Dr. Thomas Baron

Research Assistant

Contact:

Enrique-Schmidt-Straße 1
D-28359 Bremen
WiWi 1, Room A 2220

Phone: +49 (0)421 218 - 66878
thomas.baron(at)uni-bremen.de

Research Interest:

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Transnational Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Support Measures
Rural Entrepreneurship

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Thomas has been a research assistant at LEMEX since May 2016.
After completing his Bachelor's and Master's degree at the University of Bremen - with a focus on "International Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing" - and a semester abroad at Syddansk Universitet Odense, Denmark, Thomas initially gained practical experience in cooperation management at MeinFernbus/Flixbus in Berlin and got to know the Berlin start-up scene.
Since 2016, he has strengthened the LEMEX team in research, teaching and the chair's practice transfer activities.

His research interests lie in the areas of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Rural Entrepreneurship, Migrant Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Support in a conceptual and empirical way. In 2020, Thomas received his doctorate with his dissertation on "Exploring the Idiosyncratic Nature of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems".
In teaching, Thomas offers research and practical seminars, especially in the Master's program, and supervises students in the preparation of their Bachelor's and Master's theses.
Thomas is involved in the chair's transfer activities. He is part of the European research project Inno-Quarter, a member of the Bremen working groups "Startups & Innovations" and "Migration Entrepreneurship" as well as the transfer network of the University of Bremen. Thomas has also organized various workshops and events such as the Bremen Entrepreneur Days 2016, 2018 and 2020, and has played a key role in the development of applications for third-party funded projects. Thomas also regularly represents LEMEX in various jury activities as part of pitch events and start-up awards. Since 2022, Thomas has also been organizing a monthly start-up get-together and is committed to networking founders and students.

Please contact Thomas if you are interested in discussing your start-up project!

Seit 08/2020	Research Associate (Postdoc) at Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX) Universität Bremen (Germany)
05/2016 – 07/2020	Ph.D. Candidate at Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX) Universität Bremen (Germany) Title of Ph.D. Thesis: Exploring the Idiosyncratic Nature of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems” (summa cum laude)
11/2015 – 04/2016	Scholar Bridge scholarship for Ph.D., University Bremen (Germany)
09/2014 – 02/2015	Internsip in Cooperationmanagement at MeinFernbus/Flixbus, Berlin (Germany).
09/2013 – 03/2014	Exchange Semester Syddansk Universitet Odense (Denmark)
10/2012 – 09/2015	Master programme in Business Administration University Bremen (Germany)
10/2009 - 09/2012	Bachelor's programme in Business Administration University Bremen (Germany)

Semester	Courses	ECTS	Language	Role
WiSe 23/24	Entrepreneurship & Management 1 B	6 ECTS	German	Dozent
WiSe 23/24	Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre	3 ECTS	German	Tutor
WiSe 23/24	Lehrprojekt „Gründungs- und Mittelstandsmanagement“	12 ECTS	English	Dozent
SoSe 24	Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre	3 ECTS	German	Tutor
SoSe 24	Entrepreneurial Ecosystems	6 ECTS	German	Dozent

Journal Articles	Freiling, J., Baron, T., Phuong, Q. D., & Elsner, J. (2021). Inno-Quarters - using living labs at festivals to validate new business models. Austrian Management Review, 11 (1), 58 - 71. Harima, A., & Baron, T. (2020). Is this Transnational Entrepreneurship? Five Cases in Which It Is Hard to Say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 6(1), 12-40. Baron, T. & Freiling, J. (2019): Blueprint Silicon Valley? Explaining Idiosyncrasy of Startup Ecosystems. Problemy zarządzania - Management Issues, 1(81), 65-84. Baron, T., & Harima, A. (2019). The role of diaspora entrepreneurs in start-up ecosystem development-a Berlin case study. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 36(1-2), 74-102.
Books/Chapters	Baron, T. (2020). Exploring the Idiosyncratic Nature of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Dissertationsschrift, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen. DOI: 10.26092/elib/187. Baron, T. (2020). Attraction, Connection & Qualification – The Functions of Start-up Events in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. In: Baron, T. (2020). Exploring the Idiosyncratic Nature of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Dissertationsschrift, 75-118, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen. DOI: 10.26092/elib/187. Freiling, J. & Baron, T. (2017): A Resource-based View of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, in Burr, W. & Stephan, M. (Eds.). Technologie, Strategie und Organisation, 65-84. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. Baron, T. (2017). The Impact of Diaspora Ventures on the Dynamics of the Start-up Ecosystem Berlin. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Conference Presentations	Baron, T., and Freiling, J., Blueprint Silicon Valley? – Explaining Idiosyncrasy of Startup Ecosystems, V. International Scientific Conference on Entrepreneurship for the XXI Century, 15.11. – 16.11.2018, Warsaw, Poland. Participation in OECD Workshop on Transnational Entrepreneurship, 03.09.2018, Paris, France. Baron, T., and Freiling, J., Startup Ecosystem Dynamics – Isomorphism vs. Idiosyncrasy?, 63^rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Congress, 24.06. – 29.06.2018, Taipei, Taiwan. Baron, T., Enabling Softlanding in Startup Ecosystems? - The Role of Startup Events for Migrant Entrepreneurs, 3. International Conference on Migration and Diaspora Entrepreneurship, 30.11. - 01.12.2017, Bremen, Germany. Baron, T., The Role of Startup Events for Social Capital Development in the Berlin Startup Ecosystem, Workshop on Urban Startup Ecosystems, 18 - 19 July 2017, Bremen, Germany. Freiling J., Baron, T., Juling, J. & Harima, A., Understanding Urban Startup Ecosystem as a Capital Structure, Augsburg Conference on the 'Economic, Technological and Societal Impacts of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems', March 15 - 17, 2017, Augsburg, Germany. Baron, T., With and without Migration Entrepreneurs: What glues Actors within Start-up Ecosystems?, International Conference on Migration and Diaspora Entrepreneurship 2016, 28.-29. November, 2016, Bremen, Germany. Baron, T., Harima, A., & Freiling, J., Migrant and Diaspora Entrepreneurs as Source for Dynamic Creation in Berlin´s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, MDE2015, 14.-15. Dezember, 2015, Bremen, Germany.

Projects	Innovation Quarter - http://innoquarter.eu/ Organisation eGS-Neukonzeption „Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre“ - https://egs.zmml.uni-bremen.de/index.php/37?brsr=10 Organisation des 14. Bremer Unternehmertages (17. Mai 2018) Organisation Workshop on Urban Startup Ecosystem (19. Juli 2017) Organisation des 12. Bremer Unternehmertages (12. Mai 2016)
Awards	Wiwib Best Research Papers on SME Management 2020/2021 (Bremen, Germany) Best Paper Award, 5th International Conference on Entrepreneurship for the XXI Century. Images and Perspectives, 15 - 16 November 2018, Warsaw (Poland). Wiwib Best Research Papers on SME Management 2017 (Bremen, Germany).
Media	“Preise für Wiwi Nachwuchsforscher” (S. 4): https://www.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/presse/Publikationen/pdfs/bus/bus149.pdf

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