Publications

This page lists only peer-reviewed journal publications of the Entrepreneurship Research Group since 2020. Those interested in a complete overview of the research group's publications will find them in the university bibliography of the University of Hohenheim. In addition, numerous publications are available through the research group's web presence on ResearchGate.

In press

Hinderer, S., & Kuckertz, A. In press. De-growth attitudes among entrepreneurs hinder fast venture scaling. Business Strategy and the Environment.
Wilmes, R., Brändle, L., & Kuckertz, A. In press. Seeds in rocky soil: the interactive role of entrepreneurial legacy and bridging in family firms’ organizational ambidexterity. Small Business Economics.
Kaiser, M., & Kuckertz, A. In press. Bibliometrically mapping the research field of entrepreneurial communication: where we stand and where we need to go. Management Review Quarterly.
Steinbrink, K., & Ströhle, C. In press. The entrepreneurial intention of top athletes-does resilience lead the way? International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.

2024

Schulte-Holthaus, S., & Kuckertz, A. 2024. How life context affects entrepreneurs' passion and performance. Review of Managerial Science, 18(5): 1221-1251.
Kuckertz, A., & Scheu, M. 2024. From chalkboard to boardroom: Unveiling the role of entrepreneurship in bolstering academic achievement among professors. Journal of Business Research, 175(March): 114570.

2023

Kuckertz, A., & Brem, A. 2023. Supporting Innovation and Growth in Germany: Comments on the Federal Government's "Startup Strategy". Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 12(3/4): 197-208.
Brändle, L, & Kuckertz, A. 2023. Inequality and entrepreneurial agency: How social class origins affect entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Business & Society, 62(8): 1586-1636.
Kaiser, M., & Kuckertz, A. 2023. Emotional robustness in times of crisis: the effects of venture funding on the digital communication styles of entrepreneurs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 30(4): 828-850.
Scheu, M., & Kuckertz, A. 2023. Explorers of the twenty-first century? A systematic literature review of the scholarship on international entrepreneurs from developed economies. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 19(1): 177-235.
Brändle, L., Signer, H., & Kuckertz, A. 2023. Socioeconomic status and entrepreneurial networking responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Business Economics, 93(1-2): 111-147.
Kuckertz, A., Scheu, M., & Davidsson, P. 2023. Chasing mythical creatures - A (not-so-sympathetic) critique of entrepreneurship's obsession with unicorn startups. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19: e00365.
Kuckertz, A., Bernhard, A., Berger, E.S.C., Dvouletý, O., Harms, R., Jack, S., & Kibler, E. 2023. Scaling the right answers - Creating and maintaining hope through social entrepreneurship in light of humanitarian crises. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19: e00356.

2022

Schulte, L. 2022. Integrating immediate gains with sustainable performance: systematic review of paradox at the intersection of strategic management and innovation. Management Review Quarterly, 72: 1209-1247.
Wahl, D., & Münch, J. 2022. Turning students into Industry 4.0 entrepreneurs: design and evaluation of a tailored study program. Entrepreneurship Education, 5: 225-259.
Tremml, T, Löbbe, S., & Kuckertz, A. 2022. Board behavior's impact on entrepreneurial orientation in public enterprises. Journal of Management and Governance, 26: 1183 -121
Hinderer, S., & Kuckertz, A. 2022. The bioeconomy transformation as an external enabler of sustainable entrepreneurship. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31: 2947-2963.
Prochotta, A., Berger, E.S.C., & Kuckertz, A. 2022. Aiming for legitimacy but perpetuating clichés - Social evaluations of the entrepreneurial identity. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 34(9-10): 807-827.
Brändle, L., & Kuckertz, A. 2022. Staged entrepreneurship: the formation of hybrid and spawning entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Business Economics, 92(6): 955-996.
Kuckertz, A., & Brändle, L. 2022. Creative reconstruction: a structured literature review of the early empirical research on the COVID-19 crisis and entrepreneurship. Management Review Quarterly, 72(2): 281-307.
Stolze, A., & Sailer, K. 2022. Advancing HEIs' third-mission through dynamic capabilities: the role of leadership and agreement on vision and goals. Journal of Technology Transfer, 47(2): 580-604.

2021

Stolze, A., & Sailer, K. 2021. An international foresight reflection on entrepreneurial pathways for higher education institutions. Industry and Higher Education, 35(6): 700-712.
Arz, C. 2021. From family commitment to entrepreneurial orientation: exploring the role of cultural mechanisms in mature family firms. International Studies of Management & Organization, 51(4): 297-327.
Gaudig, A., Ebersberger, B., & Kuckertz, A. 2021. Sustainability-oriented macro trends and innovation types - exploring different organization types tackling the global sustainability megatrend. Sustainability, 13(21): 11583.
Tremml, T. 2021. Barriers to entrepreneurship in public enterprises: boards contributing to inertia. Public Management Review, 23(10): 1527-1552.
Hinderer, S., Brändle, L., & Kuckertz, A. 2021. Transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. Sustainability, 13(15): 8232.
Kötting, M., & Kuckertz, A. 2021. Short-, mid-, and long-term effects of innovation activities - A configurational analysis on continuity, competence, and cooperation. International Journal of Innovation Management, 25(5): 2150053
Kuckertz, A. 2021. Why we think we teach entrepreneurship - and why we should really teach it. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 24(3): 1-7.
Kuckertz, A. 2021. Standing up against crisis-induced entrepreneurial uncertainty - fewer teams, more habitual entrepreneurs. International Small Business Journal, 39(3): 192-201.
Kaiser, M., & Berger, E.S.C. 2021. Trust in the investor relationship marketing of startups: a systematic literature review and research agenda. Management Review Quarterly, 71: 491-517.
Ebersberger, B., & Kuckertz, A. 2021. Hop to it! The impact of organization type on innovation response time to the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Business Research, 124(Jan): 126-135.
Stolze, A. 2021. A meta-ethnography on HEIs' transformation into more entrepreneurial institutions: Towards an action-framework proposition. Industry and Higher Education, 35(19: 14-27.

2020

Kuckertz, A., Berger, E.S.C., & Prochotta, A. 2020. Misperception of entrepreneurship and its consequences for the perception of entrepreneurial failure - the German case. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 26(8): 1865-1885.
Kuckertz, A., Berger, E.S.C., & Brändle, L. 2020. Entrepreneurship and the sustainable bioeconomy transformation. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 37: 332-344.
Schulte-Holthaus, S., & Kuckertz, A. 2020. Passion, performance and concordance in rock "n" roll entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 26(6): 1335-1355.
Steinbrink, K., Berger, E.S.C., & Kuckertz, A. 2020. Top athletes' psychological characteristics and their potential for entrepreneurship. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16: 859-878.
Kötting, M. 2020. Corporate incubators as knowledge brokers between business units and ventures: A systematic review and avenues for future research. European Journal of Innovation Management, 23(39: 474-499.
Kuckertz, A., Brändle, L., Gaudig, A., Hinderer, S., Morales Reyes, C.A., Prochotta, A., Steinbrink, K., & Berger, E.S.C., 2020. Startups in times of crisis - A rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 13: e00169.
Kuckertz, A. 2020. Bioeconomy Transformation Strategies Worldwide Require Stronger Focus on Entrepreneurship. Sustainability, 12(7): 2911.
Berger, E.S.C., & Köhn, A. 2020. Exploring the differences in early-stage start-up valuation across countries: an institutional perspective. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16: 327-344.
Allmendinger, M., & Berger, E.S.C. 2020. Selecting corporate firms for collaborative innovation: Entrepreneurial decision making in asymmetric partnerships. International Journal of Innovation Management, 24(1): 2050003.
Röhm, P., Merz, M., & Kuckertz, A. 2020. Identifying corporate venture capital investors - A data-cleaning procedure. Finance Research Letters, 32: 101092.
Kötting, M., & Kuckertz, A. 2020. Three configurations of corporate innovation programs and their interplay. European Journal of Innovation Management, 23(1): 90-113.