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Field of Expertise «Business Creation and Development»

Prof. Dr. Heiko Bergmann

Prof. Dr. Heiko Bergmann

Researchers:

Henry Willem Müller

M.Sc.

Research associate

KMU-HSG
Büro 1-354
Dufourstrasse 40a
9000 St Gallen

Marcel Niklas Rückwald

M.Sc.

Research associate

KMU-HSG
Büro 1-310
Dufourstrasse 40a
9000 St Gallen

External: Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery, PhD Denis Grégoire, Prof. Dr. Per Davidsson, Prof. Dr. Paul Reynolds, Prof. Dr. Philipp Sieger

Focus

At any point in time, millions of people in the world are trying to start a new business. In Switzerland alone, more than 100’000 people are currently involved in such start-up activities. However, not all of these so-called nascent entrepreneurs manage to found an operating firm. In this research field, we focus on the entrepreneurial process from the first entrepreneurial intention to the establishment of a new firm. Specifically, our research questions are as follows:

  • What framework conditions are conducive for entrepreneurial activities and how to they interact with personal characteristics of the (potential) founders?
  • What characteristics and activities of entrepreneurs are likely to lead to the emergence of a profitable firm?
  • Why do people form entrepreneurial teams and how does that affect firm emergence?
  • We use longitudinal data and cross-sectional data from Switzerland and other countries to contribute to answering these important questions.

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Impact and transfer

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