ICSB 2012 - International Council for Small Business (ICSB2012)

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Category ICSB 2012

Deadline: February 15, 2012 | Date: June 10, 2012-June 13, 2012

Venue/Country: Wellington, New Zealand

Updated: 2011-10-25 14:13:29 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

We are also keen to hear from you if you have a proposal for a workshop or a symposium (please contact Marco van Gelderen at m.vangelderenmassey.ac.nz). You can also submit a contribution to one of the symposia that have been proposed. A list of Symposia with open calls will be published shortly.

Guidelines for all types of submission, and a link to our submission website can be found here: Submission Guidelines.

Notification of acceptance is within six weeks or by March 15, whichever is earlier.

Following the tradition of earlier ICSB conferences a wide range of tracks is offered. The 18 main tracks cover a comprehensive number of options ? enough to allow for the interests of all attendees and speakers. Suitable topics, where relevant, are indicated under each main track heading. Teams of track leaders usually consist of one person from Australia or New Zealand, and one or more persons from the rest of the world.

Track 1: Leading from the Edge (Main Theme of the Conference)

Track 2: Indigenous Entrepreneurship

Track 3: Migrant and Ethnic Entrepreneurship

Track 4: Entrepreneurship Education, Training and Support

Consulting and Advising SMEs;

Support Networks.

Track 5: Creativity and Innovation in SMEs

Entrepreneurship and Technology;

Internet Entrepreneurship;

Incubators, Science Parks, Universities, Spin-offs;

Entrepreneurship in the Arts / Creative Industries.

Track 6: Prosocial SMEs

Ethics / CSR in SMEs;

Social Entrepreneurship;

Community Entrepreneurship;

Green Entrepreneurship / Sustainable SME's.

Track 7: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Public Policy / Government and SMEs;

Regional Entrepreneurship;

GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor);

Small Business and Economic Development;

Small Business and SME’s in Developing Economies.

Track 8: Small Business Management

Small Business HRM;

Small Business Marketing;

Small Business Strategy;

Small Business Governance;

Small Business Finance / Venture Capital.

Track 9: Small Business Cooperation

Networking;

Alliances;

Outsourcing.

Track 10: Small Business Performance

Effectiveness;

Success;

Growth;

Satisfaction & Happiness.

Track 11: International Entrepreneurship

Exporting;

SME Internationalisation;

Globalisation.

Track 12: Psychology of Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners

Entrepreneurial Cognition;

Opportunity Recognition.

Track 13: New Venture Creation

Nascent Entrepreneurship

Track 14: Family Business

Track 15: Corporate Entrepreneurship

Track 16: Research Methodology and Theory Development

Track 17: Critical Entrepreneurship Studies

Track 18: Female Entrepreneurship

Submission Categories (See the submission categories and guidelines for further details)

All submissions are reviewed by the ICSB Programme Committee.

You are invited to submit the following types of presentation

1. Full research paper presentations.

2. Poster presentations.

3. Workshops.

4. Symposia (or panel). You can propose a new symposium or submit a contribution to an existing proposal.