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Guests at the IfM | 16.03.2021 How companies are perceiving the opportunities of digitalisation

Companies that have not yet digitised any parts of their production will not strive to do so in the future. In contrast, many companies are networking with their customers, even if there are still obstacles in this area, for example data protection and data security.

External publications | 05.03.2021 Future-oriented context research

The book "Contextualizing Entrepreneurship Theory" by Prof. Dr.Ted Baker and Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter is now also viewable online in Open Access.

Podcasts | 24.02.2021 What can we learn from the Covid crisis?

How does the Covid pandemic affect small and medium-sized enterprises? Which economic policy measures can strengthen their resilience in the future?

Participation in external events | 23.02.2021 SME after the Covid 19-Crisis

After the end of the Corona pandemic, what kind of governmental support do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need? What role can SMEs play in becoming more sustainable? How can women be encouraged to become more entrepreneurial?

External publications | 22.02.2021 Prospects for the success of B2B platforms

Companies whose business models are based on digital business-to-consumer (B2C) platforms, such as Google, Amazon or Alibaba, are currently among the most profitable in the world. Their success is mainly based on the reduction of transaction costs, the scalability of data as well as direct and …

IfM Publications | 09.02.2021 Useful source: Handwerksroll data

What is the impact of the Corona pandemic on start-ups in the skilled craft sector? What consequences did the amendment of Handwerksordnung have on market entries and exits in the craft trades that are exempt from licensing?

News & Updates | 01.02.2021 Resource mobilization in peripheral locations

In order to implement a start-up project and maintain it, it is important for entrepreneurs to mobilise the necessary resources. However, this is not always easy.

News & Updates | 22.01.2021 How to Publish in Entrepreneurship Journals

Research publications are important for an academic career. But how should a research article be designed so that it is accepted by the prestigious journals?

News & Updates | 21.01.2021 Effects of a lower income on the standard of living

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

News & Updates | 13.01.2021 Influence of news on financial markets

How does financial news affect the development of currencies, stocks and bonds? In his cumulative doctoral thesis "The Impact of Brexit News and ECB's Announcements on Asset Prices: Theory, Empirical Findings and Policy Implicatons", Dr. Arthur Korus examined, among other things, the impact of …

Participation in external events | 15.12.2020 Managing the digital transformation

What opportunities do data-based business models offer for SMEs? What influence does the management style have on the implementation of digital transformation in companies?

News & Updates | 15.12.2020 Working Paper on Contextual Research

In the last years, contextualisation has become particularly influential in entrepreneurship research.

News & Updates | 08.12.2020 IfM researcher elected to editorial board

With the change of the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Discoveries (AMD) on January 1, 2021, Dr. Stefan Schneck begins his activities as member of the Editorial Review Board.

Participation in external events | 01.12.2020 Mittelstand and SME

Why are Mittelstand and SMEs not equal? How can the SME sector be covered statistically?

Participation in external events | 24.11.2020 Businesses during the first six month of Corona

Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, the Federal Government has tried to mitigate the economic consequences for the self-employed and their businesses with a variety of financial measures.