Shuang Lu Frost, Aarhus University

Magdalena Markowska, King's College London

Kai Roland Green, Aarhus University

Kimberly Eddleston, Northeastern University

Alisa Jno-Charles, Babson College

Haibo Zhou, University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Ulla Hytti, University of Turku

Nearly half of early-stage entrepreneurs globally are raising children, yet the intersection of parenthood and entrepreneurship remains underexplored in research. Parent-entrepreneurs face unique tensions between childcare demands and business pressures at individual, family, and societal levels, while entrepreneurship often intensifies rather than resolves work-family conflict. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for developing effective support systems and policy frameworks that recognize the dual roles many founders navigate.

The special issue seeks both explanatory and interpretive research examining how parenthood shapes and is shaped by entrepreneurial activity across diverse family forms, parental roles, and regional contexts. Key areas include motherhood and entrepreneurship (beyond work-family balance), underexplored topics such as fatherhood, single parenthood, and LGBTQ+ parenting, household dynamics between partners and across generations, and how institutional frameworks and welfare policies influence parent-entrepreneurs differently across regions.

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Potential topics

• How do parent-entrepreneurs negotiate entrepreneurial and parental identities across gender, culture, and sexuality?
• How do emerging models of fatherhood/motherhood shape entrepreneurship?
• What role does founder identity transformation play in the transition to entrepreneurial parenthood?
• How do single parents, LGBTQ+ parents, and individuals in non-normative family forms experience entrepreneurial entry and growth?
• How is role conflict or role enrichment experienced differently by mothers and fathers in entrepreneurial families?
• How do partner dynamics and household egalitarianism shape entrepreneurial decisions?
• What specific resources (cognitive, financial, human, social capital) are transmitted from entrepreneurial parents to children?
• What are the lived experiences and well-being outcomes of children growing up in entrepreneurial households?
• How do macro-level factors (e.g., economic instability, policy frameworks) interact with household dynamics to influence children's outcomes and orientations?
• In what ways do interparental interactions and household role negotiations shape children's perception of entrepreneurship?
• How do entrepreneurial households balance opportunity creation with potential stress or instability for children?
• How do regional policies, parental leave systems, and childcare infrastructure shape entrepreneurial entry, continuation, and exit among parents?
• How do parent-entrepreneurs' experiences differ across welfare regimes (liberal, social-democratic, conservative, developing-country contexts)?
• What role do informal institutions and extended family networks play in enabling or constraining parental entrepreneurship?
• How does the portrayal of parent-entrepreneurs in media, public discourse, and cultural narratives affect entrepreneurial motives and sources of satisfaction?
• How does the self-representation and identity work of parent-entrepreneurs on social media and in entrepreneurial communities contribute to their business success and well-being?
• How do discursive ideals of 'good motherhood' or 'involved fatherhood' constrain or enable entrepreneurial action?
• What are the longitudinal effects of entrepreneurship on family well-being, and vice versa?
• How does parenthood influence innovation, creativity, or business performance?
• How do entrepreneurial career trajectories differ based on family status, parenting roles, and the timing of parenthood relative to venture creation?

Timeline

• June 1, 2026: Abstract deadline
• May 15, 2027: Submission window opens
• July 1, 2027: Manuscript deadline

The rapid digitalization of work—driven by advances in information and communication technologies, remote and hybrid work arrangements, and GenAI-enabled systems—has fundamentally reshaped the boundaries between work and family domains. While digital tools provide unprecedented flexibility and autonomy, they also blur temporal and spatial boundaries, intensify role demands, and generate new forms of work–family conflict. This transformation is especially salient in knowledge-intensive and digitally-mediated work contexts, where the 'always-on' culture may foster constant connectivity, hinder psychological detachment, and undermine employee well-being and family functioning. At the same time, digitalization presents important opportunities for work–family enrichment. Flexible work arrangements and hybrid models can enhance individuals' capacity to integrate work and family roles, consistent with resource-based perspectives on the work–home interface. However, these benefits are not evenly distributed. Emerging evidence suggests that technostress, digital surveillance, and inequalities in access to flexible work may exacerbate existing disparities, particularly along gender and…

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Potential topics

• Blurring of work–family boundaries in remote and hybrid work environments
• Emerging challenges in time–spatially flexible work
• GenAI use and digital overload, and their spillover effects on family life
• 'Always-on' work cultures and impacts on recovery and well-being
• Algorithmic management and implications for job autonomy and control
• Digital surveillance and privacy concerns in home-based work
• Gender inequality in digitally mediated work arrangements
• Individual boundary management strategies in digital contexts
• GenAI literacy and self-regulation in managing role demands
• Leadership behaviors that facilitate work–family integration
• HR practices mitigating digital work–family conflict
• Designing technology to support boundary control and well-being
• Time–spatial crafting as a boundary management strategy
• Work (re)design and home (re)design strategies to re-vitalize work and family life
• Positive spillover via flexible digital work arrangements
• Digitally-mediated tools supporting family engagement
• Hybrid work models and work–family enrichment
• Reconceptualizing integration in the digital era
• Micro-transitions between work and family roles across time and space
• Cross-cultural differences in digital work–family norms
• Individual differences in digital work–family strategies
• Institutional and policy influences
• Multi-level (individual–team–organization) dynamics
• Longitudinal changes and causal effects in work–family relationships
• Within-person variability in boundary management across days and situations

Timeline

• May 20, 2026: Opening date for manuscripts submissions
• November 30, 2026: Closing date for manuscripts submission