With apologies for cross-posting, please contact me if you are
interested.
Best wishes,
Lech
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CFP RSA Annual Conference, 4-7 June 2017, Dublin
SMEs. Family Firms & the Regional Economy
Session organiser(s)
Lech Suwala, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany:
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Family businesses encompass a broad range of actors, ranging from
Germany’s Mittelstand to America’s family farm; from Japanese century
old money business dynasties to the new-money elites of Shanghai and
Silicon Valley. At the same time, most family business are small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); it is a well-known fact, that these
types of firms represent the backbone of most economies. In Europe, for
instance, they constitute 99% of all businesses; moreover, in the past
five years or so, they were responsible for 85% of new jobs and provided
two-thirds of the total private sector employment in the EU. Against
this background, the session aims to open up a profound debate on this
often-neglected topic in regional science and economic geography by
collecting diverse work on SMEs and/or family businesses in a regional
context. It seeks contributions for a better understanding of past and
current SME and/or family firm peculiarities and trajectories from
around the world by addressing conceptual, empirical and methodological
papers on these types of businesses and their role in regional
economies.
Papers might address, but are not limited to:
Conceptual and theoretical debates about the nature of SME/Family
firms
Evolution and trajectory of SME/ Family firms
Contribution and impact of SME/ Family firms on the regional economy
SME/ Family firms specific issues (succession, governance,
reputation, professionalisation etc.) in a regional context
SME/Family firms in emerging economy regions
Submission guidelines
Please submit proposals for papers in the form of a 250 word abstract
(text only) through the Regional Studies Association conference portal
by Friday 24th February 2017. Proposals will be considered by the
Conference Programme Committee against the criteria of originality,
interest and subject balance.
https://members.regionalstudies.org/lounge/Meetings/Meeting?ID=149
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Dr. Lech Suwala
Dipl.-Vw. Dipl.-Geogr.
Economic Geography
Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10099
Tel: (030) 2093-6861
Fax: (030) 2093-6853
Sitz: Rudower Chaussee 16
Raum 5'102
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