FULL PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Gender in family business
• Gender and innovations

We also invite papers on other topics within the scope of the Diana International Research Conference related to gender and entrepreneurship. Submitted papers may be conceptually or empirically based, and employ quantitative or qualitative methods.
Deadline for abstract submission is December 15 2015.

Abstract should be submitted electronically through the submission system Easychair. Abstracts should be of maximum 900 words and include the following headings:

• Principal topic
• Method
• Results and implications

For abstracts accepted for presentation at the conference, the deadline for full paper submission is May 2 2016.

Nord University Business School (former Bodø Graduate School of Business) was founded in 1985. We offer a range of study programs at undergraduate, graduate, advanced graduate and PhD level. The business school admits about 560 students each year, and are currently enrolling 1700 students at Bachelor, Master and PhD programs. Our research flagships at the Business School are entrepreneurship and innovation, and high north studies. With learning facilities across the high north, University of Nordland is an important institution of teaching and research
in the region. Nord University Business School represents Norway’s leading research group on entrepreneurship. Visit our website     

Nordland Research Institute is a non-profit research organization, founded in 1979. The main owner is Nord University. Major research fields include regional development, welfare studies, environmental issues, innovation and entrepreneurship. The institute employs a staff of 35, hereof 15 within the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship research is one of our four strategic areas, and has been central to the institute for the last two decades. Visit our website at www.nordlandsforskning.no

At Babson College, entrepreneurship is more than just an academic discipline—it’s a way of life. Connecting theory with practice, we infuse entrepreneurship education throughout our curricula and cocurricular activities. The skills learned through our entrepreneurship programs are vital to the success of any business—large or small, public or private, corporate or nonprofit, local or global.
We are committed to implementing innovative approaches in our integrated, experience-based learning environment. Our campus is a living laboratory, where we experiment, improve, and evolve how to teach entrepreneurial process and foster entrepreneurial mindsets. We then take what we learn from our students’ and executive clients’ experiences to accelerate the ever-extending outer frontier of the field of entrepreneurship education. Visit Babson College’s website at www.babson.edu
 

The Research Council works to add value to the research system by funding and facilitating for research projects. The Research Council seeks to promote an integrated R&D system that supplies high-quality research, develops knowledge for dealing with key challenges to society and the business sector, fosters dynamic interaction within the R&D system nationally and internationally, and creates a framework for learning, application and innovation. The Research Council sponsor the conference and one best paper award.

Nordland County Council is working to create a positive development throughout the county for the benefit of Nordlands inhabitants. They are working to facilitate regional development through developing good communities, and contribute to the migration and recruitment to the county. One of Nordland County Council’s tasks is to facilitate research and development of society and institutions. The county council sponsor the conference and one best paper award.

Nordland County Council
Nordland County Council is working to create a positive development throughout the county for the benefit of Nordlands inhabitants. They are working to facilitate regional development through developing good communities, and contribute to the migration and recruitment to the county. One of Nordland County Council’s tasks is to facilitate research and development of society and institutions. The county council sponsor the conference and one best paper award.Nordland County Council
Nordland County Council is working to create a positive development throughout the county for the benefit of Nordlands inhabitants. They are working to facilitate regional development through developing good communities, and contribute to the migration and recruitment to the county. One of Nordland County Council’s tasks is to facilitate research and development of society and institutions. The county council sponsor the conference and one best paper award.

The Diana-project

The Diana-project was established in 1999 by Professors Brush, Carter, Gatewood, Green and Hart – in partnership with ESBRI, Stockholm. The Diana Research Project has led the research agenda in women’s entrepreneurship across continents, cultures and contexts. During these years, the Diana conferences have brought together more than 100 scholars from 16 different countries worldwide, providing an arena to share a global research agenda dedicated to answering questions about women entrepreneurs and growth-oriented businesses.

Conference themes:
• Gender in family business
• Gender and innovation
We invite papers that broadly fit with the overarching themes. We also invite papers on other topics within the scope of the Diana International Research Conference related to gender and entrepreneurship.
Submitted papers may be conceptually or
empirically-based, and employ quantitative or qualitative methods.

The 2016 Diana International Research Conference will take place just after the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference which will take place in Bodø June 8-11, 2016.

The opening reception for the Diana Conference will be held on June 12, and continue with the conference program on June 13-14. Submissions of abstracts are welcome after October 1, 2015 and will close December 15, 2015.

There will be three best paper awards in the following categories:

The Best Paper Award for Research on Gender and Innovation, sponsored by The Research Council of Norway. The award is given to the best paper with a contribution the research field of gender and innovation. The paper should demonstrate high quality and novelty either theoretically, empirically or methodologically.

The Best Paper Award for Gender in Family Business, sponsored by Nordland County Council. The award is given to the best paper with a contribution to the field of Family Business with regard to gender. The paper should demonstrate high quality and novelty either theoretically, empirically or methodologically.

The Best Paper Award for Young Scholars, sponsored by Nord University. The award is given to a paper in any topic with a young scholar as the lead author and presenter. As young scholar qualifies doctoral students, and early career scholars. The paper should have a contribution to the field of gender and entrepreneurship/innovation either theoretically, empirically or methodologically – and demonstrate good quality of the research.
 

After arriving at Bodø Airport, you can take the bus or a taxi to your hotel in the city (approximately 5 minutes). Bodø airport is also known for being located close to the city, and you can therefore literally “go-to-gate” from you hotel. If you choose to walk, it might take about 15-20 minutes. There is a bus stop and taxi station right outside the main entrance of the airport.

Bodø taxis telephone number is 07550. (Norway`s country code is +47). Taxi fares will be about 300-400 NOK from the airport to the University.

Car rentals
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Trains
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The conference will take place at the hotel Scandic Havet, the hotel is situated by the seashore in the city centre of Bodø.


The welcome reception will be held at Bodø City Hall, a five minute walk from the hotel. The conference will be welcomed by Mayor Ida Pinnerød. Afterwards you have the opportunity to meet Norwegian female entrepreneurs for Sip & Shop, where you will be able to do some shopping and have a chat with your colleagues over a glass of wine and some food.
Photo: Terje Rakke - Nordic Life(www.nordnorge.com)

For the conference dinner, we have planned a real Norwegian experience, which among other things includes an exhilarating boat ride by RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boats) over to Kjerringøy old trade post. Half the group will go by RIB to Kjerringøy, the other half by bus. We will change groups on the return journey. At Kjerringøy, we will get to know the history of a woman entrepreneur in the 1900th century. The trade post, now a museum, was for a long period owned and run by Ms. Anna-Elisabeth Zahl. The history of this female entrepreneur will be told at the museum, including a multi-media show. The trade post has a long history and the Nobel literate Knut Hamsun lived here for a period, and was inspired by the life at the trade post. Several movies based on his and other novels have been filmed here.

Dinner will then be served at Kjerringøy.

Photo: Benn Henriksen (www.nordnorge.com)

Some practical information:
Half of the conference party will travel to Kjerringøy by boat, and half will travel by bus. Then on the way back, the other half will get to experience the boat ride, while the others travel by bus. The bus ride takes about 40-50 minutes from the city center, and includes a short ferry ride. We recommend that all participants be dressed in suitable clothing and shoes. Hence, the dressing code will be informal and hiking gear (or similar) is recommended. NOTE: The RIB-transporters will provide you with proper clothing for the boat trip.

Bodø is the second largest city in Northern Norway, with just over 50.000 inhabitants. It is situated north of the Arctic Circle, and offers fascinating and contrasting seasons – from midnight sun in June, to polar nights in December. Bodø is a regional centre with a busy airport, and offers bus, railway and boat connections to the surrounding areas. Bodø is a distinctive student residence, and has a lively cultural scene and night life.
The City is situated on a peninsula, and the city centre is compact, with shops and restaurants within walking distance from all hotels. It is actually possible to walk from the airport to the city centre in about 10 minutes. Public transport is good, and the infrastructure is built to suit pedestrians and cyclists. Bodø is a peaceful city, with low crime rates, which is also the case in the rest of the country.
 
Photo: Tommy Andreassen/www.nordnorge.com

Climate and weather conditions 
 When coming abroad, people often ask the weather in Bodø, assuming that a town above the Arctic Circle has to be freezing cold. The truth is that the Norwegian coastline is heated by the Gulf Stream, and it never actually that cold in summer. This is, of course, all relative, and compared to other places in the world, it might be perceived as cold (for summer weather). The average temperature in Bodø in June is 13.4C/56F. However, in Bodø you will experience 24h daylight, and hopefully the Midnight sun in June! For more about the wather in Bodø, you can access www.yr.no

Photo: Terje Rakke - Nordic Life/www.nordnorge.com

Eating out                
Bodø offers restaurants, cafes and pubs of all sorts. It is possible to enjoy fine dining, and having a high quality four course meal including a wine menu for approx. NOK 1000 ($120). Pizza places are easy to find, and the price for 16’’ pizza is approx. NOK 200 ($25). Ethnic cuisines such as Spanish tapas, Indian curry, Sushi, Chinese and Thai are also easy to find.
Visiting Norway, trying a fish meal is recommended, and several restaurants offers good Norwegian cuisine. In summer, it is very popular to buy shrimps from the fishing boats at the docks, and eating them by the waterside. We absolutely recommend it! In general, gratuity is not mandatory, but given if you feel the service deserves it.
 
Photo: Terje Rakke - Nordic Life / www.nordnorge.com

Shopping
Shopping is good in Bodø, due to the town also being a regional centre. There are two malls of: one is in the city centre (Glasshuset), and one is within twenty minutes walking distance from the city centre (City Nord). The City Nord mall has a frequent bus connection, both from the city centre, as well as from the University Campus.

Nordic design articles are found in several shops. For instance, Norwegian handicraft is bought at Husfliden. Apart from this, Swedish glass art (e.g. Orrefors), Finnish Marimekko and Ittala products, as well as The Moods of Norway fashion wear are found both in the city centre, and in the City Nord shops. For non-European citizens, it is possible to shop “tax free”, i.e. to get the tax refunded when leaving Norway (http://www.taxfreeworldwide.com/norway).

To learn more about Bodø see www.visitbodo.no and Welcome to a taste of the north
 

It might be so that some of you need a Visa to enter Norway, in which case we will send you a formal invitation/acceptance letter for the Conference. If you are in doubt whether or not you need a Visa, we advise you to check The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration’s web site. If you need an acceptance letter, please contact Adviser Anita Eide at Nord University Business School.