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For additional information please refer to the 2012 ACERE DIANA Program Handbook (PDF 3.7mb)

Proceedings

ISBN 9780646572673 (CD-ROM )

Conference: 2012 Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research and DIANA Conference (ACERE DIANA), Feb 3-5, 2012, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia.

Authors had the option of having their FULL paper double blind peer reviewed. Papers listed in this document (PDF 587kb), marked with an *asterisks, were double blind reviewed by an international Panel of reviewers. Papers are published in full on the CD-ROM.

Delegates

Keynote speakers

Professor Dean Shepherd, Randall L. Tobias Chair in Leadership, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA

Dr Patricia Greene, President’s Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Co-Founder, Diana Project, Center for Women’s Business Research, Board Member, IC2 Fellow, University of Texas at Austin

To view these keynote addresses please visit the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research ACE iTunes U site

Meet the editors

Award winners

Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Early Career Academic:

ANNA JENKINS (Jönköping International Business School)

Sponsored by University of Notre Dame

Award for Outstanding Contribution by and Early Career Academic:

AMIE KUSUMAWARDHANI (University Of Wollongong)

Sponsored by Swinburne University

Award for Outstanding Paper on International Entrepreneurship:

‘Entrepreneurial Business Model Innovation for Globalizing New Ventures: Small Country Cases‘

TONIS METS (University of Tartu) and URMAS VARBLANE

Sponsored by IE-Scholars

Award for Best Empirical Paper using Qualitative Methods:

‘The influence of human and social capital in defining the prospects of the young female entrepreneur‘

CAROLINE O’KANE (University of Ulster), PAURIC McGOWAN and SARAH COOPER

Sponsored by University of Adelaide, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University

Award for Best Empirical Paper using Quantitative Methods:

‘A sequence analytic model of entrepreneurial discovery and exploitation processes‘

SCOTT R GORDON (Queensland University of Technology)

Sponsored by Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University and University of Western Australia

Award for Outstanding Paper on Entrepreneurship and Gender:

‘Entrepreneurship as Emancipation: Dream or Reality for Female Entrepreneurs?’

MANELY SHARIFIAN (University Of Alberta), DEVEREAUX JENNINGS and JENNIFER JENNINGS

Sponsored by Babson College

Important Dates

Full paper submission deadline: 20 November

Educational Forum/Industry Forum Submission Deadline: 10 December

Application for Doctoral Consortium: 10 December

PDWs Submission Deadline: 10 December

Registration Early-Bird Price: 21 December

 

ACERE 2024 Program Schedule

Doctoral Consortium (Monday 5th February all day)

Paper Development Workshops (Tuesday 6th February – 9am – 3pm)

Educators/Industry Forum (Tuesday 6th February – 9am – 3pm)

Main Conference (Tuesday 6th (from 3:30 pm), Wednesday 7th (all day), Thursday 8th (all day) – Conference begins at 3:30 pm on Tuesday 6th)

Social events

Welcome Drinks at The Old Clare Hotel, Tuesday 6th February, 5:30-7:00 PM

Gala Event and Awards at MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)- Wednesday, 7th February, 6:30-10:30 PM

 Closing drinks at Aerial Conference Centre Thursday 8th February 5-6 PM

Testimonials

As a first-time participant and a new doctoral student just 6 months in, the conference has been extremely useful for me in terms of my own personal learning and in meeting new, liked-minded individuals. I would definitely encourage more of my friends to apply the conference in the future.


Participant in 2023 Edition of ACERE