Necessity is the mother of innovation, as evidenced by the current startup surge, with newbusinesses opening up at rapid rates across the globe. In addition, the events of 2020 broughtabout a global awakening to social inequities such as racial injustice, climate change, and incomeinequality. Creating solutions to right these societal wrongs requires constructing economicsystems guided by ethics and empathy rather than individual interests. Human-centered orhumane, entrepreneurship addresses the needs of both employees and society at large. With anemphasis on inclusiveness, cooperation over competitiveness, and leading humanity forward,this way of operating is making space for an entrepreneurial revolution that disrupts society aswe know it.

As we evolve into a more inclusive society, the idea of the consumer is expanding. This evolutionrequires an upheaval of old entrepreneurial mindsets to make room for the new. Traditionalconsumerism operates off a social contract, where companies agree to address customer needsin exchange for capital. Current capitalist economic models, which are often built off these socialcontracts, are being revealed to have been perpetrators of rising inequality and mass pollution.As the definition of what society needs changes, these social contracts must follow suit.

Today, the most pressing issues around the globe have reached a scale that requires bothgovernments and corporations to work together to make impactful change. In the wake of theclimate crisis, companies that want a competitive edge will ironically have to forgo theirfundamental sense of competition when trying to operate, as meaningful progress is not possiblewithout cross-industry cooperation. Rather than using competition to fuel innovation,cooperation and collaboration will ensure that individual enterprises hold up their end of theclimate bargain, ultimately benefiting both company and consumer. After all, there is no business,no capitalism, no success on a dead planet.

Meanwhile, COVID-era entrepreneurs, taking advantage of the digitization and networksestablished by earlier tech firms, are creating businesses that are solutions-oriented and targetedto fill societal gaps. Today’s challenges require innovation to improve the overall well-being ofsociety. In market economies, where corporations are potent institutions, they are responsible foraddressing consumer needs. As the definition of these societal demands changes, there is a voidfor a new era of SMEs and startups to step in first. Improving our current systems requires ahumane form of entrepreneurship, and self-starters that adopt this framework are set to be thenext business titans of tomorrow.

Let us start this entrepreneurial revolution together!

66TH ANNUAL 2022 ICSB WORLD CONGRESSH O S T E D I N W A S H I N G T O N , D C

The Entrepreneurial Revolution

Academic EntrepreneurshipArts & EntrepreneurshipCorporate EntrepreneurshipDigital EntrepreneurshipEcosystems and National Innovation SystemsEntrepreneurship & Covid-19 ImpactEntrepreneurial FinanceEntrepreneurial CitiesEntrepreneurship Centers, Co-Working Spaces, and

AcceleratorsEntrepreneurship & MSMEs in Rural EconomiesEntrepreneurship & MSMEs PolicyEntrepreneurship & PlatformsEntrepreneurship & MSMEs in Developing RegionsEntrepreneurship & Tourism/HospitalityEntrepreneurship & Society 5.0Entrepreneurship & SportsEntrepreneurship Skills for TomorrowFamily BusinessFrugal InnovationGreen EntrepreneurshipInnovation & CreativityMicro BusinessesThe Future of Entrepreneurship EducationThe Future of WorkIntrapreneurshipHumane EntrepreneurshipNon-Profits and Enterprising Non-ProfitsMSMEs and Technology InnovationProductive EntrepreneurshipSocial EntrepreneurshipSustainable Development GoalsWomen EntrepreneurshipYouth Entrepreneurship*MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises)

You will receive a decision soon after theclosing of the submission system. At this time,you will also receive instructions on how toregister for the congress. Remember, onlypapers presented at the congress will beincluded in the proceedings!

1. Competitive Papers2. Workshops3. Teaching Cases4. Experiences5. Doctoral Consortium

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Write an original extended abstract (paper)relating to one of the suggested tracks. Make surethe abstract is no more than 5 pages, excludingworks cited and graphs. Save the abstract in PDFform. Don't include your name in the document! Ifyour paper wins an award, we will invite you tosubmit to JSBM or JICSB.

Submit your paper through the officialsubmission system (found onwww.icsbcongress.com) by April 01, 2022.

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2. Submissions must be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins using 12-point Times Roman font andmust be in a single PDF or Microsoft Word file. Submission in PDF files is preferred.

3. Submissions will be blind reviewed. Authors must avoid revealing their identities in thebody of the paper. Doing so will result in an automatic rejection.

4. Extended abstract submissions should be no more than 5 pages - excluding exhibits and references.

5. The extended abstract should provide a synopsis of the central thesis, methodology, findings, implications fortheory and/or practice, and how the findings can be implemented. We encourage the use of qualitative, quantitativeor a combination of these techniques to address research issues in a rigorous way. If you are submitting a TeachingCase or Experience, please define the impact of each and how it relates to the congress theme.  

6. Selection for inclusion in the congress program will be based upon quality, originality, and relevance asdetermined by the review process.

7. Accepted submissions will be published in the ICSB 2022 World Congress Proceedings with ISBN reference.

8. Authors submitting papers agree that if accepted, at least one author (presenting author) will register, pay, andattend the congress to present the paper. Please note that the Congress will take on hybrid or completely onlineformat depending on the situation surrounding group safety and travel in regards to the COVID-19 virus.

Helpful Insights.Teaching CasesTeaching cases stimulate the development of students' critical thinking skills in realisticbusiness situations. This track is ideal for authors who are involved in case teaching, either bywriting case studies or teaching a course based entirely on cases. All authors must indicate (onthe first page of their submission) if they plan to present a 30- or 60-minute case.

WorkshopsWorkshops are defined as interactive sessions designed & implemented by the delegates whopropose them. Workshops´ main objective is to provide participants a learning experience thatwill impact their academic, professional and/or business development. Workshops can refer tosome of the topics of interest of this Congress or they can propose new topics strongly linkedto those of this Congress. Please be aware that workshop leaders may be requested to givetheir workshop on July 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th, 2022 in Washington, DC (or online if Congress ismoved to a digital platform).

Doctoral students must be full-time doctoral students who are emerging small business and/orentrepreneurship scholars and are pursuing academic careers in entrepreneurship. Theconsortium will feature leading faculty in the discipline. It will focus upon both research andpedagogical issues relevant to the student who is preparing for a career of thought leadership,curricular development, and disciplinary advancement. Doctoral students are encouraged tospecify research questions as well as the potential contributions they envision. They should alsoprovide findings and conclusions (if available) to verify that the proposal is much more than justan idea for a paper that may be written in the future.Please note that there will be a pre-congress event on Wednesday, July 6th for the doctoralconsortium. The main research presentations will be held on July 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2022.

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Those who are actively involved in running innovative practices at the university or firm-level orthose demonstrating exceptional practices in entrepreneurship and/or SMEs assistance &development have the opportunity to present & discuss their experiences in a roundtable setting.Authors are encouraged to describe the general context in which their expertise is embedded, themain target population, the objectives and activities, the main challenges, and the major resultsobtained. Importantly, they should also provide some key lessons derived from theseinterventions. The Experiences will be presented on July 7th, 8th, or 9th, 2022.

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