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Welcome to the Hamburg University of Technology

Institute of Entrepreneurship

Inaugurated in June 2014 · Headed by Christoph Ihl · Dedicated to three objectives:

Objectives

Research

We strive to do rigor and relevant research about innovation and entrepreneurship from perspectives of organization theory, sociology and strategy. As data enthusiasts, we love to apply state-of-art computational and econometric methods to novel, large-scale data sets.

Teaching

We are convinced that entrepreneurship can be learned and good training increases the odds of entrepreneurial success. To that end, our teaching is problem- and project-based so that students can gain first-hand, real-life experience that inspires and enables them to become the next generation of Startup Engineers.

Transfer

We are open to collaborate with corporates, startups and associations to transfer our knowledge about data science and startup engineering into Practice. Possible modes of collaboration are master theses, applied research and data science projects, consulting, talks, workshops or trainings.

Recent News

PhD Thesis of Oliver Mork

In his dissertation “Causal Analyses on Entrepreneurial Intention, Success, and Failure”, Oliver Mork explores the entrepreneurial process across its entire life cycle — from the formation of entrepreneurial intentions to the aftermath of venture failure and potential re-entry. The dissertation follows two intertwined paths: a topical journey through the stages of entrepreneurship and a methodological journey leveraging modern causal inference techniques to uncover reliable cause-and-effect relationships. Across three empirical studies, Oliver investigates key stages of entrepreneurship:

Entrepreneurial Exits via Acquisitions

A Guest Lecture by Mark Miller from Carlsquare

When Autonomy Helps Team Performance — and When It Doesn’t

A Managerial Summary of Our Research in Harvard Business Review

Affiliations

Hamurg University of Technology (TUHH)
TUHH School of Management Science & Technology
MLE @ TUHH
DRUID Society
Academy of Management
European Group for Organizational Studies
Open & User Innovation Society
Wissenschaftliche Kommission Technologie, Innovation und Entrepreneurship im Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft

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