Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016

2016-06-08 Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.40 – Room MAL B35 Paper session Ia. - Geography & Innovation Chair: Prof. Philippe Aghion, College de France, Paris, France, [email protected] 13.00 - 13:40 Delivering Innovation in Public Infrastructure through Public Private Partnership Prof. Nunzia Carbonara (corresponding author) DMMM, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, [email protected] & Roberta Pellegrino, [email protected], DMMM, Politecnico di Bari, Italy. Discussant: Felix C. Müller, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS), Germany, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Clustering and Innovation in UK Technology Firms: What can Big Data tell us? Dr Max Nathan, University of Birmingham and LSE, [email protected] , University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom & Dr Anna Rosso, University of Milan, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, (presenter & corresponding author), [email protected], Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), University of Milan, Italy. Discussant: Federica Rossi, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] 14.20-15.00 Open Region. A Heuristic for Regional Innovation Policies that create and exploit Opportunities for Innovations Dr. Suntje Schmidt, Leibniz IRS, [email protected], Felix C. Müller M. Sc. (presenter), Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS), Research Department, Dynamics of Economic Spaces“, Leibniz IRS, [email protected], Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert, Leibniz IRS, [email protected] & Dipl.-Geogr. Verena Brinks, Leibniz, [email protected] Discussant: Diego Rolando Mahecha Capacho, [email protected] Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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, [email protected], Annalisa Caloffi, Department of Economics and management, University of Padua, Italy, [email protected] & Federica Rossi, (corresponding author) Department of Management, Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom, [email protected] & Riccardo Righi, Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, Discussant: Nunzia Carbonara, DMMM - Politecnico di Bari, Italy, [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 16:00 – 16:40 Business Models and Innovation in the Canadian Aerospace Sector Diego Rolando Mahecha Capacho, MScA, [email protected] (corresponding author), Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Catherine Beaudry, Professor, [email protected], Fabiano Armellini, Professor, [email protected] Discussant: Anna Rosso, University of Milan, Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, Italy, [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.40 – Room MAL 153 Paper session Ic. - Geography & Entrepreneurship Chair: Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt University, Belgium, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Do Startups Diversify the Economic Base? An Evolutionary Perspective Professor Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University, Professor, Heike Mayer, University of Bern, Switzerland, Kevin Credit, Michigan State University, Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, (presenter& corresponding author), [email protected], Michigan State University, MI, USA & Grace Hough, Michigan State University, USA. Discussant: Elena Makarova, [email protected], Department of Management and Innovation Technologies, Southern Federal University, Russia 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, [email protected], Anna D'Ambrosio, Research Fellow, University of Turin, Italy, [email protected] (presenter & corresponding author), Valentina Meliciani, Full Professor, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy, [email protected] & Francesco Quatraro, Associate Professor, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Sabrina Fredin [email protected], CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden and Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden 14:20- 15:00 High-involvement Innovation Model in Border Regions Construction Industry: Comparative Analysis Norway & Russia Elena Makarova (corresponding author) [email protected], Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Management and Innovation Technologies, Southern Federal University, Russia, Anna Khlebnikova Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Management and Innovation Technologies at Southern Federal University, [email protected], John-Erik Andreassen [email protected] Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Languages and Social Sciences at Østfold University College, Halden, Norway. Discussant: Anna D'Ambrosio, University of Turin, Italy, [email protected] 15.00-15:20 coffee break 15:20 – 16:00 Economic Transformations of Regions: the role of banks Dr oecon Martin Gjelsvik, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Stavanger, 2

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Norway, [email protected] Discussant: Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, USA [email protected]

16:00 – 16:40 Path Creation and Key Actors of Change in Non-Core Regions Sabrina Fredin PhD student, [email protected], (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, Marina Jogmark, PhD, [email protected] Centre for Business Studies, Kristianstad University, Sweden, Johan Miörner, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University & Michaela Trippl, Associate Professor, [email protected] CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden. Discussant: Martin Gjelsvik, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Norway, [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL 417 Paper session Ig. - Diversity, Policy and Regional Development Chair: Prof. Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Creative Diversity and Firm Performance: The Complementary Role of Arts and Science Skills Dr Roberto Camerani, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex, [email protected] & Dr Monica Masucci, Lecturer, Department of Business and Management, University of Sussex, [email protected] & Dr Josh Siepel (presenter & corresponding author), Lecturer in Management, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom, [email protected] Discussant: Sabine Dörry, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Luxembourg & University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment, UK, [email protected] 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) [email protected] , Eiríkur Hilmarsson, Assistant Professor & Director, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland (presenter), [email protected] & Hilmar Bragi Janusson, Dean, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, [email protected] Discussant: Guilherme Macedo, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London. London, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] 3

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Discussant: Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, University of Iceland, School of Business, Reykjavik, Iceland, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Josh Siepel, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL B02 Paper session IIa. – Knowledge Spillover of Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation Chair: Dr. Maksim Belitski, University of Reading, UK. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Externalities and Innovation in British Regions, 1998-2008 Maksim Belitski, Lecturer, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, [email protected] & Anna Spadavecchia, Associate Professor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Marion Frenz, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Alessandra Micozzi, Università Ecampus, Novedrate, Italy, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Absorptive Capacity as Innovation-Enabling Infrastructures. Framework and Estimates of Indicators Dr. Marion Frenz, (presenter & corresponding author), Birkbeck University of London, UK. [email protected] & Grazia Letto-Gillies (presenter), Birkbeck, University of London, UK [email protected] Discussant: Maksim Belitski, University of Reading, UK. [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 Which Knowledge Spill-Overs are the Best for Entrepreneurship. Evidence from Italy Donato Iacobucci, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy, [email protected] & Alessandra Micozzi (corresponding author), Università Ecampus, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Antoine Habersetzer, Institute of Geography and Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), University of Bern, Switzerland, 4

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL B18 Paper session IIIa. – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chairs: Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, [email protected] & Fumi Kitagawa, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Oxford and Grenoble: Knowledge Organisations in Local Development Revisited Dimitris Assimakopoulos, PhD, HDR, Professor (presenter), [email protected], Professor Helen Lawton Smith (presenter & corresponding author), [email protected], Nabhassorn Baines, [email protected] & Saverio Romeo, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK, [email protected], & Maria Tsouri, Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Edward J. Malecki, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, OH, USA, [email protected] 13:40-14.20 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Environments for Entrepreneurship Edward J. Malecki, Professor, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, [email protected] Discussant: Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK [email protected] 14:20 - 15:00 What’s New in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Concept? Gouya Harirchi, Research Fellow, University of Trieste - DEAMS, Trieste, Italy [email protected] & Ivan Zupic, PhD candidate (presenter & corresponding author), Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, [email protected] & Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping University & University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 Systems of Entrepreneurship in Multicultural Perephirial Regions: The Role of Entrepreneurial Exit, Professional Education and Culture David B. Audretsch, Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA, Maksim Belitski (corresponding author), [email protected] 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, [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Thursday, June 30th, 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL B30 Paper session Va. Innovations and Challenges in the Digital Society Chairs: Dr. Thomas Winman, LINA, University West, [email protected] & Assoc. Prof. Per Assmo, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Digitalization as a Wicked Problem. Challenging Meanings of Development Elin Wihlborg, professor (corresponding author) & Mariana S. Gustafsson, The unit of Politics, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden, [email protected] Discussant: Klaus Nielsen, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: John-Erik Andreassen, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, [email protected] 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) [email protected] & Paul Baaske, (presenter), CG Supervisor, Prime Focus World Animation division, London, United Kingdom, [email protected] Discussant: Ingemar Johansson, Department of Social and Behavioral Studies, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 The Nature of Open Business Models around Organizational Innovation for a Firm Associate professor John-Erik Andreassen, (presenter & corresponding author), Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, [email protected] Discussant: Elin Wihlborg, The unit of Politics, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden, [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 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, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti [email protected] Dept. of 6

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy 13:40 – 14.20 Where Cities Fail to Triumph. The Impact of Urban Location and Local Collaboration on Innovation in Norway Rune Dahl Fitjar, Professor, (presenting author), UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway, [email protected] & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Miguel Atienza, Economics Department; Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, [email protected] 14:20 – 15.00 MNEs and the Economic Downturn in Europe: Does a Home Country Effect Exist? Prof. Laura Resmini, contact author, Dept. of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, [email protected] & Dr. Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti [email protected] (presenter). Discussant: Rune Dahl Fitjar, UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway, [email protected] 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. [email protected], corresponding author, & Mary Valdés, Master; Management Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, [email protected] Discussant: Marialena Petrakou, Bartlett School of Planning/SSEES, University College London, UK, [email protected] Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00– Room GOR G02 Paper session VIIIa. Knowledge, Firms and Locations in the Era of Global Networks Chairs: Dr. Alessandra Perri, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy [email protected] & Prof. Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK. [email protected] 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), [email protected] Discussant: Gary Cook, University of Liverpool Management School, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Alessandra Perri, Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy, [email protected] 14.20 – 15:00 Technology Spillovers and the Location Strategies of Multinational Enterprises

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Prof. Gary Cook, corresponding author, University of Liverpool Management School, UK, [email protected] , 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, [email protected] 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. (presenter & corresponding author) Assistant Professor , Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy, [email protected] & Grazia D. Santangelo, Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Italy. [email protected] Discussant: Sebastian Zimmer, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany, Emerging Attraction (Interreg IVa Project), [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00 - Room GOR G03 Paper session Xa. Governance and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Johanna Palmberg, [email protected] or [email protected] & Dr. Ali Mohammadi, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Startups, Financing and Geography – Findings from a Survey Per-Olof Bjuggren, (corresponding author), Professor, Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden and The Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden, [email protected] & Michel Emoznino Laufer, Doctoral Candidate, The Ratio Institute Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden. Discussant: Michele Meoli, [email protected], University of Bergamo, Italy 13:30 – 14.20 Stimulation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Instrument in Regional Business Development Policy Prof. Andreas P. Cornett, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Soenderborg, Denmark, [email protected] Discussant: Per-Olof Bjuggren, Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden & The Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Corporate Governance in Equity Crowdfunding Douglas Cumming, York University, Schulich School of Business, Canada, Michele Meoli, [email protected] (presenter), University of Bergamo, Italy, Andrea Signori, Catholic 8

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 University of Milan, Italy & Silvio Vismara (corresponding author), Department of Economics and Technology Management, University of Bergamo, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Johanna , Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, & the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected] [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break 15:20 – 16.00 Innovation in Family Firms: How does the urban-rural context affect the innovation potential in family firms? Mikaela Backman. Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden. [email protected] & Johanna Palmberg, (corresponding author), Center for Science and Innovation Studies (CESIS), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected] Discussant: Andreas Cornett, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Soenderborg, Denmark, [email protected]

Thursday, June 30th 13.00-16.00, Room (TBA) Paper session XIIIa. – Technology Transfer and Open Innovation Chair: Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London, London, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected], Alessandra Micozzi, (corresponding author), Università Ecampus, [email protected] & Andrea Piccaluga, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, [email protected] Discussant: Nabhassorn Baines, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Open Innovation and Networks in Cultural and Creative Industries. Evidences from Technological Restoration of Cultural Goods Luciana Lazzeretti, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics and Management – DiSEI, University of Florence, Italy, [email protected] & Francesco Capone, PhD, (corresponding author), Dept. of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy [email protected] Discussant: Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment, London, UK, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Barriers to Innovation in Crisis Times: Evidence from the Italian Community Innovation Survey

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Simona Iammarino, (corresponding author), London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment, UK [email protected], Tiziana Sodano & Giovanni Vittorino, Bank of Italy, Trieste branch - Regional Economic Research Unit. Discussant: Alessandra Micozzi, Università Ecampus, Italy, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16.00 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. [email protected] Discussant: Luciana Lazzeretti, Dept. of Economics and Management – DiSEI, University of Florence, Italy, [email protected]

Friday, June 30th 13.00-16.00 Room MAL B35 Paper session Ib. - Geography & Innovation Chair: Prof. Barbara Orser, University of Ottawa, Canada, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Entrepreneurship after Displacement: The Transition and Performance of Entrepreneurial Ventures Created after Displacement Kristina Nyström, Associate Professor, 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. [email protected] Discussant: Fabiano Armellini, [email protected] Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 13:40 – 14:20 Open Innovation, Inter-Organizational Collaboration and Innovation Performance in the Canadian Aerospace Industry Anaïs Dorseuil, Master student, [email protected], Catherine Beaudry, Professor, (corresponding author and presenter) [email protected] , Fabiano Armellini, Professor, [email protected] , Polytechnique Montréal, Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Montreal, Canada Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School & University West, Trollhättan, Sweden. [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Are the most Innovative Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Firms also the most Open? Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, MScA, [email protected] (corresponding author) Catherine Beaudry, Professor, [email protected], 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. [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 15:20 – 16.00 Does Collaboration with Public and Private Sector Actors in Public Procurement of Innovations Improve SME Competitiveness? D.Sc. (Econ.) Jani Saastamoinen, (presenter & corresponding author), [email protected], University of Eastern Finland Business School Joensuu, Finland, PhD (Econ.) Timo Tammi, [email protected] University of Eastern Finland Business School, Joensuu, Finland & D.Sc. (Econ.) Helen Reijonen, University of Eastern Finland Business School, Joensuu, Finland, [email protected] Discussant: Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, [email protected] 16:00 – 16:40 Corporate Culture Barriers for the Adoption of Open Innovation: The Canadian Aerospace Cluster Perspective Fabiano Armellini, Assistant professor, [email protected], (corresponding author) & Catherine Beaudry, [email protected] , Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Discussant: Jani Saastamoinen, [email protected] , University of Eastern Finland Business School, Joensuu, Finland

Friday, July 1st13.00-16.40 room MAL 153 Paper session Id. – Geography & Entrepreneurship Chair: Prof. Richard Kneller, University of Nottingham, UK, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Women Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Sweden: Do Age and Date of Arrival Matter? Aziza Al Ghafri, [email protected] (presenter) & Gulzat Zhetibaeva Elvung, [email protected], Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Discussant: Rolf Dahlberg, University West, Sweden, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 By Choice or Necessity? Motives and Networks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Western Sweden Dr. Ellinor Torsein, (presenter & corresponding author), University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected], Dr. Thomas Winman, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] & Ass. Prof. Daniel Rauhut, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway, [email protected] Discussant: Juston Mubwandarikwa, University of Derby, UK. [email protected] 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 Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] & Neil Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Aziza Al Ghafri, Department of Industrial Economics and

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Management, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] 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, [email protected] , Sameeksha Desai, Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, [email protected] & Andrew Godley, Professor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Ellinor Torsein, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 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. [email protected] Discussant: Neil Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, [email protected]

Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.40 Room MAL 417 Paper session IIIb. –Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chairs: Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, [email protected] & Fumi Kitagawa, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Toward a Typology of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Professor Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University, USA, Professor Heike Mayer University of Bern, Helvetica, Kevin Credit, Michigan State University, USA, Grace Hough, (presenter & corresponding author), [email protected], Michigan State University, MI, USA, Matthew Suandi, Michigan State University, USA. Discussant: Victoria Barker, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University, [email protected] 13.40 – 14:20 Space for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity? Co-Working Spaces in the Entrepreneurial Landscape of a Peripheral Region – An Initial Analysis Nick Clifton (corresponding author), Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. [email protected] , Anita Fuzi, [email protected] , and Gareth Loudon, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. [email protected] Discussant: Edward M. Jones, University College London, UK, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Tech City: Exploring the Operation and Governance of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in London Mr Edward M. Jones, University College London, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business 12

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 School, Edinburgh, UK, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break 15:20 – 16:00 Locating Value Creation: The Creative Microenterprise and the Creative Ecosystem Victoria Barker, (presenter) PhD candidate, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University, [email protected] & Dr Nick Henry, Co-Director, Centre for Business in Society (CBIS), Coventry University, [email protected] (corresponding author & presenter). Discussant: Grace Hough, Michigan State University, MI, USA, [email protected] 16:00 - 16.40 Resource Acquisition and Co-Production in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Nick Clifton, Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. [email protected]

Friday, July 1st 13.00-15.00– Room MAL B02 Paper session IVa. - Active Citizens: Democracy, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Fredrik Sjögren, [email protected] & Assoc. Prof. Fredrik Sunnemark, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00 – 13.40 Validation of a Web Mining Technique to Measure Innovation in the Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Community Constant Rietsch, MScA; [email protected] Catherine Beaudry, Professor, [email protected], (corresponding author), Mikael Heroux-Vaillancourt, MScA; [email protected], Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Discussant: Majlinda Zhegu, University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Open Science in the Platform Economy Majlinda Zhegu, Professor, (presenter), University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, [email protected] & Ada Kertusha, PhD Candidate, University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, [email protected] (corresponding author) Discussant: Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Catherine Beaudry, Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec, Canada, [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016

Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.40 Room MAL B18 Paper session VI. – The Influence of Labor Market Characteristics on Returns to Schooling and Career Outcomes Chairs: Prof. Johan Klaesson, CEnSE (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden, [email protected] & Prof. Martin Andersson, CIRCLE (Center for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden, and Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00-13:40 Educational Choice and Industrial Structure: From Individual Safety to Regional Resilience Andrea Filippetti (corresponding author), National Research Council, Italy, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Centre for Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, [email protected], Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK [email protected] & Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Johan Klaesson, CEnSE, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden, [email protected] 13:40- 14:20 Does Ethnic Enclaves Foster Immigrant Entrepreneurship? The Swedish Experience Özge Öner, PhD, [email protected], (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: Martin Andersson, CIRCLE, Lund University & Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, [email protected] 14:20-15:00 Segregation and Individual Employment - A Longitudinal Study of Neighborhood Effects Sofia Wixe, (presenter & corresponding author) [email protected] & Lars Pettersson, [email protected], 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, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 The Jack of all Trades Entrepreneur: - Diversity of Experience and the Self-Employment Transition Prof. Johan Klaesson, (corresponding author) [email protected] & PhD. Johan P Larsson, [email protected], Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden Discussant: Özge Öner, [email protected], Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 16:00 – 16:40 Human Capital Sorting – the ‘when’ and ‘how’, of Sorting of Talents to Urban Regions Martin Andersson, CIRCLE (Center for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, & Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, [email protected] Discussant: Sofia Wixe, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, [email protected]

Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.00 Room MAL B30 Paper session VIIb. –Foreign Investment, Multinationals, Innovation and Local Economic Development Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi, [email protected], & Prof. Simona Iammarino, [email protected] London School of Economics, UK. 13:00 – 13:40 Quality of Governance and Inward FDI: Does Within-Country Heterogeneity Matter? Roberto Basile, Second University of Naples, Italy, [email protected], Davide Castellani (corresponding author), Henley Business School, UK, [email protected], & Riccardo Crescenzi (presenter), London School of Economics, London, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Alexander Jaax, [email protected], London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment, London, UK13:40 – 14:20 Are Multinationals Better at Creating Technical Linkages with Local Firms? Dr Claudio Cozza, University of Trieste, Italy, (Corresponding author), DEAMS – University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, [email protected], Giulio Perani, ISTAT, Italy & EUROSTAT, Luxembourg, [email protected] & Prof Antonello Zanfei, (corresponding author & presenter) University of Urbino, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Riccardo Crescenzi London School of Economics, London, UK, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Drivers of Regional FDI Spillovers in Greece: An Empirical Examination of the Effects of the Technology Gap and Agglomeration Dr Jacob A. Jordaan, Assistant Professor, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University [email protected], (presenter & corresponding author), Utrecht, The Netherlands & Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor, European Institute, London School of Economics [email protected] (presenter), London, UK. Discussant: Antonello Zanfei, University of Urbino, Italy, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 Multinationals and the Territorial Dynamics of Innovation in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Mexico Dr Riccardo Crescenzi, Associate professor and Alexander Jaax (corresponding author), [email protected], London School of Economics and Political Science Department of 15

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Geography and Environment, London UK. Discussant: Vassilis Monastiriotis, European Institute, LSE [email protected]

Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL G16 Paper session VIIIb - Knowledge, Firms and Locations in the Era of Global Networks Chairs: Dr. Alessandra Perri, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy [email protected] & Prof. Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK. [email protected] 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, [email protected] & Vittoria G. Scalera, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano School of Management, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Giuseppe Cappiello, University of Bologna, Italy [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 The Role of Firms’ Location on Persistency of Various Types of Innovation Sam Tavassoli, Ph.D. (corresponding author), [email protected] Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Lund, Sweden & Prof. Charlie Karlsson, 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, [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Knowledge Brokers and Local Innovation: The Case of the ICT Cluster in the Abruzzo Region Giuseppe Cappiello, (corresponding author), Assistant Professor, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy [email protected] & Lelio Iapadre, Associate Professor, University of L’Aquila and UNU-CRIS, Bruges, Italy [email protected] Discussant: Discussant: Sam Tavassoli: [email protected] Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Sweden 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 Companies in Cross-Border Clusters: Conceptualizing Locational Resources Stephan Rohde, International Institute of Management and Economic Education, Europa- Universität Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany, [email protected] Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, (CESIS), KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping & University West, Sweden, [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Friday, July 1st 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 & Prof. Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, and Director of Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, [email protected] or [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 The Creation of Akhiabara Kazuhito Yamada, Institute for Sustainable Research, Hosei University, Japan, [email protected] Discussant: Shiro Shiraishi, HOSEI University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan, [email protected] 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 University, Japan. [email protected] or [email protected] Discussant: Terutaka Tansho, Faculty of Regional Innovation, Miyazaki University, Japan [email protected] 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 [email protected] Discussant: Kazuhito Yamada, Institute for Sustainable Research, Hosei University, Japan, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan, [email protected]

Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.40– Room MAL 152 Paper session XII. - Gender Equality: Explaining Patterns of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (TRIGGER) Chairs: Prof. Colette Henry, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland, [email protected] & Prof. Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 In search of Non-Normative Innovations in Public Sector. Two Case Studies from a National Program and a Tentative Model for Socially Sustainable Innovation Processes 17

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Johanna Nählinder, Unit of Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, (corresponding author) [email protected] & Elin Wihlborg, (presenter) The unit of Politics, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden [email protected] Discussant: Per-Olof Bjuggren, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping & The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected] [email protected] 13:40-14:20 Women Entrepreneurs’ Participation in Local Tourism Innovation Networks Iréne Bernhard, PhD, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Sweden, [email protected], Anna Karin Olsson, PhD, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Sweden, [email protected] & Yvonne von Friedrichs, Professor, Mid Sweden University, Östersund and University West, Sweden Discussant: Elin Wihlborg, The unit of Politics, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden, [email protected] 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 [email protected] Discussant: Anna Karin Olsson, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break 15:20 – 16:00 Are Female Leaders more Efficient in Family Firms? Per-Olof Bjuggren, Professor (corresponding author), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Swden. The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, [email protected], [email protected], Louise Nordström, PhD Candidate, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden & The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. [email protected] & Johanna Palmberg, Associate Professor and Research Director (presenter), Entreprenörskapsforum, Stockholm, Sweden & CESIS, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] Discussant: Sameeksha Desai, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, [email protected] 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: [email protected], Farzana Chowdhury, Doctoral candidate, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, [email protected] & Sameeksha Desai, (corresponding author), Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, [email protected] Discussant: Sara Alshareef, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Friday, July 1st 13.00-16.00 Room GOR G03 Paper session XIIIb. –Technology Transfer and Open Innovation Chairs: Dr. Federica Rossi, [email protected] & Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London, London, UK. [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Suma Athreye, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK, [email protected] 13:40-14:20 Collaboration Networks and Innovation in Canada’s ICT Hardware Cluster Georges Hage, PHD Candidate, Polytechnique Montreal, [email protected] Melik Bouhadra, Master Student, Polytechnique Montreal, (corresponding author & presenter), [email protected] & Catherine Beaudry, Professor, Polytechnique Montreal, [email protected] Polytechnique Montréal, Department of mathematics and industrial engineering, Quebec, Canada Discussant: Paul Temple, University of Surrey. Guildford, UK, [email protected] 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., [email protected], Suma Athreye, (presenter) Brunel Business School, Brunel University, United Kingdom, [email protected] & Can Huang, Institute for Intellectual Property Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University, P.R. China, (corresponding author) [email protected] Discussant: Marcela Miozzo, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK [email protected] 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 [email protected] & Paul Temple, (corresponding author & presenter) Independent Consultant and Reader, University of Surrey. Guildford, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Peter Jelfs, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] & Professor Marcela Miozzo, Manchester Business School, The 19

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 University of Manchester, UK (presenter & corresponding author) [email protected] Discussant: Georges Hage, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada [email protected]

Saturday, July2nd 13.00-14.20 Room – MAL 402 Paper session Ie. – Diversity, Policy and Regional Development Chair: Prof. Robert N. Cressy, University of Birmingham, UK. [email protected] 13.00 - 13:40 Absorptive Capacity and Employee Diversity through the Lens of Knowledge Opportunity in SMEs Mrs. Jacqueline Tracey, Lecturer, Griffith College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, [email protected] Discussant: Océane Peiffer-Smadja, UMR SAD-APT, INRA – AgroParistech, Paris, France, [email protected] 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, [email protected] & André Torre, First class Research Director, UMR SAD-APT, INRA – AgroParistech, Paris, France, [email protected] Discussant: Jacqueline Tracey, Griffith College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-16.40 Room MAL 153 Paper session IIb. – Knowledge Spillover of Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation Chair: Dr. Maksim Belitski, University of Reading, UK. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Determinants of Co-patenting Activities across Heterogeneous European Regions Rannveig Edda Hjaltadóttir, (corresponding author) Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Sønderborg, Denmark, [email protected] & Timo Mitze, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Sønderborg, Denmark, [email protected] Discussant: Nina Vujanovic, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, UK, [email protected], [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 The Impact of FDI Knowledge Spillovers on the Innovation Process: Empirical Evidence from Serbien CIS Nina Vujanovic, PhD student, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, UK, [email protected], [email protected] Discussant: Maksim Belitski, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 14:20 – 15:00 The Entrepreneur’s Choice Towards a Business Model: a Case of Regional Learning Frédérique Lang, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK [email protected] Discussant: Christoph Hauser, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, School of Business, Switzerland [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16.00 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) [email protected] & Kaufmann, Michael; Dr Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, [email protected] & Delbiaggio, Katia; Prof Dr; Lucerne University of Applied Sciences – School of Business, [email protected] Discussant: Frédérique Lang, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK [email protected] 16:00 - 16:40 Externalities, R&D Spillovers And Innovation in the UK: 1998-2012 Maksim Belitski, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK [email protected] (Presenter & corresponding author) & Anna Spadavecchia, Associate Professor, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Rannveig Edda Hjaltadóttir, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Sønderborg, Denmark, [email protected]

Saturday, July2nd 13.00-15.00 – Room MAL 417 Paper session IIIc. – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chair: Ben Spigel, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Innovative Ecosystems in the US and UK Tom Kemeny, Dr. Lecturer, University of Southampton (corresponding author), [email protected], University of Southampton, Department of Geography and Environment, UK, Max Nathan, Senior Birmingham Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK [email protected] & Bader Almeer, PhD. Candidate, University of Southampton, UK, [email protected] Discussant: Ainurul Rosli, [email protected], Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK. 13:40 – 14:20 Revisiting the Roles of University in Regional Economic Development Yasuyuki Motoyama, Director of Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO, USA, [email protected] & Heike Mayer, Professor of Geography, Geographisches Institut, University of Bern, Bern, Switerland, [email protected]

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Discussant: Tom Kemeny, University of Southampton, UK [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 University Provisions in Supporting Entrepreneurship Education Policy with Effectual Logic Ainurul Rosli, [email protected], (corresponding author & presenter) & Jane Chang, [email protected] (presenter), Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK. Discussant: Yasuyuki Motoyama, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO, USA, [email protected]

Saturday, July2nd 13.00-16.00 – Room MAL B02 Paper session IIId. – Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Empirics, and Policy Chair: Dr. Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Re-Conceptualising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Theoretical Exploration Dr Andrew Johnston, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University (UK), [email protected] (corresponding author), Dr Paul Lassalle, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University (UK), [email protected] & Ms Sakura Yamamura, Department of Geography, Kiel University, Germany, [email protected] Discussant: Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 New Insights for Entrepreneurship Education: How the Open Innovation Paradigm can Inspire Future Teaching Programs Manuel Castriotta, Post-doc research fellow, (corresponding author), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, [email protected] [email protected], Michela Loi, Research Fellow, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, [email protected] [email protected] & Maria Chiara Di Guardo, Full Professor, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, [email protected] Discussant: Nicolas Friederici, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Andrew Johnston, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, [email protected] 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

15:20 – 16:00 Evolution of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Transition of Japanese Ceramic Districts into High-tech Industry

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Fumi Kitagawa, Ph.D. University of Edinburgh Business School, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation [email protected] Discussant: Manuel Castriotta, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, [email protected] [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-15.00 – Room MAL B18 Paper session IVb. - Active Citizens: Democracy, Higher Education, and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Fredrik Sjögren, [email protected] & Assoc. Prof. Fredrik Sunnemark, School of Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00 – 13.40 Is Economic Growth a Proxy for Economic Development? Tobias Arvemo, PhD in Statistics, School of Business administration, Economic & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] & Urban Gråsjö, PhD in Economics, School of Business administration, Economic & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] (corresponding author). Discussant: Michael Olsson, University of Skövde, School of Business, Skövde, Sweden, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Recruitment Areas in Swedish Higher Education Michael Olsson, University of Skövde, School of Business, Skövde, Sweden, [email protected] Discussant: Per Assmo, School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 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, [email protected], Fredrik Sunnemark, [email protected] Associate professor, School of Business administration, Economic & IT University West, Trollhättan, University West, Sweden & Fredrik Sjögren, [email protected] 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, [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-15.00 – Room MAL B30 Paper session Vb. – Innovations and Challenges in the Digital Society Chair: Dr. Thomas Winman, LINA, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] 13:00 -13:40 The Internet in Nepal: WiMAX Broadband Service Kingsley E. Haynes, Dean Emeritus and University Professor, Professor of Decision Sciences,

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Geography and Public Affairs, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA, [email protected] (corresponding author) & Jitendra Parajuli (PhD). Discussant: Philippe Rouchy, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Karlskrona, Sweden 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 and IT, Division of Informatics Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected] Discussant: Kingsley E. Haynes, Geography and Public Affairs, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA, [email protected] 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) [email protected], & Sam Tavassoli, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden [email protected] Discussant: Lars-Olof Johansson, University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Informatics Trollhättan, Sweden, [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-15.00 - Room MAL G16 Paper session VIIc. – Foreign Investment, Multinationals, Innovation and Local Economic Development Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi [email protected] & Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK, [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Firm Internationalisation and Region-Sector Proximity to MNEs: The Case of Germany David Nguyen, [email protected], London School of Economics, Department of Geography & Environment, London, UK. Discussant: Vito Amendolagine, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy, [email protected] 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, [email protected], Riccardo Crescenzi, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, UK, [email protected] & Roberta Rabellotti, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy, [email protected] (corresponding author). Discussant: Philip McCann, University of Groningen, Netherlands [email protected] 14:20 – 15:00 Strategic Fit: On the Geographical and Institutional Determinants of Subsidiary Performance

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Ioana Ruxandra Bedreaga, Raquel Ortega-Argiles and Philip McCann, professor (corresponding author) University of Groningen, Netherlands [email protected] Discussant: David Nguyen, [email protected], London School of Economics, Department of Geography & Environment, London, UK.

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-16.40 Room GOR G02 Paper session IX. – Innovation and Trade Chairs: Prof. Börje Johansson & PhD. Cand. Tina Wallin, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden 13:00 – 13:40 Four Dimensions of Innovation: Basic Indicators and their Predictors Martin Andersson, CIRCLE at Lund University and Blekinge Technical University, Börje Johansson, (Presenter & Corresponding author) CESIS at the International Business School, Jönköping University & Hans Lööf, CESIS at the Royal Institute of Technology, Börje Johansson [email protected], Hans Lööf [email protected], Martin Andersson [email protected] Discussant: Klaes Eringa, School of Graduate Studies, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University , [email protected] 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. [email protected] (presenter) & Klaes Eringa MA, (corresponding author & presenter), School of Graduate Studies, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University , [email protected] Discussant: Claudio Fassio, Centre for Innovation, Research, and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Sweden, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Tina Wallin, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden. [email protected] 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. [email protected] Discussant: Thanos Fragkandreas, Centre for Innovation Management Research, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK. [email protected] 16:00 – 16:40

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 Innovation and Regional Economic Inequalities: An Alternative View Mr. Thanos Fragkandreas, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Innovation Management Research, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK. [email protected] Discussant: Rink Groenveld, School Commercial Economics and Marketing, Stenden University and Rigro Trading B.V. [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-16.00 – Room GOR G03 Paper session Xb. – Governance and Entrepreneurship Chairs: Dr. Johanna Palmberg, [email protected] or [email protected] & Dr. Ali Mohammadi, Center of Excellence for Science and Innovations Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, [email protected] & Paper session XIb. - Creation of New Industries in Old Clusters Chairs: Prof. Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, [email protected] & Prof. Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, and Director of Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan, [email protected] or [email protected] 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) [email protected] Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), South Korea, Duckhee Jang, Senior Research Scientist, [email protected], Gil-Mo Kang, Senior Research Scientist [email protected], & Kyu-Won Hwang, Research Scientist [email protected], Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, South Korea. Discussant: Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Graduate School of Business, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Board’s Human and Social Capital and Board Diversity in New Ventures Ali Mohammadi, Assistant Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, [email protected], Timurs Umans, Associate Professor, Kristianstad/Linnaeus Universities, [email protected], (corresponding author) & Karl Wennberg, Professor Linköping University, [email protected] Discussant: Nobuyuki Kishida, Graduate School of Entrepreneurial Studies, Japan, [email protected] 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, [email protected] Discussant: Jinyoung Kim, [email protected] Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), South Korea 15:00 – 15:20 coffee break

Paper Session Program, June 30-July 2, 2016 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, [email protected] Discussant: Ali Mohammadi, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden [email protected]

Saturday, July 2nd 13.00-16.00 Room MAL 254 Paper session XIIIc. –Technology Transfer and Open Innovation Chairs: Dr. Federica Rossi [email protected] & Dr. Frederick Guy, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London, London, UK. [email protected] 13:00 – 13:40 Open Innovation and Appropriability: Sharing, Protecting or both for Harvesting Sara Fernández López, [email protected], Ph.D. candidate (presenter) & Ángela Triguero, Ph.D. in Economics, [email protected] (corresponding author), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. Discussant: Maja Savic, Middlesex University, London, UK. [email protected] 13:40 – 14:20 Knowledge Bases and Innovation Performance of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS); Evidence from De-industrialised Regions Frederick Guy, Birkbeck, University of London, UK and Maja Savic, Middlesex University, London, UK. [email protected] Discussant: Sara Fernández López, [email protected], Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain