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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Facts and figures | 2018 Regional analysis of start-up activities in North Rhine-Westphalia - 2015 to 2017
The IfM Bonn has analyzed the founding events in the economic regions of North Rhine-Westphalia by means of special evaluations of the trade advertisement statistics and information from the tax authorities.
Working Papers | 2018 Brain-Driven Entrepreneurship Research: Expanded Review and Research Agenda Towards Entrepreneurial Enhancement
The advent of significant advances in neuroscience has produced the capacity to examine the human brain at a profound level, yet the academic and practical value of existing evidence based on neuroscience techniques and methods within the field of entrepreneurship remains unexplored.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 The investment behavior of small and medium-sized enterprises
This study examines the investment behavior of small and medium-sized enterprises based on the balance sheet figures of German companies for the period from 2005 to 2014, showing that SMEs invest less than large companies, especially since the financial crisis of 2009/2010.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 Influence of the regional banking system on SME financing
As a result of the financial crisis, British companies had much more problems obtaining loans than German companies. The study shows that one reason for this could be the German regional banking system and its specific characteristics.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 Regional start-up environments using the example of selected hotspots
In the context of the study, start-up environments are examined on the basis of five selected start-up hotspots. The study showed that universities offer a variety of advantages for the regions as start-up locations, especially when they cooperate closely with regional players in the start-up process.
Facts and figures | 2018 Business start-ups by foreign citizens: Update 2018
Foreigners have played a significant role in shaping the business start-up process in both Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia between 2007 and 2016. Foreign founders have played a particularly important role in the commercial sector.
External publication | 2018 [Übersetzen nach: English] Entrepreneurial resourcefulness in unstable institutional contexts: The example of European Union borderlands
This paper aims to understand entrepreneurial resourceful behavior in contexts characterized by difficult economic conditions and institutional changes.
Facts and figures | 2018 The use of bankruptcy reorganisation channels by small and medium-sized enterprises - the example of self-administration
With the introduction of the ESUG, Germany's insolvency law was reformed in 2012. The ESUG opens up new reorganization paths, e.g. the self-administered protective shield procedure before insolvency and self-administration during the opening proceedings.
External publication | 2018 Women entrepreneurs´ financing revisited: taking stock and looking forward
Do financing agencies discriminate against women entrepreneurs, or is this simply a perception? Does the persistent underrepresentation of women in the financing industry, especially in venture capital, play a role?
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2018 Business model innovations in family businesses
Innovative business models are just as important for the success of a company as new products and technologies.
Facts and figures | 2018 Company successions in Germany 2018 to 2022
Due to a lack of official statistics, the IfM Bonn has been estimating the number of companies in Germany that are about to be handed over since the mid-1990s. The present estimate for the period 2018 to 2022 concludes that about 150,000 companies with about 2.4 million employees are about to be handed over.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 Reform of the Points of Single Contact (PSC) - suggestions from European good practice examples
The starting point of the study is Germany's lagging behind other EU countries in implementing the point of single contact. Based on guideline-based expert interviews, the study presents the more digitized EA systems in Austria and Denmark and derives recommendations for action for Germany.
IfM-Materialien | 2018 Innovation activities of non-researching medium-sized companies
This study is dedicated to non-researching, medium-sized innovators. These mostly small companies are primarily found in the service sector. The aim was to determine which alternative strategies non-researching innovators implement to generate innovations and to what extent they can replace R&D.
Working Papers | 2018 Times are a Changin'? The Emergence of New Firms and Rank Persistence
Young firms are known to grow at a faster rate than incumbents. With administrative firm data from Germany, we show that the higher growth rates indeed translate into upward mobility within the firm size distribution.firms, whi
Denkpapiere | 2018 Social entrepreneurship
In this paper we systematize the central characteristics of social entrepreneurship and make clear that the term is already conceptually classified.
External publication | 2017 The largest family-owned companies in Germany, key figures update 2017
As part of the study series "The largest family businesses in Germany", the IfM Bonn analyzed the balance sheet and P&L data of family businesses with annual sales of 50 million euros or more in the fall of 2017.
IfM-Materialien | 2017 Internationalization in the business-related service sector - forms, obstacles and support needs of German SMEs
Services are ascribed trade-restrictive characteristics such as a high need for explanation, low standardizability and interaction between provider and recipient. Similarly, the limited resources in SMEs suggest a low level of trade activity in the service sector.
Working Papers | 2017 Mind the Gap: Institutional and Individual Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Trajectories in the Academic Context
This study analyses institutional, job-related, and individual antecedents of entrepreneurial activities from a longitudinal perspective.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2017 Heterogeneity of SME financing in Europe
The middle class and its financing is a topic of high relevance. However, there is little empirical evidence on this topic at European level.
External publication | 2017 Data security and missing standards in medium-sized businesses
This book contribution examines the question of whether data and legal security as well as the lack of standards and norms represent significant challenges for the realization of Industry 4.0 for manufacturing companies in Germany.