The ifm team

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Head of Institute
Michael Woywode has been Director of the Institute for SME Research (ifm) and holder of the Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mannheim since September 2007. His scientific work has appeared in high-ranking economic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Organisation Studies and the American Journal of Sociology. Well-known foundations such as the Volkswagen Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the German Research Foundation have provided financial support for his research projects to date.
Secretariat

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Gabriele Schleicher
Secretary's Office
University of Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 266
68161 Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 266
68161 Mannheim

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Ute Becker
Administration
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim
Research department heads

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Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode
Chair of Entrepreneurship and SME Research
Head of Entrepreneurship Research Division

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Prof. Dr. Achim Oberg
Head of Digitalisation Research
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss – Room EO 262
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss – Room EO 262
68161 Mannheim

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Prof. Dr. Dominika Wruk
Academic Staff Member
Team: Digitalisation
University of Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 276
68161 Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 276
68161 Mannheim

PD Dr. habil. Jan-Philipp Ahrens
Head of the Interdisciplinary Research Group Family Firms
University of Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss, EO 281 – Room EO 281
68161 Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss, EO 281 – Room EO 281
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Christoph Sajons
Head of Labor Market Research
Team: Labor Market
University of Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim
E-mail: christoph.sajons uni-mannheim.de
Academic staff

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Annegret Hauer
Research Associate
Team: Family Business
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 280
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 280
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Baris Istipliler
Habilitation Candidate
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 270
68161 Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 270
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Bettina Müller
Academic Staff Member
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
MCEI/ Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 279
68161 Mannheim
MCEI/
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 279
68161 Mannheim

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Ralf Philipp
Research Associate
Team: Labor Market
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 278
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 278
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Iuliia Shkrabaliuk
Research Associate
Team: Family Business
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 280
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 280
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Robert Strohmeyer
Academic Staff Member
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss – Room EO 264
68161 Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss – Room EO 264
68161 Mannheim

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Dr. Jan Klaus Tänzler
Head of the SME Support Association
Team: Family Business
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 264
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 264
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: jan-klaus.taenzler uni-mannheim.de

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Dr. Nora Zybura
Contact person for startups
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
MCEI/ Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss, Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 271
68161 Mannheim
MCEI/
Schloss, Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 271
68161 Mannheim
PhDs

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Robert Dehghan, M.Sc.
Contact person for startups
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
MCEI/ Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss, Ehrenhof Ost
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 270
68161 Mannheim
MCEI/
Schloss, Ehrenhof Ost
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 270
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: robert.dehghan uni-mannheim.de


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Kai Frömsdorf, M.Sc.
Research Associate
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Mannheim
E-mail: kai.froemsdorf uni-mannheim.de

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Esra Güllü
Research Associate
Team: Labor Market
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 278
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 278
68161 Mannheim

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Carina Hartmann-Dilzer
Research Assistant
Team: Labor Law
University of Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 278
68161 Mannheim
Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship
Schloss
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 278
68161 Mannheim

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Kyung eun Park, M.Sc.
Research Associate
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 269
68161 Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 269
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: kyung.eun.park uni-mannheim.de

Kilian Rüß, M.Sc.
Research Associate
University of Mannheim
Schloss – Room 214
Mannheim
Schloss – Room 214
Mannheim
E-mail: kilian.ruess uni-mannheim.de

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Ebru Sarikaya
Research Associate
Team: Labor Market
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: ebru.sarikaya uni-mannheim.de

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Elisa Sauerbier, M.Sc.
Research Associate
Team: Entrepreneurship
University of Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 268
Mannheim
Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship – Business School
Ehrenhof Ost – Room EO 268
Mannheim
E-mail: elisa.sauerbier uni-mannheim.de

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Tino Schöllhorn
Research Associate
Team: Digitalisation
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss – Room 214
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss – Room 214
68161 Mannheim

Magnus Schückes, M.Sc.
Research Associate (CDSB)
University of Mannheim
Schloss Mittelbau – Room 111
68161 Mannheim
Schloss Mittelbau – Room 111
68161 Mannheim
Administration

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Ute Becker
Administration
University of Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim
Business School
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim

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Caroline Brunner
Administration
University of Mannheim
Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim
Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Schloss
EO – Room 267
68161 Mannheim
E-mail: caroline.brunner uni-mannheim.de