Call for Papers
2013 Darden and Judge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference

- Paper submissions are due 15 January 2013
- 2013 event to be held at the Darden School of Business 9-10 May 2013

The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School announced they are co-hosting an entrepreneurship and innovation research conference next year. The 2013 event marks a new evolution from previous conferences hosted by Darden's Batten Institute for entrepreneurship and innovation. This new partnership will aid scholarly collaborations across continents and academic communities.

TOPICS: We welcome unpublished working papers from all research areas within the topics entrepreneurship and innovation. Examples of suitable topics for the conference include:
- new venture formation processes, financing, and strategies;
- R&D and project management, performance metrics, and portfolio evaluation;
- institutions and policies to enhance entrepreneurship and innovation;
- markets for ideas, innovation, and other intangibles;
- regional and global dynamics of entrepreneurship and innovation;
- university and science-based innovation and technology transfer;
- continuous improvement and new process development; new product development, development processes, and service design;
- patents, licensing, and intellectual property;
- business model innovation (e.g., operations, marketing, or network innovation);
- open innovation and distributed innovation; and
- market and financial impact of innovation.

(Abstracted from Management Science's definition of entrepreneurship and innovation.)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit an electronic version of your full paper no later than Tuesday,15 January 2013, by email to: batten@darden.virginia.edu

The papers will be reviewed by the conference committee and the authors will receive notice by 15 March 2013.

ABOUT THE 2013 CONFERENCE: Darden's annual entrepreneurship and innovation research conference convenes nearly 100 leading scholars from around the world to discuss a wide range of topics of critical interest to researchers and business practitioners. The 2013 event will be jointly sponsored by the Darden School of Business and Cambridge University's Judge Business School. The two-day conference will draw a diverse set of presenters and discussants, from various disciplines including scholars at all levels, from senior professors to doctoral students. The conference promises to provide a vigorous and lively discussion about current research in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation. The conference committee also extends an invitation to interested scholars to attend the conference regardless of if a paper is submitted.

DETAILS AT A GLANCE:

WHO: Darden's Batten Institute and the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School

WHAT: 2013 Darden and Judge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference

WHERE: Darden School of Business, 100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia

WHEN:
- 15 January 2013: Paper submissions due to batten@darden.virginia.edu
- 9-10 May 2013: 2013 conference event in Charlottesville, Virginia

MORE INFO: http://conference.darden.virginia.edu/DEIRC

ABOUT THE JUDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL: Cambridge Judge Business School is internationally recognised as one of the leading providers of innovative, intellectually challenging and practical business management education across a portfolio of undergraduate, graduate and executive programmes. http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk

ABOUT THE BATTEN INSTITUTE: The Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business creates value and transforms society through entrepreneurship and innovation. The Institute's academic research center advances knowledge that addresses real-world challenges and shapes Darden's curriculum, and the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership offers one of the world's top entrepreneurship programs. The Batten Institute was established with gifts now totaling over $100 million from UVA alumnus Frank Batten, Sr., a media pioneer, visionary, and founder of The Weather Channel. http://www.batteninstitute.org

ABOUT THE DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is one of the world's leading business schools, offering MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs. The unique Darden experience combines the case study method, the highest-ranked faculty whose research advances global managerial practice and business education, and a tight-knit learning environment to develop principled and complete leaders who are ready to make an impact. For questions or information, contact communication@darden.virginia.edu

CONTACT:
Andrew King
Batten Institute
Darden School of Business
kinga@darden.virginia.edu
(434) 243-7687