The 16th Annual McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference: Researching New Frontiers

The 16th Annual McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference: Researching New Frontiers

The Conference Program and Collection of Short Summaries

August 1^st - 5^th , 2013 McGill University Montréal, Canada

Thursday, August 1^st		Friday, August 2^nd
The Doctoral Colloquium ^sponsored by ie-Scholars and Mcgill University		Symposium on “The Successful Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Firms”
8:00-8:30am	Light Breakfast	8:00-8:30am	Coffee
8:30-9:00am	Welcome and brief introduction to the field of International Entrepreneurship	8:30-9:00am	Registration
9:00-10:30am	Seminar on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Part I ^Professor Jamshid Etezadi (Concordia University)	9:00-10:30am	How Does a so-called “Traditional Industry” Compete and Succeed in Today’s Changing Global Environment? ^Mr. Elliot Lifson (Peerless Clothing)
10:30-10:45am	Coffee Break	10:30-10:45am	Coffee Break
10:45am-12:15pm	Seminar on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Part II ^Professor Jamshid Etezadi (Concordia University)	10:45am-12:15pm	SMEs and Entrepreneurs Going Global; a Canadian Perspective ^Mr. Benoit Daignault (EDC)
12:15-1:00pm	Lunch	12:15-1:15pm	Luncheon
1:00-2:30pm	Seminar on Academic and Formal Writing, Part I ^Professor Doreen Starke-Meyerring (McGill University)	1:15-2:15pm	The Path of International Growth of iCongo and Hybris to Partnership with SAP ^Mr. Steven Kramer (Hybris)
2:30-2:45pm	Coffee Break	2:30pm	Short Coffee Break
2:45-5:15pm	Seminar on Academic and Formal Writing, Part II ^Professor Doreen Starke-Meyerring (McGill University)	2:30-4:00pm	We are smarter than me: QG 100 CEO’s Network ^Mr. Alain Dudoit (QG 100 CEO’s Network)
6:30pm	Colloquium Dinner	4:00-5:30pm	Open discussion and closing remarks
Seven Round Table Discussion on Friday, August 2nd		5:30-8:30pm	Joining the Opening Reception of the Conference

Saturday, August 3^rd
Light Breakfast 8:00-8:30am
Session 1 8:30-10:15am
Session 1A: The Role of Network as Social Capitol for International Entrepreneurship The Role of Business Incubators in International Entrepreneurship ^Sören Kock Learning Orientation and Network Competence in Growth of International SMEs ^Lasse Torkkeli, Olli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Kaisu Puumalainen Born Globals, Networks and Management ^Ingemar Wictor	Session 1B: The Role of ICT in Internationalisation and Creative Industries An Integrated Framework for Understanding the Phenomenon of eINVs ^Becky Reuber, Eileen Fischer, Anna Morgan-Thomas The Internationalization of Creative Industries: The Experience of Cultural Festivals ^Hamed Motaghi, Hamid Etemad Entrepreneurial Types and International Growth of Internet-based Creative Industry SMEs ^M. Iivari-Sóna
Coffee Break 10:15-10:30am
Session 2 10:30am-12:15pm
Session 2A: Women in International Entrepreneurship International Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry: Women Perspective in Tanzania ^Shogo Mlozi, Sören Kock Female Entrepreneurship, Internationalization and Trade Liberalization: The Case of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey ^Leyla Sarfaraz, Sarfraz Mian, Emine Esra Karadeniz Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East: A Multi-Level Institutional Lens ^Rabia Naguib	Session 2B: Factors of Success and Failure in the Internationalization of Smaller Firms Regional Impacts and Alignment between Very Small Enterprises and Business Support Providers: An International Comparison between France and Quebec Using a Mixed Research Approach ^L. Martin Cloutier, Sandrine Cueille, Gilles Recasens Resources and Capabilities in Rural Entrepreneurship: The Case of a Rural Microbusiness ^Jose G. Vargas Hernández A Model for Identifying Critical Success Factors of Information Technology Outsourcing for the Internationalization of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) ^Maryam Khaleghy Baygy, Mohammad Ehsan HajSmadi
Lunch 12:15-1:30pm

Saturday, August 3^rd (cont’d…)
Session 3 1:30-3:15pm
Session 3A: Internationalization in Emerging Markets Internationalization Strategies of SMEs from Emerging Countries: A Study of Market and Entry Strategies of Vietnamese SMEs ^Huu Le Nguyen, Sören Kock International Entrepreneurs in the UAE-Decent Work and Multicultural Perspectives ^Asadullah Khan, Maqsood Sandhu International Entrepreneurship in Latin-America: Analysis of the Country of Origin and its Effect on Internationalization Dynamics ^Christian Felzensztein, Gabriel Parra	Session 3B: Dynamics of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization International Joint Venturing as a Process of Integrating Business Model ^Maqsood Sandhu, Petri Ahokangas An Investigation into Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs’ Motives and Perceived Competitiveness in Overseas Markets ^Dave Crick International Dynamics of Migrations and Entrepreneurship Development: A Comparative Analysis Between Canada, Switzerland and Senegal ^Alpha Ayande
Coffee Break 3:15-3:30pm
Session 4 3:30-5:15pm
Session 4A: The Role of Resource Allocation in Internationalization Taking the Engineering Path to Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Success in Canada and USA ^Emeric Solymossy, Andrew Gross Resource Allocation Decisions for the Internationalization of Small-Sized Manufacturing Firms ^Adeoye Adegorite Firms’ use of Networks to get Access to Resources for Internationalization ^Svante Andersson, Janina Sundermeier	Session 4B: Innovation and Internationalization Strategies The First Export Order: A Marketing Innovation Revisited ^Dave Crick Internationalization Strategy, Firm Resources and the Survival of SMEs in the Export Market ^Sui Sui, Matthias Baum History Matters: The International Expansion of Mature Entrepreneurial Firms in the Brazilian Software Industry ^Angela da Rocha, Sylvia Moraes, Renato Cotta de Mello

Sunday, August 4^th
Light Breakfast 8:00-8:30am
Session 5 8:30-10:15am
Session 5A: Innovative Processes in Internationalization The Role of Openness in Internationalization ^M. Iivari-Sóna Consumers as International Financiers: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse is, the Case of Rapid Internationalization and Rewards Based Crowdfunding ^Loane, S., Bradley, L.M., Ibbotsen, P.G & E. Ramsey Born Global’s use of Innovative Solutions to Create Sustainable Competitive Advantages as it Expands and Grows in Different International Markets ^Svante Andersson, Gabriel Awuah, Ingemar Wictor	Session 5B: The Role of Knowledge in Internationalization Knowledge-Intensive High-Growth Firms ^Adeoye Adegorite, Rod McNaughton, Hamid Etemad How Transnational Bioscience Entrepreneurs Create Born-Global Firms ^Jonathan Ying How Does a Born Global Firm Transfer and Absorb Knowledge in its Internal Nexus of Relations? ^Jan-Tore Oian, Olli Kuivalainen
Coffee Break 10:15-10:30am
Session 6 10:30am-12:15pm
Session 6A: Networking, Internationalization and Processes Regional Gradualism on Internationalization Process of INV: A Social Capital View ^Luis Zárate The Role of Personal and Business Networks in the Context of Born Global Firms ^Navid Ghannad, Sebastian Huber, Erik Kaplar, Sarah-Jane Schlegel & Kostantin Valassis Networking for Internationalization of Canadian Natural Health Products SMEs ^Valerie A. Bell, Sarah Y. Cooper Relational Ties and SME Internationalization: Evidence from Russia ^Natalya Totskaya	Session 6B: The Longer-Term Comparative and Integration Perspectives on Internationalization The Anatomy of a High-growth Life Cycle: The Case of TLC from Inception to Insolvency ^Hamid Etemad Organizational Practices and Dynamic Capabilities of International New Ventures: Evidence from Sweden 2000-2009 ^Jan Abrahamsson, Håkan Boter, Vladimir Vanyushyn An Integrated Model for Identifying Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors of International Entrepreneurial Orientation ^Maryam Khaleghy Baygy, Amir Reza Barjasteh
Lunch 12:15-1:30pm

Sunday, August 4^th (cont’d…)
Session 7 1:30-3:15pm
Session 7A: Dynamic, Integrative and Managerial Aspects of Internationalization The Development of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities and their Influence of Rapid International Growth ^Svante Andersson, Natasha Evers Integrating Entrepreneurial Values and Theory of Planned Behavior ^Kim Hoe Looi Who Benefits from Investment in Universities? Institutions, University Spillovers, and Firm Performance ^Kenny Ching	Session 7B: The Emerging Patterns of Internationalization The Patterns of Internationalization in Smaller Entrepreneurial Firms in Emerging Markets: The Case of Brazil, India and Russia ^Edgar Bellow Migration and Social Capital: How do Diaspora Entrepreneurs Succeed when they Become “Returnees”? ^N. Kweku Nduom
Coffee Break 3:15-3:30pm
Session 8 3:30-5:15pm
Session 8A and 8B: Closing Session Publications Future Directions of IE and MIE Collective Research Initiatives Open Agenda
Closing Reception of the Conference 5:30-9:00pm