12754: Minority Formation and DEI Practices for Resilient and Entrepreneurial Firms

Sunday, July 27, 2025

09:00 - 11:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall C- C3-m1

Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Practice,International,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/zEA7J8

Organizer(s)

GD

Giorgia Maria D'Allura

U. of Catania, Italy
MF

Michela Floris

U. of Cagliari, Italy
PP

Pasquale Massimo Picone

U. of Palermo, Italy

Presenter(s)

DA

David Audretsch

Indiana U., Bloomington, United States
JC

Justin B. Craig

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WC

Wojciech Czakon

Jagiellonian U. in Cracow, Poland
AE

Amir Erez

University of Florida, United States
CL

Cristina Leone

U. of Palermo, Italy
LN

Lucia Naldi

Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden
MR

Monder Ram

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RP

Ronald F. Piccolo

U. of Central Florida, United States
NV

Natalia A. Vershinina

Audencia, France

Facilitator(s)

AC

Arturo Capasso

-, Italy
NK

Nataliia Kochkina

University of Cagliari, Italy

This PDW offers a comprehensive exploration of minority formation and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices specifically tailored to foster firm resilience and entrepreneurship. The PDW begins with two engaging conversations led by invited scholars. Conversation 1 - “DEI and Resilient Firms” - explores the impacts of microaggressions, gender diversity in leadership, cognitive drivers in family firms, leader differentiation in teams, and strategies for building resilience. Conversation 2 - “DEI and Entrepreneurial Firms” - examines the role of DEI practices in shaping household experiences for gender equality in entrepreneurship, financing ethnic minority ventures, and building trust within complex team structures. Following these conversations, the PDW features five dynamics and participatory parallel roundtables. Two thematic roundtables focus on a) The integration of ESG principles into investment portfolios and b) Building resilience through women’s leadership narratives. Three additional roundtables guide publishing DEI-focused research in top-tier entrepreneurship, organization, and management journals.