Workshop topics include: - The concept and measurement of entrepreneurship in the context of developing countries. - The channels through which entrepreneurship drives economic structural transformation and growth and institutional development. - The advantages and disadvantages of small, micro,...

To encourage the emergence of new ideas and dialogue among students and researchers in the field of Entrepreneurship research from different countries, we invite doctoral students to attend this doctoral seminar.

The background to the workshop is the revolutionary development of the theory of the firm that has taken place during the last 35 years. In spite of all the progress in the field the traces in microeconomic and industrial organization textbooks are scant.

We especially welcome papers dealing with the following areas: - Industrial dynamics and firm demography - Portfolio, serial and novice entrepreneurship - Institutions and entrepreneurship - Productive, unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship policy

The theme for the conference is: "At the Crossroads of East and West: New Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Small Business". Historically, Finland has been part of both Sweden and Russia and in its position between east and west, which are becoming increasingly united with growing...

Four categories of research are of interest for the workshop: 1) Conceptual and empirical research focusing on the specific sub-theme of “Entrepreneurial families and family firms”. 2) Review of the family business research field: state-of-the-art papers that allow to discuss the knowledge...

The Conference will focus on three central themes: - TOWARDS THE ENHANCEMENT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BUSINESS ETHICS: MODERN THEORY AND PRACTICE - CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS SECTOR DEVELOPMENT - NEW INSIGHTS FOR ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY