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Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

The First Annual Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference

Thursday-Friday, April 12-13, 2012

University of Denver, Denver CO

Conference Website:  http://biz.colostate.edu/seeConference

Keynote Speakers

Sankaran Venkataraman, MasterCard Professor of Business Administration; Research Director, The Batten Institute, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Jay Barney, Chase Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy and Professor of Management & Human Resources; Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University

Tom Dean, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise, Colorado State University

Jim O'Toole, Daniels Distinguished Chair of Business Ethics, University of Denver

The First Annual Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) conference invites scholars in sustainability, ethics, and entrepreneurship to share research and knowledge, and to create an academic community.  Building on the vibrant cohort of scholars in ethics, entrepreneurship, and sustainability around the Rockies' Front Range, the SEE Conference will enable local, national, and international researchers to drive the development of these increasingly important and rapidly changing areas of study.

Sustainability, ethics, and entrepreneurship draw on knowledge from diverse, but converging streams of research.  These include but are not limited to studies on sustainability, social entrepreneurship, business ethics, firm-community ties, and environment impacts, to name a few.  The fact that ethics and sustainability are intertwined with the concept of entrepreneurship is no longer new.  Indeed, many argue that ethical choices are a fundamental aspect of any business activity, and critical to sustained success of startups, small firms, medium enterprises, and large, multinational corporations.  Some even suggest that the focus on sustainability, ethics, and entrepreneurship triangulates every economic opportunity.  The goal of the conference is to advance the accumulation of knowledge about SEE-related topics. 

We invite participants to submit abstracts (2-3 page) that address a broad array of subjects on the topics of sustainability, ethics, and entrepreneurship (SEE).  These abstracts will be reviewed by our Advisory Board.  Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following areas:

·         Definitional and conceptual understandings of sustainable and ethical entrepreneurship

·         Conceptual models and empirical analysis of the antecedents, consequences, and contingencies associated with the processes of sustainable and ethical entrepreneurship.

·         The role of ethical behavior in the growth, survival, and performance of entrepreneurial ventures.

·         Antecedents and consequences of unethical behavior in entrepreneurial ventures.

·         The nature and dimensions of ethical behavior in the entrepreneurial firm.

·         The role of economic and institutional systems in motivating ethical and sustainable behaviors.

·         Divergences between economic incentive systems and entrepreneurial action.

·         The interplay between ethics, sustainability, economic institutions, and entrepreneurial opportunity.

·         Examination of productive and unproductive entrepreneurship.

·         Value creation in sustainable and ethical entrepreneurship.

Participants of the SEE conference can expect to:

·         Share cutting-edge research, ideas and theories.

·         Foster collaborative research efforts.

·         Build a worldwide network of scholars who advance the state of knowledge about SEE.

The conference will start with a reception, dinner, and keynote speaker on Thursday, April 12.

On Friday, April 13, there will be a full day of presentations, and three more keynote speakers (breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks will be provided).  There is no registration fee, but we invite participants to commit and attend the entire event, which will end with a dinner and a keynote speaker (~8:30 pm).

DEADLINES

January 20, 2012: Abstract Submission Deadline

February 20: Acceptance Notification

March 15, 2012: Program is available

Conference Website:  http://biz.colostate.edu/seeConference