Research associate
Research associate
External: Prof. Dr. Joakim Vincent, Prof. Dr. Martin Obschonka, Prof. Dr. Susan Müller, Prof. Dr. Christian Hundt, Prof. Dr. Per Davidsson, Prof. Dr. Rolf Sternberg, Prof. Dr. Philipp Sieger
At any given time, millions of people around the world are trying to start a new business or become self-employed. In Switzerland alone, more than 100,000 people are involved in start-up activities. However, only some of these efforts are actually successful; other start-up projects are abandoned after a more or less long period of time. In this research field, we investigate the entrepreneurial process from the first entrepreneurial intention to the establishment of a new company. The overarching question is which founder, company and environmental factors are conducive for the successful founding of a new company. We either look at the entire spectrum of entrepreneurial activities or only at start-ups in certain areas or sectors, such as start-ups from universities. Current research projects focus on start-ups in the circular economy and start-ups that work closely with established large companies ('venture clienting').
Our research questions are as follows: