Family Business Research Index 2026

We are delighted that Prof. Dr. Julia de Groote has been recognized in the Family Business Research Dashboard 2026 as one of the world’s leading…

Research Contributions Presented at EURAM 2026

From June 16–19, 2026, the annual conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) took place in Kristiansand, Norway. Under the theme…

Research Contributions Presented at IPDMC 2026

From June 10–12, 2026, the 33rd Innovation and Product Development Management Conference (IPDMC) took place in Stockholm, Sweden, and online. The…

Successful Participation at IFERA 2026: Research on Twin Transformation in Family Firms

From June 9–12, 2026, the annual conference of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) took place in Naples, Italy, under the…

Advancing Research in Sustainability and Innovation at the Jackstädtzentrum

In this post, we present the research project of Marlene Fröhlich, an external doctoral researcher at the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation…

Research Development Workshop Management and Entrepreneurship Research

In April and May 2026, the Jackstädtzentrum will host the “Research Development Workshop Management and Entrepreneurship Research.” The course is…

Jackstädtzentrum represented at the 2026 VHB Annual Conference in Göttingen

From March 17 to 19, 2026, the annual conference of the Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB) took place…

Lehrstuhl für Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research at the Symposium „Perspectives on Wealth“

On March 17 and 18, 2026, the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research participated in the Volkswagen Foundation’s “Perspectives on Wealth”…

Advancing research: Introducing our new PhD candidate

The Jackstädtzentrum hosts diverse research activities in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation. In this post, we present the research…

Jackstädtzentrum at DIW Berlin: New Insights for Research and Practice

On November 17, 2025, the Jackstädtzentrum was represented at the “Entrepreneurship and Organization” workshop at the renowned DIW Berlin by Prof. Dr.…

Inaugural Lecture - “Entrepreneurship Between Resilience and Change.”

Last week, Prof. Dr. Julia de Groote, Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research at the University of Wuppertal, gave her inaugural lecture…

28th G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart: A look back at the leading entrepreneurship conference in the German-speaking world

From September 17 to 19, 2025, Stuttgart hosted the 28th G-Forum—the largest interdisciplinary scientific conference in the German-speaking world on…

Academy of Management Conference 2025: Jackstädtzentrum represented in Copenhagen

The Academy of Management Conference is the world's most important gathering for management scientists—and took place in Europe for the first time…

Global perspectives on entrepreneurship and innovation

Last week, the Jackstädt Center, together with the Universidad del Norte (Colombia) and the Schumpeter School of Business & Economics at the…

Schumpeter School Prize 2025: Honoring Prof. Saras D. Sarasvathy, Ph.D.

On June 13, 2025, the Faculty of Economics – Schumpeter School of Business and Economics at the University of Wuppertal awarded the Schumpeter School…

New professorship

On April 1, 2025, a new professorship for entrepreneurship and innovation research was established at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics.