Which motives play a role in the fact that established Mittelstand companies cooperate with start-ups? Dr Jonas Löher answers this question in his article for the book "Corporate-Startup-Partnerschaften. Innovation through Collaboration". After all, both types of companies have different characteristics regarding, for example, their strategy, goals and workforce.
According to the IfM researcher, precisely these differences are often the basis of the motivation:: start-ups, for example, hope for a faster scaling of their own business model and the expansion of their own network. Established Mittelstand companies look for access to new technologies in order to increase their competitiveness.
