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Call for Book Chapters: Handbook of Strategic Entrepreneurship: Bridging Theory and Practice in Entrepreneurial Strategy

Editors:

Prof. Samuel Adomako, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:
Dr Veselina Stoyanova, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:
Dr Roshan Boojihawon, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:
Prof. Robert A. Opoku, Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB, Canada. Email:

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2027

Please note that each contributor may submit only one article for inclusion in this book

About the Book

In an era defined by volatility, digital acceleration, and global uncertainty, the long-standing divide between entrepreneurial agility and strategic discipline is no longer sustainable. Strategic Entrepreneurship: Bridging Theory and Practice in Entrepreneurial Strategy responds to this challenge by offering an authoritative and integrative exploration of how entrepreneurial and strategic management perspectives combine to drive innovation, renewal, and sustainable growth in organizations. Bringing together world-leading scholars and practitioners, this comprehensive handbook establishes strategic entrepreneurship as a critical and evolving field of inquiry—one that addresses the dual imperatives of opportunity-seeking and advantage-seeking in an increasingly complex and dynamic world.

The handbook provides readers with an advanced synthesis of theoretical foundations, current debates, and emerging research frontiers in strategic entrepreneurship. It critically examines how firms identify and exploit opportunities, build and sustain competitive advantage, and adapt strategically to disruptions across sectors and regions. Organized into six thematic parts, the volume spans the field’s conceptual evolution, its applications in practice, and its future trajectories. Core topics include opportunity recognition, business model innovation, digital transformation, corporate entrepreneurship, international venturing, sustainability, and inclusive growth. Each section blends rigorous scholarship with practitioner insights, offering conceptual frameworks, empirical evidence, and rich case studies that translate research into actionable strategies for decision-makers.

The volume also distinguishes itself through its forward-looking approach. In addressing contemporary challenges such as artificial intelligence, digital ecosystems, geopolitical realignments, and responsible innovation, it situates strategic entrepreneurship within the realities of the twenty-first century. Contributors draw on diverse global perspectives, from developed, emerging, and developing economies offering a uniquely inclusive and context-sensitive understanding of entrepreneurial strategy. This global scope ensures that the handbook speaks to a wide audience and remains relevant to varied institutional, cultural, and industrial contexts.

Designed as both a definitive reference and a bridge between theory and practice, the handbook will appeal to multiple audiences. For scholars and doctoral students, it offers an invaluable foundation for understanding the theoretical intersections of entrepreneurship and strategy, while setting an agenda for future research. For practitioners, policy makers, and organizational leaders, it provides evidence-based frameworks and tools to navigate uncertainty, foster innovation, and create sustainable value. In doing so, it encourages the development of organizations that are not only competitive but also resilient, responsible, and future-oriented.

Thus, Strategic Entrepreneurship: Bridging Theory and Practice in Entrepreneurial Strategy aims to redefine the contours of the field by integrating intellectual rigor with practical relevance. By connecting conceptual advancements with real-world applications, this volume contributes to shaping both scholarly discourse and managerial action in strategic entrepreneurship. As a result, it will serve as an essential resource for academics, executives, and policymakers seeking to understand how entrepreneurial strategies can enable innovation-led growth and societal impact in an era of continuous transformation.

Illustrative topics

The editors do not have any methodological preference. Chapters submitted to this call will undergo a rigorous peer review procedure. We invite theoretical, historical, and policy-oriented contributions from different traditions in business and management that advance the state of knowledge on strategic entrepreneurship.

Part I: Foundations of Strategic Entrepreneurship

  1. Introduction: The Evolution of Strategic Entrepreneurship
  2. Linking Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management: A Theoretical Overview
  3. Strategic entrepreneurship: theory, principles, and practice
  4. Opportunity-Seeking and Advantage-Seeking: The Core Tension
  5. Cognitive and Behavioral Foundations of Entrepreneurial Strategy
  6. High-Growth and Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship

Part II: Entrepreneurial Strategy in Action

  1. Opportunity Recognition and Exploitation in Dynamic Markets
  2. Business Model Innovation and Strategic Renewal
  3. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship Strategies
  4. Managing Scaling Ventures and Decision-Making
  5. Entrepreneurial hustle in strategic entrepreneurship
  6. High-Tech Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation

Part III: Strategic Entrepreneurship in the AI-Led Digital Era

  1. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Renewal in the Digital Context
  2. Artificial Intelligence and Generative Technologies in Entrepreneurship
  3. Platform Ecosystems and Strategic Value Creation
  4. Digital Ecosystem Strategy and Co-Creation for Growth
  5. Geopolitics, Digital Sovereignty, and Strategic Entrepreneurship
  6. Machine Learning, Agentic, Generative AI and Strategic Entrepreneurship

Part IV: Strategic Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Societal Impact

  1. Strategic Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  2. Corporate Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurial Value Creation
  3. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria and Entrepreneurial Strategy
  4. Theories of Responsible Innovation and Their Application in Strategic Entrepreneurship
  5. Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions in SMEs
  6. Circular Entrepreneurship and Business Model

Part V: Contextual and Organizational Frontiers

  1. Strategic Entrepreneurship in a Geopolitical Environment
  2. Internationalisation and Global Scaling of New Ventures
  3. Strategic Entrepreneurship in Family Firms and SMEs
  4. Purpose-Driven and Responsible Growth Models
  5. Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion in Strategic Entrepreneurship
  6. Unconventional Paths to Strategic Entrepreneurship
  7. Serendipity and Strategic Entrepreneurship

Part VI: Future Directions in Strategic Entrepreneurship

  1. Navigating Uncertainty: Strategic Risk, Resilience, and Entrepreneurial Strategy
  2. Responsible Strategic Entrepreneurship and the Future of the Field
  3. Strategic Entrepreneurship Research Frontiers: Emerging Questions and Agendas
  4. Conclusion: Bridging Theory and Practice—Reflections and Future Pathways

Note: The book chapter will comprise the following parts and each chapter will follow the following structure/topics:

  1. Introduction/Definitions
  2. Critical Issues and Topics
  3. Current Contributions and Research
  4. Main Research Methods
  5. Discussion
  6. Recommendations for Practice

Each chapter will be between 5,000 to 6,000 words including Tables, Figures and References

Paper Submission Schedule:

Full chapter submission deadline: March 31, 2027

Questions concerning and submissions may be addressed to all the editors of the book. Manuscripts should be submitted to any of the editors below:

Prof. Samuel Adomako, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:  

Dr Veselina Stoyanova, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:

Dr Roshan Boojihawon, University of Birmingham, UK. Email:

Prof. Robert A. Opoku, Donald School of Business, Science, and Computing, Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB, Canada. Email:

Short Bios

Samuel Adomako is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Birmingham, UK, Professor Extraordinaire, University of South Africa, South Africa and visiting Professor at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He has held teaching and research positions at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and the University of Bradford, UK. His research has appeared in leading journals, including Research Policy, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Product Innovation Management, British Journal of Management, and many others. Professor Adomako is a co-editor of the following books: Corporate Sustainability in Africa: Responsible Leadership, Opportunities, and Challenges by Palgrave Macmillan, Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Africa by Routledge, and Stakeholder Management, Entrepreneurship in Africa by Routledge, and Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa by Routledge. Professor Adomako has edited many special issues in leading journals, such as Journal of International Management, Long Range Planning, Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, and Technovation. He is an Associate Editor of Business Strategy and the Environment. He received his PhD from the University of Warwick. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

Veselina Stoyanova is Associate Professor in Strategy and International Entrepreneurship at the University of Birmingham, UK and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. She earned her PhD in Management from the University of Edinburgh, where she was awarded the prestigious Principal’s Development PhD Scholarship. Her research lies at the intersection of strategic entrepreneurship, international business, and organizational adaptation. She investigates how cognition, identity, and institutional change shape entrepreneurial and strategic behaviour in complex and uncertain environments. Her work contributes to understanding capability development, sustainability transitions, and migrant and transnational entrepreneurship. Dr Stoyanova’s research has appeared in leading international journals including Journal of Management, Business & Society, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Small Business Journal, Management and Organization Review, and Management International Review. She is also the co-editor of International Business: New Challenges, New Forms and New Perspectives(Palgrave Macmillan) and has authored David J. Teece’s Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management: Organizing for Innovation and Growth (Routledge). Her scholarship has been recognised through numerous awards, including selection among Poets & Quants’ Best MBA Professors 40 Under 40 globally and multiple teaching excellence awards.

Dev K (Roshan) Boojihawon () is an Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK. He completed his PhD at the University of Strathclyde. He is an ‘Outstanding Award-Winning’ educator, and his current research interests include aligning sustainability, entrepreneurial resilience and strategic growth within leadership and governance approaches to implementing sustainability, behavioural change and embedding Net Zero within UK SMEs and global value chains (particularly in addressing Scope 3 emissions). He has published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in leading international journals such as the Journal of World Business, the Journal of Applied Behavioural Science, and the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. Business Strategy & The Environment, International Business Review, Services Industries Journal and African Journal of Economic and Management Research.  He is the author and editor of two books, including Organisational Collaboration (2011) and his latest book on ‘China in Africa: New Dynamics, New Synergies (2021). His next book, ‘Making Net Zero Change Matter’, is in the manuscript stage. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Management and Supply Chain Management: an International Journal.

Robert Opoku is a Marketing Professor with teaching and consulting experience across four continents. He has worked on projects with major firms including Unilever and Henkel and consulted for multinational consumer and petrochemical companies. He has previously held leadership roles, including Chair of Business Programs and Interim Director of Institutional Research at Red Deer Polytechnic, Canada. He has also held academic positions at institutions such as King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia), the University of Ghana, and GIMPA Business School, Ghana; and served as an adjunct professor at MacEwan University (Canada) and Burman University (Canada). His research spans online branding, consumer behaviour, and entrepreneurial intentions in emerging economies, published in top journals like Tourism Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, Management International Review and Journal of International Management. Robert serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship and African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. He is also a marketing division co-chair of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) and vice president of membership of International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD).