ERI

The Entrepreneurship Research Institute (ERI) is devoted to investigating the role that entrepreneurs play in modern economies. In particular, we focus on addressing the fundamental research questions of the entrepreneurship field: where entrepreneurial opportunities come from, why some firms and individuals choose to exploit them, and how these efforts can be made more successful.

In keeping with the reputation of Ryerson University and the Ted Rogers School of Management, ERI focuses on research of high academic and intellectual value, with clear applicability to practitioners in the business community. The Institute houses the Ted Rogers Chair in Entrepreneurship, an endowed research chair focusing on entrepreneurship in Canada. ERI also conducts periodic seminars and symposia on topics of interest to scholars of entrepreneurship.

Some of our objectives include:

• Establishing common directions and major research themes
• Facilitating collaboration among members for research studies and grant proposals
• Coordinating research efforts to maximize the leverage of resources
• Communicating the results of our research throughout the Ryerson community

The field of entrepreneurship is new and exciting. We concentrate our efforts on some of the following research themes:

• Immigrant, diaspora entrepreneurship
• International, born-global entrepreneurship
• Economic growth and entrepreneurship in international contexts
• Entrepreneurial intent and the psychology/cognition of entrepreneurs
• Social entrepreneurship, and social influences on economic entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial finance and venture capital markets
• Entrepreneurial legitimacy and accessing resources
• Corporate entrepreneurship and business strategy
• Individual performance and leadership