The Center for Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt was established in 2004 to conduct interdisciplinary research on entrepreneurship in service industries. It aims to develop and support entrepreneurial thinking in students through courses and involvement with practitioners. The Center has built a network of innovative companies, academics, and organizations through events and projects. Its research focuses on business startups, growth, innovations, and regional development through practical projects with companies.

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2. Agenda
• Center for Entrepreneursh!p - Background
• Vision & Teaching
• Networking
• Research
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3. Center for Entrepreneursh!p - Background
The Center for Entrepreneursh!p was established in 2004 with the objective to built an interdisciplinary
research around the issue entrepreneurship in selected service industries. Initiator of the center was Prof. Dr.
Harald Pechlaner, holder of the endowment Chair of Tourism at the Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
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Faculty of mathematics and
geography
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Ingolstadt
School of Management

4. Vision & Teaching
The Center for Entrepreneursh!p of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt serves the purpose to
develop and support entrepreneurial and innovative thinking and acting of the students.
It is important for success in an increasingly dynamic business environment to develop entrepreneurial
thinking to meet the challenges of increasing flexibility in the working world. For this reason, students of all
disciplines should be encouraged and supported towards their awareness of entrepreneurship. The CfE
demonstrates students entrepreneurship as an alternative to an employment relationship. Through the
involvement of practitioners in teaching and a theory-practice transfer timeliness and practical relevance
should be ensured.
The Centre for Entrepreneursh!p offers the following independent courses:
• Entrepreneurship (Bachelor)
• Entrepreneurial Management and Tourism (Master)
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5. Vision & Teaching
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• Interactive workshops, lectures and discussions
• Focus on people, interested to start up a business, on entrepreneurs,
startups, enterprises and investors
• Main objectives are information, merging, networking, motivation and
recruiting
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6. Networking
The Center for Entrepreneursh!p endeavors a close cooperation of science and practice. Out of this, a
network of particularly innovative companies, business people, academic institutions, their teaching staff
and motivated students was created. This network was expanded within the "Entrepreneurship Community"
- consisting of universities and colleges, associations, and numerous organizers of business plan
competitions - on a regional, national and international level. In this field numerous events and projects
take place and support the development of the entrepreneurial culture at the Catholic University EichstättIngolstadt.
Cooperations & Partnerships
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FGF – Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V.
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ITB Gründerforum, Berlin
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Gründerpreis Ingolstadt
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Stifterverband für Deutsche Wissenschaft
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Zentrum für Wissenschaftsmanagement e.V.
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Adventure X
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BPW10
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MBPW
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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
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7. Research
Thematically the research of the Centre for Entrepreneursh!p deals with business issues in the areas of
services, tourism and new media & communication. The following research approaches are focused:
 Business start-ups and possible (innovative) ways into self-employment
 Business Growth
 Entrepreneurship in established companies
 Development of innovations and competitive potential
 Funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
 Regional and location development
The research projects of the center are designed very practical, in other words in particular research will
take place in the form of projects with companies.
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8. Research
Education & Science
Staff
Enterprises
Associations
Population
Social Institutions
Politics & Orginisations
Region Ingolstadt and the impact of
AUDI as value-adding partner.
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9. Publications
Weiermair, K. ; Keller, P. ; Pechlaner, H. ; Go, F. M. (2010): Innovation
and Entrepreneurship: Strategies and Perspectives for Success
in Tourism, Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-503-11611-9.
Pechlaner, H. ; Stechhammer, B. ; Hinterhuber, H. H. (2009): Scheitern:
Die Schattenseite unternehmerischen Handelns, Berlin: Erich
Schmidt Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-503-11620-1
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10. Publications
Pechlaner, H. ; Holzschuher, W. von. ; Bachinger, M. (2010):
Unternehmertum und Public Private Partnership, Wiesbaden:
Springer Gabler Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-8349-8439-5.
Pechlaner, H. ; Hinterhuber, H. H. ; Holzschuher, W. von ; Hammann, E.
(2007): Unternehmertum und Ausgründung, Wiesbaden: Deutscher
Universitätsverlag.
ISBN 978-3-835-00709-3.
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11. Publications
Pechlaner, Harald ; Dal Bò, Giulia ; Volgger, Michael:
What makes tourism an attractive industry for new minority entrepreneurs: results from an exploratory
qualitative study.
In: Tourism review. 67(1) (2012), p. 11-22.
ISSN 1660-5373
Pechlaner, Harald ; Herntrei, Marcus ; Pichler, Sabine ; Volgger, Michael:
From destination management towards governance of regional innovation systems – the case of South Tyrol,
Italy.
In: Tourism review. 67(2) (2012), p. 22-33.
ISSN 1660-5373
Doepfer, Benedict C. ; Habisch, André ; Pechlaner, Harald ; Schwarz, Christoph:
Value-based Regional Management - Reflections on Implementing GABEK within a Student Research Project.
In: Schober, Paul ; Zelger, Josef ; Raich, Margit (Hrsg.): Gabek V: Werte in Organisation und Gesellschaft; Values in
Organizations and Society. Innsbruck: Studienverlag, 2012. - p. 123-136
ISBN 978-3-7065-5083-3
Pechlaner, Harald ; Doepfer, Benedict C. ; Reuter, Christopher:
Entrepreneurial Management im Tourismus - Ein innovationsorientierter Managementansatz der
Destinationsentwicklung am Beispiel der alpinen Skidestination Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
In: Bieger, Thomas ; Beritelli, Pietro ; Laesser, Christian (Hrsg.): Wandel als Chance für den alpinen Tourismus. Berlin: ESVVerlag, 2012, p. 109-124. - (Schweizer Jahrbuch für Tourismus ; 2011) (St. Galler Schriften für Tourismus und Verkehr ; 3)
ISBN 978-3-503-13817-3
Pechlaner, Harald ; Hinterhuber, Hans H. ; Hammann, Eva-Maria:
Unternehmertum & Unternehmensgründung – Grundlagen und Fallstudien.
Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2005.
ISBN 3824481898
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12. Contact
Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Zentrum für Entrepreneursh!p
Pater-Phillip-Jeningen-Platz 2
D- 85072 Eichstätt
Phone:
Telefax:
Email:
+49 (08421) 900776
+49 (08421) 932188
harald.pechlaner@ku-eichstaett.de
xenia.poppe@ku-eichstaett.de
Internet: www.ku-eichstaett.de/entrepreneurship
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