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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies

July 3-5, 2003 - Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Mohyla Business School (kmbs) is pleased to announce an International
Conference on Entrepreneurship in transition economies. A limited number of
scholars and qualified interested practitioners will gather July (3/4/5) in Kyiv, at
the Kyiv Mohyla Academy’s Kyiv Mohyla Business School for a three day
conference and seminar program on entrepreneurship, managerial leadership,
and business ethics in transition economies.

Academics and practitioners are invited to participate in the conference, and to
submit research papers in areas pertaining to entrepreneurship in transition
economies particularly in the former Soviet Union, Poland and the Black Sea
Region countries.

Opportunities will be provided for papers selected for presentation at the
conference to also be published in an edited volume. Abstracts and excerpts of
all conference papers will appear in “Kyiv Mohyla Business Studio” - the
Ukrainian-language scholarly journal published quarterly by kmbs.

PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:

Paper submissions will be accepted from faculty, dissertation-stage graduate
students studying at accredited academic institutions, and all practitioners who
wish to apply. While any submissions in the field of entrepreneurship in
transition economies are acceptable, papers focusing on the following topics
are especially welcome:

- Start-up entrepreneurs and their role in the transition from state socialism

- Leadership styles of entrepreneurs and managers in post-Soviet states

- Entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth in transition economies

- Business ethics in a post-Soviet environment

The deadline for submission of paper abstracts is March 31, 2003. All
submitted papers must be readable in standard PDF or Microsoft Word
formats. Final acceptance decisions are expected in mid-May.

Limited funding is available for travel to and accommodation in Kyiv, Ukraine.
When submitting an abstract, please indicate whether you will require financial
support or whether this can be obtained from other sources.Inquiries and
submissions can be sent via email to: [log in to unmask]

For further information, please contact:
Kyiv-Mohyla Business School
Tel.: +380 44 238 2444, +380 44 490 6635
www.kmbs.kiev.ua

Olga Ragushyna – Conference Coordinator [log in to unmask]

Mychailo Wynnyckyj – Leader kmbs-knowledge mailto:[log in to unmask]