We examine the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and hypothesize that EO has a positive impact on business performance. We create a contingency model and a configuration model and compare their results to those derived from a main-effects model. The study replicates the work of Wiklund...

Der nächsten Unternehmergeneration fehlt es nicht an der familienunternehmerischen Grundhaltung, aber sie hat auch einige Sorgen. Die Studie der Stiftung Familienunternehmen "Deutschlands nächste Unternehmergeneration" wurde zum sechsten Mal erstellt vom Friedrichshafener Institut für...

Signaling consumers that the company behind a brand is run by a family is increasingly observable in the marketing realm. One possible reason could be the emotional value signaled by the family nature of the firm. Brand signals carrying emotional value might contribute to a competitive...

In the last years, scholarly attention was on a steady rise leading to a significant increase in the number of papers addressing different technological and organizational aspects of digital transformation. In this paper, we consolidate existing findings which mainly stem from the literature of...

Digital transformation increasingly requires activities located outside firm boundaries, for example via alliances with start-up companies. Despite this, German Mittelstand firms, primarily owned and managed by enterprising families and seen as role models of innovation, appear reluctant to...

Die Studie 'Deutschlands nächste Unternehmergeneration' ist ein langfristig angelegtes Forschungsprojekt, innerhalb dessen regelmäßig deutschlandweit umfassende Datenerhebungen vom Friedrichshafener Institut für Familienunternehmen

Die Studie 'Deutschlands nächste Unternehmergeneration' ist ein langfristig angelegtes Forschungsprojekt, innerhalb dessen regelmäßig deutschlandweit umfassende Datenerhebungen vom Friedrichshafener Institut für Familienunternehmen

Recently, toolkits for user innovation and design have been proposed as a promising means of opening up the innovation process to customers. Using these tools, customers can take on problem-solving tasks and design products to fit their individual needs. To date, arguments in favor of this new...