8th Annual IFERA Conference 2008
'The Entrepreneuring Family'
Final Call for Papers
Breukelen, The Netherlands
July 2nd-5th, 2008
THE IFERA 2008 CONFERENCE THEME: 'The Entrepreneuring Family'
The IFERA 2008 theme, 'The Entrepreneuring Family', targets the intersection of entrepreneurship
and family business research. One aim of entrepreneurship research is to understand the creation
and exploitation of economic opportunities. Family business scholarship aims, in part, to understand
factors of family business growth, survival, and longevity. At the intersection of these goals lie many
interesting research questions to pursue. A few of these are:
- What are the unique resources accessible to family businesses to recognize and create entrepreneurial opportunities?
- What specific tangible and intangible barriers exist within family businesses which may prevent them from entrepreneuring, and how?
- Are some family businesses better at nurturing the entrepreneuring spirit than others? What is the contribution of the family structure,
context (e.g. history, culture, and leadership), and processes within the family (e.g. socialization) in this nurturing?
- How do institutional constraints and national culture affect the ability of family businesses to be entrepreneurial?
What are the social costs and benefits of entrepreneuring by family firms?
- More generally, how does our knowledge of family firms enhance our knowledge of entrepreneurship and vice versa?
Please note that the above questions are only illustrative. Submissions are encouraged on all issues related to
family business and subscribing to a wide variety of research paradigms.
SUBMISSIONS
The three different formats of submissions are available:
1. Completed Research (for which full papers are required)
2. Work-in-Progress (abstracts only), and
3. Doctoral Consortium.
Moreover, we encourage young researchers to take part in the IFERA Best PhD Research
Proposal Competition. For more information please see the link provided above.
Each full paper will undergo a double-blind review. Please note that only Completed Research papers will be
considered for the Small Business Economics Journal special issue and for the best paper awards
(with the exception of the Doctoral Consortium award). However, in keeping with the spirit of past
IFERA conferences as a stimulant for new research, researchers who would like feedback on work-in-progress
are also encouraged to submit abstracts, if they prefer. Submission requirements are available
here.
For more information see the links provided above.
SPECIAL ISSUE IN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS JOURNAL
We are also pleased to announce that authors of the best papers from the IFERA 2008 conference will be invited
to submit their papers for a special issue of Small Business Economics Journal (SBEJ) on the theme,
'The Entrepreneuring Family', co-edited by Lorraine Uhlaner, Frank Hoy, Kimberly Eddleston and Franz Kellermanns.
Note that only full papers will be considered for submission. Criteria for inclusion will include overall quality,
relevance to the conference theme and contribution to overall theory in management and entrepreneurship.
(Revised versions will be due August 15, 2008).
AWARDS AND CASH PRIZES
4,000 Euros will be awarded for the best papers in different categories,
including best Doctoral Consortium submission.
These awards are sponsored by the University of Alberta,
IFERA and a Family Business International Network. Details are available at
Awards & Sponsors.
KEY SUBMISSION DATES
Keep key submission dates in mind:
- Full papers (required for consideration for special issue and awards) - Closed
- Abstracts (for work-in-progress discussions and/or poster sessions) - Closed
- Notification of acceptance to the conference - 1 May 2008
- PhD Research Proposal Competition - 1 May 2008
- Early Bird Registration closes - 31 May 2008
- Submission of revised papers for special issue - 31 August 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION
For any questions not answered by this announcement or the conference website, please contact
the conference administrator, Jacqueline Kraft - van Ermel at
j.kraft@nyenrode.nl.
We look forward to your submissions.
See you in the Netherlands in Summer 2008!