers on entrepreneurship education.

Submissions for research papers will be welcome on the following and similar topics:

? Challenges of entrepreneurship and innovation
? Success factors for entrepreneurship and innovation
? Strategies and interaction of entrepreneurship and innovation
? Human resource management in an entrepreneurial context
? Value creation and technology management in entrepreneurial innovations
? Context, cognition and decision-making
? Venture capital, finance and banking
? Managing growth and organizational development
? Regional networks and infrastructure
? Employment effects
? Research methodology

Best Research Paper Award:
There will be a conference best paper award of ? 1,000 sponsored by the Lindner Foundation for the best research paper presented by scholars at the conference.

Language:
The conference language is English.

Conference Publication:
We are planning to publish a selection of papers in a Journal special issue.

Organizers of the Conference:

Prof. Dr. Michael Dowling
Management of Innovation and Technology
University of Regensburg
D-93040 Regensburg
Tel.: +49-941-943-3226; Fax: +49-941-943-3230
michael.dowling-AT-wiwi.uni-regensburg.de

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmude
Economic Geography and Tourism Research
University of Munich
D-80333 München
Tel.: +49-89-2180-22867, Fax: +49-89-289-22877
juergen.schmude-AT-geographie.uni-muenchen.de

Submissions:
A maximum of a two page abstract (Word file preferably) must be submitted electronically by email to:
juergen.schmude-AT-geographie.uni-muenchen.de

The file should be named with the last name of the first author. After notification of acceptance, a full paper must be submitted by January 15, 2012.

Registration:
Please check our homepage for information about registration for the conference (www.iecer.de).

Important Dates:
Submission of Abstract: October 15, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2011
Submission of Full Paper: January 15, 2012
Registration and payment: February 1, 2012

Fees:
For attendees the fee including the social event and conference banquet is ? 400.
For presenters the fee is ? 250.
For students or doctoral students the fee is ? 100.