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New Study on List Experiments Published

When Statistical Truth Serum is not Enough – Lessons from a Failed List Experiment to Measure Corruption in Ukraine Christoph Sajons · Bettina Müller · Maksym Samoiliuk Survey Research Methods (2026) Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 391–405

Article on Sustainability in Family Businesses Published

Family businesses as a sustainable form of enterprise Jan Klaus Tänzler and Annegret Hauer in Research Handbook on Family Business Strategy Edward Elgar Publishing pp 112–128

New Article on CEOs' Value Systems Published

A Moral Foundations Perspective on CEO Political Ideology Moritz Appels, Marc Kowalzick, Michael Woywode Journal of Management 2026

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Article by Baris Istipliler and Kyung eun Park receives Best Paper Award at BCERC 2026

The article titled “From Possibility to Plausibility: How Entrepreneurs' Orientation Shapes Artificial Intelligence Use in Venture Ideation” investigates the role of AI in opportunity development for entrepreneurs with differing goal orientations

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Article by Baris Istipliler receives Best Paper Designation at AOM Conference 2026

The article titled “Divided Attention and Venture Performance: An Attention-Based View of Hybrid Entrepreneurship” investigates how the limited attentional resources associated with hybrid entrepreneurship impact venture performance, as well as the factors that mitigate this relationship.

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Assistant Professor Dominika Wruk and Sahin Dündar win the EURAM Conference Best Paper Award

Assistant Professor Dominika Wruk and Sahin Dündar have won the Best Paper Award from the Strategic Interest Group (SIG) ‘Business For Society' for their submission to this year's EURAM Conference in Norway.

The @socialimpactaward is back in Mannheim with an exciting, interactive workshop just for you!

Discover the world of social entrepreneurship in Mannheim!

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Robert Dehghan has successfully completed his Ph.D.

He is investigating the use of artificial intelligence in data collection

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'INNObau' Final Report and Practical Guide Published

The final report and a practical guide from the research project “INNObau – Strengthening Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Management in SMEs in the Real Estate and Construction Industries” are now available for download on the website of Baden-Württemberg’s “Affordable Housing and Innovative ...

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Family business team at the FIFU Conference 2026

The University of Mannheim was represented by Jan-Philipp Ahrens and Teresa Fritsch from the Chair of SME Research and Entrepreneurship. The team presented research based on the analysis of more than 800,000 business successions and their impact on corporate innovation.