International Entrepreneurship

The guest editors for the Special Forum on International Entrepreneurship (IE)
in the Journal of Business Venturing invite proposals for review papers in the
field of IE.

The Special Forum will be comprise of two sections: 1) Field Reviews of IE, and
2) Focused Topic Reviews of IE. Each part will have its own set of deadlines.
Details follow.

Section 1: Field Reviews of IE
Submissions to the first section of competitive papers will focus on field
reviews of research in International Entrepreneurship. These papers will
demarcate the field of IE with a thorough and systematic review of the
development and state of IE research. These reviews are to be general in
nature, and distinct from those in Section 2 (see below).

Section 2: Focused Topic Reviews of IE
Submissions to the second section of competitive papers will differ from Section
1 papers in that they will focus on a specific topic of relevance in IE
research. They should propose and outline a critically evaluative review of
that particular topic or question, discussing the relevant theory and
perspectives in some depth. Some suggested topics might be:

* Social capital and network perspectives in IE research
* The strategic management influence in IE research
* IE in emerging or transitional economies
* Capturing performance in IE research
* IE as marketing exchange; the marketing perspective in IE
* What are the economic/political factors behind the phenomenon of IE?
* Finance perspectives in IE research
* Transnational and migrant entrepreneurship in IE research,
* IE from a social and sustainable perspective
* The psychology influence; understanding the international entrepreneur
* Others


All submissions (Sections 1 and 2) should address the past and future of IE in
an effort to advance high quality scholarship in this field. All authors should
keep in mind three key objectives of the papers in this Special Forum:

1. celebrate IE as a field of study;
2. define IE as a discrete, mature and growing disciplinary area; and
3. provide a rich base for future research in IE.


Submission Guidelines
Rather than submit full papers, 5 page proposals are requested for both Sections
1 and 2 of the Special Forum. Each proposal will include the intent, scope and
theoretical positioning of the review as well as anticipated contributions to
the IE field. The Guest Editors, JBV Editor and a select panel of scholars will
review each proposal, selecting those proposals to be developed into full
papers. Each full paper will be blind reviewed through the JBV system, subject
to the rigours and risks of any peer review process.

The author(s) of each successful Section 2 proposal will receive draft versions
of the accepted Section 1 papers that provide the foundation for this Special
Forum. This is so Section 2 authors will have a full understanding of findings
that have emerged in the general reviews and can use them as a point of
departure. Together, all of the Special Forum papers will provide a
comprehensive overview of IE research. Critically, they will provide a solid
foundation and research agendas for future study.

Please follow the guidelines for authors of the Journal of Business Venturing
at:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505723/authorinstructions

Please submit proposals or any questions by email to Nicole Coviello
(ncoviello@wlu.ca)

Key Dates: (Please note the tight deadline for submission of proposals and final
papers)

Field Reviews (Section 1)
15 November 2009 Section 1 proposals due
30 November 2009 Section 1 decisions communicated to proposal authors
01 March 2010 Section 1 papers due

Focused Topic Reviews (Section 2)
15 January 2010 Section 2 proposals due
15 February Section 2 decisions communicated to proposal authors
October 2010 Section 2 papers due

Guest Editors
Nicole Coviello
Field Editor (International Entrepreneurship), Journal of Business Venturing
Professor of Marketing, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Patricia McDougall
William L. Haeberle Professor of Entrepreneurship
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA

Ben Oviatt
Professor Emeritus of Managerial Sciences
Georgia State University, USA