The Swedish Prince Daniel participated in the opening of the ICSB World Conference and handed over the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research.
The winner this year is American professor Steven Klepper.
Keynote Speach by Hans Rosling
Photo: Klas Gustafsson
Hans Rosling, one of the world's leading global thinkers, held an inspiring keynote speach at the ICSB 2011.
Hans Rosling is professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-ounder and Director of the Gapminder Foundation. Rosling's research has focused on links between economic development, agriculture, poverty and health in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Rosling was listed as one of the 100 leading global thinkers in 2009 by Foreign Policy Magazine and is internationally recognized as an inspiring public speaker.
Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy at the ICSB 2011
Photo: Klas Gustafsson Swedish minister for Enterprise and Energy, Maud Olofsson opened the ICSB 2011.
Maud Olofsson has shown particular interest in women entrepreneurship and simplification of rules for companies.
The primary purpose of the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) is to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the JSBM is recognized as a primary instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of this organization, which include scholarly research and the free exchange of ideas. The journal is circulated in 60 countries around the world and is a leader in the field of small business research. JSBM is online at
Winner “The impact of global economic crisis on SMEs – does entrepreneurial orientation matter?
by Juha Soininen, Kaisu Puumalainen, Pasi Syrjä and Helena Sjögren
Track: Globalization and its Impact on Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Best Paper in Women's Entrepreneurship sponsored by the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) and the National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
For the last 8 years, ICSB has promoted and awarded a best paper in the field of women’s enterprise development. Both the subject area and the award have become increasingly popular within the ICSB community, fuelling interest in the women’s enterprise track at the ICSB World Conferences and drawing a growing number of submissions. This year’s award is co-sponsored by the US-based National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a government-funded policy advisory body representing the interests of women’s enterprise at the national level, and the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE), an international academic journal focused on women’s enterprise.
Prize: $1,000 USD
Winner
“Wind Beneath My Wings: Factors Affecting the Transformation of Women Founded Businesses into Gazelles”
by Susan Clark Muntean
Track: Gender and Entrepreneurship
Best Paper Award in Asia-Pacific Small Business Management sponsored by the Korea Association of Small Business Society (KASBS)
The Korean Association of Small Business Studies (KASBS) is sponsoring the “Best Paper in Asia-Pacific Small Business Management” Award to honor the outstanding paper presented at the ICSB 2011 Conference. The winning author will receive a commemorative plaque and an invitation for publication in theAsia-Pacific Journal of Small Business(APJSB). APJSBis the quarterly Journal edited and published by KASBS.APJSBaims to support and encourage researches in management and policies for small/medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as entrepreneurship and new venture creation.APJSBwelcomes theoretical and empirical papers on broadly-defined small business issues in Asia-Pacific regions. KASBS had publishedThe Korean Small Business Reviewsince 1979 and that Journal was renamed and restructured asAPJSBin 2010.
Prize: $1,000 USD
Winner
“China Peril or China Mania? - Entrepreneurs' "Host" Country Perceptions, Social Interactions, and Internationalization”
by Francois Goxe
Track: Globalization and its Impact on Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Selection as a Wilford L. White Fellow is the highest recognition that the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) gives to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development, furtherance and benefit of small and medium sized businesses. The Wilford White Fellows Doctoral Research Award recognizes the best student authored papers accepted for presentation at the ICSB 2010 World Conference.
Prize: $1,000 USD
Winner
“Dynamic capabilities in the international growth of SME: Case study from Finland”
by Arto Kuuluvainen
Track: Globalization and its Impact on Entrepreneurship and SMEs
