Call for Chapters

 

Programs, Policies, & Practices around High-Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship

 

Expressions of Interest due by April 15, 2018

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Edited by: 

Amanda Bullough, University of Delaware, [log in to unmask]

Diana Hechavarria, University of South Florida, [log in to unmask]

Candida Brush-Babson College, [log in to unmask]

Linda Edelman- Bentley University, [log in to unmask]

 

Chapter contributions are now invited from scholars studying women’s entrepreneurship for an exciting new book, Programs, Policies, & Practices around High-Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. in 2019.

 

The Diana International Project[1] is committed to advancing knowledge about the status of women’s entrepreneurship around the world. This is the ninth book associated with the Diana International Project and will build on the success of the first book - Brush, C., Carter, N.M., Gatewood, E.J., Greene, P.G. and Hart, M. (eds.) (2006) Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective. This new volume will further consider the various national and international, social and contextual influences on women’s entrepreneurship by examining how programs, polices, and practices affect and influence growth strategies and business potential of high-growth women’s entrepreneurship .

 

The objective of this book is to foster a provocative discussion about topics on women’s entrepreneurship focusing on how public policy frameworks, along with programs and practices can foster or stymie the high-growth potential of women entrepreneurs. While it is anticipated that many of the contributors will already be part of the Diana International Project, we are aiming for an inclusive discussion on women’s entrepreneurship. Thus, chapters are particularly sought from researchers in geographic regions less represented in previous volumes, specifically Africa, Asia and South America.

 

Chapter submissions should be based on rigorous empirical or theoretical research, and should discuss and analyse one of the following as related to high growth women’s entrepreneurship:

 

• Models of private and public collaborations
• Measures or metrics for assessing effectiveness of policies and programs

§  Studies of policies and programs for financing

§  Comparisons of  programs across country, regional or local communities

§  A qualitative case study or deep analysis of a single program

§  An examination of influences of different types of programs (e.g. mentoring, education, training, technology)

§  An analysis of best practices for supporting high growth women’s entrepreneurship

 

The overall aim of the book is to highlight key policies, practices and programs, as these influence high-growth women’s entrepreneurship, and to offer valuable insights into high growth women’s entrepreneurship globally. 

 

It is intended that draft chapter submissions will be presented and discussed at the forthcoming Diana International Research Symposium to be held at the Kauffman Foundation in October, 2017. However, papers not presented at this Conference are welcome submissions. Thus, the tentative timetable for the compilation and completion of the book is as follows:

 

 

If you are interested in submitting a chapter, please express your interest by putting together a chapter abstract, following the guidelines below, and forwarding it to [log in to unmask] by April 15, 2018.

For an informal discussion on your submission, please contact any of the editors.

 

Submission Guidelines:

 

1. A cover letter with all author affiliations and the paper title
2. 3 page (double-spaced) abstract
   1. Include title- but NO AUTHOR information
   2. Research question/purpose of the chapter
   3. Theoretical foundation
   4. Data source(s) and methodology
   5. Implications/contributions
3. Please submit your proposals to: [log in to unmask]

 

 

Dr. Amanda Bullough

Assistant Professor, Management | Co-Director, Women’s Leadership Initiative
Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics

University of Delaware
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