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Kreative Gründungsförderung - wo Startups die Politik in der Pflicht sehen
(2017) Kuckertz, Andreas; Prochotta, Alicia
Deutschland zählt im internationalen Vergleich zu den Volkswirtschaften, die auf eine bestens ausgebaute Förderinfrastruktur verweisen können. Dennoch verbleibt die Gründungsrate auf einem nicht akzeptablen, niedrigen Niveau. Wir befragen daher rund 200 Startup- Unternehmer aus Baden-Württemberg zu ihren Unterstützungserwartungen gegenüber der Politik. Insbesondere für politische Entscheidungsträger und öffentliche Fördereinrichtungen legen die Ergebnisse zwei Schlüsse nahe. Einerseits werden vielfach Förderangebote gefordert, die längst etabliert sind. Offenkundig haben etliche Programme ein Kommunikationsproblem und können sich im „Förderdschungel“ nicht bemerkbar machen. Andererseits liegt trotz der zahlreichen existierenden Angebote immer noch ein immenses Aufwärtspotenzial in der Etablierung kreativer, neuartiger Ansätze der Gründungsförderung. Hierzu machen wir entsprechende Vorschläge.
What’s hot in entrepreneurship research 2018?
(2018) Prochotta, Alicia; Kuckertz, Andreas
Taking stock of what has been achieved in a particular research field, where a field currently stands, and where it might move to in the near future is an important undertaking. In this research brief, we present the results of a survey of 225 experienced entrepreneurship researchers who shared their insights on a) what topical areas are currently important in entrepreneurship research and b) what methods might be especially useful to provide interesting and relevant answers to old and new research questions. The results suggest no dramatic differences in the relevance of topics compared to our original survey conducted five years ago (Kuckertz 2013), but do indicate that the field is moving forward in terms of methods by embracing the “gold standard” of academic rigor inspired by the natural sciences (e.g., experimental designs) and by considering methods that make it possible to capture the complexity of entrepreneurial phenomena.
When entrepreneurship becomes a matter of perspective — Four studies exploring the perception of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs
(2021) Prochotta, Alicia; Kuckertz, Andreas
The belief that entrepreneurship is crucial to address various economic and social problems, like unemployment, has embedded entrepreneurship into mostly political discourses around the world. However, what has often been ignored is the fact that entrepreneurship requires entrepreneurs. Despite its (economic and social) contributions, for instance, very little is known about how appealing entrepreneurship is for individuals, which might be crucial as the attractiveness of entrepreneurship is related to how many individuals choose to become entrepreneurs. In this context, the question also arises of how entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs are generally perceived and understood. What is “entrepreneurial” seems difficult for many to define as different players in society (e.g., policymakers, financers, entrepreneurs, or society as a whole) perceive things differently. Previous research findings show that the mere existence of resources will not translate into the thriving of entrepreneurship in an economy per se as this does not implicate that entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs are favored and encouraged by society or societal actors. Against this background, the present dissertation is guided by the overall research question: What are the perceptions held about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship by different stakeholders (and entrepreneurs themselves)?