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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.
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.
Dr. Baris Istipliler awarded Add-on Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Economics
Provided by the Joachim Herz Foundation, the Add-on Fellowships offer financial support for research activities as well as networking events on topics such as career development and transfer activities.
Review of the “Impact investing & measurement” conference
Two-day conference in Mannheim strengthened the exchange between science and practice on impact investing and impact measurement.
Group of cooperation partners from Eastern European countries in front of a large world map at the Federal Statistical Office
DT4SME network meeting in Mannheim
After 6 months of intense online cooperation, the research teams from the EaP countries came together for their first network meeting.
Masterplan Mittelstand published
The report commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Tourism is now available. It examines medium-sized businesses as the heart and backbone of the Baden-Württemberg economy.
Eine junge Frau in Blazer sitzt an einem Tisch, auf dem ein aufgeschlagenes Buch liegt. Ihr Blick ist nach vorn gerichtet.
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Salary index family firms
Update of the first study on salary structures in family businesses
Presentation by Kyung eun (Trixie) Park at the AOM 2024
Kyung eun Park presented her research on the impact of gender quotas on female entrepreneurship at the prestigious Academy of Management Annual Meeting.