Putting Practices First: Furthering the Entrepreneurship as Practice Domain

Call for Papers – Special Issue: “Putting Practices First: Furthering the Entrepreneurship as Practice Domain”

Journal: Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission deadline: 15 May 2026

Overview

This special issue—published by Elsevier—seeks to deepen the theoretical and empirical foundations of the "Entrepreneurship as Practice" (EaP) domain. By focusing on the "nitty-gritty" work of entrepreneuring, this issue invites researchers to prioritize the social, everyday practices—such as ideation, pitching, customer discovery, and business modeling—that constitute the collective enactment of entrepreneurship. The editors encourage studies that reveal "hidden-in-plain-sight" practices, critically examine the boundaries of EaP, explore its links to enterprise education, and employ innovative, inclusive methodologies that actively engage practitioners in the research process.

Key Research Themes

• Hidden Practices: Investigating overlooked entrepreneurial activities (e.g., valuation, business model validation, resource acquisition) and how these practices relate to one another.

• Theory Development: Clarifying the boundaries and uniqueness of EaP relative to behavioral theories (e.g., effectuation, bricolage) and other process frameworks (e.g., Actor-Network Theory, posthumanism).

• Intersection of Domains: Putting EaP into conversation with social/sustainable entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship-as-design, and critical research on gender, diversity, and social inequality.

• Enterprise Education: Developing new, interactional pedagogies (e.g., simulations, video reflections, and practice-focused curricula) that prepare students to navigate the complex social realities of doing entrepreneurship.

• Societal Relevance & Methodology: Employing inclusive, practice-informed research designs that bridge the gap between academic study and the real-world concerns of practitioners, particularly in the face of contemporary shocks like AI disruption.

Submission Details

• Submission window: Open now through 15 May 2026.

• Submission portal: https://www.editorialmanager.com/jbvi/default.aspx

• Special Instructions: You must select the article type “VSI: Entrepreneurship as Practice” during the submission process to ensure your manuscript is correctly linked.

• Submission Standards: The journal welcomes original research that prioritizes practices as the unit of analysis. All manuscripts must adhere to the JBVI Guide for Authors.

Guest Editor Team

• Neil Aaron Thompson (Associate Editor), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (n.a.thompson@vu.nl)

• Orla Byrne, University College Dublin (Orla.Byrne@ucd.ie)

• Richard Tunstall, University of Leeds (r.tunstall@leeds.ac.uk)

Why This Issue Matters

Standard entrepreneurship research often abstracts away the messy, everyday social interactions that define venture creation. By centering "practice" as the unit of analysis, this special issue provides a crucial opportunity to build a more nuanced, inclusive, and socially relevant understanding of entrepreneurship that bridges the gap between academic theory and the daily realities of practitioners.

ServiceSetu Academics — Premier Platform for Academic Opportunities & Research Collaboration

Visit official website of the publisher