Global entrepreneurship and innovation in management

The special issue discusses the global entrepreneurship and innovation with original perspectives and advanced knowledge. Entrepreneurship plays a critical role in creating value and in generating wealth and jobs. Firm entrepreneurship is a growing field of study under increasing attention over the decades. Innovation is important in that global economy seeks to maintain and improve competitive advantage. Both entrepreneurs and innovators introduce new inventions into productive activities. 2014 Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Management (2014 GEIM) Conference, on May 14–15, at the National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, aims to attract papers working on both fields in management. 2014 GEIM cooperates with Journal of Business Research to publish the best papers in a special issue on global entrepreneurship and innovation in management. After double-blind reviews and revisions, this special issue includes 28 papers and the editorial. These papers contribute to various perspectives of global entrepreneurship and innovation in different countries and industries.