In the first episode of the new podcast series "Mittelstand Research Meets Practice", Prof. Dr Andreas Pinkwart talks about how he has used research findings to develop legislation during his time in political office. He also explain how entrepreneurial innovation in Germany can once again help the country regain market leadership, and which role the knowledge and technology transfer between universities and SMEs plays.
The President of the IfM Bonn, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friederike Welter, interviews leading practitioners twice a year in this new podcast series. She asks them how they use the findings of SME research in their work and what trends they see in their field of activity with regard to the Mittelstand enterprises.