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Mittelstand - Themes
Mittelstand - Themes The IfM Bonn presents quantitative data on small and medium-sized enterprises (SME definition of the IfM Bonn) and large companies on the following pages. The data is updated…
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2021 Entrepreneurship and knowledge as drivers of regional development in East Germany
East German regions, which had a relatively high density of private enterprises and a high qualification level of the workforce at the end of the GDR era, coped relatively well within the abrupt transition to a market economy more than 30 years ago.
External publication | 2021 A replication study on growth paths of young firms: Evidence from German administrative data
This replication study contributes to the lively debate about firm-specific growth paths of new firms. Utilizing rich German administrative panel data (i.e., 895,459 young firms that submitted a turnover tax preregistration form between 2001 and 2011), the study empirically revisits new firms’ growth paths as documented in the JBV Insights paper of Coad et al. (2015).
Working Papers | 2021 Female and male entrepreneurs in Germany: How did the coronavirus pandemic affect their businesses?
Restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have affected and continue to affect the operations of entrepreneurs. A wide range of support measures were designed to mitigate their consequences. This paper traces the economic development in the various sectors and provides an overview of the support measures.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus" | 2021 Succession as closure risk
Closures in the course of successions are a rare phenomenon. The analysis of businesses that were ready to be handed over and whose owners planned a handover in the period from 2012 to 2016 but closed down their business instead proves this.
IfM-Materialien | 2021 Founding success of academics in German univiersities - a process oriented perspective
Im Rahmen dieser Studie werden die Einflüsse auf den Gründungserfolg von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern an deutschen Hochschulen über einen Zeitraum von sieben Jahren analysiert.
External publication | 2021 Inventions and their commercial exploitation in academic institutions: Analysing determinants among academic
Institutions of higher education are considered to be an important source of innovation and thereby a key driver of economic growth and development. Consequently, efforts are made to facilitate technology transfer from universities into the market.
External publication | 2021 Different strokes for different folks: The job satisfaction of the selfemployed and the intersection of gender and migration background
Migrant enterprises comprise about 10 per cent of all enterprises in Germany and are therefore a crucial part of the German economy and its entrepreneurial ecosystems.
External publication | 2021 Entrepreneurship Education: Definition - Theory - Perspectives
This anthology captures the current discussion about entrepreneurship education in the context of economic education in Germany.
External publication | 2021 Conceptual and disciplinary genesis of entrepreneurship education
Entrepreneurship education is a diverse and interdisciplinary field of teaching and research.
IfM-Background-Paper | 2021 Mittelstand policy during and after the Covid 19 pandemic
During the pandemic, Mittelstand policy is above all a policy of acute crisis management for the Mittelstand economy.
IfM-Background-Paper | 2021 Commercial start-ups and company closings in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has a significant impact on economic activity in Ger-many. In view of the poor business prospects, the number of market entries (start-ups) should have decreased and the number of exits should have increased.
IfM-Background-Paper | 2021 Perspectives for Mittelstand businesses in the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 2: Challenges for Mittelstand Enterprises
The pandemic has been posing great challenges to Mittelstand businesses since spring 2020. While the focus was initially on the economic restrictions, over time the social and individual effects are also coming into view.
IfM-Materialien | 2021 Challenges related to Business Transfers: Companies between continuation and closure
The transfer of a business involves a multitude of challenges. Among them, it is essential to find a successor willing to take over the business to avoid a closure.
Prof. David Urbano
Prof. David Urbano Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Department of Business and Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Research (CREIS) Research areas …
Prof. Alfredo De Massis
Prof. Alfredo De Massis Freie Universität Bozen - Faculty of Economics Research areas Succession and generational transitions Innovation through tradition Strategic decision-making in…