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.
555 Results
External publication | 2011 Contextualization Entrepreneurship - Conceptual Challenges and Ways Forward
In entrepreneurship research, it is increasingly recognized that economic behavior must be considered within the historical, institutional, spatial and social context, since this also determines the possibilities and limits of individual action.
External publication | 2011 BDI medium-sized companies panel - spring 2011
As part of a long-term study on medium-sized industrial companies in Germany, the IfM Bonn surveyed a fixed group of industrial companies for the 13th time in spring 2011 to assess the economic situation and topics relevant to daily politics and business management.
External publication | 2011 Handbook of Research on Enterprise Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
The contributions in this handbook examine the importance of government action and policy guidelines for the development of entrepreneurship and small businesses in central and (southeast) European countries.
External publication | 2011 Solo self-employed in insolvency - between stigmatization and new start
Both business start-ups and liquidations have declined after 2005. This development can be attributed in part to the good economic situation since 2005 and the change in the subsidies for start-ups from unemployment.
IfM-Materialien | 2011 The Founder Panel of the IfM Bonn - Concept and possible uses
The Founder Panel of the IfM Bonn records potential founders even before the idea of founding a company is implemented. The panel is based on surveys of potential founders at start-up fairs.
IfM-Materialien | 2011 Experience of medium-sized companies with the new Bachelor and Master degrees
The signing of the Bologna Declaration in 1999 marked the beginning of the reform of the European higher education system. This reform, known as the Bologna Process, has led to far-reaching changes in the higher education sector in Germany.
External publication | 2011 The Acceptance of Earnings Losses After Voluntary Mobility, Economics – The Open-Access
Most economic theory rules out changes towards lower wages, since these are usually limited to wage or income maximization. For this reason, little is known so far about whether job changers also accept wage deductions in the case of a voluntary change of employer.
External publication | 2011 Short-Time work in German Firms
As a result of the economic crisis in 2008/2009, Germany experienced a relatively small increase in unemployment compared to other OECD countries. An important instrument for avoiding redundancies during the crisis was the use of short-time working.
External publication | 2011 Risk provisioning still not a matter of course
The article summarizes the research results of the IfM Bonn on unplanned succession and shows that risk provision for this type of succession is still not a matter of course in family businesses.
External publication | 2011 The largest family businesses - spring 2011
Within the framework of the study series "The largest family-owned companies in Germany", the IfM Bonn has for the first time in spring 2011 gathered the opinion of the largest family-owned companies on the economic situation and current topics.
IfM-Materialien | 2011 Duration and costs of administrative foundation procedures in Germany
With reference to the Lisbon Strategy, the European Council in March 2006 for the first time set the EU member states various targets for the acceleration and simplification of administrative foundation procedures, which were tightened up again in May 2011.
IfM-Materialien | 2011 NUI Region Ranking 2009 - New entrepreneurship in the regions of Germany
Start-ups and new settlements change the business landscape in a region and are an expression of an attractive economic environment that promotes entrepreneurship and self-employment.
External publication | 2011 The generation change in the middle class in demographic change
The number of people aged between 30 and 50 years will decrease by about 15% between 2010 and 2020. Since company successors have so far mainly come from this age group, it is questionable whether there will be enough people in the future who will be interested in taking over medium-sized companies.
IfM-Materialien | 2010 Evaluation of the implementation status of the EA Act in North Rhine-Westphalia
According to the EU Services Directive, the Points of Single Contact (PSC) are intended to support foreigners in the handling of all procedures relevant to the taking up and exercise of a service activity in the respective member state. It should be possible to complete the entire process electronically.
IfM-Materialien | 2010 BDI Panel for medium-sized businesses 2010
In the context of a long-term study on industrial SMEs in Germany, the IfM Bonn has been surveying a fixed group of industrial companies twice a year since 2005. In addition to an assessment of the current and future economic situation, the industrial companies are also asked to comment on topics relevant to daily politics and business management.
IfM-Materialien | 2010 Public procurement - Effects of the centralized bundling of requirements by the federal government on SMEs
In December 2003, the German government laid the foundation stone for a stronger orientation of public procurement towards business management standards with the cabinet resolution on "Optimizing Public Procurement".
Working Papers | 2010 Family businesses and management consulting - An empirical stocktaking
Generally the assumption holds itself that exempt private companies exhibit a fundamental refusal attitude opposite management consultations. The IfM Bonn in cooperation with the Witten Institute for Family Business has now been able to test the empirical content of this thesis for the first time.
IfM-Materialien | 2010 Meeting the demand for skilled workers in small and medium-sized enterprises: Situation analysis and recommendations for action
The covering of the skilled worker need is fu¨r the competitive ability of each enterprise of crucial importance. Since new jobs are created the sooner the better the economic situation is, the greater the number of staffing problems in the economic upswing.
External publication | 2010 BDI medium-sized companies panel - autumn 2010
As part of a long-term study on medium-sized industrial companies in Germany, the IfM Bonn surveyed a fixed group of industrial companies for the 12th time in autumn 2010 to assess the economic situation and topics relevant to daily politics and business management.
External publication | 2010 The largest family businesses - autumn 2010
As part of the study series "The largest family-owned companies in Germany", the IfM Bonn determined key business figures for the largest family-owned companies for the first time in autumn 2010 by analyzing balance sheet and P&L data.