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.
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Denkpapiere | 2018 Culture of entrepreneurial independence
In the context of this paper we examine the concept of the culture of entrepreneurial autonomy and how it can be influenced by economic policy actors. The culture of entrepreneurial autonomy is a cognitive-normative institution.
Working Papers | 2018 The Effect of Self-Employment on Income Inequality
The self-employed are relatively often among the top earners - or among the lowest earners.
Denkpapiere | 2018 Digital business models - opportunities and challenges for medium-sized businesses
In order to remain competitive in the long term, medium-sized companies must regularly examine the extent to which their own business model could be digitally vulnerable.
Denkpapiere | 2018 Potential of real laboratory research for economic policy
Real laboratories are becoming increasingly popular in science and politics. This article describes the conceptual basis and the process of real lab research.
External publication | 2018 Women-led enterprises in Germany: the more social, ecological and corporate responsible businesses?
Previous research results on the development of women- and men-owned companies emphasize the necessity to include the structural differences of companies as well as the different characteristics of entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs or managers in studies.
External publication | 2018 The German Mittelstand: antithesis to Silicon Valley entrepreneurship?
While medium-sized companies enjoy a high level of international recognition, in Germany they are sometimes regarded as not sufficiently innovative, growth- or technology-oriented compared to companies in Silicon Valley.
IfM-Background-Paper | 2018 60 years of IfM Bonn. 60 years of scientific research on Mittelstand
The Institut für Mittelstandsforschung was established as a foundation in December 1957. Research activities began in the spring of 1958.
External publication | 2018 Business Transferability Chances: Does the Gender of the Owner-Manager Matter?
The article examines the question of whether the entrepreneurial behavior of entrepreneurs differs in the run-up to a business handover.
External publication | 2018 Women´s Entrepreneurship in Europe
The handbook shows the challenges that need to be overcome in the research field of "Female Entrepreneurship", both now and in the future.
External publication | 2018 The Role of Gender in Family-Business Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature
The article provides a systematic literature review of the interaction between gender and family businesses.
External publication | 2018 Three waves and counting: the rising tide of contextualization in entrepreneurship research
Although the first research activities made very slow progress, the contextual topic within entrepreneurship research has made good progress in recent years.
External publication | 2018 Contextual Entrepreneurship: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Over the past decade, context research has developed into an important field of science.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 How small and medium-sized enterprises deal with demographic challenges - A trend study
The IfM Bonn investigates on the basis a representative trend study for the period 2007 to 2017, how SMEs meet the demographic change.
Working Papers | 2018 The Impact of Firm Performance on the Business Transfer Mode
This paper examines the influence of corporate performance on the desired type of business transfer. Family businesses usually strive for succession within the family.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 The influence of the founding process on regional economic growth
This study examines the influence of the founding process on economic development. For this purpose, the 402 German districts and cities were considered. The study shows that districts with high rates of start-ups do not automatically generate higher growth.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 Newly founded companies and their development: An empirical analysis based on different dimensions of success
This study is dedicated to the development of newly founded companies in the first four years. The aim was to analyze how the companies develop in the post-foundation phase on the basis of different success dimensions (survival in the market, coverage of living expenses and job creation).
External publication | 2018 The largest family businesses in Germany - Company Survey 2017: Cooperation with Start-ups
As part of the study series "The largest family-owned companies in Germany", the IfM Bonn conducted a survey of around 250 of the 4,700 largest family-owned companies in spring 2018 for the ninth time.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2018 Innovation is more than research and development
Innovations without R&D are widespread in medium-sized companies. Beyond R&D, the focus of innovation activity is primarily on the development of incremental innovations.
External publication | 2018 The use of self-management by small and medium-sized enterprises 2013-2016
The law to further facilitate the restructuring of companies (ESUG) changed the types of proceedings that allow companies threatened by insolvency to continue.
Working Papers | 2018 A Research Note on Entrepreneurs' Financial Commitment and Crowdfunding Success
Established early stage investors decide to invest in new ventures after evaluating the propensity of success and the risk of failure. Consequently, it is of considerable importance that the new business owners have substantial 'skin in the game' and are thus highly committed to business success.