The Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference Series:
An Invited Best Practices Conference for Advancing Research Excellence in Entrepreneurship

Organized and Co-Sponsored By:

The Academy of Management (AoM) Entrepreneurship Division
The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI)

Conference Co-Chairs:

Ronald K. Mitchell, 2008-09 AoM Entrepreneurship Division Chair
Richard N. Dino, University of Connecticut Organizing Committee Chair

2009 Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference

2009 Conference Information

The 2009 Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference was held at the University of Connecticut School of Business in Storrs, Connecticut on May 28-30, 2009. It is the intent that both the Keynote Addresses and Editors/Authors Panels at the conference will serve as a new set of transparent milestones for encouraging and accelerating the successful publishing of top-tier Entrepreneurship research from multi-disciplinary, highly committed scholars.

Conference Summary
Conference Program
Conference Opening Remarks: Setting the Stage
Day 2 Opening Remarks: Building Your Publishing Career
Day 3 Opening Remarks: Worldwide Reach
Conference Closing Remarks: Where to from here?

Exemplar Research Scholar Keynote Videos

Exemplar Research Scholars provide insights into the best practices that have served them well across an entire career of producing top tier research. In addition, the keynotes discuss both driving and emerging themes in entrepreneurship research that are relevant to the many fields that study social phenomena where entrepreneurship plays a role.

Howard Aldrich
Jay Barney
Michael Hitt
Duane Ireland
Patricia McDougall-Covin
S. "Venkat" Venkataraman

Journal Editor/Author Panel Session Videos

Editors from top-tier general management and specialty entrepreneurship journals introduce one or two recently published/accepted papers and their authors, and engage in a facilitated discussion related to how this research progressed from initial manuscript to ultimate publication, with additional emphasis on how to conceptualize and produce manuscripts that meet the quality and focus requirements of their particular journal.

Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Business Venturing
Journal of Management
Journal of Management Studies
Organization Science
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Strategic Management Journal