Aufgabe der Studie ist es, Determinanten des Strukturwandels im deutschen Handwerk zu untersuchen. Zu berücksichtigen sind dabei u.a. technologische, demographische, produktionsorganisatorische und institutionelle Faktoren. Der Strukturwandel im Handwerks ist auf volkswirtschaftlicher,...

Governments play a particularly important role for entrepreneurship development in a transition context, particularly with respect to their role in creating the institutional framework that enables and/or constrains entrepreneurship. This article explores how institutional change in Ukraine,...

Despite extensive attempts to enhance women's entrepreneurship in Germany, a gender gap continues to exist. This article sets out to analyse the representation of women's entrepreneurship in German media, by analysing how it is depicted in newspapers and how this changes over time. Images...

Cross-border entrepreneurship refers to entrepreneurial activity across international borders, which typically involves some form of cooperation or partnership. It includes a wide range of different types of entrepreneurship, from informal petty.

This paper examines the interrelationships between institutional change and entrepreneurship development in countries that until recently were operating under the rules of central planning. The evidence presented in the paper shows important differences in state-entrepreneurship relationships...

During the past two decades, interdisciplinary oriented entrepreneurship research focused increasingly on spatial aspects of entrepreneurial activities and support policies. This paper takes stock of central themes in entrepreneurship research at and across different geographic scales, the...

The paper contributes to the discussion on the nature of embeddedness of simple forms of entrepreneurial activity in a context which is extremely hostile to entrepreneurship. It draws on 30 case studies with individuals involved in informal cross border entrepreneurial activity in three border...

In recent years entrepreneurship in urban neighbourhoods, has drawn a growing attention of the research community as well as of urban planning (Mollenhorst et al. 2009). Entrepreneurship research is increasingly focussing on the manifold and intertwined contexts of entrepreneurial activities,...

The paper builds on the understanding of context as suggested by Welter (2011) who introduced different dimensions of context along a continuum of where entrepreneurship takes place and when this happens. Where context has been studied in relation to gender and women, the focus has been on the...

Demografischer Wandel, Globalisierung, Rohstoffknappheit, Klimawandel sowie eine sich beschleunigende technologische Entwicklung stellen die mittelständische Wirtschaft vor (neue) Herausforderungen. Eine Identifikation und Bewertung aktuell anstehender und zukünftiger Herausforderungen wurde...