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Call for papers and publications HRM, SME & Entrepreneurship Conference Exchanging Viewpoints Montpellier, France. April 1st, 2010. http://colloquemontpellier.free.fr/grh_pme_entrepreneuriat/ HRM, SME and Entrepreneurship are more and more frequently associated in publications and special issues of journals. Nevertheless, specialists in these three fields still rarely meet. The main objective of this conference is to foster exchange and give rise to a new research community that will launch collective, innovative projects in the form of research programs and special issues. An ongoing dialogue between HRM and SME has existed for around 20 years. Some authors have even suggested an HRM model dedicated specifically to SME. On the other hand, until quite recently HRM and Entrepreneurship have tended to ignore each other. In a recent issue, the Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat underlined the necessity to build bridges between these two fields. The evolution of capitalism calls for stronger connections between HRM, SME and Entrepreneurship. Development of entrepreneurial initiative, so evident in the business creation phase but equally inside of existing organizations, leads us to examine and question human resources know-how and how to improve it. What are the HRM practices adapted to the creation phase? How can we improve entrepreneurial competencies in existing organizations? There are many overlapping connections between HRM, SME and Entrepreneurship. Innovation could be one of these common denominators. SMEs have the right kind of organizational structure to drive innovative projects. The ability to seek new opportunities, which we can define as entrepreneurial ability, assumes that these companies have the human resources capabilities to take up and exploit such opportunities: Recruitment, remuneration and development policies all impact on entrepreneurial potential. At the crossroads of the HRM, SME and Entrepreneurship many programs could be envisaged. Such programs could include; How to maintain entrepreneurship in dispersed organizations? How to encourage SMEs to commit to innovative projects in competitive clusters? Which HRM policies would foster the entrepreneurial ability of existing organizations? Which HRM models would be appropriate for firms pursuing rapid and early internationalization? Best papers will be selected and edited in a handbook on HRM, SME & Entrepreneurship.

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Themes - HRM in SME - Management of entrepreneurial competences - Entrepreneurial support - SME innovation and competitive cluster - Entrepreneurial team management - Training of SME top managers

- Intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship management - Professions prospective and entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and territory - Entrepreneur network and HRM - Firm succession and HRM

Scientific Committee Mohamed Bayad, Nancy 2 University Michel Bernasconi, CERAM Jean-Pierre Boissin, University of Grenoble Marc Bonnet, University of Lyon 3 Frank Bournois, Paris 2 University Louise Cadieux, UQTR Laurent Cappelletti, University of Lyon 3 Camille Carrier, UQTR Didier Chabaud, EM Normandie Alain Fayolle, EM Lyon Colette Fourcade, Montpellier 1 University Emile-Michel Hernandez, Reims University Luca Iandoli, University of Naples Federico II, Pierre Louart, University of Lille Henri Mahé de Boislandelle, Montpellier 1 University Michel Marchesnay, Montpellier 1 University Ariel Mendez, University of the Mediterranean

Karim Messeghem, Montpellier 1 University Florence Noguera, Montpellier 1 University Florence Palpacuer, Montpellier 1 University Agnès Paradas, Avignon University Robert Paturel, Brest University Jean-Michel Plane, Montpellier 3 University Marion Polge, Montpellier 1 University Didier Retour, IAE Grenoble Josée St-Pierre, UQTR Sylvie Sammut, Montpellier 1 University Christophe Schmitt, Nancy-University Aline Scouarnec, Caen University Olivier Torres, Montpellier 3 University Philippe Trouvé, ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management Thierry Verstraete, Montesquieu University Bordeaux IV, associated member of BEM Catherine Voynnet-Fourboul, Paris 2 University

Organization Committee Karim Messeghem Florence Noguera Henri Mahé de Boislandelle Isabelle Bories-Azeau Sylvie Sammut Olivier Torres

Virginie Gallego David Salvetat Lynda Saoudi Franck Duquesnois Chaffik Bakkali

Timeline - Send Proposals (full text): January 15, 2009 - Notification back to authors: February 15, 2010 - Final version: March 10, 2010

Please send papers to: [email protected] and [email protected]

Instructions for authors: Articles will include complete name of author, title and affiliation. • The first page will include: - Title of article (Times 18 bold type); - Names and institutions of authors, name and address of the author where will be sent the Committee decision (Times 14 bold type); - Abstract (10 lines) (Times 12 bold type). • Articles with a maximum length of 30,000 characters and typewritten in single spacing. • Pages, tables, figures and charts are numbered. • The hierarchy of intertitles will be made with two levels: - Titles (1.): Times 14 bold type. - Subtitles (1.1.) : Times 12 bold type. • The notes will be accepted but few in number and will taken place in footers and in order 1, 2, 3, ... • Bibliography: Full references will be indicated in the text by the name(s) of authors followed by the year of publication. In the case of many authors, they will be separated by a comma. For instance, « A method has been proposed (Davies, 1995) or (Davies, Smith, 1995) ». In case of more than one publication from the same author in the same year, the letters a, b, ... will be added after the year. The references will be gathered in the bibliography in alphabetical order according to the name of the first author as follows: - Book: author name and initial letter of first name, date of publication, book title, Editor, Place of edition, Example: Mintzberg H. (1994), The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, The Free Press, New York. - Article : name of the author and initial letter of first name, date of publication, « Title of the article », Review title, Vol. x, No. x, p. x-y, date of publication Example : Koenig G. (1996), « Karl E. Weick », Revue française de gestion, No. 108, p. 5770, March-April-May.