The Organizers

 

Tomasz Skica (University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszów, Poland)

Michael Fritsch (Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany)

Tomasz Mickiewicz (Aston University, Birmingham, UK)

 

“The Role of Institutions, Knowledge, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Regional Development”

 

Call for contributions to an International Science Exploration Event 2019 Seminar

7th-8th of November, 2019

in Rzeszow, Poland

 

Topic

Regional development is a function of many factors. Among these factors are different types of institutions, knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, the mechanisms of their influence are unclear. Literature discusses path dependence of the regional knowledge base, but the long-term regional effects related to entrepreneurship, knowledge, institutions and economic development are still incompletely understood. This holds particularly for the specific context of post-communist countries.

 

We look for contributions that investigate how institutions, institutional heritage, knowledge, innovation activities, and entrepreneurship are interconnected shaping regional development in post-communist countries of Eastern Europe. Particularly interesting questions are:

·         What determines the performance of regions in post-socialist countries?

·         What is different about innovation and entrepreneurship performance of regions after the end of the Soviet-type regime, and other historical disruptions in general? Is there an effect of the historical regional knowledge base on entrepreneurship, innovation, and/or development?

·      Why do some regions lose their competitiveness over time while others are economically successful in developing into new industries? What is the role of (persistent) entrepreneurship in explaining such differences?

·      What determines the level of persistence of regional innovation and entrepreneurial activities over longer periods of time? How can persistence of regional innovation and entrepreneurship be explained?

 

Publication opportunities

 

Post-Communist Economies

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpce20/current

 

e-Finanse

www.e-finanse.com

 

Ekonomický časopis/Journal of Economics

http://www.ekonom.sav.sk/sk/casopis

 

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/jeb/jeb-overview.xml

 

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2053-4604

 

Territory, Politics, Governance

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtep20

 

Spatial Economic Analysis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsea20/current

 

Regional Studies

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cres20/current

Extended abstracts of 2-3 pages or full papers should be sent to the organizers until September 9, 2019. Decisions upon acceptance for the workshop in Rzeszow will be made until September 20, 2019. Submissions should be sent to:

 

Tomasz Skica tskica@wsiz.rzeszow

Authors may suggest the title of the journal / edited volume to which they would like to submit their paper.

Each paper will undergo a review process according to the procedure implemented by each of the journals.

 

Further details

This seminar follows a series of earlier successful international events centred on entrepreurship, with a strong aspect of regional perspective present, hosted by University of Information Technology and Management (UITM) in Rzeszów, Poland and The Institute for Financial Research and Analyses in Rzeszów, Poland. UITM is conveniently located short distance from the international airport, which has daily connections with London, Munich, and Warsaw, and few days a week with other European and US cities and Israel, with some of the budget airlines flying to Rzeszów. The city is located on the foothills of the Carpathian mountains.