Entrepreneurship Research Excellence Initiative
Growing Entrepreneurship Scholars


The Inaugural

IDEA Awards

Honoring Excellence in Entrepreneurship Research



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Event Coordinators
Overview
Journal Representatives in Attendance
IDEA Awards Committee
Sponsors
2008 IDEA Award Honorees

• Foundational Research Awards
• Thought Leader Awards
• Research Promise Awards
Event Photos & Opening Remarks

Event Coordinators

Ronald K. Mitchell
Entrepreneurship Division Chair, IDEA Awards Co-Chair

Richard N. Dino
Executive Director, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, IDEA Awards Co-Chair


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The IDEA Awards

IDEA Awards Program, created jointly by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management and the University of Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was established to recognize research excellence in the entrepreneurship field across multiple contributing disciplines.

The IDEA Awards are an important addition to the series of awards offered by the Division to fulfill its vision to "grow entrepreneurship scholars" through research excellence. IDEA Award winners were selected from dozens of nominations that were submitted representing high quality research that sets the standard for excellence in research within the field of entrepreneurship.

The IDEA Awards recognize and honor research excellence in the following three distinct categories:

FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH A classic and highly influential contribution to entrepreneurship research that serves as a legacy for scholarly work in the field

THOUGHT LEADER Representative of the best published papers in entrepreneurship in 2007

RESEARCH PROMISE Representative of the best papers submitted to the 2008 Academy of Management Conference (Anaheim, CA) or other works (including dissertations) that have not yet been published

To select the award recipients, a Committee comprised of Division Leaders and Scholars solicited nominations under all three categories (over 200 received); and reviewed all the works nominated. Extensive discussion and peer-review-based dialogue occurred among the Committee members, and decisions were made accordingly.

Please join with us in congratulating and encouraging the top-tier scholars and scholarship that the IDEA Awards recognize. Thank you for your support of this annual event.

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Journal Representatives in Attendance

• Academy of Management Journal
• Academy of Management Review
• Administrative Science Quarterly
• Entrepreneurship, Theory, and Practice
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Journal of Business Research
• Journal of Business Venturing
• Journal of Management
• Journal of Management Studies
• Journal of Small Business Management
• Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
• Strategic Management Journal

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IDEA Awards Committee

Sharon A. Alvarez: Associate Professor; The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business. Entrepreneurship Division Representative-at-Large
Richard N. Dino: Executive Director; Northeast Utilities Scholar in Technological Entrepreneurship; University of Connecticut, School of Business, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. IDEA Awards Co-Chair
Eileen Fischer: Professor; Anne & Max Tanenbaum Chair in Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise; Marketing Area Coordinator; Director of Entrepreneurial Studies; York University, Schulich School of Business. Entrepreneurship Division Chair-Elect
Lucy L. Gilson: Associate Professor; Ackerman Scholar; Management PhD Program Coordinator; University of Connecticut, School of Business
Tom Lumpkin: Professor; Kent R. Hance Regents Chair in Entrepreneurship; Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business. Entrepreneurship Division Representative-at-Large
Ronald K. Mitchell: Professor; JA Bagley Regents Chair in Management; Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business. Entrepreneurship Division Chair & IDEA Awards Co-Chair
Zeki Simsek: Associate Professor; University of Connecticut, School of Business
Timothy Stearns: Professor; Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies; Director; California State University, Fresno, Lyles Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
John F. (Jack) Veiga: Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Northeast Utilities Chair; University of Connecticut, School of Business

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Sponsors







Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division

Lead Sponsor: The University of Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI)
Platinum Sponsor: The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Center for Entrepreneurship
Gold Sponsor: Available for 2009
Silver Sponsor: Available for 2009
Bronze Sponsor: Available for 2009

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2008 IDEA Award Honorees

Foundational Research Awards

"The distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research." S. "Venkat" Venkataraman Katz, J. (ed.). Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth, Volume III. JAI Press: 119-138, 1997. S. "Venkat" Venkataraman MasterCard Professor of Business Administration; Research Director of the Batten Institute; University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Coming Soon - Acceptance video by Venkat will be posted shortly

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Thought Leader Awards

"Throwing good money after bad? Political and institutional influences on sequential decision making in the venture capital industry." Isin Guler Administrative Science Quarterly, 52: 248-285, 2007. Isin Guler Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Strategy; University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler

"The accidental entrepreneur: The emergent & collective process of user entrepreneurship." Sonali K. Shah & Mary Tripsas Organization Science, 18: 181-199, 2007. Sonali K. Shah Assistant Professor; University of Washington, Foster School of Business, Management & Organization Group Mary Tripsas Associate Professor of Business Administration; Harvard University, Harvard Business School

"Business model design and the performance of entrepreneurial firms." Christoph Zott & Raphael Amit Administrative Science Quarterly, 53: 593-625, 2008. Christoph Zott Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship; Coordinator; INSEAD, Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Area Raphael "Raffi" Amit Professor of Management; Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship and Academic Director of The Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Programs, The Wharton Global Family Alliance, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

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Research Promise Awards

"Constructing markets and organizing boundaries: Entrepreneurial agency in nascent fields." Filipe M. Santos & Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Academy of Management Journal, 52:4 p643-671, 2009. Filipe M. Santos Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship; INSEAD Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Professor of Strategy and Organization; Professor of Management Science and Engineering; Warren Ascherman Professor in the School of Engineering; Research Director; Stanford University, Stanford Technology Ventures Program

"The rise and fall of entrepreneurial opportunities inside organizations: A process model for corporate entrepreneurship." Charlotte R. Ren & Chao Guo Academy of Management Proceeds, 2008, p1-6. Charlotte R. Ren Assistant Professor of Strategic Management; Purdue University, Krannert School of Management Chao Guo Assistant Professor of Non-Profit Management; University of Georgia, Department of Public Administration & Policy

"Entrepreneurial action: Exploitation decisions under conditions of uncertainty." Alexander McKelvie, Veronica Gustafsson & J. Michael Haynie Academy of Management Proceedings, 2008, p1-6 Alexander McKelvie Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises; Syracuse University Veronica Gustavsson Assistant Professor Business Administration, EMM-Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management; Research Fellow; Jönköping International Business School, CISEG - Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth J. Michael Haynie Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship; Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management

"Roots and wings: Glocalized networks and transnational entrepreneurship." Wenhong Chen & Justin Tan Academy of Management Proceedings; 2008, p1-6 Wenhong Chen Postdoctoral Researcher; Department of Sociology, Duke University Justin Tan Professor of Management; Newmont Endowed Chair in Business Strategy; York University, Schulich School of Business

"Reconceptualizing Entrepreneurial Exit: Divergent Exit Routes and Their Drivers." Karl Wennberg, Johan Wiklund, Dawn R. De Tienne & Melissa S. Cardon Journal of Business Venturing, In Press, Corrected Proof Karl Wennberg Assistant Professor of Management and Organization; Stockholm School of Economics Johan Wiklund Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Business Administration; Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, Jönköping International Business School Dawn R. De Tienne Associate Professor of Management; Colorado State University, College of Business Melissa S. Cardon Assistant Professor of Management; Pace University, Lubin School of Business

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The Inaugural IDEA Awards Dinner
Anaheim, CA
August 12, 2008



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