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Program

19th Uddevalla Symposium 2016

on:

Geography, Open Innovation, Diversity and Entrepreneurship

Birkbeck, University of London, London, United Kingdom

30 June – 2 July 2016

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Program Overview

19th Uddevalla Symposium 2016

Thursday 30 June, 2016

Plenary session Chair:

Prof. Helen Lawton Smith

Friday 1st July, 2016 Plenary session Chair:

Prof. Charlie Karlsson

Saturday 2nd July, 2016 Plenary session Chair:

Prof. Kingsley E. Haynes

8.00-9.00

Registration 8.00-9.00

Registration

9.00-9.15

Formal opening:

Master of Birkbeck,

Prof. David S. Latchman

9.00-9.35

Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke “Open Innovation in SMEs”

9.00-9.35

Prof. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

Innovating in Peripheries: Comparing North

America and Europe”

9.15-9.50

Prof. Colette Henry

“Women as Entrepreneurs and Innovators in

the Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities”

9.35-10.10

Prof. Henry Etzkowitz

“University Rankings for what?”

9.35-10.10

Prof. Jennifer Clark

“Smart Cities and Social Entrepreneurship:

Remaking Markets and Manufacturing Open

Innovation Spaces” 9.50-10.25

Prof. Philippe Aghion

“Entrepreneurship, inequality innovation and

social mobility”

10.10-10.25

Summing up Keynote Plenary Discussion

10.10-10.45

Prof. Richard Kneller

“Does Foreign Acquisition of R&D-active

Firms Enhance or Damage the Science Base

of a Country?”

10.25-10.40 Coffee Break 10.25-10.40 Coffee Break 10.45-11.00 Coffee Break

10.40-11.15

Prof. Robert N. Cressy

“Startup Debt Rationing and Survival: Is there

a Regional Dimension?”

10.40 -12.00

Regional Development seminar on:

“The Knowledge Economy and the

Dynamics of City Growth"

Chair: Dr. Federica Rossi,

Panel:

Profs. Jennifer Clark, Ian Gordon, Tom

Kemeny & Ali Hashem

Discussant: Jonathan Potter

Organizers: Federica Rossi & Fred Guy

11.00-11.35

Prof. Gary Cook

“Cities and International Entrepreneurship:

Towards an Integration of International

Business, Economic Geography and Urban

Economics Perspectives”

11.15-11.45

Summing up Keynote Plenary Discussion 11.35-12.00

Summing up Keynote Plenary Discussion

11.45-13.00, Lunch 12.00-13.00, Lunch 12.00-13.00, Lunch 13.00-15.00

Parallel Paper Sessions

13.00-15.00

Parallel Paper Sessions

13.00-15.00

13.00–15.00

Parallel Paper Sessions

15.00-15.20, Coffee Break 15.00-15.20 Coffee Break 15.00-15.20, Coffee Break

15.20-16.40

Parallel Paper Sessions 15.20-16.40

Parallel Paper Sessions 15.20-16.40

Parallel Paper Sessions

18.00

Dinner Dinner on your own 19.00

Boat trip & Gala Dinner

Best Paper Awards

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Paper Session Program 19th Uddevalla Symposium 2016

Thursday, June 30th

13.00-16.40 – Room MAL B35

Paper session Ia. – Geography & Innovation

Chair: Dr. Iréne Bernhard, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Irene.bernhard@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Delivering Innovation in Public Infrastructure through Public Private Partnership

Nunzia Carbonara, Assoc. Prof. (presenter & corresponding author), DMMM, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, nunzia.carbonara@poliba.it & Roberta Pellegrino, roberta.pellegrino@poliba.it, DMMM, Politecnico di Bari, Italy. Discussant: Felix C. Müller, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS), Germany, felix.mueller@leibniz-irs.de 13:40-14:20

Clustering and Innovation in UK Technology Firms: What can Big Data tell us? Max Nathan, Dr. University of Birmingham and LSE, m.nathan@bham.ac.uk , University of Birmingham, Birmingham

Business School, United Kingdom & Anna Rosso, Dr. University of Milan, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, (presenter & corresponding author), anna.rosso@unimi.it, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM),

University of Milan, Italy. Discussant: Federica Rossi, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, UK,

f.rossi@bbk.ac.uk 14.20-15.00

Open Region. A Heuristic for Regional Innovation Policies that Create and Exploit Opportunities for

Innovations Suntje Schmidt, Dr. Leibniz IRS, suntje.schmidt@leibniz-irs.de, Felix C. Müller, M. Sc. (presenter), Leibniz Institute for

Research on Society and Space (IRS), Research Department, Dynamics of Economic Spaces“, Leibniz IRS, felix.mueller@leibniz-irs.de, Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert, Leibniz IRS, oliver.ibert@leibniz-irs.de & Dipl.-Geogr. Verena Brinks,

Leibniz, verena.brinks@leibniz-irs.de Discussant: Diego Rolando Mahecha Capacho, Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada

diego.mahecha@polymtl.ca

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Designing Performance-Based Incentives for Innovation Intermediaries: Evidence from Regional Innovation Poles

Margherita Russo, Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, margherita.russo@unimore.it, Annalisa Caloffi, Department of Economics and management, University of Padua, Italy, annalisa.caloffi@unipd.it & Federica Rossi, (presenter & corresponding author) Department of Management, Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom, f.rossi@bbk.ac.uk & Riccardo Righi, Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, Discussant: Nunzia Carbonara, DMMM - Politecnico di Bari, Italy, nunzia.carbonara@poliba.it 16:00-16:40

Business Models and Innovation in the Canadian Aerospace Sector Diego Rolando Mahecha Capacho, MScA, (presenter & corresponding author), Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada, diego.mahecha@polymtl.ca, Catherine Beaudry, Professor, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca & Fabiano Armellini, Professor, Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada, fabiano.armellini@polymtl.ca Discussant: Anna Rosso, University of Milan, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, Italy, anna.rosso@unimi.it

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13.00-16.40 – Room MAL 153

Paper Session Ic. – Geography & Entrepreneurship

Chair: Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt University, Belgium, wim.vanhaverbeke@uhasselt.be 13:00-13:40

Do Startups Diversify the Economic Base? An Evolutionary Perspective

Elizabeth Mack, Professor, Michigan State University, Professor, Heike Mayer, University of Bern, Switzerland, Kevin Credit, Michigan State University, Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, (presenter & corresponding author), suandima@msu.edu, Michigan State University, MI, USA & Grace Hough, Michigan State University, USA. Discussant: Elena Makarova, Department of Management and Innovation Technologies, Southern Federal University, Russia, elmakarova@sfedu.ru 13:40-14.20

Explaining the Industrial Variety of Newborn Firms: The Role of Cultural and Technological Diversity

Alessandra Colombelli, Assistant professor, Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy, alessandra.colombelli@polito.it, Anna D'Ambrosio, Research Fellow, University of Turin, Italy, anna.dambrosio@unito.it (presenter & corresponding author), Valentina Meliciani, Full Professor, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy, vmeliciani@unite.it & Francesco Quatraro, Associate Professor, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, francesco.quatraro@unito.it Discussant: Sabrina Fredin, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden and Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, sfl@bth.se 14:20-15:00

High-involvement Innovation Model in Border Regions Construction Industry: Comparative Analysis Norway & Russia Elena Makarova (corresponding author), Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Management and Innovation Technologies, Southern Federal University, Russia, elmakarova@sfedu.ru, Anna Khlebnikova Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Management and Innovation Technologies at Southern Federal University, aihlebnikova@sfedu.ru & John-Erik Andreassen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Languages and Social Sciences, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-erik.andreassen@hiof.no Discussant: Anna D'Ambrosio, University of Turin, Italy, anna.dambrosio@unito.it

15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break

15:20-16:00

Economic Transformations of Regions: The Role of Banks

Martin Gjelsvik, Dr oecon International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Stavanger, Norway, martin.gjelsvik@iris.no Discussant: Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, USA, suandima@msu.edu

16:00-16:40

Path Creation and Key Actors of Change in Non-Core Regions Sabrina Fredin, PhD student, (presenter& corresponding author), CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence

in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden and Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, sfl@bth.se, Marina Jogmark, PhD, Centre for Business Studies, Kristianstad University, Sweden,

marina.jogmark@hkr.se, Johan Miörner, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University & Michaela Trippl, Associate Professor CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden, michaela.trippl@circle.lu.se

Discussant: Martin Gjelsvik, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Norway, martin.gjelsvik@iris.no

13.00-16.00 – Room MAL 417

Paper Session Ig. – Diversity, Policy and Regional Development

Chair: Prof. Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, jennifer.clark@gatech.edu 13:00-13:40 Creative Diversity and Firm Performance: The Complementary Role of Arts and Science Skills Roberto Camerani, Dr, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex, r.camerani@sussex.ac.uk & Dr Monica Masucci, Lecturer, Department of Business and Management, University of Sussex, m.masucci@sussex.ac.uk & Dr Josh Siepel (presenter & corresponding author), Lecturer in Management, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom, j.siepel@sussex.ac.uk Discussant: Sabine Dörry, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg & University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment, UK, sabine.doerry@ouce.ox.ac.uk 13:40-14:20 In Search of Design Parameters and Key Success Factors for University related Science Parks Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, Professor, University of Iceland, School of Business, Reykjavik, Iceland, (corresponding author & presenter) rsmari@hi.is, Eiríkur Hilmarsson, Assistant Professor & Director, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland (presenter), eh@hi.is & Hilmar Bragi Janusson, Dean, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, hilmar@hi.is Discussant: Guilherme Macedo, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London. London, UK, gmmacedo@gmail.com

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14:20-15:00 The Impact of Financial Work in Battling Professions on the in/stability of the Financial System Sabine Dörry Dr. Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Department of Urban Development and Mobility, Luxembourg. University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford, United Kingdom, sabine.doerry@ouce.ox.ac.uk Discussant: Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, University of Iceland, School of Business, Reykjavik, Iceland, rsmari@hi.is

15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break

15:20-16:00

Supply Chain Proximity and Labor Mobility

Proposals of Indices for Cluster Mapping in Brazil Guilherme Macedo, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK,

gmmacedo@gmail.com Discussant: Josh Siepel, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom,

j.siepel@sussex.ac.uk

13.00-15.00 – Room MAL B02

Paper Session IIa. – Knowledge Spillover of Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation

Chair: Dr. Martin Belitksi, University of Reading, United Kingdom, m.belitski@reading.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Absorptive Capacity as Innovation-Enabling Infrastructures. Framework and Estimates of Indicators Marion Frenz, Dr. (presenter & corresponding author), Birkbeck University of London, UK. m.frenz@bbk.ac.uk & Grazia Letto-Gillies (presenter), Birkbeck, University of London, UK, g.iettogillies@yahoo.co.uk

Discussant: Maksim Belitski, University of Reading, UK. m.belitski@reading.ac.uk 13:40-14:20

What Kind of Pre-Entry Experience Matters for Start-Ups in Peripheral Regions? Antoine Habersetzer, PhD student, Institute of Geography and Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED),

University of Bern, antoine.habersetzer@giub.unibe.ch Discussant: Marion Frenz, Dr. (presenter & corresponding author), Birkbeck University of London, UK.

m.frenz@bbk.ac.uk 14:20-15:00

Which Knowledge Spill-Overs are the Best for Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Italy Donato Iacobucci, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy, d.iacobucci@univpm.it & Alessandra Micozzi (presenter & corresponding author), Università Ecampus, Italy, alessandra.micozzi@uniecampus.it Discussant: Antoine Habersetzer, Institute of Geography and Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED),

University of Bern, Switzerland, antoine.habersetzer@giub.unibe.ch

13.00-16:40 - Room MAL B18 Paper Session IIIa – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chairs: Dr. Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, ben.spigel@ed.ac.uk & Fumi Kitagawa, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk

13:00–13:40

Oxford and Grenoble: Knowledge Organisations in Local Development Revisited Dimitris Assimakopoulos, PhD, HDR, Professor (presenter), Dimitris.ASSIMAKOPOULOS@grenoble-em.com, Professor Helen Lawton Smith (presenter & corresponding author), ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk, Nabhassorn Baines,

nsrikasem@yahoo.com & Saverio Romeo, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK, ubseaqq@mail.bbk.ac.uk, & Maria Tsouri, Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, mariatsouri_85@hotmail.com

Discussant: Edward J. Malecki, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, OH, USA, Malecki.4@osu.edu 13:40-14.20

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Environments for Entrepreneurship Edward J. Malecki, Professor, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA,

Malecki.4@osu.edu Discussant: Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk

14:20-15:00

What’s New in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Concept? Gouya Harirchi, Research Fellow, University of Trieste - DEAMS, Trieste, Italy gouya.harirchi@deams.units.it & Ivan Zupic,

PhD candidate (presenter & corresponding author), Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ivan.zupic@ef.uni-lj.si &

Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping University & University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, charlie.karlsson@ju.se

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15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Space for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity? Co-Working Spaces in the Entrepreneurial Landscape of a Peripheral Region – An Initial Analysis Nick Clifton, (presenter & corresponding author), Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. nclifton@cardiffmet.ac.uk, Anita Fuzi, afuzi@cardiffmet.ac.uk & Gareth Loudon, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff

Metropolitan University, UK. gloudon@cardiffmet.ac.uk Discussant: Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk

16:00-16:40

Systems of Entrepreneurship in Multicultural Perephirial Regions: The Role of Entrepreneurial Exit, Professional Education and Culture David B. Audretsch, professor, Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA, Maksim Belitski (presenter & corresponding author), m.belitski@reading.ac.uk , Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK &

Georg Maximilian Eichler, School of Economics and Management, Free University of Bozen, Italy. Discussant: Ivan Zupic, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, ivan.zupic@ef.uni-lj.si

13.00-16:00 – Room MAL B30 Paper Session Va. – Innovations and Challenges in the Digital Society (LINA) Chairs: Dr. Thomas Winman, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Thomas.winman@hv.se & Assoc. Prof. Per Assmo, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Digitalization as a Wicked Problem. Challenging Meanings of Development Elin Wihlborg, professor (presenter & corresponding author) & Mariana S. Gustafsson, The unit of Politics, Department of Management, Linköping University, Sweden, elin.wihlborg@liu.se

Discussant: Klaus Nielsen, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, k.nielsen@bbk.ac.uk 13:40-14.20

Principal´s Work - The Conditions, Obstacles and Opportunities for Learning in the Daily Activities Ingemar Johansson, PhD Candidate, Department of Social and Behavioral Studies, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, ingemar.johansson@hv.se

Discussant: John-Erik Andreassen, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-erik.andreassen@hiof.no 14.20 – 15.00

Building Social Capital in Global Virtual Teams – The Visual Effects Industry Klaus Nielsen, Professor, Birkbeck, University of London, London, United Kingdom (presenter & corresponding author)

k.nielsen@bbk.ac.uk & Paul Baaske, CG Supervisor, Prime Focus World Animation division, London, United Kingdom, paul_baaske@hotmail.com

Discussant: Ingemar Johansson, Department of Social and Behavioral Studies, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, ingemar.johansson@hv.se

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

The Nature of Open Business Models around Organizational Innovation for a Firm John-Erik Andreassen, Associate professor, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-erik.andreassen@hiof.no Discussant: Elin Wihlborg, The Unit of Politics, Department of Management, Linköping University, Sweden, elin.wihlborg@liu.se

13:00-16:00 – Room MAL G16

Paper Session VIIa. – Foreign Investment, Multinationals, Innovation and Local Economic Development

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

FDI Spillovers and Channels of Transmission in the EU Regions. The Role of Financial Markets Marialena Petrakou, PhD Candidate, Bartlett School of Planning/SSEES, University College London, UK,

maria.petrakou.13@ucl.ac.uk Discussant: Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti Dept. of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca,

Milano, Italy, giuseppe.vittucci@unimib.it 13:40-14.20

Where Cities Fail to Triumph. The Impact of Urban Location and Local Collaboration on Innovation in Norway

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Rune Dahl Fitjar, Professor, (presenting author), UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway, rune.d.fitjar@uis.no

& Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, UK, a.rodriguez-pose@lse.ac.uk

Discussant: Miguel Atienza, Economics Department; Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, miatien@ucn.cl

14:20-15.00

Home Country Bias in Divestment Decisions of Multinational Corporations in the EU Laura Resmini, Professor (contact author), Dept. of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano,

laura.resmini@unimib.it & Dr. Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti, giuseppe.vittucci@unimib.it, (presenter). Discussant: Rune Dahl Fitjar, UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway, rune.d.fitjar@uis.no

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Where do the Global Pipelines Reach? The Case of the Mining Cluster Policy in Chile Miguel Atienza, PhD. Economics Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile. miatien@ucn.cl, (presenter & corresponding author), & Mary Valdés, Master; Management Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, mvaldes02@ucn.cl Discussant: Marialena Petrakou, Bartlett School of Planning/SSEES, University College London, UK, maria.petrakou.13@ucl.ac.uk

13.00-16:00 – Room GOR G02

Paper Session VIIIa. – Knowledge, Firms and Locations in the Era of Global Networks Chair: Dr. Alessandra Perri, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, alessandra.perri@unive.it

13:00-13:40

Crossing the ‘border’, Cross-border Co-patenting from a Communication Perspective

Sebastian Zimmer, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany, Emerging Attraction (Interreg IVa Project), sebastian.zimmer@uni-flensburg.de Discussant: Gary Cook, University of Liverpool Management School, UK, g.cook@liv.ac.uk 13:40-14:20

Knowledge Networks and Tie Creation: Evidence from Trentino, Italy

Maria Tsouri, PhD Candidate, Local Development and Global Dynamics, University of Trento, Italy, maria.tsouri@unitn.it Discussant: Alessandra Perri, Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy, alessandra.perri@unive.it 14.20 – 15:00

Technology Spillovers and the Location Strategies of Multinational Enterprises

Gary Cook, Professor, (presenter & corresponding author), University of Liverpool Management School, UK, g.cook@liv.ac.uk , Dr. Yevgeniya Shevtsova, University of Liverpool Management School, Prof. Hans Lӧӧf, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Pardis Nabavi, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden & Prof. Naresh Pandit, Norwich Business School, United Kingdom. Discussant: Maria Tsouri, Local Development and Global Dynamics, University of Trento, Italy, maria.tsouri@unitn.it

15:00 – 15.20 coffee break

15:20-16.00

Close Together or Far Apart? The Geography of Host Country Knowledge Sourcing and Subsidiary’s

Innovation Performance

Alessandra Perri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, (presenter & corresponding author), Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari

University of Venice, Venice, Italy, alessandra.perri@unive.it & Grazia D. Santangelo, Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Italy. grsanta@unict.it

Discussant: Sebastian Zimmer, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany, Emerging Attraction (Interreg IVa Project), sebastian.zimmer@uni-flensburg.de

13.00-16:00 – Room GOR G03

Paper Session Xa. – Governance and Entrepreneurship Chair: Dr. Ali Mohammadi, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ali.mohammadi@indek.kth.se 13:00-13:40

Startups, Financing and Geography – Findings from a Survey Per-Olof Bjuggren, Professor, (corresponding author), Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden and The Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden, p-o.bjuggren@ratio.se & Michel Emoznino Laufer, Doctoral Candidate, The Ratio Institute Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden. Discussant: Michele Meoli, University of Bergamo, Italy, michele.meoli@unibg.it

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13:30-14.20

Stimulation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Instrument in Regional Business Development Policy Andreas P. Cornett, Professor, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Soenderborg, Denmark, cornett@sam.sdu.dk Discussant: Per-Olof Bjuggren, Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden & The Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden, p-o.bjuggren@ratio.se 14:20-15:00

Corporate Governance in Equity Crowdfunding

Douglas Cumming, York University, Schulich School of Business, Canada, Michele Meoli, michele.meoli@unibg.it (presenter), University of Bergamo, Italy, Andrea Signori, Catholic University of Milan, Italy & Silvio Vismara (corresponding author), Department of Economics and Technology Management, University of Bergamo, Italy, silvio.vismara@unibg.it

Discussant: . Ali Mohammadi, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ali.mohammadi@indek.kth.se

13.00-16:00 – Room MAL B29

Paper Session XIIIa. – Technology Transfer and Open Innovation

Chair: Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, f.guy@bbk.ac.uk & Prof. Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, United Kingdom. s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between University Investments in the Technology Transfer Offices and Academic Spin-offs

Donato Iacobucci, Università Politecnica delle Marche, d.iacobucci@univpm.it, Alessandra Micozzi, (corresponding author), Università Ecampus, alessandra.micozzi@uniecampus.it & Andrea Piccaluga, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, a.piccaluga@sssup.it Discussant: Nabhassorn Baines, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, nsrikasem@yahoo.com 13:30-14.20

Barriers to Innovation in Crisis Times: Evidence from the Italian Community Innovation Survey Simona Iammarino, (corresponding author), London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment, UK s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk, Tiziana Sodano & Giovanni Vittorino, Bank of Italy, Trieste branch - Regional Economic Research Unit. Discussant: Alessandra Micozzi, Università Ecampus, Italy, alessandra.micozzi@uniecampus.it 14:20-15:00 Examining Process in Developing Products/Services in UK University Spin-Off Context Nabhassorn Baines, (corresponding author), Birkbeck, University of London & Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. nsrikasem@yahoo.com Discussant: Simona Iammarino, (corresponding author), London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment, UK s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk

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Friday, July 1st

13.00-16.40 – Room MAL B35

Paper session Ia. – Geography & Innovation

Chair: Dr. Urban Gråsjö, University West, Sweden urban.grasjo@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Entrepreneurship after Displacement: The Transition and Performance of Entrepreneurial Ventures Created after Displacement

Kristina Nyström, Assoc. Prof. Division of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Center of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and The Ratio Institute, Stockholm Sweden. kristina.nystrom@indek.kth.se Discussant: Fabiano Armellini, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, fabiano.armellini@polymtl.ca 13:40-14:20

Open Innovation, Inter-Organizational Collaboration and Innovation Performance in the Canadian Aerospace Industry Anaïs Dorseuil, Master student, anais.dorseuil@polymtl.ca, Catherine Beaudry, Professor, (corresponding author &

presenter), catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca & Fabiano Armellini, Professor, Polytechnique Montréal, Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Montreal, Canada, fabiano.armellini@polymtl.ca

Discussant: Urban Gråsjö, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, urban.grasjo@hv.se 14.20-15.00

Are the most Innovative Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Firms also the most Open? Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, MScA, mikael.heroux-vaillancourt@polymtl.ca (presenter & corresponding author) Catherine

Beaudry, (presenter) Professor, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Discussant: Kristina Nyström, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute of

Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and The Ratio Institute, Stockholm Sweden, kristina.nystrom@indek.kth.se

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Does Collaboration with Public and Private Sector Actors in Public Procurement of Innovations Improve SME Competitiveness? Jani Saastamoinen, D.Sc. (Econ.) (presenter & corresponding author), jani.saastamoinen@uef.fi, University of Eastern Finland Business School Joensuu, Finland, PhD (Econ.) Timo Tammi, timo.tammi@uef.fi , & D.Sc. (Econ.) Helen Reijonen, University of Eastern Finland Business School, Joensuu, Finland, helen.reijonen@uef.fi Discussant: Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, mikael.heroux-vaillancourt@polymtl.ca 16:00-16:40

Corporate Culture Barriers for the Adoption of Open Innovation: The Canadian Aerospace Cluster Perspective Fabiano Armellini, Assistant professor, fabiano.armellini@polymtl.ca, (corresponding author) & Catherine Beaudry, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca , Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Discussant: Jani Saastamoinen, University of Eastern Finland Business School, Joensuu, Finland, jani.saastamoinen@uef.fi

13.00-16.40 – Room MAL 153

Paper Session Id. – Geography & Entrepreneurship

Chair: Prof. Richard Kneller, University of Nottingham, UK, richard.kneller@nottingham.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Women Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Sweden: Do Age and Date of Arrival Matter? Aziza Al Ghafri, aziza.al-ghafri@indek.kth.se, (presenter) & Gulzat Zhetibaeva Elvung, gulzat.zhetibaeva@indek.kth.se, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Discussant: Rolf Dahlberg, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, rolf.dahlberg@hv.se 13:40-14.20

By Choice or Necessity? Motives and Networks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Western Sweden Ellinor Torsein, Dr. (presenter & corresponding author), School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, ellinor.torsein@hv.se, Dr. Thomas Winman, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, thomas.winman@hv.se & Assoc. Prof. Daniel Rauhut, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway, daniel.rauhut@nibr.hioa.no Discussant: Kristina Lindh, Östfold University College, Halden, Norway, Kristina.lindh@hiof.no 14:20-15:00

Who Dares to Risk in a Recession? The Geography of Individual Risk Attitudes during the Crisis Andrea Filippetti, National Research Council, Italy, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Centre for

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Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, andrea.filippetti@cnr.it & Neil Lee, (presenter) London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, N.D.Lee@lse.ac.uk Discussant: Aziza Al Ghafri, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, aziza.al-ghafri@indek.kth.se

15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break

15:20-16:00

Does Entrepreneurship Reduce Poverty? Evidence from 115 post-Communist Cities Maksim Belitski, (corresponding author), Lecturer, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK,

m.belitski@reading.ac.uk, Sameeksha Desai, Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, desai@indiana.edu & Andrew Godley, Professor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK,

a.c.godley@reading.ac.uk Discussant: Ellinor Torsein, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden,

ellinor.torsein@hv.se 16:00-16:40

International Entrepreneurship by UK Small Firms: Developing an ex-ante Framework for Evaluating Export Planning Activities Juston Mubwandarikwa, PhD Candidate, University of Derby, UK. J.Mubwandarikwa@derby.ac.uk

Discussant: Neil Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, N.D.Lee@lse.ac.uk

13.00-16:00 - Room MAL 417 Paper Session IIIa – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chairs: Dr. Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, ben.spigel@ed.ac.uk &

Fumi Kitagawa, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk 13:00–13:40

Toward a Typology of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Elizabeth Mack, Professor, Michigan State University, USA, Professor Heike Mayer, University of Bern, Helvetica, Kevin Credit, Michigan State University, USA, Grace Hough, (presenter & corresponding author), houghgra@msu.edu, Michigan

State University, MI, USA & Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, USA. Discussant: Victoria Barker, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University, barkerv@uni.coventry.ac.uk

13:40-14.20

Tech City: Exploring the Operation and Governance of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in London Edward M. Jones, Mr. University College London, UK, e.jones.12@ucl.ac.uk

Discussant: Ben Spigel, University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, UK, ben.spigel@ed.ac.uk 14:20-15:00

Locating Value Creation: The Creative Microenterprise and the Creative Ecosystem Victoria Barker, (presenter) PhD candidate, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University, barkerv@uni.coventry.ac.uk & Dr Nick Henry, Co-Director, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University,

Nick.Henry@coventry.ac.uk (corresponding author & presenter). Discussant: Grace Hough, Michigan State University, MI, USA, houghgra@msu.edu

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Resource Acquisition and Co-Production in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, UK, ben.spigel@ed.ac.uk Discussant: Edward M. Jones, University College London, UK, e.jones.12@ucl.ac.uk

13.00-15:00 – Room MAL B02

Paper Session IVa. – Active Citizens: Democracy, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Fredrik Sjögren, Fredrik.sjogren@hv.se & Assoc. Prof. Fredrik Sunnemark, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Fredrik.sunnemark@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Validation of a Web Mining Technique to Measure Innovation in the Canadian Nanotechnology-Related

Community Constant Rietsch, MScA; constant.rietsch@polymtl.ca, Catherine Beaudry, Professor, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca, (corresponding author), Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, MScA; mikael.heroux-vaillancourt@polymtl.ca, (presenter),

Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Discussant: Majlinda Zhegu, University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, zhegu.majlinda@uqam.ca

13:40-14:20

Open Science in the Platform Economy

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Majlinda Zhegu, Professor, (presenter), University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, zhegu.majlinda@uqam.ca & Ada

Kertusha, PhD Candidate, University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, kertusha.ada@courrier.uqam.ca (corresponding author).

Discussant: Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, maria.spante@hv.se

14:20-15:00

Open up for Open Seminars at Universities: Student Driven Seminars as Community Involvement

Maria Spante, PhD, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, maria.spante@hv.se Discussant: Catherine Beaudry, Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca

13:00-16:00 – Room MAL B18

Paper Session VI. – The Influence of Labor Market Characteristics on Returns to Schooling and Career

Outcomes Chair: Prof. Johan Klaesson, CEnSE (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Johan.klaesson@ju.se

13:00-13:40

Educational Choice and Industrial Structure: From Individual Safety to Regional Resilience Andrea Filippetti (corresponding author & presenter), National Research Council, Italy, London School of Economics and

Political Science, and Centre for Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, andrea.filippetti@cnr.it, Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK f.guy@bbk.ac.uk & Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK,

s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk Discussant: Johan Klaesson, CEnSE, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden,

johan.klaesson@ju.se 13:40-14:20

Does Ethnic Enclaves Foster Immigrant Entrepreneurship? The Swedish Experience Özge Öner, PhD, Ozge.Oner@ju.se, (corresponding author), Research Fellow at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School,

Sweden & Johan Klaesson, Professor, Jönköping International Business School, Research Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE) Discussant: Sofia Wixe, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International

Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, sofia.wixe@ju.se 14:20-15:00

Segregation and Individual Employment - A Longitudinal Study of Neighborhood Effects Sofia Wixe, (presenter & corresponding author) sofia.wixe@ju.se & Lars Pettersson, lars.pettersson@ju.se, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden.

Discussant: Andrea Filippetti, National Research Council, Italy & London School of Economics and Political Science, and Centre for Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK,

andrea.filippetti@cnr.it

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

The Jack of all Trades Entrepreneur: - Diversity of Experience and the Self-Employment Transition Johan Klaesson, Professor, (corresponding author) johan.klaesson@ju.se & PhD. Johan P Larsson, johan.p.larsson@ju.se, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden Discussant: Özge Öner, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Ozge.Oner@ju.se,

13:00-16:00 – Room MAL B30

Paper Session VIIb. – Foreign Investment, Multinationals, Innovation and Local Economic Development

Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk & Prof. Simona Iammarino, London School of

Economics, United Kingdom. s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk 13:00-13:40

Quality of Governance and Inward FDI: Does Within-Country Heterogeneity Matter? Roberto Basile, Second University of Naples, Italy, roberto.basile@unina2.it, Davide Castellani (corresponding author), Henley Business School, UK, d.castellani@henley.ac.uk, & Riccardo Crescenzi (presenter), London School of Economics, London, UK, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk Discussant: Alexander Jaax, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, A.Jaax@lse.ac.uk, 13:40-14:20

Are Multinationals Better at Creating Technical Linkages with Local Firms?

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Claudio Cozza, Dr. University of Trieste, Italy, DEAMS – University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, claudio.cozza@deams.units.it, Giulio Perani, ISTAT, Italy & EUROSTAT, Luxembourg, giulio.perani@ec.europa.eu & Prof Antonello Zanfei, (corresponding author & presenter) University of Urbino, Italy, antonello.zanfei@uniurb.it Discussant: Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics, London, UK, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk 14:20-15:00

Drivers of Regional FDI Spillovers in Greece: An Empirical Examination of the Effects of the Technology Gap and Agglomeration

Jacob A. Jordaan, Assistant Professor, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University j.a.jordaan@uu.nl, (presenter & corresponding author), Utrecht, The Netherlands & Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor, European Institute, London School of Economics v.monastiriotis@lse.ac.uk (presenter), London, UK. Discussant: Antonello Zanfei, University of Urbino, Italy, antonello.zanfei@uniurb.it

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Multinationals and the Territorial Dynamics of Innovation in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Mexico

Riccardo Crescenzi, Associate professor and Alexander Jaax (presenter & corresponding author), London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Geography and Environment, London UK. A.Jaax@lse.ac.uk, Discussant: Vassilis Monastiriotis, European Institute, London School of Economics, UK, v.monastiriotis@lse.ac.uk

13.00-15:00 – Room MAL G16

Paper Session VIIIb. – Knowledge, Firms and Locations in the Era of Global Networks Chair: Dr. Alessandra Perri, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, alessandra.perri@unive.it

13:00-13:40

Connecting China to Global Knowledge Networks: The Role of Global Cities Alessandra Perri, Ph.D. (presenter & corresponding author), Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy, alessandra.perri@unive.it & Vittoria G. Scalera, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano School of Management, Italy, vittoriagiada.scalera@polimi.it Discussant: Börje Johansson, Jönköping University, Sweden, borje.johansson@ju.se 13:40-14:20 The Role of Firms’ Location on Persistency of Various Types of Innovation Sam Tavassoli, Ph.D. (corresponding author), sam.tavassoli@circle.lu.se Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Lund, Sweden & Prof. Charlie Karlsson, (presenter), Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (CESIS), KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden & University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Discussant: Stephan Rohde, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany, stephan.rohde@uni-flensburg.de

14:20-15:00

Companies in Cross-Border Clusters: Conceptualizing Locational Resources Stephan Rohde, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Flensburg,

Germany, stephan.rohde@uni-flensburg.de Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, (CESIS), KTH, Stockholm, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping &

University West, Sweden, Charlie.karlsson@ju.se

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

13:00-16:00 – Room GOR G02

Paper Session XIa. – Creation of New Industries in Old Clusters

Chairs: Prof. Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp & Prof. Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, and Director of Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp or hironari.ukai@gmail.com

13:00-13:40

The Creation of Akhiabara Kazuhito Yamada, Institute for Sustainable Research, Hosei University, Japan, im06w0026@im.i.hosei.ac.jp Discussant: Shiro Shiraishi, HOSEI University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan, s.shiraishi@mpd.ac.jp 13:40-14:20 A Study on the Role of “Revitalizing Vehicles”, led by a Social Entrepreneurial Team, for Creating a New Type of Cluster in Depopulated Cities

Hironari Ukai, Professor, Department of Management, and Director of Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin

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University, Japan. ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp or hironari.ukai@gmail.com Discussant: Terutaka Tansho, Faculty of Regional Innovation, Miyazaki University, Japan, tansho@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp 14:20-15:00

IT Industry Promotion in Matsue and Shimane Prefecture, Japan: Leveraging Open Source Software and Ruby Technologies Terutaka Tansho, Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Innovation, Miyazaki University, Japan, tansho@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp Discussant: Kazuhito Yamada, Hosei University, Japan, im06w0026@im.i.hosei.ac.jp

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Independent Regional Development and the Role of the Government and Public Sector: A Preliminary Study Based on the History of Regional Industrial Development of Ehime Prefecture Shiro Shiraishi, Doctoral Student, HOSEI University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan, s.shiraishi@mpd.ac.jp Discussant: Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, Aichi Gakuin, University, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp

13.00-16.40 – Room MAL G152

Paper Session XII. – Gender Equality: Explaining Patterns of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

(TRIGGER)

Chairs: Prof. Colette Henry, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland, Colette.Henry@dkit.ie & Prof. Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

E-government for all – Norm-critical Perspectives and Public Values in Digitalization Elin Wihlborg, (presenter & corresponding author), Professor, Political Science, Department of Management, Linköping University, Sweden elin.wihlborg@liu.se, Johanna Nählinder, Unit of Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, johanna.nahlinder@liu.se Hannu Larsson, School of Business, Örebro University, Sweden & Karin Hedström, Professor, Information Systems, School of Business, Örebro University, Sweden Discussant: Per-Olof Bjuggren, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping & The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. per-olof.bjuggren@ju.se per-olof.bjuggren@ratio.se 13:40-14:20

Women Entrepreneurs’ Participation in Local Tourism Networks in Sweden

Iréne Bernhard, PhD, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Sweden, (corresponding author & presenter), Irene.bernhard@hv.se, Anna Karin Olsson, PhD, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Sweden, (presenter) anna-karin.olsson@hv.se & Yvonne von Friedrichs, Professor, Mid Sweden University, Östersund and University West, Sweden

Discussant: Elin Wihlborg, Department of Management, Linköping University, Sweden, elin.wihlborg@liu.se

14:20- 15:00

The Role of Spatial Mobility and Spatial Capability on Women Start-ups: A Case Study of Saudi Women Entrepreneurs Sara Alshareef, PhD student, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK sara.alshareef.2013@live.rhul.ac.uk

Discussant: Anna Karin Olsson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, anna-karin.olsson@hv.se

15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break

15:20-16:00

Are Female Leaders more Efficient in Family Firms? Per-Olof Bjuggren, Professor (corresponding author & presenter), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden. The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, per-olof.bjuggren@ju.se, per-olof.bjuggren@ratio.se, Louise Nordström,

PhD Candidate, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden & The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. louise.nordstrom@ju.se & Johanna Palmberg, Associate Professor and Research Director (presenter),

Entreprenörskapsforum, Stockholm, Sweden & CESIS, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden j.p@entreprenorskapsforum.se Discussant: Sameeksha Desai, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, desai@indiana.edu

16:00-16:40

Does Corruption have a Gendered Effect on Small Firm Performance? Maksim Belitski, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Email: m.belitski@reading.ac.uk, Farzana Chowdhury, Doctoral candidate, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana

University, fchowdhu@indiana.edu & Sameeksha Desai, (corresponding author & presenter), Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, USA, desai@indiana.edu

Discussant: Sara Alshareef, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK, sara.alshareef.2013@live.rhul.ac.uk

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13.00-16:40 – Room GOR G03

Paper Session XIIIb. – Technology Transfer and Open Innovation Chairs: Dr. Federica Rossi, f.rossi@bbk.ac.uk & Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, f.guy@bbk.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Preliminary Results from a Study of the Survival Performance of University Spin-Off Companies from West Midlands Universities

Peter Jelfs, PhD Student, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Birkbeck, University of London, UK, peter.jelfs@googlemail.com Discussant: Suma Athreye, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK, suma.athreye@brunel.ac.uk 13:40-14:20

Collaboration Networks and Innovation in Canada’s ICT Hardware Cluster Georges Hage, PHD Candidate, Polytechnique Montreal, georges.hage@polymtl.ca , Melik Bouhadra, Master Student, Polytechnique Montreal, (corresponding author & presenter), melik.bouhadra@polymtl.ca & Catherine Beaudry, Professor, Polytechnique Montreal, catherine.beaudry@polymtl.ca Polytechnique Montréal, Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Quebec, Canada Discussant: Paul Temple, University of Surrey. Guildford, UK, p.temple@surrey.ac.uk 14:20-15:00

The paradox of Openness Revisited: Collaborative Innovation and Patenting by UK Innovators

Ashish Arora, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, North Carolina, USA & National Bureau of Economic Research, Boston, MA., ashish.arora@duke.edu, Suma Athreye, (presenter), Brunel Business School, Brunel University, United Kingdom, suma.athreye@brunel.ac.uk & Can Huang, Institute for Intellectual Property Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University, P.R. China, (corresponding author), canhuang@zju.edu.cn Discussant: Marcela Miozzo, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK marcela.miozzo@manchester.ac.uk 15:00 – 15.20 coffee break

15:20-16.00

Mutuality of Intellectual Property Protection with Standards Development and Use: An Innovation Systems

Perspective Ray Lambert, Independent Consultant and Associate Research Fellow, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of

London, London, UK r.lambert@bbk.ac.uk & Paul Temple, (corresponding author & presenter), Independent Consultant and Reader, University of Surrey. Guildford, UK, p.temple@surrey.ac.uk

Discussant: Peter Jelfs, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, peter.jelfs@googlemail.com

16:00-16:40

Securing Commitment in Inter-Organizational Collaboration for Innovation: Governance of Industry-

University Strategic Partnerships in the Biopharmaceutical Sector Steve Casper, PhD, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science, Claremont, USA, steven_casper@kgi.edu & Professor Marcela Miozzo, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK (presenter & corresponding author),

marcela.miozzo@manchester.ac.uk Discussant: Melik Bouhadra, Master Student, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada, melik.bouhadra@polymtl.ca

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Saturday, July 2nd

13.00-14.20 – Room MAL 402

Paper session Ie. – Diversity, Policy ad Regional Development

Chair: Prof. Robert Cressy, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, r.cressy@bham.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Absorptive Capacity and Employee Diversity through the Lens of Knowledge Opportunity in SMEs Jacqueline Tracey, Lecturer, Griffith College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Jacqui.tracey@griffith.ie Discussant: Océane Peiffer-Smadja, UMR SAD-APT, INRA – AgroParistech, Paris, France, psoceane@gmail.com 13:40-14:20

Impacts of Land Use Regulation Policies on Retail Development Patterns: The Case of the Greater Paris Region Océane Peiffer-Smadja (corresponding author & presenter), PhD candidate, UMR SAD-APT, INRA – AgroParistech, Paris, France, psoceane@gmail.com & André Torre, First class Research Director, UMR SAD-APT, INRA – AgroParistech, Paris, France, andre.torre@wanadoo.fr Discussant: Jacqueline Tracey, Griffith College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Jacqui.tracey@griffith.ie

14.20-16.00 – Room MAL 402 Paper Session XIIIc. – Technology Transfer and Open Innovation Chairs: Dr. Federica Rossi, f.rossi@bbk.ac.uk & Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, f.guy@bbk.ac.uk

14:20-15:00

Open Innovation and Appropriability: Sharing, Protecting or both for Harvesting

Sara Fernández López, Sara.Fernandez@uclm.es, Ph.D. candidate (presenter) & Ángela Triguero, Ph.D. in Economics, Angela.Triguero@uclm.es (corresponding author), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. Discussant: Maja Savic, Middlesex University, London, UK. m.savic@mdx.ac.uk 15:20-16:00

Knowledge Bases and Innovation Performance of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS); Evidence from De-industrialised Regions Frederick Guy, Birkbeck, University of London, UK & Maja Savic, Middlesex University, London, UK. m.savic@mdx.ac.uk Discussant: Sara Fernández López, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain, Sara.Fernandez@uclm.es,

13.00-16.00 – Room MAL 153

Paper Session IIb. – Knowledge Spillover of Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation

Chair: Dr. Martin Belitksi, University of Reading, United Kingdom, m.belitski@reading.ac.uk

13:00-13:40 The Impact of FDI Knowledge Spillovers on the Innovation Process: Empirical Evidence from Serbian CIS Nina Vujanovic, PhD student, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, UK, nina.vujanovic@research.staff.ac.uk, wujanovic@yahoo.com

Discussant: Maksim Belitski, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK m.belitski@reading.ac.uk

13:40-14:20

The Entrepreneur’s Choice Towards a Business Model: a Case of Regional Learning

Frédérique Lang, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK f.lang@sussex.ac.uk Discussant: Christoph Hauser, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, School of Business, Switzerland

christoph.hauser@hslu.ch 14:20-15:00

The Proximity Bias of Knowledge Exchange Recorded on Twitter in Switzerland Christoph Hauser, Prof Dr; Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, School of Business, (corresponding author) christoph.hauser@hslu.ch & Michael Kaufmann, Dr, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, m.kaufman@hslu.ch & Katia

Delbiaggio; Prof Dr; Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, School of Business, katia.delbiaggio@hslu.ch Discussant: Frédérique Lang, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK, f.lang@sussex.ac.uk

15: 00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

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Externalities, R&D Spillovers and Innovation in the UK: 1998-2012

Maksim Belitski, Lecturer, (presenter) Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK,

m.belitski@reading.ac.uk & Anna Spadavecchia, Associate Professor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, a.spadavecchia@henley.reading.ac.uk

Discussant: Nina Vujanovic, PhD student, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, UK, nina.vujanovic@research.staff.ac.uk, wujanovic@yahoo.com

13.00-15:00 - Room MAL 417 Paper Session IIIc – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chair: Dr. Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, ben.spigel@ed.ac.uk

13:00–13:40

Innovative Ecosystems in the US and UK Tom Kemeny, Dr. Lecturer, University of Southampton (presenter & corresponding author), t.e.kemeny@soton.ac.uk,

University of Southampton, Department of Geography and Environment, UK, Max Nathan, Senior Birmingham Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK, (presenter), m.nathan@bham.ac.uk & Bader Almeer, PhD. Candidate, University of

Southampton, UK, bsa1e12@soton.ac.uk Discussant: Jane Chang, j.chang@westminster.ac.uk, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK.

13:40-14:20

Revisiting the Roles of University in Regional Economic Development Yasuyuki Motoyama, (presenter) Director of Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO, USA,

ymotoyama@kauffman.org & Heike Mayer, Professor of Geography, Geographisches Institut, University of Bern, Bern, Switerland, heike.mayer@giub.unibe.ch

Discussant: Tom Kemeny, University of Southampton, UK, t.e.kemeny@soton.ac.uk 14:20-15:00

University Provisions in Supporting Entrepreneurship Education Policy with Effectual Logic Ainurul Rosli, a.rosli@westminster.ac.uk, (corresponding author & presenter) & Jane Chang, j.chang@westminster.ac.uk

(presenter), Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK. Discussant: Yasuyuki Motoyama, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO, USA, ymotoyama@kauffman.org

13.00-15:00 - Room MAL B02 Paper Session IIId – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chair: Dr. Fumi Kitagawa, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk 13:00–13:40

Re-Conceptualising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Theoretical Exploration Andrew Johnston, Dr. Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, a.johnston@shu.ac.uk (corresponding author), Dr Paul Lassalle, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, p.lassalle@shu.ac.uk & Ms Sakura

Yamamura, Department of Geography, Kiel University, Germany, yamamura@geographie.uni-kiel.de Discussant: Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk 13:40-14:20

Evolution of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Transition of Japanese Ceramic Districts into High-tech Industry Fumi Kitagawa, Ph.D. University of Edinburgh Business School, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fumi.kitagawa@ed.ac.uk

Discussant: Nicolas Friederici, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, nicolas.friederici@oii.ox.ac.uk

14:20-15:00

Innovation Hubs in Africa: Assembly as Organizational Intermediation in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Nicolas Friederici, DPhil Candidate, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, nicolas.friederici@oii.ox.ac.uk

Discussant: Andrew Johnston, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, a.johnston@shu.ac.uk

13.00-15:00 – Room MAL B18

Paper Session IVb. – Active Citizens: Democracy, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Fredrik Sjögren, Fredrik.sjogren@hv.se & Assoc. Prof. Fredrik Sunnemark, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Fredrik.sunnemark@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Is Economic Growth a Proxy for Economic Development?

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Tobias Arvemo, PhD, School of Business administration, Economic & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden,

Tobias.arvemo@hv.se & Urban Gråsjö, PhD, School of Business administration, Economic & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Urban.grasjo@hv.se (presenter & corresponding author).

Discussant: Michael Olsson, University of Skövde, School of Business, Skövde, Sweden, michael.olsson@his.se 13:40-14:20

Recruitment Areas in Swedish Higher Education Michael Olsson, University of Skövde, School of Business, Skövde, Sweden, michael.olsson@his.se Discussant: Per Assmo, School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se

14:20-15:00

Integration through Higher Education - A Case Study of International Studies University West

Per Assmo, Associate professor (corresponding author), School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West,

Trollhättan, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se, Fredrik Sunnemark, Fredrik.sunnemark@hv.se Associate professor, School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West, Trollhättan, University West, Sweden & Fredrik Sjögren,

Fredrik.sjogren@hv.se PhD, University West, School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West, Trollhättan, Sweden.

Discussant: Urban Gråsjö, School of Business administration, Economic & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Urban.grasjo@hv.se

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

13.00-15:00 – Room MAL B30 Paper Session Vb. – Innovations and Challenges in the Digital Society (LINA) Chair: Dr. Thomas Winman, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Thomas.winman@hv.se

13:00-13:40

The Internet in Nepal: WiMAX Broadband Service Kingsley E. Haynes, Dean Emeritus and University Professor, Professor of Decision Sciences, Geography and Public Affairs,

School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA, khaynes@gmu.edu (presenter & corresponding author) & Jitendra Parajuli (PhD).

Discussant: Philippe Rouchy, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Karlskrona, Sweden, philippe.rouchy@bth.se

13:40-14:20

Digital Service Innovation in Theory and Practice from a Learning Perspective Lars-Olof Johansson, PhD. Candidate, University West, School of Business, Economics & IT, Division of Informatics

Trollhättan, Sweden, lars-olof.johansson@hv.se Discussant: Kingsley E. Haynes, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA, khaynes@gmu.edu

14:20-15:00

Innovation Diffusion and Open Source Community Philippe Rouchy, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Karlskrona,

Sweden (corresponding author & presenter) philippe.rouchy@bth.se, & Sam Tavassoli, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden sam.tavassoli@circle.lu.se

Discussant: Lars-Olof Johansson, University West, School of Business, Economics & IT, Division of Informatics Trollhättan, Sweden, lars-olof.johansson@hv.se

13:00-14.20 – Room MAL G16

Paper Session VIIc. – Foreign Investment, Multinationals, Innovation and Local Economic Development

Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk & Prof. Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, s.iammarino@lse.ac.uk 13:00-13:40

Firm Internationalisation and Region-Sector Proximity to MNEs: The Case of Germany David Nguyen, London School of Economics, Department of Geography & Environment, London, UK. d.b.nguyen@lse.ac.uk, Discussant: Vito Amendolagine, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy, vito.amendolagine@unipv.com 13:40-14:20

Multinationals’ Entry Mode, Firm Heterogeneity and Institutional Conditions Vito Amendolagine, (presenter) Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy, vito.amendolagine@unipv.com, Riccardo Crescenzi, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, UK, r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk & Roberta Rabellotti, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy, roberta.rabellotti@unipv.it (corresponding author).

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Discussant: David Nguyen, London School of Economics, Department of Geography & Environment, London, UK, d.b.nguyen@lse.ac.uk, 14:20-15:00

Strategic Fit: On the Geographical and Institutional Determinants of Subsidiary Performance

Ioana Ruxandra Bedreaga, Raquel Ortega-Argiles, PhD & Philip McCann, professor (corresponding author), University of Groningen, Netherlands, p.mccann@rug.nl

13:00-16:40 – Room MAL 254

Paper Session IX. – Innovation and Trade Chairs: Prof. Börje Johansson, borje.johansson@ju.se & PhD Cand. Tina Wallin, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, tina.wallin@ju.se 13:00-13:40

Four Dimensions of Innovation: Basic Indicators and their Predictors

Martin Andersson, CIRCLE at Lund University and Blekinge Technical University, martin.andersson@circle.lu.se , Börje Johansson, (presenter & corresponding author), borje.johansson@ju.se, CESIS at the International Business School, Jönköping University & Hans Lööf, CESIS at the Royal Institute of Technology, hans.loof@indek.kth.se, Discussant: Klaes Eringa, School of Graduate Studies, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University, klaes.eringa@stenden.com 13:40-14:20

Achieving a Preferred Customer Status in the Dutch Plastics Recycling Industry Rink Groenveld MA, School Commercial Economics and Marketing, Stenden University and Rigro Trading B.V. rink.groenveld@stenden.com (presenter) & Klaes Eringa MA, (corresponding author & presenter), School of Graduate Studies, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University , klaes.eringa@stenden.com Discussant: Claudio Fassio, Centre for Innovation, Research, and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Sweden, claudio.fassio@circle.lu.se 14:20-15:00

Export-led Innovation: The Role of Export Destinations Claudio Fassio, Ph.D., post doc researcher, Centre for Innovation, Research, and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Sweden, claudio.fassio@circle.lu.se Discussant: Tina Wallin, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden. tina.wallin@ju.se

15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Labour Knowledge Complementarity and Firm Innovativeness Tina Wallin, PhD candidate, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden. tina.wallin@ju.se Discussant: Athanasios Fragkandreas, Centre for Innovation Management Research, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, kfrag01@mail.bbk.ac.uk 16:00-16:40

Innovation and Regional Economic Inequalities: An Alternative View Athanasios Fragkandreas, Mr. Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Innovation Management Research, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK. kfrag01@mail.bbk.ac.uk Discussant: Rink Groenveld, School Commercial Economics and Marketing, Stenden University and Rigro Trading B.V. rink.groenveld@stenden.com

13.00-16:00 – Room GOR G02

Paper Session Xb. – Governance and Entrepreneurship

Chairs: Dr. Johanna Palmberg, Johanna.palmberg@entreprenorskapsforum.se or Johanna.palmberg@abe.kth.se & Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden & Dr. Ali Mohammadi, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ali.mohammadi@indek.kth.se

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Paper Session XIb. – Creation of New Industries in Old Clusters

Chairs: Prof. Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp & Prof. Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, and Director of Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp or hironari.ukai@gmail.com

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13:00-13:40

Collaborative Governance in the Social Economy: Focusing on the Performance of Community Business Jinyoung Kim, Post-Doctoral Scientist (presenter & corresponding author) kjy@kiost.ac.kr , Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), South Korea, Duckhee Jang, Senior Research Scientist, jdh73@kiost.ac.kr, Gil-Mo Kang, Senior Research Scientist kanggm@kiost.ac.kr, & Kyu-Won Hwang, Research Scientist, hwangkw@kiost.ac.kr, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, South Korea. Discussant: Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Graduate School of Business, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp 13:40-14:20

Board’s Human and Social Capital and Board Diversity in New Ventures Ali Mohammadi, (presenter), Assistant Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, ali.mohammadi@indek.kth.se, Timurs Umans, Associate Professor, Kristianstad/Linnaeus Universities, timurs.umans@hkr.se, (corresponding author) & Karl Wennberg, Professor Linköping University, karl.wennbegr@liu.se Discussant: Nobuyuki Kishida, Graduate School of Entrepreneurial Studies, Japan, kishida.nobuyuki@jigyo.ac.jp 14:20-15:00

The Entrepreneurial Business Succession in Snow Peak Inc. A Hereditary CEO’s Business Portfolio Reform Management

Nobuyuki Kishida, Doctor of Commerce, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Entrepreneurial Studies, Japan, kishida.nobuyuki@jigyo.ac.jp Discussant: Jinyoung Kim, kjy@kiost.ac.kr Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), South Korea 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Creation of New Industries: Cases of Japan – How Tsubame-Sanjo and Kumano have been Clustered more Four Hundred Years Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Professor of Innovation Management, Graduate School of Business, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp Discussant: Ali Mohammadi, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ali.mohammadi@indek.kth.se

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Uddevalla Symposium Scientific Committee Prof. Martin Andersson, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. Assoc. Prof. Per Assmo, University West, Sweden. Prof. David Audretsch, University of Indiana, Institute for Development Strategies, USA. Dr. Irene Bernhard, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Prof. Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Prof. Andreas Cornett, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark. Prof. Maryann Feldman, University of North Carolina, USA. Prof. Börje Johansson, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Prof. Charlie Karlsson, Chair, Jönköping International Business School & University West, Sweden. Prof. Johan Klaesson, CEnSE, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Prof. Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Prof. Hans Lööf, CESIS, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Prof. Mark Partridge, AED Economics, Ohio State University, USA. Prof. Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA. Prof. Lars Svensson, LINA, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden. Prof. Håkan Ylinenpää, CiiR, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

19th Uddevalla Symposium Organisation Committee Dr. Iréne Bernhard, Symposium Coordinator, University West, Sweden. Ms. Clara Barreto, Symposium Assistant Coordinator, University West, Sweden. Dr. Rolf Dahlberg, University West, Sweden. Ms. Rachel Dowle, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Dr. Urban Gråsjö, University West, Sweden. Prof. Charlie Karlsson, Chair, Jönköping International Business School & University West, Sweden. Prof. Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

19th Uddevalla Symposium Co-financers and sponsors Birkbeck University of London, UK Center for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm &

Jönköping International Business School, Sweden Edward Elgar Publishing, UK European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Belgium George Mason University, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, Fairfax, VA, USA Learning for Working Life (LINA) – Work Integrated Learning, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Municipality of Uddevalla, Sweden Transforming Institutions by Gendering Contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER), FP7-funded

European Project, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, UK Wiley, USA

Further information about the symposium can be found at the symposium website www.symposium.hv.se