Journal of International Entrepreneurship - Call for papers! "Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future"

The Editors of the Journal of International Entrepreneurship welcome submissions on the topic of “Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future."

Articles accepted to the Journal of International Entrepreneurship on this topic will be part of a Multi-Journal Collection, which will be published online along with articles accepted by the other journals in this Collection: the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (this opens in a new tab) and the Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research (this opens in a new tab). Accepted articles will also be published in regular issues of the journal to which they were submitted, and they will be subject to the editorial standards of their chosen journal.  

This Multi-Journal Collection will be Guest-Edited by Diego Matricano (University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Italy). 

According to Welter et al. (2019, p. 326): “the world changes: indeed, it changes in part as a result of entrepreneurship.” This statement is a useful starting point to reflect on the relevance of entrepreneurship in changing the world from several perspectives. First, entrepreneurship relies on innovation and so new products, services, and processes are made available for everyone. Changes are at the basis of entrepreneurship. Second, the creation of new businesses causes an economic and social impact worldwide. Thus, entrepreneurship implies changes. Third, only entrepreneurs can foresee the future and act to change the now. Entrepreneurs are the ultimate change-makers.

Our goal for this Collection is to create a cross-disciplinary space for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in entrepreneurship as a way to address paramount global issues, with an emphasis on the expected and realized changes as well as the probably and effective implications related to entrepreneurship phenomena. We will investigate the impact of entrepreneurship with an eye toward how it can shape the future, utilizing micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis.

We encourage submissions including, but not limited to, the following topics:  

• Entrepreneurship processes: input-output combinations in which results depend on planned and emergent actions; 
• Entrepreneurial decision-making and behavior: mechanisms based on trust, rationality, intuition, conflicts, and spirituality; 
• Entrepreneurial finance: external financiers who can affect the development of entrepreneurial ideas/firms; 
• Entrepreneurship and regional development: the impact of entrepreneurship on the quality of local society and economy; 
• Social and sustainable entrepreneurship: the two-way relationship between sustainability and new businesses;
• Growth strategies and internationalization: timing, entry mode, and organizational tools;
• The change nature of entrepreneurial networks and ecosystems: dynamics at the dawn of complex spatial morphologies and specificities; 
• Entrepreneurial profiles: female, ethnic, young, and inclusive entrepreneurship, and future projections vis-à-vis such profiles;
• Academic entrepreneurship: technology transfer processes, the role of star-scientists, and how the future may bring change;
• Creative industries and life design: experimental approaches that reshape the way of approaching entrepreneurship. 

About the author

Diego Matricano is Associate Professor at the Department of Management of the University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", in Capua, Italy, where he teaches “Strategies for International Markets” and “Management of Start ups”.

While a doctoral candidate in 2008, he studied at the Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. In 2010 he was a visiting scholar at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. where he also participated in a research project at the Sol. C. Snider Entrepreneurship Research Center directed by Ian MacMillan.

His research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation, startups and digitalization of firms. His articles have appeared in distinguished scientific journals. He has authored monographs and chapter contributions published by national (Italian) and international editors.

He is an experienced track chair and Chair of SIG Entrepreneurship at European Academy of Management (EURAM). He is co-coordinator of the Thematic Group on Entrepreneurship at Società Italiana di Management (SIMA).

Diego Matricano makes his home in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, a town near his native city of Caserta, in the charming countryside in the south of Italy.

Instructions 

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts will be reviewed by independent referees, as per the journal’s standard evaluation process. The editors will base their final decisions on the relevance to the special issue, technical quality, innovative content, and originality of research approaches and results. All submitted manuscripts must be fully compliant with the journal's Submission guidelines.

The peer review process for evaluating articles in this Multi-Journal Collection is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. If the Guest Editor authors an article in their issue/collection, he will not handle the peer review process.

Manuscripts submitted for consideration should be uploaded via Editorial Manager (see http://www.editorialmanager.com/jien). To ensure your paper is considered for this special issue, reply “yes” when asked during submission whether it is intended for a special issue, and select the relevant title from the drop-down menu. You may also wish to mention the special issue in your cover letter. 

Your submission to the Collection “Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future” may take the form of research article, review article, or any article allowed by the journal to which you submit. Please read the submission guidelines for your chosen journal before submitting. Each submission will undergo thorough and rigorous peer review according to each journal’s peer review editorial policy. Accepted articles will be published in their respective journal, as well as highlighted on the Collection page.

Open for submissions: 1 June, 2023

Reference

Welter, F., Baker, T., & Wirsching, K. (2019). Three waves and counting: The rising tide of contextualization in entrepreneurship research. Small Business Economics, 52, 319-330.