Project: Thematic Network Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Finance

Project

The Thematic Network Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance (INEF) unites five renowned universities in Belgium, France, Italy, the United States and China under the lead management of the faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Hohenheim.

INEF is based on established relationships within the HERMES network. INEF intends to extend the capacity of HERMES and build upon existing contacts and activities to elaborate specific research collaborations and projects. Furthermore the network supports the distinct profile of the University of Hohenheim in the area of Bio-Economy as well as the formation of the HERMES network as European center of competence in the fields of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance.

Partner universities:

Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Université de Strasbourg, Ecole de Management (EM), France
Università Ca’Foscari Venezia, Department of Management and School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship, Italy
Université de Liège, Haute Ecole de Commerce (HEC), Belgium
Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, USA
Southwestern University of Economics and Finance (SWUFE), School of Business Administration, Chengdu, China

INEF is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds provided by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF).

Research focus

The interface between Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance offers a comprehensive scope of research. Innovation has to be seen as core competence of Entrepreneurship, and hence requires appropriate financing. However, there are still many unanswered and economically relevant research questions, which are supposed to be addressed within the thematic network INEF. In order to achieve this, bilateral relationships will be transformed into multilateral networks and bilateral cooperation will be anchored on a faculty level to benefit from synergies.