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Prof. Hans Crijns (Vlerick Leuven School Gent Management School, Belgium)
Prof. Hans Landstrom (University of Lund, Sweden)
Prof. Asko Miettinen (Tampere University of Technology)
Prof. Antti Paasio (Turku School of Economics, Finland)
Prof. Mario Raffa (Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
Prof. Roy Thurik (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Mrs Gerry Van Dyck (EIASM, Brussels, Belgium)
Prof. José M. Veciana (Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)

LOK Research Center

The research center is the result of a governmental initiative on how management, organization and competence (in Danish ledelse, organisation og kompetence = LOK) can be promoted in Danish enterprises with a special view to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
For more details : www.lok.cbs.dk

The European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to advance the understanding of entrepreneurship and to improve the competitiveness of SMEs in Europe. ECSB facilitates the creation and distribution of new knowledge through research, education and the open exchange of ideas between professions and across national and cultural boarders. ECSB provides its members access to high-quality conferences, such as the RENT conference, in order to facilitate and enhance the exchange of knowledge within the ECSB membership.
For more information about ECSB, please visit: www.ecsb.org.

Prof. Poul Rind Christensen (University of Southern Denmark)
Prof. Flemming Poulfelt (Copenhagen Business School)

Mr. Jan Bendix (Chairman of the LOK Board)
Prof. Poul Rind Christensen (University of Southern Denmark)
Prof. Henrik Holt Larsen (Copenhagen Business School)
Prof. Mette Mønsted (Copenhagen Business School)
Prof. Flemming Poulfelt (Copenhagen Business School)
Prof. Jens Ove Riis (Aalborg University)
Prof. John P. Ulhøi (The Aarhus School of Business)
Ms.Kathrine Høeg (Project coordinator - Copenhagen Business School)

After the seventeen previous Workshops (in Brussels 1987, Vienna 1988, Cologne 1989, Durham 1990, Växjö 1991, Barcelona 1992, Budapest 1993, Tampere 1994, Piacenza 1995, Brussels 1996, Mannheim 1997, Lyon 1998, London 1999, Prague 2000, Turku 2001,Barcelona 2002, Lodz, 2003) the RENT 2004 conference will take place in Copenhagen. It will be hosted by the LOK Research Center (www.lok.cbs.dk) created as a collaboration between the Aalborg University, the Business Schools in Aarhus and Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark. The Business School in Copenhagen will host the conference

The field of entrepreneurship and small business studies has prospered and grown considerably during the past few years in all European countries. Remarkable development has taken place in the research frameworks and methodologies respectively. The fundamental scientific discussion continues with entrepreneurship theory and discipline. Simultaneously we have witnessed entrepreneurship research enter into new emerging fields with specific features.

Progress in the field of entrepreneurship is not only triggered by the exchange of ideas and new analyses inside the research community. It is also triggered by the growing emphasis on entrepreneurship in policy agendas and business communities all over Europe. It has stimulated dialogue between the research community and communities of practice.

In line with traditions, RENT XVIII will be organised in order to stimulate dialogue and reflections on progress in the field of entrepreneurship. However, the organisers also want to take the opportunity to promote dialogue on theory and practice in entrepreneurship and small business between the community of researchers and consultants serving policy bodies in the European Community and the European nations.

The main theme and slogan for RENT XVIII is:

Managing Complexity and Change in SMEs.

The academic streams for RENT XVIII are:

The New Challenge for SME and Entrepreneurship Research
Minorities Entrepreneurship
Managing and Developing Human Resources in SMEs
Change and Renewal in SMEs
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Interorganizational Perspectives in SMEs
Managing Knowledge Processes in SMEs
The Internationalization of SMEs
Regional Advantages of Entrepreneurship
The Role of SMes in Building Social and Economic Cohesion in Europe
High Tech SMEs
Family Business
Corporate Venturing
Entrepreneurship Education
Complexity
Growth
Cases in Entrepreneurship

Speakers will include leading international authorities from both business and academia

Please click HERE to know more about the keynote speakers and their work.

The winner of the traditional Award for the best paper presented at the conference is :

Johanna Pulkkinen (University of Vaasa, Finland)

With the paper entitled :
"Internationalization of New Ventures- Mediating Role of Entrepreneur and Top Management Team Experience"

The winners of the special LOK Research Center Award are:

Ted Fuller (Teesside Business School - University of Teesside, U.K.) and Lorraine Warren (Institute of Entrepreneurship, University of Southampton, U.K

With the paper entitled :
"Complex Explanations of Order Creation, Emergence and Sustainability as Situated Entrepreneurship".

You are requested to CLICK HERE to download the conference programme.