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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development ­ EIRD 2016
Programme
Programme
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Conference venue: Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration at Tallinn University of Technology
(Address: Akadeemia Rd 3, Tallinn)
Monday, June 27
11:00 ­16.00 Doctoral Pre­Conference, room SOC­214
Tuesday, June 28
12.00 Bus to the conference Venue in front of Hotel Palace (address: Vabaduse squire 3) and 12.10 in front of the
Tallink City Hotel (address: A. Laikmaa 5)
12:30­13:30 Lunch
13.30 Welcome and Plenary, Room: SOC­209
Welcome – Üllas Ehrlich, A Dean of the Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration
13.45­15.15 Keynote speakers
Prof David Smallbone, Kingston University, England
Prof Paula Kyrö, Aalto University, Finland
Kristi Ploom and Marge Täks, Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia and University of Tartu
15:15­15:45 Coffee
15:45­17:45 Sessions
Session 1. SME­s AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Room: SOC­210
Chair: Laima Gerlitz
Anna Trofimova, Wroclaw University of Economics ­ Social influence of an enterprise with foreign investment on
values and personal employment strategies of village residents in a rural community in Western Ukraine
Merli Reidolf, Anu Leppiman, Gunnar Prause, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Organisational innovations as an
opportunity for rural hidden champions: threats and opportunities
Habtamu Alem, Norwegian University of Life Science ­ Regional efficiency and technological gaps in Norwegian
grain farming: a stochastic meta­frontier model
Kristi Kivestu, Andres Rõigas, Piret Aus, Marju Mäger, University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy ­ Contributing
and hindering factors in the consumption of entrepreneurship supporting services in small Creative District. By the
example of Viljandi County, Estonia
Session 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL CONCEPT FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION Room: SOC­213
17:45 Bus to Dinner – OKO Resto, Punaste Laternate 1, Kaberneeme
22:00 Bus back to Tallinn
Wednesday, June 29
8:30 Bus to the conference Venue in front of Hotel Palace (address: Vabaduse squire 3) and 8.40 in front of the Tallink
City Hotel (address: A. Laikmaa 5)
8:45 Coffee
9.00­10.30 Sessions
Session 1. Good practice approaches to entrepreneurship education Room: SOC­213
Chair: Tiit Elenurm
Maira Lescevica, Eneken Titov, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Estonian Entrepreneurship University of
Applied Sciences ­ Cross­border assignment ­ the study method supporting the study internationalization and
student’s enterprisingness
Tiit Elenurm, Estonian Business School ­ Entrepreneurship education as facilitator of cross­border
entrepreneurship
Iveta Cirule, Ilmars Kreituss, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration ­ University
business incubation key success factors ­ case study from Latvia
Session 3. SME­s and regional development Room: SOC­210
Chair: Karlis Kreslins
Karlis Kreslins, Dace Stefenberga, Ventspils University College ­ Regional development vs. depopulation: A case of
Kurzeme region
Gouhar Ali, University of Innsbruck ­ Are we examining the right traits to study small firm growth? A systematic
literature review from 1990­2015
Laima Gerlitz, Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Design management for
small and medium­sized SMEs: The way SMEs can innovate and accelerate their business
10:30 ­11.00 Coffee
11:00 – 12:30 Sessions
Session 4. Good practice approaches to entrepreneurship education Room: SOC­213
Chair: Urve Venesaar
Ieva Brence, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration ­ Business meets arts –
approach to be integrated in the business and economic programmes
Martin Toding, Urve Venesaar, Marianne Kallaste, Juhan Teder, Tallinn University of Technology – Development of
students’ cognitive entrepreneurial skills
Marianne Kallaste, Juhan Teder, Martin Toding, Urve Venesaar, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Factors affecting
students in their career choices: paid employee or self­employed?
Brent McKenzie, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies College of Business, Economics University of
Guelph Canada ­ The impact and influence of management education in the Baltic States: A personal case study
Session 5. Building and sustaining international relationships Room: SOC­210
Chair: Arnis Sauka
Arnis Sauka, Alise Mačtama, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Riga International School of Economics and
Business Administration ­ Evaluation of the linkage between foreign investments and SME development: case of
Latvia
Brent McKenzie, College of Business + Economics, University of Guelph ­ Semiotics, marketing, and city brand
image: Tallinn, Estonia – A 20­year perspective
Karen Voolaid, Urve Venesaar, Üllas Ehrlich, Marianne Kallaste, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Creating
entrepreneurial university: a case of technical university
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Sessions
Session 6. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Room SOC­2013
Chair: Sergei Kornilov
Pijus Krūminas, ISM University of Management and Economics ­ Innovation policy and economic development of
peripheral regions in the context of electoral institutions
Sergei Kornilov, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Economic complexity: the future of the knowledge­based
regional development
Juhan Teder, Tallinn University of Technology ­ Entrepreneurship policy development in Estonia as a European
Union member country
Session 7. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INCLUSION Room SOC­210
Chair: Merle Küttim
Marija Krūmiņa, University of Latvia ­ Inclusiveness of early­stage entrepreneurship in Latvia
Sabine Koklacova, Tatjana Volkova, BA School of Business and Finance ­ Design management for promoting
socially responsible solutions in creative industries
Sanna Joensuu­Salo and Kirsti Sorama, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences ­ Megatrends and innovations – a
gendered approach
15.00 Closing
15.30 Bus to the Hotel Palace and Tallink City Hotel