Entrepreneurship research at the University of Rostock

Entrepreneurship research at the University of Rostock

The ZfE offers supervision for bachelor's and master's theses in the field of entrepreneurship.


Bachelor's and master's theses at the ZfE are supervised by the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Start-up Education. Students can work on topics in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, and start-up education and receive expert guidance throughout the entire research process.
If you are interested, we would be happy to receive a personal inquiry with a brief idea for a topic or area of interest.

Scientific work

Bachelor theses

  • “Stocktaking and comparative analysis of selected studies on business succession in Germany with a focus on the business successor (M/W) - Analysis and recommendations for action for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” (2018) - Experts: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “Generational change in SMEs - A comparative analysis of the qualification needs of a potential successor” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kathrin Krüger-Borgwardt
  • “Qualification of potential company successors - A comparative analysis of regional and supra-regional offers” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “Female Entrepreneurship - social relevance and its impact on Germany as a business location” (2017) - Reviewers: Kati Wolfgramm, Dr. Christian Schmitt
  • “Intrapreneurship and learning culture in companies - evaluation methods of the intrapreneurship climate” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kathrin Krüger-Borgwardt
  • “Innovation management in companies - evaluation methods of innovation culture” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “From the idea to founding as a student - An investigation of the processes using the example of the University of Rostock” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Michael Leyer, Kathrin Krüger-Borgwardt
  • “Business Angels, Venture Capital and Crowdfunding - Presentation and critical comparison of financing options for start-ups in M-V” (2016) - Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kathrin Krüger-Borgwardt
  • “Promotion of entrepreneurship at universities - Comparison of funding instruments in selected federal states” (2016) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “Work-life balance as an aspect of occupational health management - theoretical concepts and their practical implementation” (2016) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kati Wolfgramm
  • “Potentials of cooperation in mixed-age teams in theory and practice” (2015) - Reviewers: Kati Wolfgramm, Constanze Stamer
  • “Gender-specific leadership styles to promote entrepreneurial thinking and action - a conceptual comparison” (2014) - Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich
  • “Leadership culture analysis for the promotion of entrepreneurial thinking and action (intrapreneurship, co-entrepreneurship)” (2014) - Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich

Master theses

  • “Possibilities of applying creativity methods as an instrument of innovation management for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Stralsund - Rügen - Vorpommern region” (2018) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Heiko Auerbach (Stralsund University of Applied Sciences), Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “Empirical analysis of the subjective perception of innovation among employees and managers of regional and medium-sized companies with special consideration of company organizational structures” (2017) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Dr. Martin Setzkorn
  • “Continuing vocational training, further training and academic continuing training as elements of personnel development - areas of tension and design options” (2016) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kati Wolfgramm
  • “Leadership tasks in vocational training in the retail sector - analysis of pedagogical and economic requirements” (2016) - Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kati Wolfgramm
  • “Reflection and evaluation of the leadership performance of managers and training personnel - Development of a feedback instrument for Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH” (2016) - Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kati Wolfgramm
  • “Development of team competence in in-company training through experience-oriented and group-dynamic methods - A case study at AIRBUS Operations GmbH (2014) - Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Diettrich, Kati Wolfgramm

Dr. Martin Setzkorn

+49 (0) 381 498 1198
martin.setzkorn@uni-rostock.de

Tino Arnhold

+49 (0) 381 498 1235
tino.arnhold@uni-rostock.de