Frédéric Delmar, Professor in Entrepreneurship

Frédéric Delmar

Frédéric Delmar
Professor in Entrepreneurship

Frédéric Delmar is a professor at the Strategy and Organization Department at EM Lyon. He is also affiliated to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation, Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden where he also took his PhD. His main research interest lies in the early development of new ventures as well as organizational growth. He finds the behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship to be particularly interesting.

His work has been published in a number of journals like Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and books.

Education

1996 : PhD in Economic Psychology, Stockholm School of Economics
1991 : Bach Sc, Umea University, Sweden

Experiences

- July 2005 : Professor in Strategic Management, EM LYON, France
- 2001-2005 : Associate Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation, Stockholm School of Economics
- 1996-2001 : Researcher, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute, Sweden

Publications & Research

Articles in Scientific Journal (Peer reviewed, after dissertation)

1. Delmar, F. & Wiklund, J. (Forthcoming). The effect of small business managers’ growth motivation on firm growth: A longitudinal study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

2. Delmar, F. & Shane, S. (2006). Does experience matter? The effect of founding team experience on the survival and sales of newly founded ventures. Strategic Organization, 4 (3), 215- 247.

3. Eckhardt, J., Shane, S. & Delmar, F. (2006). Multi-Stage Selection and the Financing of New Ventures. Management Science, 52(2), 220-232.

4. Shane, S. & Delmar, F. (2004). Planning for the market: Business planning before marketing and the continuation of organizing efforts. Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (6), 767-785.

5. Delmar, F. & Shane, S. (2004). Legitimating first: Organizing activities and the survival of new ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (3), 385-410.

6. Delmar, F. & Shane, S. (2003). Does planning facilitate product development in new ventures? Strategic Management Journal, 24(12), 1165-1185.

7. Delmar, F., Davidsson, P. & Gartner, W. (2003). Arriving at the high growth firm. Journal of Business Venturing, 18 (2), 189-216

8. Wiklund, J., Davidsson, P., & Delmar, F. (2003). What do they think and feel about growth? An expectancy-value approach to small business managers’ attitudes toward growth. Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice; Spring, 247-270.

9. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2002). Les entreprises à forte croissance et leurs contributions à l’emploi: le cas de la Suède 1987-1996. Revue Internationale PME, 14 (3-4), 163-188.

10. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2002). Les entreprises à forte croissance et leurs contributions à l’emploi: le cas de la Suède 1987-1996. Revue Gestion 2000, 5 (Septembre), 167-190.

11. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2000). På jakt efter de nya arbetstillfällena: de snabbväxande företagens roll (Hunting for new job opportunities: the role of high growth firms). Ekonomisk Debatt, 28, 3, 267-276.

12. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (2000). Where do they come from? Prevalence and characteristics of nascent entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 12, 1-23.

13. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (1998). Zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen nach Firmengrösse und –alter. Zeitschrift für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, 46, 219-233.

14. Delmar, F. (1995). Dynamiskt beslutsfattande- En översikt av forskningsområdet (Dynamic decision making: A review of the research area) Nordisk Psykologi, 47, 1, 61-77.

Books and reports (After dissertation)

15. Delmar, F., Hellerstedt, K. & Wennberg, K. (2006). The Evolution of Firms Created by Self-Employed among the Swedish Science and Technology Labor Force between 1990 and 2000. In P. R. Christensen and F. Poulfelt (eds) “Managing Complexity and Change in SMEs”.

16. Delmar, F. & Sölvell, I. (2006). The Development of Growth Oriented High-Technology Firms in Sweden. Stockholm, Vinnova (VR 2006:10).

17. Davidsson, P., Delmar, F., Wiklund, J. (2006). Entrepreneurship and the Growth of the Firm. Edward Elgar Publishing, England.

18. Delmar, F., Sjöberg, K. & Wennberg, K. (2006) The Evolution of the Firms Created by Self-Employed among the Swedish Science and Technology Labor Force between 1990 and 2000. In RENT XVIII Anthology 2005: Managing Complexity and Change in SMEs: Frontiers in European Research 2005.

19. Delmar, F., Sjöberg, K., Wennberg, K. & Wiklund, J (2005). Self-Employed among the Swedish Science and Technology Labor Force: The Evolution of the firms between 1990 and 2000. Stockholm, ITPS (A2005:001).

20. Delmar. F (2005). The entrepreneurial process: Emergence and evolution of new firms in the knowledge intensive economy. In Fayolle, A., Kyrö, P. and Ulijn, J. (eds.) Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Outcomes and Perspectives (pp.55-79). Edward Elgar Publishing, England.

21. Delmar, F., & Holmquist, C. (2004). Women Entrepreneurship: Issues and Policies. Background report prepared for the Istanbul Ministerial Conference on SMEs. Paris: OECD.

22. Delmar, F., Sjöberg, K. & Wiklund, J. (2003). The Involvement in Self-employment among the Swedish Science and Technology Labor Force between 1990 and 2000. Stockholm. ITPS (A2003:017).

23. Davidsson, P. & Delmar F. (2003). Hunting for new employment: The role of high growth firms. In Kirby, D.A. and Watson, A. (eds.) Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies: A Reader (pp. 7-19). Aldershot, England: Ashgate.

24. Davidsson, P. & Delmar F. (2002). Tillväxt i små och nya – och något mognare– företag. In Johansson, D. and Karlson, N. (eds) Den svenska tillväxtskolan: Om den ekonomiska utvecklingens kreativa förstörelse (pp. 97-126). Stockholm: Ratio.

25. Delmar, F. (2002). Ekonomisk utveckling och entreprenörskap (Economic development and entrepreneurship). In Hallin, G., Larsson, S. and Marklund, G. (eds.) En liten bok om tillväxt (pp. 22-35). ITPS, Vinova and Nutek.

26. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F., & Wiklund, J. (2002). Entrepreneurship as Growth; Growth as Entrepreneurship. In Hitt, M. and Ireland, D. (eds.) Strategic Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Mindset (pp. 328-342). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

27. Davidsson, P., Delmar, F. & J. Wiklund (2001) (eds.). Tillväxtföretagen i Sverige (Growth firms in Sweden). Stockholm: SNS.

28. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2001). Tillväxtföretagen i Sverige: förekomst och utvecklingsmönster (Growth firms in Sweden: prevalence and patterns of development) . In P. Davidsson, F. Delmar & J. Wiklund (eds.) Tillväxtföretagen i Sverige (Growth firms in Sweden). Stockholm: SNS.

29. Delmar, F. & Aronsson, M. (2001). Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2000: Entreprenörskap i Sverige (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2000: The Swedish Case Report). Stockholm: ESBRI.

30. Wiklund, J, Davidsson, P., & Delmar, F. (2001). Hur förväntade konsekvenser av tillväxt påverkar småföretagares tillväxtvilja: Kunskapsbyggande genom replikation (How expected consequences of growth affect the growth motivation of small business managers: Scientific knowledge through replication). In P. Davidsson, F.Delmar & J. Wiklund (eds.) Tillväxtföretagen i Sverige (Growth firms in Sweden). Stockholm: SNS.

31. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2000). Tillväxtföretag i Sverige: Var de finns, hur de växer och vilka jobb de skapar (Growth Businesses in Sweden: Where Are They, How Do They Grow and The Jobs They Create). Rapport nr 19 i serien Nya Jobb & Företag. Rådet för Arbetslivsforskning: Stockholm.

32. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (2000). The characteristics of high-growth firms and their job contribution. In Green, B. et al (eds.) Risk Behaviour and Risk Management in Business Life (pp. 204-213). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

33. Delmar, F. (2000 and 2006). The Psychology of the Entrepreneur. In Carter, S. & Jones Evans D. (eds) Enterprise and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy (pp. 132-154). Pearson Education Ltd, Harlow, England.

34. Delmar, F. (2000). Entrepreneurship, growth, and innovation. In Green, B. et al (eds.) Risk Behaviour and Risk Management in Business Life (pp. 197-200). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

35. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (1998) High-growth SMEs and employment: Assessment of best practice policies. Country study: Sweden. (DSTI/IND/PME(98)14). Paris, France: OECD.

36. Delmar, F. (1997). Measuring growth: methodological considerations and empirical results. In R. Donckels & A. Miettinen (Eds) Entrepreneurship and SME Research: On its Way to the Next Millennium (pp. 199-215). Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Hants, England.

Conferences & Proceedings

37. Delmar, F. & Goujet, R. (2006). How do you react to entrepreneurship education? An examination of the role of predispositions in an enactive mastery experience of entrepreneurship. Paper presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship and Small Business” RENT XX, Brussels, Belgium, November 23-24 2006.

38. Delmar, F. & Wetter, E. (2006). Determinants of Innovation in New Firms: Linking Absorptive Capacity to the Performance of Start-Ups. Paper presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship and Small Business” RENT XX, Brussels, Belgium, November 23-24 2006. The paper is the recipient 2006 Gate2Growth Third Best Paper Award. Gate2Growth is supported by the European Commission.

39. Wennberg, K., Folta, T. & Delmar, F. (2005). A Real Option Model of Stepwise Entry into Self-Employment. Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bloomington, Indianna June 2006. The paper is the recipients for the Office of Advocacy, U. S. Small Business Administration Award, for the Best Paper Exploring the Importance of Small Businesses to the U.S. Economy or a Public Policy Issue of Importance to the Entrepreneurial Community.

40. Delmar, F. & Sölvell, I (2006, Forthcoming). Understanding Firm Development in Highly Innovative Ventures: The Difference between Academic and Commercial Spin-offs. In Zhara et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship research 2005.

41. Delmar, F., Sjöberg, K. & Wennberg, K. (2005). Survival of the Biggest ? The Effect of Initial Size and Firm Growth on New Firm Survival. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii Aug 2005.

42. Wiklund, J., Delmar, F, & Sjöberg, K (2004). Selection of the Fittest? How Human Capital affects High-Potential Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana Aug 2004.

43. Wiklund, J., Delmar, F, & Sjöberg, K (2004). Entrepreneurship at Any Expense? The Effect of Human Capital on High-Potential Entrepreneurship. In Zhara et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship research 2004 (pp. xxx-xxx).

44. Delmar, F (2003). The Role of Human Capital in the Growth of Newly Founded Firms. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, Washington Aug. 2003.

45. Delmar, F. & Wiklund, J. (2003). Growth Motivation and Growth: Untangling Causal Relationships. In Nagao, D.H. (ed.) the Conference Proceedings for Academy of Management 2003. Awarded the 2003 Michael H. Mescon/ Coles College of Business, ”Best Empirical Paper Award” based on the Recommendation of the Research Committee of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management.

46. Delmar, F. & Shane, S. (2003). Does the Order of Organizing Activities Matter for New Venture Performance? In Reynolds et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship research 2003 (pp. 647-661).

47. Delmar, F. (2002). The Entrepreneurial Process: Emergence and Evolution of New Firms in the Knowledge Intensive Economy. Paper presented at Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Specificities and Perspectives INPG-ESISAR Valence (France), September 19th – 22nd 2002.

48. Delmar F. & Shane, S. (2002). What Firm Founders D A Longitudinal Study of the Start-up Process. In Reynolds et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2002 (pp.632-645). Awarded the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College. Awarded the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for the best paper with the most Significant Implications for Practitioners.

49. Delmar, F. & Wiklund, J. (2002). Does entrepreneurial growth motivation affect growth or does growth affect entrepreneurial growth motivation? An empirical analysis. Paper presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship and Small Business” RENT XVI, Barcelona, Spain, November 21-22 2002.

50. Eckhardt, J., Shane, S., & Delmar, F. (2002). Multi-level Selection and the Funding of New Ventures. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August 9-14 2002

51. Shane, S. & Delmar F. (2002). Planning for the market: Business planning before marketing and the survival of new ventures. Paper presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship and Small Business” RENT XVI, Barcelona, Spain, November 21-22 2002.

52. Delmar, F. & Shane, S. (2001). Legitimating First: Organizing Activities and the Survival of New Ventures. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August 3-8 2001.

53. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. & Wiklund, J. (2000). Entrepreneurship as Growth; Growth as Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at “Creating a New Mindset. Integrating Strategy and Entrepreneurship Perspectives”, Kansas City, November 2-5, 2000.

54. Delmar, F. & Gunnarsson., J. (2000) How do self-employed parents of nascent entrepreneurs contribute? In Reynolds, P.D., Autio, E., Brush, C., Bygrave, W.D., Manigart, S., Mason C.M., Sapienza, H.J. & Shaver, K.G. (eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2000 (pp. 150-162). Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College.

55. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (1999). Hunting for new employment: The role of high growth firms. Presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship” RENT XIII, London, England, November 25-26 1999.

56. Delmar, F. (1999). Entrepreneurial Growth Motivation and Actual Growth – A Longitudinal Study. Presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship” RENT XIII, London, England, November 25-26 1999.

57. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (1999). Firm size expectations of nascent entrepreneurs. In Reynolds, P.D., Bygrave, W.D., Manigart, S., Mason, C.M., Dale Meyer, G., Sapienza, H.J., & Shaver, K.G. (eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 1999 (pp. 90-104). Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College, MA. Awarded the Kauffman Foundation Award for Paper of Distinction: Babson-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

58. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (1998). Some important observations concerning job creation by firm size and age. Presented at “ Rencontres St Gall”, St Gall, Schweiz, September 1998.

59. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (1998). Nascent entrepreneurs: how many are they and who are they?. Presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship” RENT XII, Lyon, France, November 26-27 1998.

60. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (1998). A taxonomy of high-growth firm. In Reynolds, P.D., Bygrave, W.D., Carter, N.M., Manigart, S., Mason, C.L.M., Dale Meyer, G. & Shaver, K.G. (eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship research 1998 (pp. 399-413). Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College, MA. Awarded “Kauffman Foundation Special Topic Paper of Distinction”.

61. Davidsson, P. & Delmar, F. (1997). High growth firms, job contribution and method observations. Presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship” RENT XI, Mannheim, Germany, November 27-28 1997.

62. Delmar, F. & Davidsson, P. (1997). Who starts new firms in Sweden: How many are they and who are they? Presented at “Research on Entrepreneurship” RENT XI, Mannheim, Germany, November 27-28 1997.

63. Delmar, F. & Gunnarsson., J. (1997). Predicting group membership among entrepreneurs, nascent entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs using psychological data and Networks activities. In Quintanilla Pardo, I. (ed.) The XXII International Colloquium of Economic Psychology, (pp. 881-900). Valencia, Spain.

64. Wiklund, J., Davidsson, P., Delmar, F. & Aronsson, M. (1997). Expected consequences of growth and their effect on growth willingness in different samples of small firms. In Reynolds et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 1997 (pp. 1-16). Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Babson College, MA. Awarded “Overall Best Paper 1997”.

Rewards

The 2006 Office of Advocacy, U. S. Small Business Administration Award, for the Best Paper Exploring the Importance of Small Businesses to the U.S. Economy or a Public Policy Issue of Importance to the Entrepreneurial Community. Babson-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

The 2006 Gate2Growth Third Best Paper Award. Gate2Growth is supported by the European Commission. at “Research on Entrepreneurship and Small Business” RENT XX

The 2003 Michael H. Mescon/ Coles College of Business, ”Best Empirical Paper Award” based on the Recommendation of the Research Committee of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management

The 2002 Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for the best paper with the most Significant Implications for Practitioners. Babson-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

The 2002 Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research’s (FSF) & Nutek’s national price for young, Swedish researchers in entrepreneurship and small business

The 1999 Kauffman Foundation Award for Paper of Distinction: Babson-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

The 1998 Kauffman Foundation Award Best Paper Award: Babson-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

Professional Experiences

Experience

- July 2005 Professor in Strategic Management, EM LYON, France
- 2001-2005 Associate Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation, Stockholm School of Economics
1996-2001 Researcher, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute, Sweden

Languages

- French
- English
- Swedish

Courses taught

Pedagogical activities

Frédéric Delmar teaches entrepreneurship at various levels such as undergraduate, MBA, Executive Education, and PhD level.

Others informations

Main scientific activities :

Editorial board: Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Organization
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Academy of Management Journal, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development , Small Business Economics, Research Policy, Management Science

Main expert positions

He has also frequently been asked to participate as an expert in the field to the Swedish government, different ministries, as well as to private organizations. His work has appeared on a number of occasions in Swedish newspapers as well as on radio. He has functioned as an expert at the OECD on "Women Entrepreneurship: Issues and Policies" and on "High Growth Firms" (with Per Davidsson).

27/03/2007

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