Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ('Juniorprofessur')

Research


Our research centers around resource mobilization in entrepreneurship and innovation, in particular financial resources. This includes topics such as networks and networking, entrepreneurial ecosystems, resourcing practices, and entrepreneurial teams in the areas of high-growth entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and corporate entrepreneurship.
Our research has been awarded at international conferences and published in high-ranked journals.

Selected publications:

  • Scheidgen, Katharina, & Brattström, Anna (2022). Berlin is Hotter Than Silicon Valley! How Networking Temperature Shapes Entrepreneurs’ Networking Across Social Contexts. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, online first.
  • Scheidgen, Katharina; Gümüsay, Ali; Günzel-Jensen, Franziska; Krlev, Gorgi; Wolf, Miriam (2021): Crises and entrepreneurial opportunities: Digital social innovation in response to physical distancing. Journal of Business Venturing Insights.
  • Scheidgen, Katharina (2021): Degrees of integration: how a fragmented entrepreneurial ecosystem supports different types of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development , 33 (1-2), p. 54-79.


Selected Awards:

  • Carolyn Dexter Award. All-Academy Award for the Best International Paper, Academy of Management Conference 2021, Katharina Scheidgen & Anna Brattström
  • Best International Paper Award, OMT division, Academy of Management Conference 2021, Katharina Scheidgen & Anna Brattström
  • ISBJ Best Paper Award, RENT Conference 2022, Katharina Scheidgen, Franziska Günzel-Jensen and Simon Schmidt
  • ESCB Best Doctoral Proposal Award, RENT Conference 2022, Simon Schmidt