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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Schriften zur Mittelstandsforschung | 2006 Foreign trade promotion for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany has a complex and differentiated system of foreign trade promotion. Frequently, an uncoordinated and intransparent coexistence of the various funding agencies and government levels can be observed. Based on the economic theory of federalism, the author analyses the problems and advantages of the federal support system.
Schriften zur Mittelstandsforschung | 2006 Need and practice for advice on business successions
According to cautious projections, it can be assumed that between 4,000 and 5,000 companies prepare or carry out their succession every year with the support of professional consultants.
Schriften zur Mittelstandsforschung | 2006 Business start-ups in Rhineland-Palatinate - new starting points for exploiting the start-up potential of women
The IfM Bonn has been commissioned by the Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to identify all economically motivated measures ...
IfM-Materialien | 2006 BDI Mittelstandspanel: Results of the online survey of medium-sized businesses - autumn 2006
In the context of a long-term study on industrial SMEs in Germany, the IfM Bonn has been surveying a fixed group of industrial companies twice a year since 2005.