9PDS Seville – 28-29 May 2026
May 28th – 29th, 2026
Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
The 9th Paper Development Seminar (9PDS) on Entrepreneurship Process Research aims to help participants develop research results into papers suitable for publication in top-tier academic journals. The 9PDS is co-organized with Observatorio del Ecosistema Emprendedor de Andalucía. The OEEA is responsible for the GEM and GUESSS projects in Andalusia and is affiliated within the Observatorio del Emprendimiento de España.
Proposals applying a process perspective to entrepreneurship are welcome. We are open to any contributions analysing the entrepreneurial process, whether conceptual or empirical, and, in this latter case, using quantitative (ideally longitudinal, but also cross-sectional) and/or qualitative methods.
Additionally, In the context of the CreaVES project, approved in the 2024 call by the Spanish Research Agency (AEI), which aims to analyse how social gender stereotypes and personal values influence the decision to become an entrepreneur and the type of venture created, a special session on Gender & Entrepreneurship will be held during the 9PDS.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed. Selected participants will be invited to submit a full paper. The objective is to develop a productive and intimate work environment. For this reason, we will limit the number of proposals/papers to be accepted into the seminar to a maximum of 20.
Profs. Hulla Hytti, Miruna Radu-Lefevbre, Susana C. Santos & Ute Stephan will attend as keynote speakers and will provide feedback on accepted submissions.
More information HERE: 9PDS_2026_Call_final
Important dates:
Deadline for proposal submission: January 31st, 2026
Notification of acceptance decisions: February 28th, 2026
Deadline for (optional) full paper submission: April 30th, 2026
Seminar: May 28th-29th, 2026.