Theory Development Workshop – Nov. 7 & 8, 2024
Exploring & Developing New Theoretical Approaches to Market-Based Management & Entrepreneurship
OSU’s School of Entrepreneurship and the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise (ISFE) will be hosting a Theory Development Workshop (TDW) in Stillwater, Oklahoma,
on the beautiful campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU), on November 7 & 8, 2024.
Attendance is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required (see above).
The TDW represents a unique opportunity for PhD students and early-career faculty
to hone their theory-development skills by receiving direct and personal feedback
from established senior scholars—scholars with demonstrated excellence in theory development
and publishing groundbreaking conceptual papers in the fields of entrepreneurship,
management, and Austrian economics.
The senior scholars who will be jointly leading this TDW are Dr. Mark Packard (Florida Atlantic University), Dr. Jeffery McMullen (Indiana University) and Dr. Per Bylund (Oklahoma State University).
PhD students and early-career faculty from all disciplines were invited to submit
conceptual-paper ideas. Each paper idea was reviewed by one of the TDW’s aforementioned senior scholars. Over 30 conceptual-paper ideas were submitted. Thirteen (13) young scholars were selected to participate.
Relevant Dates
(all times are CST)
- Thursday, 11/7 (2p) – Pick up from SWO airport (for those flying into SWO)
- Thursday, 11/7 (3-5:30p) – Workshop Part 1
- Thursday, 11/7 (5:30-7p) – Dinner for Workshop Attendees
- Thursday, 11/7 (7:15-8:15p) – Lecture by Jeff McMullen (Entrepreneurial Autonomy & The Rule of Law)
- Thursday, 11/7 (8:30p-???) – Informal Networking Social
- Friday, 11/8 (8:30a-noon) – Workshop Part 2
- Friday, 11/8 (noon-1p) – Lunch for Workshop Attendees
- Friday, 11/8 (1p) – Adjournment (leave for SWO airport, for those departing SWO)
The start and end times for the workshop have been chosen to accommodate easy travel
into and out of Stillwater’s regional airport (SWO). The first flight of the day on Thursday (AA 4953) arrives at 2p and the last flight
of the day on Friday (AA 4953) leaves at 2:30p. However, those flights have limited capacity (approximately 70 passengers), so booking
flights early is highly recommended.
In addition to SWO, attendees can fly into or out of Tulsa (TUL) or Oklahoma City
(OKC), each of which is about 75 miles from Stillwater. Uber service to Stillwater
from TUL and OKC is around $100.