IfM – Small and Medium Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

IfM – Small and Medium Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship

The IfM – Small and Medium Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship (in German: Institut für Mittelstandsforschung) in Mannheim, Germany is an economic and entrepreneurship research institute and associated with the University of Mannheim.[1] Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Michael Woywode,[2] president of the institute, IfM employs a staff of about 30 researchers. The IfM was established in Mannheim in 1987 and is still headquartered there. The institute is organized as an NGO with a legal form of gGmbH.[3]

Quick Facts Abbreviation, Formation ...
IfM – Small and Medium Sized Companies and Entrepreneurship
AbbreviationIfM
Formation1987
TypeNGO, gGmbH
PurposeResearch
Location
Director
Michael Woywode
AffiliationsUniversity of Mannheim
Staff30
Websiteifm.uni-mannheim.de
Close

Organization and Research

The IfM Mannheim has defined four core research areas:

  • Management Concepts and Information/Communication Technology
  • Family businesses
  • Contemporary Self-Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurship

See also

Notes and references

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.