Friederike Welter

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Friederike Welter (born June 1, 1962 ) is an internationally active German economist , university professor and president of the Institute for SME Research in Bonn . She has published fundamental findings on SME and entrepreneurship research - among other things, she published the handbook The Routledge Companion to Entrepreneurship together with Ted Baker (North Carolina State University / USA) , which provides a comprehensive overview of the various approaches and research directions in this area .

Live and act

Friederike Welter studied in Wuppertal and Bochum economics . In 2002 she received her habilitation from the University of Lüneburg .

From 1993 to 2006 she worked at the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI), most recently as deputy head of the competence area “Business start-ups and business development, craft, new technologies”. From 2005 to 2008 she taught at the University of Siegen as a professor for general business administration, especially management of small and medium-sized companies.

From October 2008 to January 2013 Friederike Welter was employed at the Jönköping International Business School in Sweden as professor for entrepreneurship and as vice dean for research. In addition, she held a visiting research professorship at the Small Business Research Center at Kingston University in England and taught as a visiting professor in international doctoral training at the Autonomous University of Barcelona .

Friederike Welter has been President of the Institute for SME Research in Bonn since February 2013 . In addition, she holds the chair for business administration, especially management of small and medium-sized companies and entrepreneurship, at the University of Siegen.

At the invitation of the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations Vuk Jeremić , Friederike Welter took part in the debate on “promoting entrepreneurship ” in New York in June 2013 . Together with other scientists, parliamentarians, entrepreneurs and representatives of NGOs , she discussed how a sustainable environment for business start-ups can be created at regional and national level as well as on the part of the UN, in order to continue to fight poverty worldwide.

Friederike Welter is co-editor of the journals "Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice" and FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship

International and national committee work (selection)

  • Chair of the EXIST jury and the EXIST Advisory Board at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
  • Member of the advisory board for issues relating to small and medium-sized businesses and the liberal professions (SME Advisory Board) at the BMWi | SME Advisory Board
  • Chair of the expert group "Validation of the technological and social innovation potential of scientific research - VIP +" at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | VIP +
  • Member of the OECD Steering Group for the OECD and European Union project "The Missing Entrepreneurs"
  • Member of the RKW Advisory Board "Foundation"
  • Senate member of the Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse

Review panels for scientific journals

Welter is a member of the expert committees of the following journals: International Small Business Journal, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research and the journal for SMEs and entrepreneurship.

Fellowships and Awards (selection)

  • 2017: Greif Research Impact Award for their contribution "Contextualizing Entrepreneurship - Conceptual Challenges and Ways Forward"
  • 2015: Diana Trailblazer Award
  • 2014: Wilford White Fellow, International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
  • since 2013: Policy Fellow of the Research Institute for the Future of Work (IZA)
  • 2011: Fellow of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB)
  • 2005: TeliaSonera endowed professorship “Entrepreneurship” at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga for her research on medium-sized companies in Eastern European countries
  • 2002: Habilitation award from the IHK Wolfsburg-Lüneburg for her work on the strategic behavior of SMEs

Publications (selection)

To date, Friederike Welter has published more than 250 articles in scientific journals and scientific studies for the RWI and IfM Bonn. She is also (co-) author of the following books:

  • F. Welter: Entrepreneurship and Context. Cheltenham 2019.
  • S. Birkner, K. Ettl, F. Welter, I. Ebbers (eds.): Women´s Entrepreneurship in Europe. Multidimensional Research and Case Study Insights. FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Heidelberg 2018.
  • T. Manolova, C. Brush, L. Edelman, A. Robb, F. Welter (Eds.): Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth of Women's Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Perspective. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2017.
  • R. Blackburn, U. Hytti, F. Welter, D. Fletcher (Eds.): Entrepreneurship, Universities and Resources. Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2016.
  • F. Welter, BW Gartner (Ed.): A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship and Context. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2016.
  • Diaz Garcia, C., Brush, C., Gatewood, E., F. Welter (eds.): Women's Entrepreneurship in global and local contexts. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2016.
  • T. Baker, F. Welter (Eds.): The Routledge Companion to Entrepreneurship. Routledge, London 2015.
  • R. Blackburn, F. Delmar, A. Fayolle, F. Welter (Eds.): Entrepreneurship and Creation of Wealth for Economies, Organizations and People. Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2014.
  • F. Welter, R. Blackburn, E. Ljunggren, BW Åmo (Eds.): Entrepreneurial Business and Society. Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2013.
  • D. Smallbone, F. Welter, M. Xheneti (Eds.): Cross border Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Europe's Border Regions. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2012.
  • F. Welter, D. Smallbone, A. Van Gils (Eds.): Entrepreneurial Processes in a Changing Economy: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2012.
  • G. Alsos, S. Carter, E. Ljunggren, F. Welter (Eds.): The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2011.
  • F. Welter, D. Smallbone (Ed.): Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2011.
  • D. Smallbone, J. Leitao, M. Raposo, F. Welter (Eds.): The Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2010.
  • R. Aidis, F. Welter (Ed.): Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Successful Start-ups and Businesses in Emerging Economies. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2008.
  • R. Aidis, F. Welter (eds.): The Cutting Edge: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in New Europe. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2008.
  • P. Letmathe, J. Eigler, F. Welter, T. Heupel, D. Kathan (eds.): Status and perspectives of SME research. DUV, Wiesbaden 2007.
  • F. Welter, D. Smallbone, N. Isakova (Eds.): Enterprising Women in Transition Economies. Ashgate, Aldershot 2006.
  • H.-H. Höhmann, F. Welter (Ed.): Trust and Entrepreneurship: A West-East Perspective. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2005.
  • F. Welter (Ed.): The middle class on the threshold of the information society. (= Publications of the Round Table Mittelstand. 3). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005.
  • F. Welter (Ed.): Dynamics in the corporate sector: theory, empiricism and politics. (= Publications of the Round Table Mittelstand. 4). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005.
  • R. Leicht, F. Welter (Ed.): Founders and independent women - potentials, structures and developments in Germany. (= Contributions to SME research ). v. Loeper, Karlsruhe 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ routledge.com
  2. ↑ wiwi.uni-siegen.de
  3. ↑ ifm-bonn.org
  4. ↑ IfM Bonn 2018 work report ifm-bonn.org
  5. ↑ exist.de
  6. ↑ bmwi.de
  7. ↑ bmbf.de
  8. ↑ zuse-gemeinschaft.de
  9. ↑ marshall.usc.edu
  10. ↑ onlinelibrary.wiley.com ( Memento from April 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ babson.edu
  12. ↑ icsb.org
  13. ↑ iza.org
  14. ↑ ecsb.org
personal data
SURNAME Welter, Friederike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1962