PD Dr. habil. Jan-Philipp Ahrens
Short Portrait
Jan-Philipp Ahrens' research appears in prestigious international journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (VHB: A), Journal of Management Studies (VHB: A), and ICIS (VHB: A). He is senior editor of the Journal of Family Business Strategy, the world's most important academic journal in the field of family business. He is the author of the books “125 Years of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – Freedom, Market Economy, Social Responsibility” and “Topics in Entrepreneurship and Family Business Management” and has contributed to expert reports for federal ministries.
His research has been recognized with more than 35 international peer-reviewed awards and nominations. He was awarded the Equality Prize by the University of Mannheim. As part of his volunteer work for the Science Hub for Europe, the Sustainability Hub, and his commitment to Ukrainian students and university partnerships, he was awarded the Prize for “Exceptional Commitment” by the University of Passau.
He teaches at bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels (strategic, intercultural, and international management, entrepreneurship and innovation management, and applied econometrics) and regularly holds international courses for executive education at Mannheim Business School (Germany's #1 business school, according to the Financial Times, Forbes, Economist, etc.). He has coached more than 25 start-up founding teams. Jan-Philipp Ahrens' research is discussed in public media such as Deutschlandradio / Deutschlandfunk, Spiegel Online, Der Standard (Austria) and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
In addition to Shotokan karate, marathon rowing is one of his passions. In 2007, he took third place in the quad scull team discipline at the international Rhine Marathon competition and first place in the eight-man team at the Roseninsel competition in 2012 with the Technical University of Munich. Jan-Philipp Ahrens' research interests include:
- strategic, intercultural, and international management
- entrepreneurship and innovation management
- digital entrepreneurship & crowdfunding
- sustainability and social impact
- gender equality in leadership
- family business management
- crisis management & corporate change
- CEO attributes and behavioral biases
- development economics
- regional and urban development
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Further information:
Interdisciplinary Research Group Family Firms of the University of Mannheim
LinkedIn Profile Jan-Philipp Ahrens
Researchgate Profile Jan-Philipp Ahrens