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ECIC Research Colloquium Series 2009February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December You are invited to attend an exciting and diverse range of seminars as part of the ECIC Research Colloquium Series 2009. Seminars are held monthly with a rich mix of presenters comprising of academics from the ECIC, visiting overseas academics and presenters from industry and the not-for-profit sector. Every Month on Monday at 12:00 noonMargaret Murray Room
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship Research: Current and Future Directions |
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| Summary: | This lecture provides an insight into a decade of qualitative research involving Indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia, Hawai'i and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The discussion begins by focusing on the attributes that make for a successful Indigenous entrepreneur. A common question asked by Government or Non Government Organisations (NGOs) keen to promote economic development is, can Indigenous entrepreneurs be taught or are they born? So, what makes the Indigenous entrepreneur different from the rest of society? Do they face different challenges, especially when we compare Pacific rim Indigenous entrepreneurs from Australia, Hawai'i and New Zealand? More importantly; why should governments invest in Indigenous entrepreneurship and how can this be assisted? |
| Presenter: | Professor Dennis Foley |
| Bio: | Professor Dennis Foley is a research academic of Indigenous Affairs - economic, social and cultural - at the University of Newcastle specialising in the multi-disciplinary area of Indigenous entrepreneurship in the Institute of Social Well-being. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland with several academic awards that include Fulbright and Endeavour Fellowships. He also sits on several national and state boards that include the ATO small business advisory board and several well known research bodies. Dennis' publications are varied from the history of Aboriginal leadership and native title, Aboriginal business management and entrepreneurship, to poetry. His work was included in the UQ Press book of best Australian poetry for 2007. |
April Seminar
Exploring the Lead Entrepreneur's Influence on New Business Venture Success |
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| Summary: | Entrepreneurial activity in Australia creates new businesses, jobs, and wealth for the country. Over 1.2 million Australian small businesses employ almost 3.6 million people (Business Council of Australia, 2006). Many of these businesses, however, are not successful with up to 70% of new businesses failing within the first five years. Given the current crisis, failure rates will certainly climb. Since the lead or founding entrepreneurs shape the strategies adopted in early stage firms, their influence will have a significant effect on the success or failure of their businesses. For this reason, our research adopts both individual and firm levels of analyses. This exploratory research is part of a larger longitudinal study that aims to understand the reasons for the success of the 30% of new business ventures (NBVs) that do succeed in order that knowledge can be made available to assist the 70% that struggle and fail. The study of survival, growth, and performance in entrepreneurial ventures, however, is challenging (Davidsson et al., 2002) since survival, growth, and performance are the result of a process that occurs over time. In this presentation, we present the results of a cross-sectional pilot study that we undertook in late 2008. The purpose of the pilot was to develop and test a theoretical model linking individual attributes of the lead entrepreneur (personal values, entrepreneurial attitude, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy) and specific firm-level factors (entrepreneurial, marketing, and learning orientations) with firm performance to better understand the effect that entrepreneurs have on their businesses. In this paper, we examine the first half of the conceptual model: the link between individual attributes of the lead entrepreneur and entrepreneurial orientation (a firm level construct). |
| Presenter: | Professor Noel Lindsay and Senior Lecturer Pi-Shen Seet |
May Seminar
Individual Level Enterprising Competencies |
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| Summary: | Generating ideas for opportunities, taking action, persevering, taking risks, networking, and convincing others are all examples of individual level enterprising competencies. They underlie entrepreneurship regardless of its forms and shape (such as setting up a venture, starting a non-profit organisation, running an entrepreneurial business, or social entrepreneurship). In socioeconomic conditions that are more and more characterised by self-reliance and uncertainty, individual level enterprising competencies are urgently needed.\xA0 This colloquium presents the features of an enterprising competencies research and training program. The training employs a behavioural approach to competencies combining knowledge acquisition by means of studying relevant theory and research, and knowledge application by means of developmental exercises. The research program produces the theory and research provided in the training. It is mostly derived from outside the academic field of entrepreneurship which, curiously, often ignores the aim of generating immediately applicable behavioural strategies. To illustrate the type of research undertaken, a recently developed model of perseverance will be presented. This research uses elements of control theory and appraisal theory to derive perseverance strategies for situations characterized by uncertainty, challenges and setbacks.\xA0 |
| Presenter: | Dr. Marco van Gelderen |
| Bio: | Visiting Academic Dr. Marco van Gelderen originates from the Netherlands, where he obtained his PhD after completing Masters in psychology and in economics. Having worked for the RSM (Rotterdam School of Management), he is now a Senior Lecturer at Massey University, New Zealand. His research focuses on the psychology of enterprising behaviour, in particular individual level enterprising competencies, and on business opportunities emerging from societal changes. Dr. van Gelderen has published about 15 academic journal articles which can be accessed via his staff page at Massey University. |
July Seminar
Government Intervention and Entrepreneurship Course Development in the Creative Industries Sector |
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| Summary: | This research examines an Australian state government intervention designed to stimulate growth of the creative industries sector. The intervention engaged both tertiary education providers and industry in the development of a digital media entrepreneurship course. The findings highlight how the government objective influenced the development of education pathways. \xA0 |
| Presenter: | Allan O'Connor, Graciela Corral de Zubielqui and Matthew McKinlay |
August Seminar
Topic To Be Announced (TBA) |
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| Summary: | TBA |
| Presenter: | Dzulkifli bin Mekhtar |
November Seminar
The Strategic Concepts Driving the Business Models of Social Enterprise |
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| Summary: | This research examines how financial sustainability is crucial to social enterprises, and how business models are a mechanism to reduce the dependence of these enterprises on government and donor support. This research combined qualitative and quantitative methods and used concept mapping to identify five strategic concepts that drive the business models of sustainable social enterprises. Seventy-five local, national and international social enterprises in Australia were selected from a publically available list of charitable and not-for-profit organisations using systematic sampling, and those perceived to have the most similar business models were linked together. A concept map using the social network analysis software program, UCINET 6.0, was created. Five clusters were identified and named following a careful review of the business models represented in each cluster. This presentation will discuss the research method, the findings, practical examples of how strategists of social enterprises can use these strategic concepts to support sustainability, and recommendations for further research. |
| Presenter: | Eva Balan-Vnuk |
December Seminar
1. How Entrepreneurs Learn: Findings from Interpretive Research of Malaysian Chinese Entrepreneurs |
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| Summary: | It is commonplace to assume that the Chinese in doing business rely a great deal on "guanxi" interpersonal ties and mutual obligations. The presentation shows that although the tradition survives modern business activities rely more on work-applied or experiential learning. |
| Presenter: | Barry Elsey |
2. Enhance the International Businesses Through Immigrant/Ethnic Entrepreneurs and their Networking in the Host and Home Countries, a New Approach to Immigrant Entrepreneurship |
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| Summary: | Australian demographic patterns confirm that Australia is one of the key immigrant settlement countries in the world. The Australian multicultural environment is the consequence of different people migrating from all around the world. This environment continues to attract many people hoping to better their lifestyle. The Australian condition on the subject of immigrants and ethnic groups is somehow a unique one compared to other OECD countries. In terms of the economy, the Australian ethnic small business possesses quite unique characteristics and features. Statistics figures indicated that, in 2004, some 30.2 per cent of small business operators in Australia were born overseas. This signified that they were the first generation of immigrants. The figures have led economists, politicians and sociologists to state that the Australian ethnic small business sector has a significant responsibility in the current economy. For instance, scholars such as Jock Collins, Stromback and Malhotra believe that ethnic businesses contributed significantly to the value and quantum of Australian exports. Ethnic business owners have maintained a strong relationship with their home countries and have several commercial and cultural links to their home countries. Ethnic business is capable of playing a vital role in the globalisation of the Australian economy through its dealings with others countries, mainly with the home country of the ethnic business owners. This presentation will try to support the above points and open a new perspective to scholars and policy makers in regards to immigrant/ethnic entrepreneurship as a booster of international business. |
| Presenter: | Kourosh Dini |
| Date: | Monday 14 December (both seminars) |
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