22 September 2006, 11.00 - 16.30

A one day symposium organized by the Warwick Organization Theory Network,

Warwick Business School

Full Time MBA Teaching Centre, Room  A2

In the past twenty-five years we have witnessed the unprecedented spread of the concept of entrepreneurship. The idea of enterprise has moved out of its heart land of small businesses and into most sectors of social and economic life. We now talk about employees of large corporations as intrapreneurs, government officers as public sector entrepreneurs, policy makers as institutional entrepreneurs, gangsters as violent entrepreneurs, and charities as engaging in social entrepreneurship. We would like to ask: what are the theoretical, social, and political implications of such a radical generalization of entrepreneurship?  

In order to explore this question, The Warwick Organization Theory Network is organizing a one day symposium on ‘entrepreneurship outside enterprise’. The aim is to explore whether the idea of entrepreneurship is applicable and relevant outside the formal business enterprise. During the day we will explore three specific areas: 

1.       Institutional entrepreneurship. In this session we will consider the potential of institutional entrepreneurship as a theoretical framework for understanding entrepreneurship of different kinds.

2.   Enterprise in the public sector. In this session we will look at the rise of entrepreneurship in public sector organizations.

3.   Social entrepreneurship. During this session we will explore the concept of social entrepreneurship, and its application in different sectors of the economy.

Each part of the symposium will comprise two presentations, and some time for discussion and feedback from the audience.  

Programme 

 10.45 - 11.00. Coffee. FTMBA teaching centre foyer.

11.00 - 12.15.  Institutional Entrepreneurship. Nelson Philips (Imperial), Markus Perkmann (Loughborough), Bernard Leca (Nottingham)

12.15 - 1.15. Lunch. Social Studies lounge.

1.15 - 2.30. Pubic Entrepreneurship. Colin Crouch (Warwick), Gerry Hanlon (Queen Mary).

2.30 - 3.00. Coffee. FTMBA teaching centre foyer.

3.00 - 4.15. Social Entrepreneurship. Alex Nicholls (Oxford), Rob Paton (Open), Marc Ventresca (Oxford).

For directions  see here

If you are interested in attending please contact Katy Carpenter (for catering purposes):

Katy.carpenter@wbs.ac.uk 

For further information please contact:

Paul Tracey, paul.tracey@wbs.ac.uk

André Spicer, andre.spicer@wbs.ac.uk