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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External publication | 2013 Determinants of Business Insolvencies During Economic Growth and Recession in Latvia
Apart from reasons that influence insolvencies even in well-established market economies, such as company size and age, education, previous management experience and access to finance, specific environmental conditions play an important role in insolvencies of companies in transition economies. These include illegal and unethical behavior.
Facts and figures | 2013 Freelance business start-ups in Germany in 2012
On the basis of data from the tax office, the number of start-ups in the liberal professions was determined approximately for the first time. In 2012, about 82,000 start-ups were registered by freelancers.
External publication | 2013 Dynamics in ICT cooperation networks in selected German ICT Clusters
Cooperations can be a sensible corporate strategy for companies in the innovation process to diversify costs and risks. In regional economics, it is assumed that the number of regional cooperations increases through regional clustering.
External publication | 2013 Reenacting Contextual Boundaries-Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness in Challenging Environments
The essay shows that temporal, historical, socio-spatial and institutional contexts not only influence and limit entrepreneurial behavior, but also give freedom of action.
External publication | 2013 Nonlinear evaluation of status and signal effects
The paper deals with the relative wage position of employees and examines whether a high status increases individual satisfaction or whether a lack of promotion opportunities reduces satisfaction.
External publication | 2013 The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Collective bargaining and employee representation are becoming less and less important in many countries - but especially in Germany and Great Britain.
External publication | 2013 Collective Agreement Status and Survivability: Change and Persistence in the German Model
This paper examines the decline of tariff pegging in Germany using cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the IAB Establishment Panel.
External publication | 2013 Engine of success - focus on German medium-sized businesses
In continuation of the study "Engine of Success - Focus on German SMEs", the IfM Bonn has analyzed and evaluated the larger medium-sized companies in Germany for the year 2012 on behalf of the financial services company GE Capital.
External publication | 2013 Entrepreneurial Business and Society
The publication provides an overview of current research in the field of entrepreneurship and small businesses - but especially of the interaction between the entrepreneur, the company and society.
External publication | 2013 Repatriates as entrepreneurs? - A theoretical analysis
Applying the jack-of-all-trades approach and the human and social capital theory, this conceptual contribution sheds light on the question of whether employees who have spent time abroad for professional reasons also have the skills and competencies to start a business upon their return.
Facts and figures | 2013 Development of the liberal professions in North Rhine-Westphalia and its regions between 2002 and 2011
An adequate supply of professional services is essential for a functioning economy and society. From a regional policy perspective, it is therefore highly desirable to establish freelance branches in all regions.
External publication | 2013 Does the financial system affects early stage venture capital investments?
Improving access to finance is one of the key factors for increasing the number of innovative business start-ups with high growth potential. In this context, venture capitalists (VCs) have successfully dealt with the problems of financing innovative projects.
External publication | 2013 BDI Mittelstandspanel: Results of the online survey of medium-sized businesses - spring 2013
As part of a long-term study on industrial SMEs in Germany, the IfM Bonn surveyed a fixed group of industrial companies for the 17th time in the spring of 2013 to assess the economic situation and topics relevant to daily politics and business management.
IfM-Materialien | 2013 Taking on trainees - analyses specific to company size
This study examines the questions of what role the company's own training of skilled workers has played to date and will play in the future in securing the demand for skilled workers and, in particular, whether and to what extent small and medium-sized enterprises in particular have difficulties in retaining training graduates.
External publication | 2013 Information asymmetries between transferor and successor - challenges and possible solutions using the example of management buy-ins in family businesses
Despite the increasing importance of succession arrangements outside the family, such as MBO and MBI, there are still major research gaps with regard to these succession options. Although information economics is a promising approach to gain a more profound understanding, it has not yet been sufficiently applied in this context.
External publication | 2013 Strategies and Policies to Support the Competitiveness of German Mittelstand Companies
The essay provides a literature overview of corporate strategies and support measures that contribute to the success of German medium-sized companies on national and international markets.
External publication | 2013 Medium-sized enterprises in Germany
As part of the international research cooperation "Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSEs) in Europe" with partners in Italy, France and Spain, the IfM Bonn has for the second time analyzed the economic and financial situation of medium-sized German manufacturing companies with 50-749 employees and annual sales of 15-330 million EUR on the basis of balance sheet data.
External publication | 2013 Nonlinear Evaluation of Status and Signal Effects
The paper uses German panel data to examine the effects of relative standing on individual satisfaction with the job, the propensity to change jobs, and intentions to start-up an enterprise in the near future. The relationship between relative wage positions and job satisfaction is inversely U-shaped.
External publication | 2013 The largest family businesses - spring survey 2013
As part of the study series "The largest family-owned companies in Germany", the IfM Bonn carried out a survey of around 400 of the largest family businesses for the fourth time in spring 2013.
External publication | 2013 Gender identities and practices: Interpreting women entrepreneurs’ narratives
Previous research has shown that current notions of femininity conflict with the role of the entrepreneur.