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Honorary Chief Editor
Prof. Frank Hoy
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chair for the Study of Trade in the Americas, and Director
University of Texas at El Paso
Centers for Entrepreneurial Development, Advancement, Research & Support
College of Business Administration
El Paso TX 79968-0545
USA
Consulting Editor
Prof. Leo Paul Dana
Senior Advisor, World Association for Small & Medium Enterprises
University of Canterbury
Department of Management
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND
Leo.Dana@canterbury.ac.nz
Associate Editors
Prof. Louis Jacques Filion
Rogers-J.A.Bombardier Professor of Entrepreneurship
HEC Montreal
3000 Chemin Côte Ste-Catherine
Montreal, Quebec H3T 2A7
CANADA
Prof. A. Bakr Ibrahim
CIBC Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA
Prof. Jan M. Ulijn
Jean Monnet Chair of European Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Culture
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department of Organisation Science and Marketing
P.O Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
NETHERLANDS
Regional Editor Asia
Prof. Rosalind Chew
Nanyang Technological University
Division of Economics School of Humanities and Social Sciences
639798
SINGAPORE
Regional Editor Canada
Prof. Robert B. Anderson
Past President, CCSME
University of Regina
Faculty of Administration
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
CANADA
Regional Editor Europe
Prof. Alain Fayolle
Visiting Professor, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Belgium, and
EM Lyon Business School
BP 174
69132 Ecully Cedex
FRANCE
Regional Editor USA
Prof. Patricia P. McDougall
William L. Haeberle Professor of Entrepreneurship
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
1309 East Tenth Street
Bloomington IN 47405-1701
USA
Assistant Editor
Prof. John Milton-Smith
Professor of Management
Curtin University of Technology
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845
AUSTRALIA
Editorial Board Members
Claire AuplatCl
Imperial College London
Tanaka Business School
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
UK
Thomas BehrendsTh
Lüneburg Universität
Universitätscampus Gebäude 8
Scharnhorststraße 1
D-21335 Lüneburg
GERMANY
Prof. Sara CarterSa
Director, Entrepreneurship Centre
University of Stirling
Department of Management and Organization
173 Cathedral St.
Stirling FK9 4LA
UK
Julio de CastroJu
Instituto de Empresa Business School
María de Molina, 11.
28006 Madrid
SPAIN
Prof. Mohammed ChowdhuryMo
Monroe College
Department of Accounting
29 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY
USA
Teresa E. DanaTe
University of Canterbury
Christchurch College of Education
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND
Elena GolovkoEl
IESE Business School
31080 Pamplona
Navarra
SPAIN
Prof. Carin HolmquistCa
Stockholm School of Economics
Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation
PO Box 6501
SE - 113 83 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Andrew HughesAn
Australian National University
Copland Building 024
Canberra ACT 0200
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Dafna KarivDa
Research Fellow Professor, Rogers¡XJ.-A.-Bombardier Chair in Entrepreneurship
HEC Montréal
Montréal, Quebec H3T 2A7
CANADA
Prof. Jerome A. KatzJe
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
Saint Louis University
John Cook School of Business
3674 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis MO 63108
USA
Bev KitchingBe
Queensland University of Technology
School of Management
Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane
4001 Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Gary A. KnightGa
Director of Multinational Business Program
Florida State University
College of Business
Tallahassee FL 32306-1110
USA
Prof. Norris Krueger, JrNo
Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Northwest
1632 South Riverstone Lane
Boise, ID 83706
USA
Dr. Gilles LambertGi
Professeur des Universités
IECS-Ecole de management de Strasbourg
61 avenue de la Forêt Noire
67085 Strasbourg Cedex
FRANCE
Prof. Terri LituchyTe
Concordia University
JSMB, GM 503
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd West
Montreal, QC H3C 4J4
CANADA
Shane MatthewsSh
Queensland University of Technology
School of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane
4001 Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Gerard McElweeGe
University of Lincoln
Department of Business and Finance
Brayford Pool
Lincoln LN6 7TS
UK
Prof. Rod McNaughtonRo
Eyton Chair in Entrepreneurship, Director, Institute for Innovation Research, and Associate Director, Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology
University of Waterloo
Department of Management Sciences
200 University Avenue, West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
CANADA
Prof. Teresa V. MenziesTe
Past President CCSBE/CCPME
Brock University
Faculty of Business
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
CANADA
Prof. Jean-Jacques ObrechtJe
Professor Emeritus
Université Robert Schuman
23, rue de Chambord
F-67000 Strasbourg
FRANCE
Gul Berna OzcanGu
Royal Holloway, University of London
School of Management
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX
UK
Dr. Rajesh K. PillaniaRa
Assistant Professor
Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM)
3, Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110003
INDIA
Dr. Edwina PioEd
Auckland University of Technology
Faculty of Business (Management)
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1020
NEW ZEALAND
Hamish RattenHa
Queensland University of Technology
School of Law
Brisbane, 4001 Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Dr. Vanessa RattenVa
Assistant Professor
Duquesne University
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration
Pittsburgh PA 15282
USA
Lydia SchmelterLy
Queensland University of Technology
School of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane
4001 Queensland
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Sören SjölanderSö
Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Innovation Engineering and Management
Vera Sandbergs Allé 8B
SE-412 96 Göteborg
SWEDEN
Prof. Martine M. SpenceMa
University of Ottawa
School of Management
136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
CANADA
Prof. David J. StoreyDa
Associate Dean Research & Director of Enterprise Group
University of Warwick
Warwick Business School
Coventry CV4 7AL
UK
Dr. Vartuhí TonoyanVa
Senior Research Fellow & Lecturer
University of Mannheim
Department of SME Research & Entrepreneurship
Institute for SME Research
68161 Mannheim
GERMANY
Charles TrappeyCh
National Chiao Tung University
Department of Management Science
1001 University Road
Hsinchu 300
TAIWAN, ROC
Karen VerduynKa
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Room 3a-15
De Boelelaan 1105
NL-1081 HV Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS
Prof. Claudio VignaliCl
The 'Arnold Ziff' Chair in Retailing
Leeds Metropolitan University
Centre for International Research, Consumers, Locations, Environments
Leeds LS1 3HE
UK
Isabell WelpeIs
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Klenzestr. 65
80469, München
GERMANY
Prof. Dianne H.B. WelshDi
Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Bryan School of Business and Economics
P.O. Box 26165
Greensboro, NC 27408-6165
USA
Prof. Paul WestheadPa
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Nottingham University
Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, Business School
Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road
Nottingham NG8 1BB
UK
Prof. Richard W. WrightRi
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
USA
Prof. Nicholas Maurice YoungNi
Stanford University
Stanford, California
USA