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Finalization of the DT4SME project

In November, project groups from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine gathered at the ifm Mannheim for a final workshop. Here, the results of the individual research projects were presented and cooperation between the individual groups was intensified.

Mapping technology diffusion with AI: A web-based approach for tracking additive manufacturing adoption

J Schwierzy, R Dehghan, S Schmidt, N Grashof, H Hottenrott, M Woywode International Journal of Information Management Data Insights 6 (1), 100387

Founder Talk Recap – What an Inspiring Evening!

A huge thank you to Marc Lerchenmüller for his engaging and insightful contribution to this semester’s Founder Talk! Marc is not only the Co-Founder and CFO of AaviGen, but also a Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, conducting research on science policy and the translation of ...

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Research visit in Stanford by PhD candidate Elisa Sauerbier

From September to December 2025, IFM doctoral researcher Elisa Sauerbier is spending a research stay at Stanford University (USA) as part of the prestigious SCANCOR Visiting Scholar Program, an international hub for cutting-edge research in organization and management studies.

Research by Baris Istipliler is published in British Journal of Management

The article investigates how information acquisition and processing activities driven by environmental dynamism influence entrepreneurial orientation and venture performance.

Article on women in management positions published

In their newly published article ‘Regional labour market integration of women and the share of women in management: are family firms different?’, Natalie Welch, Jan-Philipp Ahrens and Jörn Block examine how regional institutions influence the number of women in management positions in small and ...

Dr. Istipliler has been appointed as an Associate Editor of JSBM

The Journal of Small Business Management is a renowned outlet specializing in research on small business management and entrepreneurship.

Article on search mechanisms published by CVC

Magnus Schücke, PhD student at ifm Mannheim, publishes the article ‘Heterogeneity in organisational search behaviors: The case of corporate venture capital units’ in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal together with Raj Krishnan Shankar and Tobias Gutmann

Book chapter on social sustainability published

Based on a literature review and interviews with the entrepreneurial family, Jan Tänzler and Annegret Hauer identify possible paths to sustainable production in the textile industry.

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Update of the TOP 500 family businesses

At regular cycles, ifm Mannheim compiles the list of the 500 largest family businesses for the Family Business Foundation. This will be updated again in 2025.