The Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Interest Group is dedicated to promoting the teaching and research of corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial strategy, innovation, and creativity. The interest group will operate on a model based on excellent scholarship and intellectual advancement of these areas. Some of the best scholars in the management discipline are in these areas and the interest group’s intention is to capitalize on that knowledge base. Additionally, the interest group will seek opportunities for USASBE members to partake in professional development activities related to these areas.

 

Leadership of the Group is elected annually by the Group membership; questions relative to Group mission, membership; annual work program and objectives should be directed to one of the following members of the leadership team:

A member of USASBE in good standing, that has professional interest in the specific field of the Group and wishes to pursue expansion and promotion of the field and personal advancement through knowledge exchange and participation in the mission of the Group, is eligible for membership.

 

 

Annually as an element of the Association’s strategic planning process, the Group develops a work plan that outlines goals and objectives for the program year. Outlined below are annual goals and objectives adopted by the Group:

1. FOSTERING CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND CHANGE IN PRACTICE AND TEACHING.
   Creativity, innovation, and change are important to the development and diffusion of entrepreneurship within all types of organizations. The interest group has the opportunity to develop workshops to spread knowledge on these topics to USASBE members and outside groups. In 2010, the interest group will build on previous efforts and host a Professional Development Workshop on creativity, innovation, and change at the 2010 annual meeting. In addition, the interest group will try to develop a workshop on diagnosing an organization's entrepreneurial climate that can be presented at various locations around the country.
   
   
2. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS AT THE USASBE CONFERENCE.
   Corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial strategy, creativity, and innovation are topics explored by many top scholars. One goal of the interest group is to bring scholars to the USASBE conference to share their insights with members. Such knowledge exchange will stimulate high caliber research at the USASBE conference. The interest group will present a seminar on the latest developments in corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial strategy at the 2010 USASBE Conference, inviting both scholars and top managers.
   
   
3. HIGH CALIBER RESEARCH.
   The focus of the interest group will be high caliber research and the advancement of scholarship. Excellence will be the standard rather than numbers of accepted papers. It is the interest group's belief that setting a high standard will attract better quality in submissions. This is set and begins with thorough reviews of papers by the most respected reviewers in the field. The interest group will also promote improvement in methodologies used in scholarly work on corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity. The interest group will promote research as its main focus over the next few years. Scholarly activity will better promote our interest group and the USASBE organization as a whole. The interest group will be an opportunity for more scholars to become more active in USASBE.