High Technology Small Firms Conference ICSC – De Drienerburght – Campus of the University Doctoral Workshop, Wednesday May 21, 2008

09.00

Opening & Welcome: Aard Groen & Ray Oakey, University of Twente & Manchester Business School

Andrew H. van de Ven, University of Minnesota, Shaker A. Zahra University of Minnesota

Location: Room B

10.15

Coffee / tea break

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Parallel sessions

Andrew H. Van de Ven – Room B

Shaker A. Zahra – Room C

10.30

Third party referrals in the venture capital financing process: do network ties matter? By J.M.J. Heuven

Corporate Motivation for Integrated Management System Implementation by M. Asif

11.00

Appropriation of value in Biomedical research outcome at Public Research Organisations by D. Kensah

Design of Public Support for R&D: A Study of Turkish Technoparks by O. Can

11.30

Complementors and Innovation by M.J.M. Habets

The rising of the new generation of high-tech entrepreneurs: an exploratory study by P. Giacon

12.00

Configurations of external SME characteristics to explain differences in innovation performance by A. Pullen

The growth and exit of University and Corporate Spin-outs: Case studies from instrumentation by P. Hwang

12.30

Lunch break at ICSC

Lunch break at ICSC

13.30

An exploratory study on manufacturing strategy formulation by S.S. Lim et al

Management team change in venture capital-backed firms by

E. Bjørnåli

14.00

A comparative study on strategic performance management of Dutch firms by K. Kourtit

Discern the invisible: SME network across Design and Technology by Y. Kirkels

14.30

The Development of High-Technology Firms: An Entrepreneurship in Networks Approach by P.M. Kirwan

Differences in social networks between highly and medium to low innovative spin-offs: do they lead to different growth? By D. Soetanto

15.00

Coffee / Tea break

Coffee / Tea break

15.30

Plenary session by Shaker A. Zahra

16.00

Pre-registration at De Broeierd

16.30

Welcome drinks at De Broeierd