25129: ENT Plenary: Give or Take: Cultivating Supportive Entrepreneurial Communities in the Gen-AI Era

Monday, July 28, 2025

12:00 - 13:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Auditorium 10

Session Type: Plenary Session
Highlight: DIG Highlight
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/d6npB5

Organizer(s)

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Christina Theodoraki

Aix-Marseille University, France

Host(s)

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Trenton A. Williams

BYU Marriott School of Business, United States

Panelist(s)

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David Audretsch

Indiana U., Bloomington, United States
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Moren Levesque

York U., Canada
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Johan Wiklund

Syracuse U., United States
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Saras Sarasvathy

U. of Virginia, United States
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Sarah Jack

Lancaster U. Management School, United Kingdom

This plenary critically examines the interplay between individual and collective behaviors in fostering healthy entrepreneurial communities, particularly within the ENT Division. It challenges the prevalence of opportunistic behaviors and emphasizes the importance of balanced "give and take" dynamics for sustaining collaborative and resilient ecosystems. The session explores how AI can either exacerbate these behaviors by encouraging shortcuts or be leveraged to strengthen community-driven practices for value creation. Finally, it highlights how internal and external pressures, such as institutional priorities on value-added activities like publications, can reshape community engagement and calls for strategies that prioritize shared benefits and long-term sustainability.

Join us at the ENT division plenary!