Conference: Change and Small Business

(English) The second German forum on small business research is taking place from the 23rd to 24th of September 2010 in Siegen.

After a first successful run in 2008 the German forum on small business research is being held again this year at the university of Siegen. Under the impression of the ongoing economic crisis this conference brings together researchers, economists, entrepreneurs and politicians to discuss the implications and strategies for small businesses.

The conference will cover these themes:

• corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship
• human resources
• crisis- and turn-around-management
• business formation
• internationalisation
• innovations- and change management
• co-operations and networks
• controlling and productions strategies

What: “Zweites Forum Mittelstandsforschung: Erfolgsmodell Mittelstand? – Rahmenbedingungen, Strategien, Werteorientierung”
When: 23 – 24 September 2010
Where: Siegen University
How much: 220 € (early bird rate) 250 € (regular) 120 – 150 € (student discount)

Interested researchers can hand in papers till the 15th of May 2010. http://www.forum-mittelstandsforschung.de/Seite_Call_for_Papers.html