16502: Trends and Tensions in Entrepreneurial Communication Research

Monday, July 28, 2025

17:15 - 18:45 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall A- A3-m1

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Research
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Organizer(s)

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Brad Turner

MIT Sloan School of Management, United States
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Timo Hans Van Balen

Utrecht U. School of Economics, Netherlands
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Sai Kalvapalle

-, Portugal

Panelist(s)

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David A. Kirsch

U. of Maryland, United States
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Greg Fisher

Indiana U., United States
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Jean Siobhan Clarke

emlyon business school, France
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Karl Taeuscher

U. of Manchester, United Kingdom

This panel symposium will explore the range of current theories of entrepreneurial communication, their evidence base, and the methods that have been used to study them. The focus will be on moving past unit theories of a set of variables towards a holistic understanding of a complex communicative process and integrated theories of communication for entrepreneurs and their audiences. Important topics will include questions about communicating with different audiences, accounting for temporality in our theorizing, reflecting on our (over)reliance on certain methods or datasets, and critically examining the societal consequences of the way we have been theorizing about entrepreneurial communication. The symposium will attempt to address not only theoretical trends and tensions, but also questions about evidence and methodology. The session aims to promote provocative discussions on entrepreneurial communication through a dynamic, “debate style” format. Four panelists will give ten-minute presentations, paired to present opposing views on key questions, followed by a collaborative discussion, moderated by the organizers. We will then close out the session with ample opportunity for audience engagement.