Entrepreneurial activity is a main driver of innovation. Entrepreneurial activities and outcomes depend on a multitude of factors, such as financing opportunities, support of start-ups by governmental measures, taxation, and cultural factors. The research works of the department analyze different types of entrepreneurship as well as the significance of framework conditions and the role of different actors in entrepreneurial processes.
In the past years, particular attention has been given to the analysis of crowdfunding for start-ups. Over the last decade, crowdfunding has become an important mechanism for start-up financing – besides classical financing mechanisms such as business angels and venture capital financing.
Of particular importance is furthermore the analysis of measures aiming at entrepreneurship education. Respective governmental support programs are used in many countries. The research at the department analyses the Youth Start program. Other projects study the effectiveness of accelerators and the emergence of new industries through spin-outs.
Projects
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Are Entrepreneurs Lone Wolves? An Experimental Analysis of Sorting Into Teams
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Business Acceleration: A Game Changer for Entrepreneurial Ventures?
Dr. Magdalena Streicher
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Copyright and Innovation in Digital Markets
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Reto M. Hilty, Dr. Alexander Suyer, Dr. Stefan Nothelfer
Externally funded project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Crowdinvesting in Germany, England and the USA: Regulatory Perspectives and Welfare Implications of a New Financing Scheme
Prof. Dr. Lars Klöhn (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Jun. Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf (MPI and Universität Bremen), Dr. Matthias Schmitt, Tobias Schilling (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Entrepreneurial Spawning in Turbulent Times: Evidence from the Decline of Nokia in Finland
Dr. Magdalena Streicher
Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Essays on Business Acceleration and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Magdalena Streicher
Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Essays On Entrepreneurship and Contests Using Experiments
Jonas Heite
Externally funded project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Identifying and Teaching High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence From Entrepreneurship Academies for University Students in Uganda
Dr. Vojtech Bartos (LMU), Dr. Kristina Czura (LMU), Michael Kaiser (LMU), Timm Opitz, Brendan Shanks (LMU)
Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Nature or Nurture? – Essays on Fostering Female Entrepreneurship
Dr. Laura Bechthold
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Openness as Platform Strategy – Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Crowdfunding
Dr. Fabian Gaessler, Zhaoxin Pu
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Relative Age Differences in Non-Cognitive Skills
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
Dissertation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Signaling Effects of Crowdfunding on Venture Investors’ Decision Making
Dr. Michael Mödl
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
The Effect of a Tax Training Program on Tax Compliance and Business Outcomes of Starting Entrepreneurs: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
The Effects of Innovation Vouchers on Innovation Activity and Performance of SMEs in the UK – A Randomized Controlled Trial
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), Dr. Marco Kleine, Jonas Heite
Further research project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Yes I Can! – A Field Experiment on Female Role Model Effects in Entrepreneurship
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), Dr. Laura Bechthold
Externally funded project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Youth Start Entrepreneurial Challenges
Laura Rosendahl Huber, Ph.D. (MPI and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), Dr. Magdalena Streicher