Program of Research-Intensive Workshops: Researching New Frontiers (August 3rd & 4th)

8:00AM - 8:30AM

Light Breakfast 

Session 1A

The Role of Network as Social Capitol for International Entrepreneurship

1. The Role of Business Incubators in International Entrepreneurship
   Sören Kock

2. Learning Orientation and Network Competence in Growth of International SMEs
   Lasse Torkkeli, Olli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Kaisu Puumalainen

3. Born Globals, Networks and Management
   Ingemar Wictor

Session 1B

The Role of ICT in Internationalisation and Creative Industries

1. An Integrated Framework for Understanding the Phenomenon of eINVs
   Becky Reuber, Eileen Fischer, Anna Morgan-Thomas

2. The Internationalization of Creative Industries: The Experience of Cultural Festivals
   Hamed Motaghi, Hamid Etemad

3. Entrepreneurial Types and International Growth of Internet-based Creative Industry SMEsM.
   Iivari-Sóna

10:15AM - 10:30AM

Coffee Break 

Session 2A

Women in International Entrepreneurship

1. International Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry: Women Perspective in Tanzania
   Shogo Mlozi, Sören Kock

2. Female Entrepreneurship, Internationalization and Trade Liberalization: The Case of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey
   Leyla Sarfaraz, Sarfraz Mian, Emine Esra Karadeniz

3. Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East: A Multi-Level Institutional Lens
   Rabia Naguib

Session 2B

Factors of Success and Failure in the Internationalization of Smaller Firms

1. Regional Impacts and Alignment between Very Small Enterprises and Business Support Providers: An International Comparison between France and Quebec Using a Mixed Research Approach
   L. Martin Cloutier, Sandrine Cueille, Gilles Recasens

2. Resources and Capabilities in Rural Entrepreneurship: The Case of a Rural Microbusiness
   Jose G. Vargas Hernández

3. A Model for Identifying Critical Success Factors of Information Technology Outsourcing for the Internationalization of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)
   Maryam Khaleghy Baygy, Mohammad Ehsan HajSmadi

12:15PM - 1:30PM

Lunch 

Session 3A

Internationalization in Emerging Markets

1. Internationalization Strategies of SMEs from Emerging Countries: A Study of Market and Entry Strategies of Vietnamese SMEs
   Huu Le Nguyen, Sören Kock

2. International Entrepreneurs in the UAE-Decent Work and Multicultural Perspectives
   Asadullah Khan, Maqsood Sandhu

3. International Entrepreneurship in Latin-America: Analysis of the Country of Origin and its Effect on Internationalization Dynamics
   Christian Felzensztein, Gabriel Parra

Session 3B

Dynamics of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization

1. International Joint Venturing as a Process of Integrating Business Model
   Maqsood Sandhu, Petri Ahokangas

2. An Investigation into Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs’ Motives and Perceived Competitiveness in Overseas Markets
   Dave Crick

3. International Dynamics of Migrations and Entrepreneurship Development: A Comparative Analysis Between Canada, Switzerland and Senegal
   Alpha Ayande

3:15PM - 3:30PM 

Coffee Break 

Session 4A

The Role of Resource Allocation in Internationalization

1. Taking the Engineering Path to Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Success in Canada and USA
   Emeric Solymossy, Andrew Gross

2. Resource Allocation Decisions for the Internationalization of Small-Sized Manufacturing Firms
   Adeoye Adegorite

3. Firms’ use of Networks to get Access to Resources for Internationalization
   Svante Andersson, Janina Sundermeier

Session 4B

Innovation and Internationalization Strategies

1. The First Export Order: A Marketing Innovation Revisited
   Dave Crick

2. Internationalization Strategy, Firm Resources and the Survival of SMEs in the Export Market
   Sui Sui, Matthias Baum

3. History Matters: The International Expansion of Mature Entrepreneurial Firms in the Brazilian Software Industry
   Angela da Rocha, Sylvia Moraes, Renato Cotta de Mello

8:00AM - 8:30AM

Light Breakfast 

Session 5A

Innovative Processes in Internationalization

1. The Role of Openness in Internationalization
   M. Iivari-Sóna

2. Consumers as International Financiers: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse is, the Case of Rapid Internationalization and Rewards Based Crowdfunding
   Loane, S., Bradley, L.M., Ibbotsen, P.G & E. Ramsey

3. Born Global’s use of Innovative Solutions to Create Sustainable Competitive Advantages as it Expands and Grows in Different International Markets
   Svante Andersson, Gabriel Awuah, Ingemar Wictor

Session 5B

The Role of Knowledge in Internationalization

1. Knowledge-Intensive High-Growth Firms
   Adeoye Adegorite, Rod McNaughton, Hamid Etemad

2. How Transnational Bioscience Entrepreneurs Create Born-Global Firms
   Jonathan Ying

3. How Does a Born Global Firm Transfer and Absorb Knowledge in its Internal Nexus of Relations?
   Jan-Tore Oian, Olli Kuivalainen

10:15AM - 10:30AM

Coffee Break 

Session 6A

Networking, Internationalization and Processes

1. Regional Gradualism on Internationalization Process of INV: A Social Capital View
   Luis Zárate

2. The Role of Personal and Business Networks in the Context of Born Global Firms
   Navid Ghannad, Sebastian Huber, Erik Kaplar, Sarah-Jane Schlegel & Kostantin Valassis

3. Networking for Internationalization of Canadian Natural Health Products SMEs
   Valerie A. Bell, Sarah Y. Cooper

4. Relational Ties and SME Internationalization: Evidence from Russia
   Natalya Totskaya

Session 6B

The Longer-Term Comparative and Integration Perspectives on Internationalization

1. The Anatomy of a High-growth Life Cycle: The Case of TLC from Inception to Insolvency
   Hamid Etemad

2. Organizational Practices and Dynamic Capabilities of International New Ventures: Evidence from Sweden 2000-2009
   Jan Abrahamsson, Håkan Boter, Vladimir Vanyushyn

3. An Integrated Model for Identifying Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors of International Entrepreneurial Orientation
   Maryam Khaleghy Baygy, Amir Reza Barjasteh

12:15PM - 1:30PM

Lunch 

Session 7A

Dynamic, Integrative and Managerial Aspects of Internationalization

1. The Development of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities and their Influence of Rapid International Growth
   Svante Andersson, Natasha Evers

2. Integrating Entrepreneurial Values and Theory of Planned Behavior
   Kim Hoe Looi

3. Who Benefits from Investment in Universities? Institutions, University Spillovers, and Firm Performance
   Kenny Ching

1. The Patterns of Internationalization in Smaller Entrepreneurial Firms in Emerging Markets: The Case of Brazil, India and Russia
   Edgar Bellow

2. Migration and Social Capital: How do Diaspora Entrepreneurs Succeed when they Become “Returnees”?
   N. Kweku Nduom

3:15PM - 3:30PM

Coffee Break 

Session 8A and 8B

Closing Session

1. Publications

2. Future Directions of IE and MIE

3. Collective Research Initiatives

4. Open Agenda