IECER 2024

NEXTGen_eration Entrepreneurship

 September, 16-18, Innsbruck, Austria. 

In 2024 the IECER was held for the 22nd time.

Keynote Speaker: David Audretsch, Indiana University, US. 

Best paper award: Browder, R. (University of Oklahoma), Fabricating effectual networks: How hybrid logics guide co-creation in makerspaces.



IECER 2023

From Creative to Circular Entrepreneurship: An Innovative Stairway to Heaven

25-27 October 2023 at Universidade Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal

In 2023 the IECER was held for the 21st time.

Keynote Speaker: Susan Marlow, Nottingham Business School.

Best paper award: Dinis L. (NOVA SBE – Portugal), Neves P., Rego A., Shedding Light on the Founder’s Influence: Development of a Scale to Measure Employees Perceptions of the Founder’s Shadow. 



IECER 2022

Entrepreneurship for a Responsible, Resilient and Sustainable Future

 26-28 October, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. 

In 2022 the IECER was held for the 20th time.

Keynote Speaker: Ute Stephan, King's College London.

Best paper award: Mula, C., Hipp, T. & Zybura, N., Towards a Scaling Playbook: How do high-tech start-ups transform during scaling?



Best PhD paper award: Lamperti S., Courrent J.-M. & Sammut S. (U. Montrpellier), How incubators integrate sustainability in their mission of supporting new ventures: a comparative case-study.

IECER 2021

Turbulence, Resilience and Transition

A Virtual Community Conversation (Vol. II) from August to October 2021: Sessions, Pitches, Presentations and the unCONVENTIONal Live Event October 14. 

In 2021 the IECER was held for the 19th time.

Best paper award: Castellanza, L. and Woywode M. (U. Mannheim), Resilience among the disadvantaged: How losses influence the post-crisis behaviours of Cameroonian entrepreneurs.

IECER 2020

Entrepreneurship in times of technological, economic and societal change 

A Virtual Community Conversation (Vol. I) from August to October 2020: Sessions, Pitches, Presentations and the unCONVENTIONal Live Event October 16. 

In 2020 the IECER was held for the 18th time.



Best paper award: Kowalzick M. (U. Mannheim), Business on the Line: Entrepreneurs and Family Firms in Crises.

IECER 2019

Entrepreneurship for a better future

October 16-18, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 

In 2019 the IECER was held for the 17th time.

Keynote Speaker: Roy Thurik, Erasmus University Rotterdam



Best paper award: Istipliler B., Ahrens J.‐P. (U. of Mannheim), Bort S. (Chemnitz Technical U.), Isaak A. (Solbridge International School of Business), Learning the bias? How successor pre‐succession firm experience affects family firm performance.

IECER 2018

The Future of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

September 26-28, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria.

In 2018 the IECER was held for the 16th time.

Keynote speaker: Toke Reichstein from Copenhagen Business School (The future of entrepreneurship and innovation)

Best paper award: Niemann C. & Dinkel P. from the University of Kiel, Corporate entrepreneurship in clean‐tech firms – a contingency model.

IECER 2017

Entrepreneurial Diversity: Current research and Future Avenues September 20-22, University of Siegen, Germany.

In 2017 the IECER was held for the 15th time.

Keynote speakers: Friedericke Welter from University of Siegen (Everyday entrepreneurship: A call for entrepreneurship research to embrace entrepreneurial diversity) and Robert Blackburn from Kingston University, London (Diversity in entrepreneurship: Unpacking entrepreneurial experiences).



Best paper award: Albinsson S., (University of Gothenburg), Sing it Out Loud - Entrepreneurship in SME Opera in Scandinavia.

IECER 2016

Change

September 7-9, HTW Chur, Switzerland.

In 2016 the IECER was held for the 14th time.

Keynote speaker: Peter Gloor from the Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT Sloan School of Management, US (Leadership – turning the madness of crowds into the wisdom of swarms).



Best paper award: Dilli S. (University of Utrecht) & Elert N. (Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockhol, The diversity of entrepreneurial regimes in Europe.

IECER 2015

Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age – A New Way of Venturing

February 25-27, Montpellier Business School, France.

In 2015 the IECER was held for the 13th time.

Keynote speaker: David Audretsch from Indiana University, US (Scientist entrepreneurship).



Best paper award: Madeira F., Mendonça J. & Torres M. (Technical University of Lisbon), Business owners’ educational skills and entrepreneurial teams on workers wages: The role of business owners gender.

IECER 2014

Europe and the Crisis – Country Perspectives on Entrepreneurship

March 12-14, HTW Chur University, Switzerland.

In 2014 the IECER was held for the 12th time.

Keynote speaker: Simon Parker from Ivey Business School, Canada (Crowdfunding: A new source of entrepreneurial finance and an emerging research topic).



Best paper award: Tonoyan V. & Bruton G., The impact of corruption on firm innovativeness. A multi-level analysis.

IECER 2013

Entrepreneurial Challenges in the 21st Century – Current Research and Future Avenues

March 13-15, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy.

In 2013 the IECER was held for the 11th time.

Keynote speaker: Roy Thurik from Erasmus University Rotterdam & Montpellier Business School (Behaviour and Bio-Markers: In Search of the Entrepreneurial Gene).



Best paper award: Hundt C. & Sternberg R., Explaining new firm creation in Europe – A multi-level analysis based upon data of individuals, regions and countries.

IECER 2012

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

March 15-17, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2012 the IECER Conference was held for the 10th time.



Keynote speaker: Michael Dowling from the University of Regensburg (Reflections on 10 years of IECER).

Best paper award: Pereira D. & Leitao. J., Does the academic spin-off condition play a role in patent valuation?.

IECER 2011

Financing of New Ventures after the Crisis

February 16-18, University of Munich, Germany.

In 2011 the IECER Conference was held 9th time.

Keynote speakers: Ann-Kristin Achleitner from the Technical University of Munich (Financing of new ventures after the crisis) and Gordon Murray from Exeter University (Public-financed venture capital funds: an example of German romanticism?).



Best paper award: Bessler W. & Seim M., Venture capital financing and exit strategies in Europe: Long-run performance and firm and deal characteristics.

IECER 2010

Academic Entrepreneurship

March 10-12, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2010 the IECER Conference was held for the 8th time.

Keynote speaker: Hans Georg Gemünden from the Technical University of Berlin, An innovator‘s perspective on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.



Best paper award: Tommy C. & Rasmussen E. (Parallel path strategies and technology transfer within academic spin-offs).

IECER 2009

Human Capital and Entrepreneurship

March 4-6, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.

In 2009 the IECER Conference was held for the 7th time. Over 45 papers were accepted and presented during three days at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Keynote speaker: Maryann P. Feldman from the University of North Carolina.



Best paper award: Timmermans B., The effect of previous co-worker experience on firm survival.

IECER 2008

Entrepreneurial Contexts, Decisions and Strategies

March 5-6, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2008 the IECER Conference was held for the 6th time and returned to the University of Regensburg. With over 30 papers accepted and participants from 20 countries worldwide IECER provided three interesting days with varied discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.

Keynote speaker: Michael Dowling from Regensburg University (in replacement for Norbert Szyperski from the University of Cologne, Entrepreneurial challenge to academia – types and roles of scientific entrepreneurs).



Best paper award: van der Steen M., Ortt R., Tolsma A., Wiedhaup K. & Scholten V., Exploring success determinants in spin-off creation: Empirical evidence from the Life Sciences in the Netherlands.

IECER 2007

Entrepreneurship and the Region

February 28- March 2, Montpellier Business School, France.

In 2007 the IECER Conference was held for the 5th time. Again over 40 papers were accepted and presented during three days of fruitful discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.

Keynote speaker: Ed Malecki from Ohio State University.



Best paper award: Bosma N. & Schutjens V., Mapping entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitudes in European regions.

IECER 2006

IECER 2006: Enterpreneurship in Europe

February 22-24, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2006 the IECER Conference was held for the 4th time. With over 40 papers accepted and participants from 17 European countries IECER provided three interesting days of varied and fruitful discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.

Keynote speaker: Paul D. Reynolds from Florida International University (Entrepreneurship: Global scope and implications).



Best paper award: Baptista R. & Karaöz M., Entrepreneurial human capital and the early survival chances of new start-ups: opportunity-based vs. necessity-based entrepreneurship.

IECER 2005

IECER 2005

February 2-4, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

In 2005 the IECER Conference was held for the 3rd time. With over 60 papers accepted and participants from 17 European countries IECER provided three interesting days of varied and fruitful discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.

Keynote speaker: David Audretsch from Indiana University (Entrepreneurship and economic growth).



Best paper award: Wijbenga F., The role of goal orientation in the relationship between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

IECER 2004

IECER 2004

February 18-20, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2004 the IECER Conference was held for the 2nd time. With 30 papers presented and participants from 15 European countries IECER provided three interesting days of varied and fruitful discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.

Keynote speaker: Howard E. Aldrich from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (East meets west: Reflections on three decades of research).

on Entrepreneurship in North America and Europe).



Best paper award: Parker S., Learning about the unknown: How fast do entrepreneurs adjust their beliefs?.

IECER 2003

IECER 2003

February 13-14, University of Regensburg, Germany.

In 2003 the IECER Conference was held for the 1st time. With 30 papers presented and 76 participants from 14 European countries IECER provided two interesting days of varied and fruitful discussions on interdisciplinary entrepreneurship research.



Keynote speaker: Johannisson B. from Vaxjo School of Management and Economics, Conceptualising, researching and practicing glocal development strategies.