16th WEST COAST RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
September 13 – September 14, 2018
http://theWCRS.org
Theme: Technology Entrepreneurship
Location: Foster School of Business, University of Washington
Date: September 13 – September 14, 2018
We invite authors to submit papers to our research symposium, a lively forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars interested in technology entrepreneurship. The 2018 conference will be held at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, a spectacular setting in the Pacific Northwest during this time of year and home to a number of technology-based entrepreneurial companies.
Papers focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation in technology-based settings will be given preference. In addition to our broad focus on technology entrepreneurship, for 2018 we especially encourage submissions from authors examining strategy in nascent markets (e.g., ecosystem and platform industries, emergence of technologies, categories, and industries), emerging entrepreneurship-related phenomena (e.g., crowdfunding, competing in the sharing economy, and the emergence and proliferation of unicorns), and the important role of culture and institutions in entrepreneurship.
We expect to host an intimate conference of 50+ leading scholars from around the world. The conference steering committee invites the submission of unpublished working papers that advance the state of knowledge on the above topics. Conference registration for faculty is $150, but meals are complementary. A doctoral consortium sponsored will precede the conference on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
The DEADLINE for submitting papers is Monday, June 4, 2018.
Please submit papers online at the WCRS conference website: http://theWCRS.org
We hope to see you in Seattle this summer!
CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE:
Kathy Eisenhardt and Riitta Katila, Stanford University
Suresh Kotha, University of Washington
Michael Lounsbury and Dev Jennings, University of Alberta
Alan Meyer and Andrew Nelson, University of Oregon
Nandini Rajagopalan and Violina Rindova, University of Southern California
CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Technology Commercialization Centre, Alberta School of Business
Buerk Center Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Charles H. Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Southern California
Kauffman Foundation