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External publications

All publications that IfM scientists have published externally are compiled here.

264 Results

External publication | 2010 Sales and personnel policy of medium-sized companies under the sign of demographic change - An empirical stocktaking

The population in Germany will age considerably in the coming decades and shrink in numbers. This article examines the level of information and the activities that companies have initiated with regard to the ageing society.

External publication | 2010 Duration of regular insolvency proceedings of companies

This article provides information on the time period that creditors in insolvency proceedings have to wait for a distribution from the debtor's assets. On average, regular insolvency proceedings against legal entities last four years, and those against natural persons two years.

External publication | 2009 Demographic change and the sales-political adaptation measures of small and medium-sized enterprises

The ageing of the population in Germany will lead to a significant change in the sales markets in the near future. Since small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rarely practice strategic management systematically, it can be assumed that SMEs will be less active in adapting to future changes.

External publication | 2007 The middle class in the Federal Republic of Germany: An economic stocktaking

The IfM Bonn, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, has published the report "Der Mittelstand in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. An Economic Stocktaking".