The University of Groningen in partnership with ECSB presents:

Conducting Experiments in Entrepreneurship Research

4th Paper Development Workshop
for Early-Career Scholars

February 28, March 1 & 2, 2023 - Online Workshop

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Experimental designs provide a powerful lens to determine causality and have been labeled “the most rigorous of all research designs”. However, relatively few entrepreneurship studies use an experimental design. Recently, several calls have been made for more experimental studies in entrepreneurship research.

In this paper development workshop (PDW), we aim to support scholars who are working on experiments as a methodology in entrepreneurship research.

Although studies using experimental designs are a great way to establish causal relations, designing, conducting, and analyzing experiments is not an easy undertaking. To support early career scholars in this endeavor, the University of Groningen organizes a paper development workshop in partnership with the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) and the SOM research institute. In this workshop, we aim to support and bring together early career scholars who are working with experimental designs in entrepreneurship research.

WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES

The workshop consists of two main activities:

Paper presentations, discussions and lively interactions with peers and experts (in breakout rooms);
Plenary keynote sessions, where experts will address challenges in designing and conducting research using experimental designs.

With this workshop you will:

Receive individualized feedback from peers and experts on your working paper;
Increase your knowledge on conducting experiments, focusing on best practices and mistakes to avoid;
Develop your network with other scholars conducting research using similar methodological approaches as yourself.

Several experts in the field of entrepreneurship will be present at the workshop and will closely work with you on you working paper. We are organizing Speed Meetings between participants and Workshop Facilitators for brief one-on-one discussions about your work!

FOR WHOM?

The workshop is targeted at PhD candidates, Post-Docs, and early-stage Assistant Professors/Junior Researchers working on studies in entrepreneurship research using experimental designs. The submissions can be co-authored (with senior scholars), but the leading author workshop should be an early-career researcher. Working papers will be selected based on both the theoretical contribution to the field and the rigor of the implementation of experimental methods.

Limited spots are available. With a small group setting, all participants will have the opportunity to present their work and receive both peer and expert feedback on their working papers.