Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Volume 6, Issue 1
After five years of development, Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship (JCE) has become a globally recognised outlet for research dissemination and knowledge exchange with specific regard to entrepreneurship theory, policy and practice in China. Over this period, we have also seen an unmistaken sign that marked a fast growing interest of our authors and readers in locating their understanding of China in the context of emerging economies and in favouring an expansion of the journals scope to include publication of entrepreneurship and innovation research on emerging economies. After a long period of deliberation and market research, we have decided to rename JCE as Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (JEEE). As this is the first issue under the new title, it is appropriate to delineate the repositioning of this journal.
Scholars of entrepreneurship and innovation research have increasingly recognized the importance of context in, and its impact on, strategising, organising and performing of entrepreneurial ventures (Kuechle, 2011; Sarasvathy and Venkataraman, 2011). Welter (2011) states that contexts such as historical, temporal, institutional, spatial, and social contexts provide individual entrepreneurs with unique opportunities and also set boundaries for their entrepreneurial actions. As emerging economies have become an important engine of global economic growth, entrepreneurship and innovation in this vast and diverse group of economies have caught the eyes of the world and spur imagination. Entrepreneurial leaders are searching these economies for opportunities of business development and expansion; policy makers are looking for new insights and transferable good practices; and academics are searching for answers to the economic success of many emerging economies. The needs of various stakeholders for new knowledge and insights into emerging economies are growing strongly. Accepted wisdoms and established theories in the western context need to be retested in the context of emerging economies. New ideas and practices arising from emerging economies also need to be integrated into theories of entrepreneurship and innovation. Nevertheless, there is yet an outlet entirely dedicated to the dissemination and exchange of knowledge about entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging economies. JEEE is thus the first journal to focus solely on qualitative and quantitative research, policy and practice in all areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and government policies that inhibit or stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging economies. As such, JEEE will provide a unique platform of debate and knowledge transfer for authors and readers from universities, government, and industries, financial institutions, research organizations, professional organizations and international institutions, etc. In particular, the journal will appeal to:
academics, researchers, teachers concerned with entrepreneurship and innovation;
policy makers from both government departments whose objective is to promote entrepreneurial activity, and those involved in stimulating, managing or understanding entrepreneurship and innovation;
chief executives in industries and senior managers concerned with entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging economies; and
entrepreneurs themselves who are engaged in entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies.
JEEE intends to continue the tradition of publishing high quality of entrepreneurship and innovation research on emerging economies. The objectives of JEEE are to:
advance entrepreneurship and innovation research on emerging economies;
advance the entrepreneurship and innovation theories of and about emerging economies; and
advance empirical knowledge about practices and contexts of entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging economies.
The journal will take an interdisciplinary approach and focuses on theoretical development and empirical research in an attempt to better understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and innovation and the underlying mechanisms in emerging economies. The journal will also provide a distinct platform for policy-makers and practitioners to debate on innovative entrepreneurship policies and practices in emerging economies. Articles sought include original research and thought-stimulating case studies. For the research section, JEEE will consider high quality theoretical and empirical academic research articles in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as general reviews. The “Entrepreneurship in practice section publishes insights from industry, case studies, policy focus pieces and interviews with entrepreneurs.
As the journal has turned a new page, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleague Professor Jian Gao, Co-Editor of JCE, for his profound insights and contribution to the success of JCE. Despite his relinquishment of co-editorship due to workload after he took up the position of Vice Dean of School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, China in 2013, I am very pleased that he has agreed to take up the role of consulting editor of JEEE and to advise us on all strategic matters for the journals progress. I would also like to thank the advisory board and review board for the excellent services they have given to JCE and am looking forward to working with both boards for the success of JEEE. Last but not the least, I thank Patti Davis, Publisher of JEEE, for the important support she has given to me in the journals development at this significant conjuncture.
In future issues we welcome research that tests existing theories in the new context of emerging economies, that spans the boundaries of entrepreneurship and innovation research, and that offers new insights to policies and practices in entrepreneurship and innovation from emerging economies.
Jun Li
References
Kuechle, G. (2011), “Persistence and heterogeneity in entrepreneurship: an evolutionary game theoretic analysis, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 458–471Sarasvathy, S.D. and Venkataraman, S. (2011), “Entrepreneurship as method: open questions for an entrepreneurial future, , Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 113–135Welter, F. (2011), “Contextualizing entrepreneurship – conceptual challenges and ways forward, , Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 165–184
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