This paper emerges from the international empirical research project „Foundation and Entrepreneurship of Students“ (GESt-study) that aims to analyse target group-differentiated start-up propensities and entrepreneurship characteristics of students in diverse countries to derive...

This study examines the characteristics of controlling in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), also known as “German Mittelstand”. By the use of a concise explication of differences but also similarities between the characteristics in SMEs and large companies, a framework...

This study analyses the internationalisation of small and medium-sized family enterprises from the established EU countries as a reaction following the EU enlargement in 2004 by adding countries located in Central Europe and Eastern Europe. Especially cooperations focussing on foreign markets...

This paper investigates the adaptation of concepts for trade fairs to other European cultures. For this purpose Germany and Czech republic as well as Poland are compared. The use of fairs in international marketing is described according to a phase model. While entering a foreign market trade...