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Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn (Institute for SME Research Bonn), (more information at EDIRC) Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Wirtschaftsrecht (Department of Economics), Universität Siegen (University of Siegen), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Family business succession planning: Are the outcomes dependent on the predominant gender in the management board?
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn

2023

2. The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research, Small Business Economics, Springer (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2022

3. Die gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung des Mittelstands
   IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (1)

2021

4. Female and male entrepreneurs in Germany: How did the coronavirus pandemic affect their businesses?
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn
5. Im Auge des Betrachters? Warum wir zwischen KMU und Mittelstand unterscheiden müssen
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn
6. Mittelstand policy after the pandemic - for a sustainable future
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn

2020

7. Contexts and gender: Looking back and thinking forward
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (8)
8. Der gesellschaftliche Beitrag des Mittelstands: Konzeptionelle Überlegungen
   (The societal impact of German Mittelstand: Conceptual considerations)
   IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (4)
9. Geographical contexts of entrepreneurship: Spaces, places and entrepreneurial agency
   Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (2)
10. Moving contexts onto new roads: Clues from other disciplines
    Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Moving Contexts Onto New Roads: Clues From Other Disciplines, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2021) View citations (29) (2021)
11. The Diana project: a legacy for research on gender in entrepreneurship
    Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (8)

2019

12. Bürokratiewahrnehmung von Unternehmen
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (7)
13. The German Mittelstand: Antithesis to the Silicon Valley entrepreneurship model?
    Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (40)
14. Unternehmerische Zielsysteme: Unterscheiden sich mittelständische Unternehmen tatsächlich von anderen?
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (5)

2017

15. Das Zukunftspanel Mittelstand 2017 - Update einer Expertenbefragung zu aktuellen und zukünftigen Herausforderungen des deutschen Mittelstands
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (7)

2016

16. "Das 21. Jahrhundert ist weiblich": Unternehmerinnen in der Presse
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (1)
17. Mittelstandspolitik im Wandel
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (14)

2015

18. Creative forces for entrepreneurship: The role of institutional change agents
    Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (1)
19. Das Zukunftspanel Mittelstand Herausforderungen aus Unternehmersicht
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (5)
20. Mittelstand zwischen Fakten und Gefühl
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (33)

2014

21. Das Zukunftspanel Mittelstand: Eine Expertenbefragung zu den Herausforderungen des Mittelstands
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (5)
22. Gender, Innovation und Unternehmensentwicklung
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (5)
23. Konzepte und Wirkungen nachhaltigen Unternehmertums
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (1)
24. Mittelstand im Wandel
    IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (17)
25. The gendering of entrepreneurship context
    Working Papers, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (20)

2012

26. Enterprising Families in a Hostile Environment for Entrepreneurship
    JIBS Working Papers, Jönköping International Business School View citations (2)

2011

27. Supporting entrepreneurship in an urban neighborhood context: A review of German experiences
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    Also in JIBS Working Papers, Jönköping International Business School (2011)

2010

28. Business Insolvencies in Latvia
    TeliaSonera Institute Discussion papers, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS)
29. Productive and Unproductive Entrepreneurship in Latvia
    TeliaSonera Institute Discussion papers, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) View citations (1)
30. The Novelist as Entrepreneur, the Novel as Entrepreneurship
    JIBS Working Papers, Jönköping International Business School

2009

31. Public Policy and Success of Business Start-ups in Germany
    Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen View citations (2)

2006

32. Exploring Entrepreneurship and SME Development in a Post Soviet Context
    TeliaSonera Institute Discussion papers, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) View citations (1)
33. The Role of Personal and Family Background in Making Entrepreneurs in a Post-Socialist Environment
    SSE Riga/BICEPS Research Papers, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) View citations (2)
34. Women and Entrepreneurship in Latvia
    TeliaSonera Institute Discussion papers, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) View citations (2)

2005

35. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2005 Latvia Report
    Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), Latvia report, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS)

2004

36. Determinanten des Strukturwandels im Handwerk: Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojekts
    RWI Materialien, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung View citations (1)
37. Vertrauensbeziehungen in KMU: Ergebnisse eines länderübergreifenden Forschungsprojekts
    RWI Materialien, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation: Synergieeffekte zwischen ziviler und militärischer Forschung klug nutzen
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2024, 104, (10), 677-682
2. In danger of being left behind? – Media narratives of the digital transformation in the German Mittelstand
   Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2024, 36, (1-2), 98-114
3. Innovationen in Deutschland und der EU – Weg der Stärke?
   ifo Schnelldienst, 2024, 77, (04), 03-37
4. Silicon Valley entrepreneurship – Revisiting a popular dream
   Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2024, 21, (C)
5. The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research
   Small Business Economics, 2024, 62, (2), 571-582 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research, Post-Print (2023) (2023)

2023

6. In the eye of the beholder? Differentiating between SMEs and Mittelstand
   Small Business Economics, 2023, 60, (2), 729-743 View citations (4)

2022

7. Knowledge Accumulation in Entrepreneurship
   Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2022, 46, (3), 479-496 View citations (3)
8. Mittelstand: Bürokratie abbauen!
   (SMEs: Reduce bureaucracy!)
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2022, 102, (1), 7-7
9. Von einer Krise zur nächsten? Familienunternehmen im 21. Jahrhundert
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2022, 23, (4), 249-251

2021

10. Die Mittelstandspolitik nach Corona – für eine nachhaltige Zukunft
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2021, 22, (3), 217-222
11. It’s right nearby: how entrepreneurs use spatial bricolage to overcome resource constraints
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2021, 33, (1-2), 147-173 View citations (4)
12. Moving Contexts Onto New Roads: Clues From Other Disciplines
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2021, 45, (5), 1154-1175 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Moving contexts onto new roads: Clues from other disciplines, Working Papers (2020) View citations (16) (2020)

2019

13. A gendered look at entrepreneurship ecosystems
    Small Business Economics, 2019, 53, (2), 393-408 View citations (61)
14. Policy Support for Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to Financial Capital: Evidence from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and the United States
    Journal of Small Business Management, 2019, 57, (S2), 296-322 View citations (3)
15. Steuerliche Forschungsförderung: Wichtiger Impuls für FuE-Aktivitäten oder zu wenig zielgerichtet?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, (09), 03-25
16. The German Mittelstand: antithesis to Silicon Valley entrepreneurship?
    Small Business Economics, 2019, 52, (2), 345-358 View citations (44)
17. Three waves and counting: the rising tide of contextualization in entrepreneurship research
    Small Business Economics, 2019, 52, (2), 319-330 View citations (78)

2018

18. Contextual Entrepreneurship: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2018, 14, (4), 357-426 View citations (22)
19. The Mittelstand: a Specific Entrepreneurial Profile of the Social Market Economy
    Journal for Markets and Ethics, 2018, 6, (1), 99-106 View citations (4)
20. Women entrepreneurs’ financing revisited: taking stock and looking forward
    Venture Capital, 2018, 20, (2), 103-114 View citations (9)

2017

21. Everyday Entrepreneurship—A Call for Entrepreneurship Research to Embrace Entrepreneurial Diversity
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2017, 41, (3), 311-321 View citations (104)

2016

22. Austritt Großbritanniens aus der EU: Kann die Europäische Union einen Brexit überstehen?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2016, 69, (10), 13-26 View citations (1)
23. Digitalisierung ja – Industrie 4.0 bislang unter Vorbehalt
    Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 2016, 65, (1), 059-065

2015

24. Entrepreneurial activity in the informal economy: a missing piece of the entrepreneurship jigsaw puzzle
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2015, 27, (5-6), 292-306 View citations (37)
25. Family business and regional science: “Bridging the gap”
    Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2015, 6, (4), 208-218 View citations (24)

2014

26. Determinants of Business Insolvencies During Economic Growth and Recession in Latvia
    Journal of Baltic Studies, 2014, 45, (3), 375-396

2012

27. Cross-border entrepreneurship
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012, 24, (3-4), 95-104 View citations (2)
28. Entrepreneurship and institutional change in transition economies: The Commonwealth of Independent States, Central and Eastern Europe and China compared
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012, 24, (3-4), 215-233 View citations (31)
29. Extending Women's Entrepreneurship Research in New Directions
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2012, 36, (3), 429-442 View citations (11)

2011

30. Challenges for spatially oriented entrepreneurship research
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2011, 23, (7-8), 575-602 View citations (27)
31. Contextualizing Entrepreneurship—Conceptual Challenges and Ways Forward
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2011, 35, (1), 165-184 View citations (193)
32. Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Behavior in Challenging Environments
    Journal of Small Business Management, 2011, 49, (1), 107-125 View citations (34)
33. Unternehmertum und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung
    ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, 2011, 59, (3), 169-184 View citations (1)
34. ‘Surfing on the ironing board’ -- the representation of women's entrepreneurship in German newspapers
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2011, 23, (9-10), 763-786 View citations (10)

2010

35. Entrepreneurship and Government Policy in Former Soviet Republics: Belarus and Estonia Compared
    Environment and Planning C, 2010, 28, (2), 195-210 View citations (6)
36. How female entrepreneurs learn and acquire (business-relevant) knowledge
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2010, 10, (1), 65-82 View citations (2)
37. Sustaining entrepreneurship and economic growth: Lessons in policy and industry innovations from Germany and India – Edited by Max Keilbach, Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada and David B. Audretsch
    Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89, (1), 226-227 View citations (1)

2008

38. Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2008, 32, (2), 241-248 View citations (22)
39. Entrepreneurship Research in Germany
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2008, 32, (2), 289-311 View citations (8)
40. Government and entrepreneurship in transition economies: the case of small firms in business services in Ukraine
    The Service Industries Journal, 2008, 30, (5), 655-670 View citations (25)

2007

41. Advancing a Framework for Coherent Research on Women's Entrepreneurship
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2007, 31, (3), 323-339 View citations (10)
42. Entrepreneurship in West and East Germany
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2007, 4, (2), 97-109 View citations (7)
43. Female entrepreneurship in transition economies: the case of Lithuania and Ukraine
    Feminist Economics, 2007, 13, (2), 157-183 View citations (62)

2006

44. Conceptualising entrepreneurship in a transition context
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2006, 3, (2), 190-206 View citations (44)
45. Exploring the Role of Trust in Entrepreneurial Activity
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2006, 30, (4), 465-475 View citations (55)
46. Gründungsforschung im und über das Ruhrgebiet: Eine Bestandsaufnahme
    ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, 2006, 50, (1), 192-205 View citations (1)
47. Introduction to the Special Issue: Towards Building Cumulative Knowledge on Women's Entrepreneurship
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2006, 30, (5), 585-593 View citations (59)

2005

48. Small business in Ukraine: gender analysis
    Economy and Forecasting, 2005, (2), 123-135

2004

49. TRUST ENVIRONMENTS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR – EXPLORATORY EVIDENCE FROM ESTONIA, GERMANY AND RUSSIA
    Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 2004, 12, (04), 327-349 View citations (12)

2001

50. The Distinctiveness of Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
    Small Business Economics, 2001, 16, (4), 249-62 View citations (184)

Books

2015

1. Der Mittelstand an der Schwelle zur Informationsgesellschaft, vol 3
   Veroffentlichungen des Round Table Mittelstand, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, Berlin
2. Dynamik im Unternehmenssektor: Theorie, Empirie und Politik, vol 4
   Veroffentlichungen des Round Table Mittelstand, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, Berlin
3. Strategien, KMU und Umfeld. Handlungsmuster und Strategiegenese in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, vol 69
   Schriften des Rheinisch-Westfälischen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, Berlin
   Also in RWI Schriften, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (2003) View citations (6)

2011

4. Netzwerke und Gründungen von Unternehmen durch Frauen, vol 76
   Schriften des Rheinisch-Westfälischen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung, Duncker & Humblot GmbH, Berlin

2004

5. Determinanten des Strukturwandels im deutschen Handwerk: Band I. Schlussbericht
   RWI Projektberichte, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung View citations (8)
6. Netzwerke und Gründungen von Unternehmen durch Frauen, vol 76
   RWI Schriften, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung View citations (3)

1996

7. Industrial Organisation and Entrepreneurship in Transition (proceedings of the International Conference, Albena - Varna, Bulgaria, 5-8 June 1995)
   ERI-BAS Books, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute View citations (1)
   Also in ERI-BAS Books, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute (1996) View citations (3)

Edited books

2018

1. Women's Entrepreneurship in Europe
   FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Springer

2011

2. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (22)

Chapters

2022

1. Dreaming of a Different Future
   Springer

2019

2. The power of words and images: towards talking about and seeing entrepreneurship and innovation differently
   Chapter 12 in A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2019, pp 179-196 View citations (2)

2018

3. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Europe: Research Facets and Educational Foci
   Springer

2017

4. Context and Entrepreneurial Cognition
   Springer

2012

5. Identity Dynamics in the Family Business Context: A Novel(’s) Perspective
   Springer View citations (1)
6. Women Entrepreneurs and Success
   Springer View citations (3)

2009

7. Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Transition Environments
   Springer View citations (3)
8. On the Road to a “Culture of Entrepreneurship”?
   Springer

2006

9. The Spatial Embeddedness of Networks for Women Entrepreneurs
   Springer View citations (1)

2005

10. Entrepreneurial Behavior in Differing Environments
    Springer View citations (13)

Editor

1. Working Papers
   Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn