IfMK is one of the leading media and communication science institutes in the German-speaking world. In order to deal with complex and relevant scientific questions and problems, the institute focuses on interdisciplinarity, practical relevance and internationality.

Complex scientific questions and problems can be better dealt with through interdisciplinary cooperation. Both interdepartmental cooperation at TU Ilmenau and beyond bundle competences and are an indispensable part of research at the IfMK. Projects realised at the Institute are not only intended to answer fundamental questions, but also to contribute to useful and implementable insights for practice. Comparative research questions and international cooperation in research projects enable research from the perspective of different cultures or political systems, for example.

   
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IfMK’s research groups cover a wide range within the research fields of media and communication science:

Further information on research projects can be found on the pages of the individual groups.

Projects

The Management/ Organization Group at the High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) Conference

Philipp Damwerth presents a paper written together with Prof. Bach and Prof. Buchholz

After a successful acceptance, the paper „Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Contrast - An Integrative Framework on Types and their Salient Characteristics“, written by Philipp Damwerth, Prof. Norbert Bach and Prof. Wolfgang Buchholz, was presented at this year's HTSF Conference in Münster by our external PhD student Philipp Damwerth.

In this paper, the authors show that Entrepreneurial Ecosystems form one of the three focus points in literature on the topic of Ecosystems. With the help of a content analysis, they identify characteristic differences in which Entrepreneurial Ecosystems can be distinguished from other types of  Ecosystems. This concerns the structure, governance, value creation and power relations in Ecosystems.

The HTSF Conference provided the authors with useful feedback from the many discussions and suggestions on how to further develop their paper.

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The Management/ Organization Group at the High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) Conference

Philipp Damwerth presents a paper written together with Prof. Bach and Prof. Buchholz

After a successful acceptance, the paper „Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Contrast - An Integrative Framework on Types and their Salient Characteristics“, written by Philipp Damwerth, Prof. Norbert Bach and Prof. Wolfgang Buchholz, was presented at this year's HTSF Conference in Münster by our external PhD student Philipp Damwerth.

In this paper, the authors show that Entrepreneurial Ecosystems form one of the three focus points in literature on the topic of Ecosystems. With the help of a content analysis, they identify characteristic differences in which Entrepreneurial Ecosystems can be distinguished from other types of  Ecosystems. This concerns the structure, governance, value creation and power relations in Ecosystems.

The HTSF Conference provided the authors with useful feedback from the many discussions and suggestions on how to further develop their paper.