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Participation in external events | 19.10.2021 Humanistic Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Economic history can be used to derive important aspects for the development of entrepreneurship and also for the future training of managers.

Guests at the IfM | 19.10.2021 Entrepreneurship - viewed globally

How do the entrepreneurial ecosystems in the countries and regions of the world vary? In which way do they influence the individual entrepreneurial phases, from the start-up to the established company?

Guests at the IfM | 06.10.2021 Further guest researcher at IfM Bonn

Guilherme Pedretti C Lima started his research at the IfM Bonn at the beginning of October as part of his Bundeskanzler fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung). During his academic career, he has been at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London (UK) and at …

Awards | 24.09.2021 IfM President on the Editorial Board

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter has been elected to the Editorial Board of Journal of Contextual Economics - Schmollers Jahrbuch. The journal exists since 1871 and is published by Duncker & Humboldt.

Guests at the IfM | 21.09.2021 Well-being of Entrepreneurs

If the order books look good, it has a positive influence on the well-being of entrepreneurs. But if they do not allow themselves a respite in their everyday business, the economic order situation can also have a negative effect on their health or psychological stability.

Awards | 16.09.2021 IfM President again in the top 20 in the F.A.Z. economists ranking

The Siegen University professor and IfM-President Friederike Welter is once again one of the most influential economists in Germany this year.

External publications | 14.09.2021 What characterises entrepreneurship

What is the difference between entrepreneurs and employed management? What forms of entrepreneurship exist?

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).