Category Archives: Allgemein

In the doctoral program “How to successfully design, craft and publish entrepreneurship, family business and innovation research”, participants benefit not only from the expertise of renowned professors and researchers but also from close exchange with peers and the opportunity to build a strong academic network. The program is taught in English. Successful participation in the… Read More »

Basic Idea Routines, interactions, and institutions are intrinsically interwoven, collectively shaping innovation dynamics and economic change. Rules, created and carried by heterogeneous actors – individuals and organizations – provide the structural framework within which the system evolves (Dopfer & Potts, 2008). Actors such as companies or universities use routines, i.e. rule-based patterns, guiding their behaviour… Read More »

This Special Issue aims to explore the theoretical foundations, empirical evidence, and managerial implications of Artificial Management in the context of Digital Business and Digital Entrepreneurship. Specifically, we seek to examine how AI technologies are transforming managerial authority, decision architectures, organizational design, business processes, and entrepreneurial dynamics. Contributions may adopt conceptual, empirical, methodological, or interdisciplinary… Read More »

Female senior entrepreneurship: Theory and practice of an emerging phenomenon Age is increasingly receiving attention as a factor impacting entrepreneurial activity (Barković Bojanić et al., 2024; Dvouletý et al., 2024; OECD/European Commission, 2023; Brieger et al., 2021; Gielnik et al., 2012). Notably the literature on senior entrepreneurship, also dubbed “old-age”, “grey”, or “silver entrepreneurship” (Mayer… Read More »

This special issue seeks to advance a more holistic understanding of both the costs of entrepreneurship and the mechanisms that help mitigate or overcome them. Contributions are encouraged that go beyond documenting the dark side and explicitly address how the negative consequences of entrepreneurship can be reduced, buffered, or transformed into opportunities for growth and… Read More »

Call for Papers (submissions now open)Conference tool (registration and paper submission) The 29th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (G-Forum) will take place from 16 to 18 September 2026 in Cottbus, Germany. The lead partner of FGF e.V. is the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) in collaboration with the… Read More »

Innovations play a key role for companies. In his policy brief Dr Jörg Thomä (ifh Göttingen) explains why vocational training not only helps to secure skilled workers, but also strengthens the innovative power of companies. The article “Vocational Qualifications in the Context of Innovation: Does Firm Size Matter?” has been published in the Policy Brief… Read More »