Entrepreneurs: Elite in Business

Kobe University, RIEB Workshop, Jan. 13th 2012 Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB-Seminar) Place: Kaigishitsu at Shinkan, 2nd floor, next building to Kanematsu Memorial Hall

PROGRAM

10:00 – 10:15 Opening Remarks Prof. Dr. Ralf BEBENROTH, RIEB, University Prof. Dr. Toshihiro KANAI, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University

First Session: Entrepreneur Research Chair: Prof. Jaffer HUSSAINEE, Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University,

10:15 – 11:00 Dr. Sebastian SCHÄFER, Goethe University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Germany “Are 'Jacks-of-all-Trades' Overconfident?”

11:00 – 11:45 Prof. Dr. Jinichiro YAMADA, , Graduate School of Business, Japan “Contestation and Survival of University Ventures”

11:45 – 13:15 Lunch

Second Session: University Related Entrepreneur Research Chair: Prof. Dr. Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University

13:15 – 14:00 Prof. Dr. Fabian Jintae FROESE, Korea University Business School, Korea “Entrepreneur Value and Subsidiary Performance”

14:00 – 14:45 Prof. Dr. Martin HEMMERT, Korea University Business School, Korea “Cultivating University-Industry Research Collaborations in Korea: The Role of Social Capital”

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 – 15:45 Prof. Dr. Tomoki SEKIGUCHI, , Graduate School of Economics, Japan “Predictors of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Intentions among University Students: A Preliminary Investigation”

15:45 – 16:30 Discussion

17:15 – Reception at the university restaurant (Sakura)

Workshop is free of charge. However, registration is kindly required at [email protected] by Jan. 10th. 1. Name 2. Affiliation 3. Contact Information (e-mail address) 4. Please also indicate if you would like to participate at the reception. *The reception is also free of charge.

Further information at: http://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp or at: http://www.Bebenroth.eu

International workshop conducted in English language