Publications
IfM Bonn publishes its research findings primarily in its publication series: study results are published as "IfM-Materials" - or in condensed form as a "Denkpapier" (summary). Statistical analyses and results appear in the series "Daten und Fakten". Discussion and technical papers from all research areas are published as "Working Papers".
In addition, until 2012 selected articles were published in the series "Schriften zur Mittelstandsforschung" (Gabler Verlag). Under the "External Publications" tab, you find numerous essays by IfM researchers that have appeared in (peer-reviewed) specialist journals and external publication series.
552 Results
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Disruptive innovations: Opportunities and risks for small and medium-sized enterprises
The subject of this study is the handling of increasingly emerging disruptive developments by medium-sized companies. The majority of the companies consider their own business model to be well equipped for the future. However, this is only critically questioned when problems are already noticeable.
External publication | 2017 Driving factors of innovation in family and non-family SMEs
This study examines the extent to which innovation behavior differs between family-run and non-family-run small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
IfM-Materialien | 2017 The importance of owner- and family-run companies in Germany
This study examines how the share of owner- and family-run companies in the total number of all companies has changed since 1998.
External publication | 2017 [Übersetzen nach: English] Wider Greenwashing: Wie integre CSR-Akteure sich absichern können
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not only a management strategy that offers opportunities, but also involves risks. For example, opportunism can seriously jeopardize the success of CSR-related policies pursued by companies.
Working Papers | 2017 ‘It Takes Three to Tango’: Brain, Cognition and Entrepreneurial Enhancement
Neuroscience is not quite ready to win the war for now, but it is assuredly equipped to win some battles. Notwithstanding that entrepreneurship is fundamentally a braindriven phenomenon, entrepreneurship research based on neuroscience’s tools cannot be counted on the fingers of more than one hand.
External publication | 2017 Innovativeness and business relationships in women-owned firms: The role of gender stereotypes
The paper examines the connection between business relationships and the innovative power of companies managed by female owners. In particular, it examines how gender stereotypes influence these contacts.
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Zukunftspanel Mittelstand 2017 - Update of an expert survey on current and future challenges of German medium-sized businesses
Digitization has become a challenge for medium-sized businesses in many areas. This is the conclusion of the latest expert survey for the Future Panel for SMEs 2017.
External publication | 2017 On the influence of vocational orientation measures at schools on the career choice behavior of young people
Young people's choice of career is a much-discussed topic, both in school and company practice and in the context of education and labor market policy. Last but not least, it is a popular subject of investigation in pedagogical-didactic research.
Working Papers | 2017 Business takeovers and firm growth: Empirical evidence from a German panel
This article links business acquisitions with the literature on serial autocorrelation of growth rates.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2017 Social networks as reputation risk
With the advent of social media, employees today can directly influence the reputation of their employer.
External publication | 2017 Context and Entrepreneurial Cognition
Most people have at least a rough idea of what context means. However, the perception of what contexts are based on can vary greatly.
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Entrepreneurial behavior in the course of company succession
Based on data from the IAB Establishment Panel, this study examines entrepreneurial behavior before and after the handover and how this behavior affects the economic situation of companies. The analyses are based on the assumptions of the investment backlog and growth impulse hypothesis.
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Digitization processes of SMEs in manufacturing industry
This study examines the degree of digitization of companies in the manufacturing sector based on a representative survey of 1,400 companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
External publication | 2017 Come on out of the ghetto, please - Building the future of entrepreneurship research
The article shows that formerly marginal and now intensively considered sub-areas of entrepreneurship research lead to findings that can be fundamental for a more practical and critical research in the future.
External publication | 2017 The interaction of equity crowdfunding platforms and ventures: an analysis of the preselection process
A growing number of young and innovative companies receive financial support through public calls over the Internet. The associated campaigns take place on specialized platforms that act as intermediaries between founders and potential investors.
External publication | 2017 The demise of a model? The state of collective bargaining and worker representation
This paper examines the development of collective bargaining in the German private sector since 2000, using the company and company history panel of the Institut für Arbeitsmakrt- und Berufsfoschung (Institute for Employment Research) to examine changes in collective bargaining both longitudinally and in cross-section.
External publication | 2017 Do unfair perceived own pay and top managers’ pay erode satisfaction with democracy?
Workers who feel unfairly paid or who feel that the income of managers on the boards of large companies is unfair are less satisfied with the current state of democracy in Germany.
Facts and figures | 2017 Internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the service sector in the light of (official) statistics
Germany's trade in services has increased considerably since 2001. The extent to which SMEs in the service sector participate in trade in services has been unclear to date.
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Global networking, cooperation and value creation in medium-sized businesses
With the help of theoretical analyses and in-depth expert interviews, this study examines the challenges and opportunities for small and medium-sized companies associated with participation in (global) value chains.
External publication | 2016 The largest family-owned companies - Key figures update 2016
As part of the study series "The largest family businesses in Germany", the IfM Bonn analyzed the balance sheet and P&L data of family businesses with annual sales of 50 million euros or more in the fall of 2016.