IfM Bonn News

External publications | 14.09.2021 How loss of income affects living standards

Can households maintain their standards of living when self-employed household members experience income cuts? Dr. Stefan Schneck analysed this question and placed the results in the context of the Covid 19-crisis.

External publications | 08.09.2021 Entrepreneurship explained briefly but profoundly

Entrepreneurial activity already existed in the 3rd millennium BC. This is attested to by cuneiform inscriptions in contemporary Iraq.

External publications | 31.08.2021 What the Mittelstand will really need in the future

What are the future challenges for the Mittelstand economy? How can the next government support businesses in coping with the tasks facing them?

Participation in external events | 30.08.2021 Guest at US-American Conference

Following an invitation from US-American Association "Research on Entrepreneurship and Society", Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter took part in the Conference on Entrepreneurship and Society in Tahoe/USA in mid-August.

External publications | 24.08.2021 See diversity holistically

It is an undisputed fact that entrepreneurship is characterised by diversity. However, the term "entrepreneurial diversity" is defined and used very differently in the research literature.

IfM Publications | 10.08.2021 Benefits of interdisciplinary research

What characterises the different places where entrepreneurship prospers? What role do historical events and architectural development play?

News & Updates | 03.08.2021 Friederike Welter at AOM

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter presented her latest findings on context research at the 81st hybrid Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM). The conference organisers had previously published an interview with the IfM President on YouTube.

News & Updates | 02.08.2021 Entrepreneurship and Capitalism

Assistant Prof. David A. Kirsch presented the research results of himself, Prof. Dr Friederike Welter and Prof. Dr Daniel Wadhwani about "Rediscovering Capitalism in Entrepreneurship" at the colloquium of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).

News & Updates | 02.08.2021 Further honour for IfM President

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen) has been invited to become a member of Academia Europaea.

IfM Publications | 18.06.2021 Covid's influence on the propensity to start a business

Has the Covid 19 pandemic influenced the propensity of scientists at universities in Germany to set up new businesses? Did they give up their idea of founding a company as a result – or did they postpone it?

Participation in external events | 15.06.2021 Development processes of start-ups

The duration of the founding process from the intention to substantial profits fluctuates strongly depending on the context of the business foundation. Dr. Teita Bijedić discussed the crucial influencing factors at the virtual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) in the …

IfM Publications | 14.06.2021 Development differences in East Germany

What characterises the development of the East German start-up landscape since the end of the GDR? What role do regional conditions play in this?

Podcasts | 11.06.2021 How to counteract bureaucratic frustration

Businesses criticise the high density of regulation repeatedly, and they also question the sense of many bureaucratic regulations.

Guests at the IfM | 09.06.2021 The potential of crowdworking

Does platform work represent a relevant source of finance for the self-employed? Prof. Dr Hans J. Pongratz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich) examined this question in his presentation "Platform work as source of income for the self-employed" at the virtual IfM Forum at the beginning of June.

Reference to surveys | 02.06.2021 Survey on the "Future of the Construction Industry“

How can the construction industry remain a strong support for the German economy? The Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn and DIW Econ are currently investigating this question in a scientific study commissioned by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial …