-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CfP HICSS54 Knowledge management and entrepreneurship in early stage firms Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:43:53 -0700 From: Murray Jennex mjennex@sdsu.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org, Murray Jennex mjennex@sdsu.edu

*HICSS – 54*

*HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES*

January 5-8, 2021, Kauai, Hawaii

Knowledge, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track

*Minitrack*: Knowledge management and entrepreneurship in early stage firms

*CALL FOR PAPERS AND IMPORTANT DATES:*

15 June 2020 – Submission of full manuscripts

17 August 2020 – Notification of Acceptance

22 September 2020 – Deadline for final manuscript

1 October 2020 – Deadline for at least one author to

register for the conference

As part of the 54th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS - 54), we are organizing a minitrack on Knowledge and Innovation Management: connecting theory to practice to business performance The 54th HICSS, one of the most prominent conferences on Information Systems and Sciences worldwide, will be held January 5-8, 2021 at Grand Hyatt Kauai ( http://hicss.hawaii.edu).

*Minitrack Co-Chairs: *

· Dr. Marianne Gloet, University of Melbourne (Primary Contact)

o email: marianne.gloet@unimelb.edu.au

· Professor Danny Samson, University of Melbourne

o email: d.samson@unimelb.edu.au

· Dr. Niharika Garud, University of Melbourne

o email: Niharika.garud@unimelb.edu.au

*Minitrack Details: Knowledge **management and entrepreneurship in early stage firms*

Entrepreneurs and those building early stage firms have an additional challenge to those who are developing innovations in mature firms: entrepreneurs are simultaneously trying to build their organisational systems and approach while also trying to develop their new products or services. Mature organisations often have established methods and systems in use to capture and manage knowledge that supports process improvement and product/ service innovation, whereas start-ups and early stage firms do not.

This mini track seeks studies of either early stage firms/ start-ups or mature firms, or both as comparisons, focussing on the knowledge and entrepreneurship challenges associated with different levels of firm maturity. These can be case studies, survey-based research, models, maturity grids or other studies that examine how firm maturity, size or other parameters are related to knowledge management and entrepreneurship approaches.

Possible topics include:

· How do start-ups manage their knowledge?

· How does the degree of formality impact on the knowledge management and entrepreneurship approach and effectiveness?

· How do start-ups manage tacit and explicit knowledge?

· What theoretical frames are useful as lenses to examine this phenomena?

· How can entrepreneurs such as FinTechs and software start-ups compete with more maturely developed firms? _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org