We welcome your submissions to the 2nd edition of the Sub-theme 23: Bright and Dark Sides of Entrepreneurship in Society at EGOS Cagliari, Sardinia July 6-8 2023.
Convenors: Tim Weiss (Imperial College), Nevena Radoynovska (emlyon), and Ignasi Marti (ESADE)
Please submit short papers (max. 3,000 words) by January 10, 2023
Scholarship has an important role to play in examining entrepreneurship's broader role in society beyond the typical focus on its immediate market and economic outcomes. We note, however, that research in this domain tends to adopt one of two narratives. On the one hand, the focus is on the optimistic, "bright" side of productive entrepreneurship, highlighting how the latter benefits society and its members. On the other, the narrative highlights the pessimistic, "dark side" of unproductive entrepreneurship's deleterious societal effects, such as enhancing economic inequality and power concentration. Building on a successful sub-theme at the EGOS Colloquium 2021, our goal is to continue to animate a forum in which both sides of the narrative can interact, with the aim of fostering a more nuanced debate. Furthermore, in the spirit of this year's overall colloquium theme, we seek to examine the complex effects of entrepreneurship on different visions of "the good life" – considering both its legacy, as well as the imaginaries it inspires, for individuals, communities, and societies.
Happy New Year, and see you in Cagliari!
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Nevena Radoynovska
EMLYON Business School
(617) 953-9735
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