Newswise — The 29th annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) is taking place at Babson College through June 6, 2009.
BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981 to provide a dynamic venue where academics and real-world practitioners link theory and practice, and to encourage and increase quality research in entrepreneurship.
The 2009 Call for Papers received 598 abstracts from 47 countries and, of these, the conference is delighted to welcome 366 researchers, presenting 263 papers, from 29 countries. Countries represented include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea-Republic of (KOR), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
On Friday evening, June 5th, the BCERC Award sponsors will present the Best Paper Awards to the authors whose papers were selected for publication in the 2008 issue of Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research contains the proceedings of the conference and is the most comprehensive collection of empirical research papers on entrepreneurship, representing institutions from around the globe. The BCERC is grateful to the sponsors who will be presenting the Best Paper Awards: Babson College Irene M. McCarthy Award for the best paper on the topic of High Technology; the Lewis Institute Award at Babson College for the best paper on Social Entrepreneurship; the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Award, on the general topic of Entrepreneurship (NFIB has been sponsoring the Award since 1997); Office of Advocacy, U. S. Small Business Administration Award for the best paper on exploring the importance of Small Businesses to the U.S. Economy or a Public Policy issue of Importance to the Entrepreneurial Community; and the Stevens Institute of Technology Wesley J. Howe Award, for the best paper on the topic of Corporate Entrepreneurship (the Stevens Institute has been a sponsor of the BCERC since 2001).
The BCERC is honored and proud to have as a co-sponsor the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. Since its inception in 1996 the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research has become firmly established as the foremost global award for research on entrepreneurship. The Prize is awarded annually and it consists of the statuette "The Hand of God" , created by Swedish Sculptor Carl Milles, and a Prize sum of 100,000 Euros." The Award is given to a person who has produced scientific work of outstanding quality and importance, thereby giving a significant contribution to theory-building concerning entrepreneurship and small business development, the role and importance of new firm formation and the role of SMEs in economic development. The organizations behind the Prize are the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum (SEF), The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillvaxtvarket), and the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN). For information on the Award winners, the criteria and the founders, please visit www.e-award.org.
In addition to the conference and hosted in conjunction with the BCERC since 1985, Babson College is holding the 2009 BCERC Doctoral Consortium Program. The BCERC is honored and proud to have Edward Elgar Publishing as a co-sponsor of the Doctoral Consortium Program. Edward Elgar was founded in 1986 with offices in England and in Northampton, Massachusetts. They have successfully created a prestigious list with over 4000 titles in print, publishing over 250 new books a year. Edward Elgar Specializes in research monographs, reference books and upper-level textbooks in highly focused areas, and offers a unique service in terms of editorial, production and worldwide marketing. As an independent, family business, they are proud of their author-centered, personal approach to publishing. Their entrepreneurship list is one of the broadest in academic publishing and they publish many of the top scholars in the field. They are actively commissioning new titles and are always happy to consider and advise on ideas and proposals at any stage.
The Doctoral Consortium provides doctoral students with the opportunity to gain insight into current research issues through intense interaction with consortium faculty and seeks to encourage scholars and educators to become leaders in the field of entrepreneurship education. The '09 Doctoral Consortium received 58 applications from 16 countries for 25 accepted applications.
The 30th annual BCERC will be co-hosted by: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and IMD International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland, on June 9-12, 2010.
IMD is a leading global business school based in Lausanne, Switzerland. For more than 60 years, IMD has worked with leading global companies to develop and retain management talent. IMD is the "global meeting place," the most international of business schools worldwide. It offers learning based on innovative and highly relevant research that can be applied to business challenges immediately.
EPFL is one of the two Écoles Polytechniques Fédérales (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology) in Switzerland. Like its sister institution, ETH in Zurich, it has three missions: education, research, and technology transfer at the highest international level. EPFL, in its idyllic location on the shores of Lake Geneva, brings together a campus of more than 10,000 people. By its novel structure, the school stimulates collaboration between students, professors, researchers and entrepreneurs. These daily interactions give rise to new and groundbreaking work in science, technology, and architecture.
Babson College, convener and catalyst for entrepreneurship practice, research, and policy globally, will welcome 460+ participants from 39 countries to campus for programs and conferences designed to further shape and advance the field. "Advancing Entrepreneurial Thought and Action for the World" is the theme for this period as we host two weeks of presentations, workshops, and conversations about researching, teaching, and fostering entrepreneurial thought and action. Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit www.babson.edu.
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