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Call for Papers for a Special Issue Entrepreneurship and its Socio-cultural Contexts To be published by Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/cfp.php?id=1936 Deadline for abstract (for early feedback): 30 November, 2012 Deadline for full papers: 28 February, 2013 Guest Editor: Mai Thi Thanh Thai, HEC Montreal, Canada ([log in to unmask]) The literature acknowledges that context is important for understanding when, how and why entrepreneurship happens and who becomes involved. Since entrepreneurship is about people, it is conditioned by the socio-cultural background of the entrepreneurs as well the socio-cultural contexts in which they do their business. On the other hand, as an economic activity, entrepreneurship can exert certain influence on socio-cultural changes. However, the link between entrepreneurship and its socio-cultural contexts is still under explored in the literature. This special issue seeks to compile a collection of papers that can contribute to the development of an exciting new research agenda geared towards the assessment of the relationship between entrepreneurship and its socio-cultural contexts. The issue welcomes research papers that offer valuable new insights or present new approaches to any of the above or related topics. Papers that are either conceptually or empirically-based, employ a range of methodological approaches and offer an international dimension with valuable cross-country/cross-sectoral comparisons are also encouraged. Case studies on any of the above topics may also be submitted. Subject Coverage Topics appropriate to this special issue include, but are not limited to the following: * The impact of culture versus location on entrepreneurial activities * The impact of entrepreneurship on socio-cultural changes * How enterprise-creation processes are shaped by the entrepreneur's socio-cultural background * Entrepreneurial orientation in different socio-cultural contexts * Socio-cultural influence on entrepreneurial propensity * Socio-cultural influence on international entrepreneurship Notes for Prospective Authors Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written). All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the <http://www.inderscience.com/info/inauthors/index.php> Author Guidelines page. Important Dates Expressions of interest in the form of an abstract (about 300 words) by: 30 November, 2012 Deadline for submission of full manuscript: 28 February, 2013 Editors and Notes You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in <http://www.inderscience.com/info/inauthors/index.php> Author Guidelines) to the following: Professor Mai Thi Thanh Thai HEC Montréal Department of International Business, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Montréal (Québec), H3T 2A7 Canada [log in to unmask] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.