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Paper Session Program 20th Uddevalla Symposium 2017, June 15-17

Thursday, June 15th (2017-06-07)

13.00-17.20 – Room J 113 - Paper session Ia.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Prof. Annika Rickne, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Annika.rickne@indek.kth.se

13:00-13:40

The Economies and Diseconomies of Industrial Clustering: Does Multinationality Matter? The Case of Financial Services in London

Naresh R. Pandit, Professor of International Business, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, Gary

A. S. Cook, Professor of Economics, University of Liverpool Management School, UK g.cook@liverpool.ac.uk , Feng Wan, (corresponding author), Lecturer in Business Strategy, Norwich Business School, University of East

Anglia, UK, Jonathan V. Beaverstock, Professor of International Management, Department of Management,

University of Bristol, UK & Pervez N. Ghauri, Professor of International Business, Department of Strategy and International Business, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK.

Discussant: Annika Rickne, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Annika.rickne@indek.kth.se 13:40-14:20

The Real and Imagined Determinants of Business Startup Survival Robert Cressy, Prof. (corresponding author), Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom, r.cressy@bham.ac.uk Jean Bonnet (co-author), University of Caen Business School, Caen, France. jean.bonnet@unicaen.fr

Discussant: Victoria Golikova National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia,

victoria@hse.ru

14.20-15.00

FDI Technological Spillover Effects on Manufacturing and Services. Empirical

Evidence on Croatia and Slovenia

Iraj Hashi, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, I.Hashi@staffs.ac.uk & Nina Vujanović (corresponding

author), PhD student, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, Central Bank of Montenegro,

nina.vujanovic@reserach.staffs.ac.uk ; nina.vujanovic@cbcg.me Discussant: Robert Cressy, Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom, r.cressy@bham.ac.uk

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Innovation Performance of Family Firms in Comparative Perspective: the Role of Regional Corruption in

Europe and Russia

Victoria Golikova, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, victoria@hse.ru , (corresponding author), Boris Kuznetsov, National Research University, Higher School of

Economics, Moscow, Russia, email: bkuz@bk.ru , Fernanda Ricotta, University of Calabria, Department of

Economics, Statistics and Finance, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy, fernanda.ricotta@unical.it

Discussant: Nina Vujanovic, ninavu.1707@gmail.com , Staffordshire University, UK 16:00-16:40

Bridge-builders in the Peripheral Region: Institutional Entrepreneurs, Network Brokers and Innovation-Based Business Networking Birgit Leick, Dr. Associate Professor, Business Economics Analytics, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway birgit.leick@hiof.no & Susanne Gretzinger, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Department for Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management, Sønderborg, sug@sam.sdu.dk

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Discussant: Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, University of Iceland, School of Business, Reykjavik, Iceland, rsmari@hi.is

16:40 – 17:20 Exploring Key Issues and Factors of a SMART Urban Ecosystem in a Small Island State:

Reflections Related to SMART Reykjavik

Magnus Yngvi Josefsson, Ph.D., Centre for Policy Modelling, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Manchester, UK, magnus.yngvi.josefsson@reykjavik.is & Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson, Professor, University of Iceland, School of Business, Reykjavik, Iceland, rsmari@hi.is (corresponding author). Discussant: Birgit Leick, University of Bayreuth, Department of Economic Geography, Institute of Geography,

Bayreuth, Germany, birgit.leick@uni-bayreuth

Thursday, June 15th

13.00-16.40 – Room J 106 - Paper session IIa.

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Development Policy: National and Regional

Chair: Professor Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA, rstough@gmu.edu

13:00-13:40

Efficiency Evaluation on Innovation Policy in Emerging Countries: Case of China Xinyao Sun, PhD, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China, Yongda Yu, Professor,

School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China, Corresponding author: Yongda Yu,

yuyd@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn ; sunxinyao@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn and Roger R. Stough, Schar School of Policy & Management, George Mason University

Discussant: Joakim Wernberg, CIRCLE, Lund University, joakim.wernberg@circle.lu.se, Malmö,

Sweden. 13:40-14:20 Innovation Systems, Firm Development and the Role of Venture Capital and Private Equity. Public Policy for

Risk Money Eirik Vatne, Dr. Oecon./professor, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics, Section for Economic

Geography, Bergen, Norway, eirik.vatne@nhh.no

Discussant: Alexandra Tsvetkova, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The

Ohio State University, USA tsvetkova.1@osu.edu 14.20-15.00

Entrepreneurship Policies: Principles, Problems and Potential

Charlie Karlsson, Professor, Jönköping University and University West, Trollhättan, Sweden,

Charlie.karlsson@ju.se Discussant: Eirik Vatne, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics, Section for Economic Geography, Bergen, Norway, eirik.vatne@nhh.no

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Self-employment Effect on Regional Growth: A Bigger Bang for a Buck?

Alexandra Tsvetkova, post-doctoral researcher (corresponding author), Agricultural, Environmental and

Development Economics, The Ohio State University, USA tsvetkova.1@osu.edu , Mark Partridge , professor,

Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Adjunct professor, Jinan

University, Guangzhou, China, Visiting professor, Urban studies and Regional Science, Gran Sasso Science

Institute, L’Aquila, Italy , partridge.27@osu.edu & Michael Betz, Assistant professor, Department of Human

Sciences, The Ohio State University, USA, betz.40@osu.edu

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Discussant: Xinyao Sun, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China,

sunxinyao@mail.tsinghua.edu.ch 16:00-16:40

Leveraging Digitised Density for Experimental Policy Martin Andersson, Professor in Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, martin.andersson@bth.se (corresponding author)& Joakim Wernberg, PhD Student at CIRCLE, Lund University, joakim.wernberg@circle.lu.se , Malmö, Sweden Discussant: Roger Stough, George Mason University, Schaar School of Policy and Government, USA, rstough@gmu.edu

Thursday, June 15th

13.00-16.40 – Room J 103 - Paper session IV.

Regional and local implications of the renewal and structural change of the international

economies. Implications on conditions of living and development in non-metropolitan regions. Chairs: Prof. Andreas P. Cornett, cornett@sam.sdu.dk & Assoc. Prof. Nils Karl Sørensen, nks@sam.sdu.dk

Dep. of Business & Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Sönderborg, Denmark. 13:00-13:40

Creative Destruction and Creative Resilience - Sudden Structural Change in Oulu Region

Jaakko Simonen, Professor (acting), Dr. Econ , Jaakko.Simonen@oulu.fi , Oulu Business School, University of

Oulu, Finland, Rauli Svento, Professor, Dr. Econ, rauli.svento@oulu.fi , Johannes Herala, Researcher,M.Sc.

Johannes.herala@oulu.fi , Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland

Discussant: Rannveig Edda Hjaltadóttir, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of

Luxembourg, Luxemburg, rannveig.hjaltadottir@uni.lu

13:40-14:20 Managing Co-operative Business Networks for Service Co-Creation in Rural Denmark: A Case from the

Renewable Energy Sector

Susanne Gretzinger, Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Department for Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management, Sønderborg, sug@sam.sdu.dk & Birgit Leick, Dr. rer. pol., Senior lecturer,

University of Bayreuth, Department of Economic Geography, Institute of Geography, Bayreuth Germany,

birgit.leick@uni-bayreuth.de

Discussant: Jaakko Simonen, University of Oulu, Finland Jaakko.Simonen@oulu.fi 14:20-15.00 Analysis of the Decentralized Structure in a Regional Firm as Driver for Innovation Efficiency in Organizations

John-Erik Andreassen, Associate Professor, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-

erik.andreassen@hiof.no

Discussant: Nils Karl Sørensen, Dep. of Business & Economics, University of Southern Denmark,

Sönderborg, Denmark, nks@sam.sdu.dk

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

The Nonlinear Geography of Innovation Cooperations among EU Regions Timo Mitze, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU),Sønderborg, Denmark tmitze@sam.sdu.dk & Rannveig Edda Hjaltadóttir, Dr. Post Doc, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg, Luxenbourg rannveig.hjaltadottir@uni.lu. Discussant: Andreas Cornett, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, cornett@sam.sdu.dk 16:00-16.40

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Location, Change and Income: The Changing Regional Balance in Denmark Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers Andreas P. Cornett, Prof. cornett@sam.sdu.dk & Assoc. Prof. Nils Karl Sørensen, Dep. of Business & Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Sönderborg, Denmark, nks@sam.sdu.dk Discussant: John-Erik Andreassen, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-erik.andreassen@hiof.no

Thursday, June 15th

13.00-16.40 – Room J 105 - Paper session VIIa.

Local Community Collaboration, Networks and Innovation

Chairs: Dr. Anna Karin Olsson, Assoc. Prof. Ulrika Lundh Snis & Dr. Irene Bernhard, University West, School of business, Economics and IT; Trollhättan, Sweden, anna-karin.olsson@hv.se, ulrika.snis@hv.se, irene.bernhard@hv.se

13:00-13:40

Event Coordinators and Destination Managers: The Scope of their Preparation, Skill Set, and Attitudes in Southeastern Region of Sweden Thomas. A. Michel, Ph.D., Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, thomas.michel@bth.se Discussant: Ellinor Torsein, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, ellinor.torsein@hv.se 13:40-14:20 Women Entrepreneurs in Local Community Networks – Participation, Challenges and Place Development Irene Bernhard, PhD, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Irene.bernhard@hv.se (corresponding author) & Anna Karin Olsson, PhD, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden anna-karin.olsson@hv.se Discussant: Rolf Dahlberg, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, rolf.dahlberg@hv.se 14.20-15.00

Can Associations be Drivers for Development? A Case Study of Associations in 14 Danish Rural Communities Elisabeth Lauridsen Lolle, Teaching Assistant Professor, Aalborg University, Department of Learning and

Philosophy, Aalborg Ø, Denmark. lolle@learning.aau.dk Discussant: Anna Karin Olsson, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan,

Sweden anna-karin.olsson@hv.se

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00 Late Season Tourists on the Swedish West Coast Tobias Arvemo, Ph.D, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, tobias.arvemo@hv.se (corresponding author), Ellinor Torsein, Ph.D, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, ellinor.torsein@hv.se (corresponding author) Discussant: Thomas. A. Michel, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden thomas.michel@bth.se 16:00-16:40

The Old Town District – Not Only a Scenery Backdrop: Stakeholders' Perspectives in Urban Re-generation Ulrika Lundh Snis, Assoc. Prof. (corresponding author) University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Ulrika.snis@hv.se Anna Karin Olsson, PhD, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden anna-karin.olsson@hv.se & Irene Bernhard, PhD, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Irene.bernhard@hv.se Discussant: Elisabeth Lauridsen Lolle, Aalborg University, Department of Learning and Philosophy, Denmark. lolle@learning.aau.dk

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Thursday, June 15th

13.00-15.00 – Room J 111 - Paper session VIII.

Work Integrated Learning in a Digital Society (LINA)

Chairs: Prof. Lars Svensson , lars.svensson@hv.se and Dr. Thomas Winman, Thomas.winman@hv.se , University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Trollhättan, Sweden 13:00-13:40

Dynamic Processes Driven by Differences’: on the need for Keeping Differences to Enable Creative Cross

Organizational Collaboration in Innovation Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, Department of Informatics, University West,

Maria.spante@hv.se (corresponding author), Karl Alfredsson, Lin Education, Karl.alfredsson@lineducation.se

& Johan Fors, johan.viktor.fors@gmail.com Discussant: Eddy Nehls, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden 13:40-14:20 Work Integrated Learning through an R&D Project. A Case Study of Student´s participation in a Health

Promoting Integration Project at University West

Per Assmo, Associate professor & Dr Thomas Winman, University West, School of Business, Economics & IT, Sweden per.assmo@hv.se , thomas.winman@hv.se

Discussant: Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, Division of Informatics,

University West, Maria.spante@hv.se 14:20-15.00 A Conversation about Work Integrated Learning as a Way to Manage Complexity and Promote Sustainability

Eddy Nehls, Associate professor, eddy.nehls@hv.se, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West,

Sweden. Trollhättan, Sweden.

Discussant: Marie Westerlind, PhD, University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies,

Trollhättan, Sweden, marie.westerlind@hv.se 15.00-15.20 coffee break

Organisation of Health-promoting Integration Work Marie Westerlind, PhD, University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Trollhättan, Sweden, marie.westerlind@hv.se , Discussant: Per Assmo, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se

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Thursday, June 15th

13.00-16.00 – Room I 105 – Paper session XI.

Urban Economics

Chairs: Dr. Johan Lundberg, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Umeå University,

Sweden, Johan.lundberg@econ.umu.se 13:00-13:40

A Comparison of Rating Systems in Hospitality Industry

Pingjing Bo, PhD Candidate, Jönköping international business school, Jönköping University, Sweden, pingjing.bo@ju.se

Discussant: Martin Andersson, Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of

Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University martin.andersson@bth.se 13:40-14:20 Are Local Income Tax Decisions Spatially Correlated?

Johan Lundberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden,

Johan.lundberg@econ.umu.se

Discussant: Özge Öner, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm, Sweden &

Jönköping International Business School, Department of Economics, Jönköping, Sweden. ozge.oner@ju.se 14:20-15.00 The Microgeography of Diversity and Specialization

Martin Andersson, Professor (corresponding author), Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute

of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University martin.andersson@bth.se Johan P Larsson, PhD, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, CIRCLE, Lund University and Jönköping International Business School (JIBS),

Jönköping university, johan.p.larsson@ju.se and Joakim Wernberg, CIRCLE, Lund University

Joakim.wernberg@circle.lu.se

Discussant: Pingjing Bo, Jönköping international business school, Jönköping University, Sweden,

pingjing.bo@ju.se 15.00-15.20 coffee break 15:20-16:00

Do Urban Amenities Explain Income Sorting in Cities? Using Geo-coded Data from Stockholm Metropolitan Region

Özge Öner, ozge.oner@ju.se, Research Fellow, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm, Sweden

& Jönköping International Business School, Department of Economics, Jönköping, Sweden.

Discussant: Johan Lundberg, Department of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden,

Johan.lundberg@econ.umu.se

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Thursday, June 15th

13.00-16.40 – Room I 106 – Paper session XIIIa.

Special session in the Honour of Professor Charlie Karlsson

Chair: Prof. Martin Andersson Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. martin.andersson@bth.se 13:00-13:40

Resourceful Clusters, Social Capital and Industrial Performance - A Triple Layer Approach

Peter Nijkamp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands pnijkamp@hotmail.com

Discussant: Sierdjan Koster, University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Urban and Regional Studies Institute: sierdjan.koster@rug.nl 13:40-14:20 Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants and Natives: Evidence on Wages in Sweden, 2001-2012

Sameeksha Desai, Indiana University, USA, desai@indiana.edu , Johan Eklund (corresponding author) Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum and Jönköping International Business School, Stockholm, Sweden,

johan.eklund@entreprenorskapsforum.se & Pardis Nabavi Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation

Studies (CESIS), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden pardis.nabavi@indek.kth.se

Discussant: Peter Nijkamp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands,

pnijkamp@hotmail.com 14:20-15.00 The Early Career Effects of being Self-employed while Studying

Viktor Venhorst, University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Urban and Regional Studies Institute:

v.a.venhorst@rug.nl & Sierdjan Koster (corresponding author), University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial

Sciences, Urban and Regional Studies Institute: sierdjan.koster@rug.nl

Discussant: Uwe Blien, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) Nuremberg, Germany, uwe.blien@iab.de

15.00-15.20 coffee break 15:20-16:00

New Results on the Effects of Technical Progress on Employment

Uwe Blien, Professor, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), of the German Federal Employment Agency

(BA) Nuremberg, Germany uwe.blien@iab.de Oliver Ludewig (IAB) & Anja Rossen (IAB), Germany. Discussant: Mikaela Backman, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, mikalea.backman@ju.se 16:00-16:40

A Firm’s Choice of Export Markets-Does the Foreign Background of its Employees Provide Lower Barriers to

Entry? Mikalea Backman, PhD, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden (corresponding author)

Mikaela.Backman@ju.se Lina Bjerke, PhD, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping Sweden and

Tina Wallin PhD Candidate, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.

Discussant: Johan Eklund, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum and Jönköping International Business

School, Stockholm, Sweden, johan.eklund@entreprenorskapsforum.se

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – Room J 103 – Paper session Ib.

Entrepreneurial Innovation Process

Chair: Professor Davide Castellani, Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom d.castellani@henley.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Board National Diversity and Firm-level Innovativeness within the European Union Antoine Habersetzer, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, witzerland, antoine.habersetzer@giub.unibe.ch, Teemu Makkonen (corresponding author), Institute for Advanced Social Research, University of Tampere, Finland, teemu.makkonen@uta.fi , Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, teemu@sam.sdu.dk , Allan M. Williams, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, UK, allan.williams@surrey.ac.uk &

Discussant: John-Erik Andreassen, Associate Professor, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-erik.andreassen@hiof.no

13:40-14:20

Inter-Firm Networks: Determinants and Innovation beyond Regional Boundaries - Evidence from Italy

Chiara Burlina, PhD student (corresponding author) “Marco Fanno” Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, chiara.burlina@phd.unipd.it

Discussant: Teemu Makkonen, Institute for Advanced Social Research, University of Tampere,

Finland, teemu.makkonen@uta.fi 14.20-15.00

Buyer-user Innovation Integrated in the Business Model of a Regional Firm

John-Erik Andreassen, Associate Professor, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, john-

erik.andreassen@hiof.no

Discussant: Roberto Antonietti, Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno”,

University of Padova, Italy, Roberto.antonietti@unipd.it rob.antonietti@gmail.com

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Evaluating Funding Strategies for Entrepreneurial Firms in Knowledge Intensive Environments – New Evidence from Ex-Ante Policy Simulations using the VISIBLE Model

Muhamed Kudic, Dr. University of Bremen,(corresponding author) kudic@uni-bremen.de , Dr. Matthias

Mueller, University of Hohenheim, m_mueller@uni-hohenheim.de & Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka, University of

Hohenheim, Germany, a.pyka@uni-hohenheim.de

Discussant: Chiara Burlina, “Marco Fanno” Department of Economics and Management, University

of Padova, Padova, Italy, chiara.burlina@phd.unipd.it 16:00-16:40

Assessing the Role of Industry Variety for the Creation of Innovative Start-ups: Evidence from Italian Local Labour Market Areas Roberto Antonietti, Assoc. prof. PhD, Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno”, University of Padova, Italy, Roberto.antonietti@unipd.it rob.antonietti@gmail.com & Francesca Gambarotto,

Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno”, University of Padova, Italy

Discussant: Muhamed Kudic, University of Bremen, Germnay kudic@uni-bremen.de

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – J 113 – Paper session Ic.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Professor David Storey, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, D.J.Storey@sussex.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

Social Capital and Regional Diversification Diversification in Italy Roberto Antonietti, Assoc. prof. PhD, Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno”, University of Padova, Italy Roberto.antonietti@unipd.it & Ron Boschma, Urban and Regional Centre Utrecht (URU), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Center for innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Lund, Sweden, r.boschma@geo.uu.nl Discussant: Özge Öner, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm & Jönköping International Business School, Department of Economics, Jönköping, ozge.oner@ju.se , 13:40-14:20

The Impact of Human Capital and Skill Availability on Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into

Regions within Developing Economies

Arkadiusz Mironko, PhD, Visiting Professor, Rutgers University, USA arkadius@rutgers.edu

Discussant: Emma Lappi, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden & Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, Stockholm, Sweden Emma.lappi@ju.se 14.20-15.00

Reaching out – Tuning in: On the Problematic Information Structure Hindering Connection between Socially Engaged Organizations and Refugees in the Municipality of Trollhättan

Daniel Kwame Baidoo Ampem and Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, Department of

Informatics, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Corresponding author: maria.spante@hv.se

Discussant: Arkadiusz Mironko, Rutgers University, USA, arkadius@rutgers.edu

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

The Geographical Distribution of Refugees in Sweden

Johan Wennström, johan.wennstrom@ifn.se Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm &

Linköping University, Department of Political Science, Linköping and Özge Öner, (corresponding author),

ozge.oner@ju.se ,Research Institute of Industrial Economics), Stockholm & Jönköping International Business School, Department of Economics, Jönköping

Discussant: Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, Department of Informatics,

University West, maria.spante@hv.se 16:00-16:40

New Employees’ Previous Self-employment Experience as a Source of Productivity Gains for Firms

Emma Lappi, PhD Candidate, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden & Swedish

Entrepreneurship Forum, Stockholm, Sweden Emma.lappi@ju.se Discussant: Rolf Dahlberg, School of Business Economics and IT, University West, Sweden, rolf.dahlberg@hv.se

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – J 111 – Paper session Ie.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Dr. Mercedes Delgado, MIT Sloan and Lab for Innovation Science and Policy, Cambridge, USA delgadom@mit.edu

13:00-13:40

Innovation Networks in Germany and the Role of Proximity Philipp Marek, Dr. (corresponding author), Deutsche Bundesbank Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany philipp.marek@bundesbank.de & Dr. Mirko Titze, Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IWH), Halle (Saale), Germany, mirko.titze@iwh-halle.de Discussant: Sabrina Fredin, sfl@bth.se CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in

the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden, Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. 13:40-14:20 The Role of Innovation on Performance of Young Entrepreneurial Firm; Mediating Role of Founding Teams

Sam Tavassoli, Dr. School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia and professor Pia Arenius, corresponding author: Sam Tavassoli: sam.tavassoli@rmit.edu.au

Discussant: Viktoriia Panova, Karlstad University (KAU), Department of Political Science, Sweden,

viktoriia.panova@kau.se 14.20-15.00

Credit Assessment in Swedish Saving Bank

Eva Johansson, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan Sweden,

Eva.Johansson@hv.se

Discussant: Philipp Marek, Deutsche Bundesbank Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany

philipp.marek@bundesbank.de

15.00-15.20 coffee break 15:20-16:00

Resilient Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Longer-Term Crisis (case of Ukraine)

Viktoriia Panova, PhD in Political Science, lecturer, Karlstad University (KAU), Department of Political Science,

Karlstad, Sweden, viktoriia.panova@kau.se Discussant: Sam Tavassoli, School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia,

sam.tavassoli@rmit.edu.au 16:00-16:40

On the Intellectual Foundation of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Sabrina Fredin, PhD student, & Alina Lidén, Dr. Corresponding author: Sabrina Fredin, sfl@bth.se CIRCLE

(Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden,

Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden.

Discussant: Eva Johansson, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan

Sweden, Eva.Johansson@hv.se

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-18.00 – Room J 105 – Paper session III.

Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe´s Economic Crisis

Chairs: Dr. Daniel Silander, Linneaus University, Sweden, daniel.silander@lnu.se , Charlotte Silander Linnea’s University, Sweden charlotte.silander@lnu.se and Assoc. Prof. Per Assmo, University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Trollhättan, Sweden, per.assmo@hv.se 13:00-13:40

Debating the Economic Crisis in the European Parliament: Lessons for Entrepreneurship Brigitte Pircher, PhD. Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Political Science, Linneaus University, Växjö, Sweden, Brigitte.pircher@lnu.se Discussant: Elin Wihlborg, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden elin.wihlborg@liu.se 13:40-14:20 Political Entrepreneurship, Networks and Governance, Conceptualizing the Roles of Political Entrepreneurs Elin Wihlborg, Professor, Unit of Political Science, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden elin.wihlborg@liu.se Discussants: Per Strömblad, Linnaeus University, Sweden, per.stromblad@lnu.se 14.20-15.00

The EU Commission on Entrepreneurship in times of European Economic Crisis

Daniel Silander, PhD, Department of Political Science, Linneaus University, Växjö, Sweden, daniel.silander@lnu.se Discussant: Eleonore Huang Vogel, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, Eleonore.hung.vogel@bth.se 15.00-15.20 coffee break

15.20-16.00

European Post-migration Policies, Public Opinion and Policy Preferences

Per Strömblad, Department of Political Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden, Correspondence:

per.stromblad@lnu.se

Discussant: Daniel Silander Linneaus University, Sweden daniel.silander@lnu.se

16:00-16:40

Do Higher Education Studies in Entrepreneurship Produce Entrepreneurs?

Eleonore Huang Vogel, PhD Candidate, Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology,

Karlskrona, Sweden, Correspondence: eleonore.huang.vogel@bth.se

Discussant: Brigitte Pircher, Department of Political Science, Linneaus University, Växjö, Sweden,

Brigitte.pircher@lnu.se

16:40-17:20 Forming Networks and New Ways of Legitimacy – Local development Professionals in Shrinking

Municipalities

Albin Olausson, PhD-student, Centre for municipal studies, Department for Studies of Social Change and Culture, Linköping University, albin.olausson@liu.se & Elin Wihlborg, Professor, Unit of Political Science,

Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, elin.wihlborg@liu.se

Discussant: Charlotte Silander, Linneus University, Sweden charlotte.silander@lnu.se 17:20-18:00 Entrepreneurship in Higher Education

Charlotte Silander, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Department of Pedagogy, Linnaeus University, Växjö

(corresponding author), Sweden charlotte.silander@lnu.se & Caroline Berggren, Associate Professor,

University of Gothenburg , Department of Education and Special Education, caroline.berggren@ped.gu.se

Discussant: Daniel Silander Linnea’s University, Sweden daniel.silander@lnu.se

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – Room I 105 – Paper session VI.

Geographical Concentration of Innovation and Creation of New Industries

Chairs: Prof. Tomomichi Yoshikawa, Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp. & Prof. Hironari Ukai, Aichi Gakuin University , Aichi, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp or hironari.ukai@gmail.com 13:00-13:40

Building an Open Innovation Model Over a Horizontal Network by applying the Open Innovation Theory on SMEs in Japan From a Case Study on Shitamachi Bobsleigh Network Project in Ota City, Tokyo Mutsumi Okuyama (presenter & corresponding author), mutsumi.okuyama@keio.jp , Toshiyuki Yasui, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, Kyosuke Sakakura & Takashi Maeno, Faculty of Urban Life Studies, Tokyo City University, Japan. Discussant: Hironari Ukai, Department of Management, and Director, Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp or hironari.ukai@gmail.com 13:40-14.20 Regional Factors in which Geographical Concentration of New Industries and Mature Industries is Created - Comparative of Tsubame City & Sanjo City's Metal Processing Industry and Okinawa Prefecture's Traditional Craft Industry - Masashi Imase, Assoc. Prof. Kyoto College of Economics, Junior college, Kyoto, Japan, imase@ppp.bekkoame.ne.jp Discussant: Mutsumi Okuyama Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan mutsumi.okuyama@keio.jp ,

14.20-15.00

Innovation in Ehime Prefecture’s Paper Industry Cluster Shiro Shiraishi, Graduate School Doctoral Program at Hosei University, Secretary of General. The Graduate School of Project Design(MPD), Aoyama, Tokyo, JAPAN, s.shiraishi@mpd.ac.jp Discussant: Tomomchi Yoshikawa, Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15.20-16.00

Creation of New Industries in Japan: kinds of Functions Needed - How Tsubame-Sanjo and Kumano have

Clustered More than Four Hundred Years in Japan Tomomchi Yoshikawa, Professor Waseda Business School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, t.yoshikawa@waseda.jp Discussant: Masashi Imase, Kyoto College of Economics, Junior college, Kyoto, Japan, imase@ppp.bekkoame.ne.jp

16:00-16:40

A Study on the Model of “Civic Entrepreneurship” for Building Prosperous Economic Communities in the Japanese Context Hironari Ukai, Professor, Department of Management, Director, Centre for Community Collaboration, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan, ukai@dpc.agu.ac.jp

Discussant: Shiro ShiraishI, Graduate School Doctoral Program at Hosei University, The Graduate School of Project Design (MPD), Aoyama, Tokyo, JAPAN, s.shiraishi@mpd.ac.jp

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – Room J 106 – Paper session VIIb.

Local Community Collaboration, Networks and Innovation

Chairs: Dr. Anna Karin Olsson, Assoc. Prof. Ulrika Lundh Snis & Dr. Irene Bernhard, University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Trollhättan, Sweden, anna-karin.olsson@hv.se, ulrika.snis@hv.se, irene.bernhard@hv.se

13:00-13:40

The Evolution of Clusters and Knowledge Networks: The Case of the Berlin Biotechnology Cluster

Milad Abbasiharofteh, Research Assistant, Academy for Spatial Research and Planning, Hanover, Germany,

PhD student, Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, Leibniz University of Hanover, Hannover, Germany, Abbasiharofteh@ARL-net.de (Corresponding Author) & Tom Brökel, Associate Professor, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, t.broekel@uu.nl Discussant: Ulrika Lundh Snis, School Business, Economics & IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, Ulrika.snis@hv.se 13:40-14:20 Beyond Experience: the Role of Age in Open Innovation Sara Fernández Ph.D.Candidate, (corresponding author); Ángela Triguero (Ph.D.)Sara.Fernandez@uclm.es Angela.Triguero@uclm.es , Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. Discussant: Nataliya Galan, School of Business, Economics and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, nataliya.galan@hv.se

14.20-15.00

Human Resource Strategies of Local Firms in Weak Regional Institutional Settings – the Role of Proximity for Collaborations between Vietnamese Firms and Public Educational Organizations in the Red River Delta

Jöran Wrana, Mr. Dipl.-Geogr. Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Germany, Köln, Germany

joeran.wrana@uni-koeln.de (corresponding author), Co-Author: Mr. Prof. Dr. Revilla Diez, Javier, j.revilladiez@uni-koeln.de

Discussant: Milad Abbasiharofteh, Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, Leibniz University

of Hanover, Hannover, Germany, Abbasiharofteh@ARL-net.de 15.00-15.20 coffee break 15:20-16:00

Adjunct-Professors at Professional Service Firms: Just Links Between the Industry and the Academy or…?

Nataliya Galan, Assistant Professor in Business Administration, School of Business, Economics and IT,

University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, nataliya.galan@hv.se Discussant: Sara Fernández )Sara.Fernandez@uclm.es, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. 16:00-16:40

Tourism Networking for Regional Place Innovation in Swedish Lapland Jennie Gelter, Research assistant, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, jennie.gelter@ltu.se , Helena Karlberg, CEO, Piteå Science Park, Piteå, Sweden, helena.karlberg@piteasciencepark.se & Malin Lindberg, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, malin.lindberg@ltu.se (corresponding author). Discussant: Jöran Wrana, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Germany, Köln, Germany joeran.wrana@uni-koeln.de

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Friday, June 16th

13.00-16.40 – Room I 106 – Paper session XIIIb.

Special session in the Honour of Professor Charlie Karlsson

Chair: Prof. Martin Andersson Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. martin.andersson@bth.se

13:00-13:40

Challenges and Opportunities for Intermediate City Regions: A Case Study of Recent Danish Trends in a

European Perspective

Andreas P. Cornett, Dep. of Business & Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark,

cornett@sam.sdu.dk

Discussant: Martin Andersson, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University,

Sweden. martin.andersson@bth.se 13:40-14:20 Region-specific Paths of the Biomedical Sector in Europe and the UK

Helen Lawton Smith, (Corresponding author), Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London, UK,

ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk & Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, geosbs@buffalo.edu Discussant: Kingsley E. Haynes, khaynes@gmu.edu, Schar School of Policy and Government,

George Mason University, Fairfax, Arlington, VA, USA. 14:20-15.00 Explaining Variations in Regional Housing Prices – An Accessibility Approach Urban Gråsjö, School of Business, Economic and IT, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden urban.grasjo@hv.se

Discussant: Andreas P. Cornett, Dep. of Business & Economics, University of Southern Denmark,

Sønderborg, Denmark, cornett@sam.sdu.dk 15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Geographic Concentration, Plant Size and Market Potential

Martin Andersson, martin.andersson@bth.se Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, Johan Klaesson, johan.klaesson@ju.se & Lars Pettersson, lars.pettersson@ju.se Centre for Entrepreneurship and

Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden

Discussant: Helen Lawton Smith, Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London, UK,

ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk 16:00-16:40 Panel data models of New Firm Formation in New England

Jitendra Parajuli & Kingsley E. Haynes, (corresponding author) khaynes@gmu.edu Schar School of Policy and

Government, George Mason University, Fairfax, Arlington, VA, USA

Discussant: Urban Gråsjö, School of Business, Economic and IT, University West, Trollhättan,

Sweden urban.grasjo@hv.se

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-15.00 – J 113 – Paper session Id.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Professor Roberta Rabellotti, University of Pavia, Italy, roberta.rabellotti@unipv.it

13:00-13:40

The Dynamics of Related and Unrelated Variety across Time and Space: Evidence from Italian Regions Roberto Antonietti, “Marco Fanno” Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, roberto.antonietti@unipd.it & Chiara Burlina, PhD student (corresponding author) “Marco Fanno” Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova, Italy, chiara.burlina@phd.unipd.it Discussant: Anders Broström (corresponding author), KTH Royal Institute of Technology KTH, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Stockholm, anders.brostrom@indek.kth.se 13:40-14:20

Countries’ Trade Specialisation and Performance in Global Value Chains Filippo Bontadini, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) University of Sussex, United Kingdom

f.bontadini@sussex.ac.uk

Discussant: Chiara Burlina, “Marco Fanno” Department of Economics and Management, University

of Padova, Italy, chiara.burlina@phd.unipd.it 14.20-15.00

The Value of Entrepreneurial Peers

Thomas Åstebro, Professor, HEC Paris, Dr Anders Broström (corresponding author), KTH Royal Institute of

Technology KTH, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Stockholm,

anders.brostrom@indek.kth.se & Ingrid Ros, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Discussant: Filippo Bontadini, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) University of Sussex, United Kingdom f.bontadini@sussex.ac.uk

15.00-15.20 coffee break

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-15.00 – J 111 – Paper session If.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Professor Helen Simpson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, Helen.Simpson@bristol.ac.uk

13:00-13:40

The Impact of Research-based Spin-offs as Knowledge Conveyers in Innovation Networks Cristina Sousa DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal & Universidade Portucalense, Portugal, cristina.sousa@iscte.pt Margarida Fontes, LNEG – National Laboratory of Energy and Geology, Portugal & DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal. margarida.fontes@lneg.pt & Oscarina Conceição, (corresponding author) DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal & Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal. oconceicao@ipca.pt Discussant: Christopher R. Esposito, Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Monica, CA, USA, cresposito@ucla.edu

13:40-14:20

The Regional Lifecycle: Linking the Lifecycle of Technologies to Land Price Appreciation (theme: Innovation,

Entrepreneurship, and Industrial Dynamics)

Christopher R. Esposito, Ph.D. Student, Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Monica, CA, USA, cresposito@ucla.edu

Discussant: Kristina Nyström, Division of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Center of Excellence

for Science and Innovation Studies, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The

Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and The Ratio Institute, Stockholm Sweden.

kristina.nystrom@indek.kth.se 14.20-15.00

Displacement and Skill Mismatch

Kristina Nyström, Associate Professor, Division of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Center of Excellence

for Science and Innovation Studies, Department of Industrial Economics and Management, The Royal Institute

of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and The Ratio Institute, Stockholm Sweden. kristina.nystrom@indek.kth.se

Discussant: Oscarina Conceição, DINÂMIA’CET-IUL, Portugal & Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal. oconceicao@ipca.pt

15.00-15.20 coffee break

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-16.00 – J 106 – Paper session Ig.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Dynamics in Internationalized Regional

Economies

Chair: Professor Olav Sorenson, Yale School of Management, Yale University, USA olav.sorenson@yale.edu

13:00-13:40

Effects of IKEA Entry – Spatial Impact on Firm Level Retail Sales

Helena Nilsson, PhD Candidate in Economics, Economics, Finance and Statistics Department, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping & HUI Research, Stockholm, Sweden, helena.nilsson@ju.se Discussant: Philippe Rouchy, Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. philippe.rouchy@bth.se

13:40-14:20

The Readymade Garment Workers of Bangladesh: Factors Influencing Perceptions of Workplace Abuse

Reaz Uddin, Martin Svensson, Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology A.M.M.

Shahiduzzaman Quoreshi, PhD, Associate Professor, Industrial Economics and Management, Blekinge

Institute of Technology, Sweden, shahiduzzaman.quoreshi@bth.se

Discussant: Katja Bringmann, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium,

katja.bringmann@uantwerpen.be 14.20-15.00 Hybrid Entrepreneurship: a Review of the Literature Philippe Rouchy, Senior Lecturer, (corresponding author) Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. philippe.rouchy@bth.se & Sam Tavassoli, Lecturer, RMIT

University, School of Management, Melbourne, Australia, sam.tavassoli@rmit.edu.au

Discussant: Helena Nilsson, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping & HUI

Research, Stockholm, Sweden, helena.nilsson@ju.se

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Time is Money! Venture Capital Investment and Accessibility

Katja Bringmann, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Email: katja.bringmann@uantwerpen.be Discussant: A.M.M. Shahiduzzaman Quoreshi, Industrial Economics and Management, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, shahiduzzaman.quoreshi@bth.se

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-16.00 – Room J 103 – Paper session IIb.

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Development Policy: National and Regional Chair: Professor Roger R. Stough, George Mason University, USA, rstough@gmu.edu

13:00-13:40

Innovation in the Digital Age: Matchmakers Zoltan Acs, Professor, School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA,

zacs@gmu.edu, zoltan@thegedi.org

Discussant: Arvids A. Ziedonis, Boston University, Questrom School of Business, Boston, MA, USA,

aaz1@bu.edu 13:40-14:20 Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Policy Roger R. Stough, Professor, School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA,

rstough@gmu.edu

Discussant: Hayri Tanriverdi, Nevşehir Hacı Bektas Veli University, Social Science Institute, Turkey.

hayritanriverdi@hotmail.com

14.20-15.00

State Government Innovation Programs and the Retention of Science and Technology Start-Ups: Evidence

from the Great Lakes Region Bo Zhao, Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong,

bozhao@business.hku.hk , Arvids A. Ziedonis (corresponding author), Visiting Scholar, Boston University,

Questrom School of Business, Boston, MA, USA, aaz1@bu.edu & Rosemarie H. Ziedonis, Associate Professor,

Boston University, Questrom School of Business (and NBER), Boston, MA, USA, rmz@bu.edu

Discussant: Zoltan Acs, Professor, School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA,

zacs@gmu.edu, zoltan@thegedi.org 15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Technoparks in Turkey: One of the Effective Tools of Regional Development?

Hayri Tanriverdi, PhD Candidate, Nevşehir Hacı Bektas Veli University, Social Science Institute, Turkey.

hayritanriverdi@hotmail.com

Discussant: Rosemarie H. Ziedonis, Boston University, Questrom School of Business (and NBER),

Boston, MA, USA, rmz@bu.edu

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-16.00 – Room I 106 - Paper session IX & Paper session X

Metropolitan Areas, Motors of Change and Socio-Economic Development: Policies Effective for

Innovative Labour Markets and Innovative Situations

Chair: Professor Helen Lawton Smith, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London, UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk Paper session X. - Inclusive Innovation and Social Innovation: Evolution of Thought and

Practice

Chairs: Professor Helen Lawton Smith, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London, UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk & Maureen McKelvey, Professor, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Department of Economy and Society, School of Business, Economics and Law; Gothenburg University, Sweden, Maureen.mckelvey@handels.gu.se

13:00-13:40

Inclusive Innovation Conceptualizing the Relation between Innovativeness and Inclusiveness Malin Lindberg, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, malin.lindberg@ltu.se

Discussant: Helen Lawton Smith, Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London,

UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk

13:40-14:20 Universities, Local Labour Markets and Economic Development

Helen Lawton Smith, Professor (corresponding author), Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London,

UK, ubtm188@mail.bbk.ac.uk & Rupert Waters, School of Business, Engineering and Science, Halmstad

University, Sweden, rupert@bbf.uk.com

Discussant: Maureen McKelvey, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Department of Economy and Society, Gothenburg, Sweden, Maureen.mckelvey@handels.gu.se

14.20-15.00

Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Collaborative engineering projects and sustainability: Analysing open

innovation practices for societal impact in the context of advanced engineering in university industry centres Maureen McKelvey, Professor, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Department of Economy and Society, Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs Universitet; Gothenburg, Sweden, (corresponding author and presenter), Maureen.mckelvey@handels.gu.se , & Rani Dang, and Olof Zaring. Discussant: Rolf Dahlberg University West, Trollhädttan, Sweden. Rolf.dahlberg@hv.se 15.00-15.20 coffee break

15.20-16.00

Teaching Civic Orientation for New Residents in Sweden: On Competence Development and Knowledge Sharing in a Growing Profession

Hiba Chaath, hich0002@student.hv.se & Maria Spante, School of Business, Economics and IT, Department of

Informatics, University West, Sweden, maria.spante@hv.se

Discussant: Malin Lindberg, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, malin.lindberg@ltu.se

Trollhättan, Sweden, 15-17 June

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Saturday, June 17th

13.00-16.00 – Room I 108 – Paper session XIIIc.

Special session in the Honour of Professor Charlie Karlsson

Chair: Prof. Martin Andersson, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. martin.andersson@bth.se 13:00-13:40

Competence for Education, Research and Collaboration – A study of the Role of Borås University for Western

Sweden

Folke Snickars, Professor, folke.snickars@abe.kth.se (corresponding author), Simon Falck and Prof. Hans

Westlund, School of Architecture and Build Environment, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm,

Sweden.

Discussant: Åke E. Andersson, Jönköping University, Sweden, ake.andersson@ju.se 13:40-14:20 Economic Impact Assessment of Smart Specialization Policies with the GMR-Europe Model

Attila Varga, vargaa@ktk.pte.hu Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Center, University of

Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hungary; Péter Járosi, Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Research Center, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hungary and Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, USA; Tamás Sebestyén, Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research

Center, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hungary; László Szerb, Regional Innovation and

Entrepreneurship Research Center, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hungary.

Discussant: Börje Johansson, professor, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping,

Sweden, borje.johansson@ju.se 14:20-15.00 Inside and Outside the Black Box - Organization of Interdependencies

Åke E. Andersson, Professor, Jönköping University, Sweden, ake.andersson@ju.se (corresponding author) and

David Emanuel Andersson,

Discussant: Attila Varga, vargaa@ktk.pte.hu Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Center, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hungary.

15.00-15.20 coffee break

15:20-16:00

Urban Rings and City Growth in Sweden 1810-2010

Martin Andersson, professor, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden.

martin.andersson@bth.se and Börje Johansson, professor, Jönköping University and CESIS, Royal Institute of

Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, borje.johansson@ju.se

Discussant: Charlie Karlsson, Professor, Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (CESIS), KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, University West, Trollhättan & Jönköping International Business

School, Jönköping, Sweden, Charlie.karlsson@ju.se 16:00- 16:40

Geography and Firms’ Choice of Innovation Strategies Charlie Karlsson, Professor, Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (CESIS), KTH, Stockholm,

Sweden, University West, Trollhättan & Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, & Dr.

Sam Tavassoli, School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia & Centre for Innovation,

Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (Corresponding

author) sam.tavassoli@rmit.edu.au

Discussant: Folke Snickars, folke.snickars@abe.kth.se, School of Architecture and Build Environment, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.