Leon Marquardt

Research Assistant

Contact:

Enrique-Schmidt-Straße 1
D-28359 Bremen
WiWi 1, Room A 2180

Phone: +49 (0)421 218 - 66873
leon.marquardt(at)uni-bremen.de

Research Interest:

• Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

• Digital Entrepreneurship

• Rural Entrepreneurship

Leon Marquardt has been a research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Chair of Small Business, Start-ups and Entrepreneurship (LEMEX) at the University of Bremen under Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling since October 2020. As a member of the ‘Diginomics’ graduate group, his research focuses on the interfaces between digitalisation and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on entrepreneurial ecosystems, digital entrepreneurship and rural entrepreneurship.

As part of future concepts bremen, he is also involved in teaching and teaches students agile methods and innovative approaches to project management and business model development. Furthermore, he coaches and supports bachelor's and master's students in various courses. Within this transfer project, he implements practical formats and collaborations with regional partners from the field in order to bridge the gap between science and practice. He is also actively involved in projects such as the ‘German Start-up Award for School Students’ and is committed to teaching these topics and skills outside the university.

Leon is an active member of several professional associations, including the Academy of Management and the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He is also involved as a reviewer for journals such as the Journal of Business Research, The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Geoforum, as well as for conferences such as the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management and the RENT Conference.

since 10/2020

PhD student at the Chair for Small Business, Business Start-ups and Entrepreneurship (LEMEX)

University Bremen (Germany)

10/2018 - 07/2020

Master degree in Business Administration

University Bremen (Germany)

10/2014 - 07/2017

Bachelor degree in Business Administration

University Bremen (Germany)

Semester	Course	ECTS	Language	Role
WiSe 25/26	Teaching Project: future concepts bremen - Innovative Practice Projects	12 ECTS	German	Lecturer
WiSe 25/26	Entrepreneurship Project	12 ECTS	German	Coach
SoSe 25	Lean & Startup Prototyping	3 ECTS	German	Coach
SoSe 25	future concepts bremen – Case studies from practice	9 ECTS	German	Lecturer
WiSe 24/25	Entrepreneurship Project	12 ECTS	German	Lecturer
WiSe 24/25	Teaching Project: future concepts bremen - Innovative Practice Projects	12 ECTS	German	Lecturer
SoSe 24	future concepts bremen – Case studies from practice	9 ECTS	German	Lecturer
SoSe 24	Entrepreneurship & Management II	6 ECTS	German	Coach
WiSe 23/24	Teaching Project: future concepts bremen – Innovative Practice Projects	12 ECTS	German	Lecturer
WiSe 23/24	Entrepreneurship & Management I	6 ECTS	German	Coach
SoSe 23	future concepts bremen - Case studies from practice	9 ECTS	German	Lecturer
SoSe 23	Entrepreneurship & Management II	6 ECTS	German	Coach

Journal Articles

Marquardt, L., & Harima, A. (2024). Digital boundary spanning in the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic capabilities perspective. Journal of Business Research, 182, 114762. doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114762
Marquardt, L., & Harima, A. 2022. Expanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Boundaries with Digital Architecture: A Resource Perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.18066abstract.
Freiling, J., Marquardt, L., & Reit, T. (2022). Virtual Business Incubators: A Support for Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas? In Diginomics Research Perspectives (pp. 65–88). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04063-4_4

Conference Presentations

Marquardt, L., Mediating Multiple Institutional Logics in Nascent Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, RENT XXXVII Conference – Taming Uncertainty, 15.11. – 17.11.2023, Gdansk, Poland.
Marquardt, L., Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Growth through Global Connections, ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE XXI CENTURY, Images and Perspectives, 26.10. – 27.10.2023, Warsaw, Poland
Marquardt, L. & Freiling, J., The Changing Embeddedness of Rural Entrepreneurship and its Conceptual Consequences, RENT XXXVI Conference - Re-Thinking Entrepreneurship After the Crisis, 16.-18. November, 2022, Naples, Italy.
Marquardt, L. & Harima, A., Expanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Boundaries with Digital Architecture: A Resource Perspective, 83. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 04.-08. August 2023, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Marquardt, L., The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Networks, RNNR (Research Network – Network Research), 19.05.21
Marquardt, L. & Harima, A., Expanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Boundaries, Diginomics Research Group, 27.04.21, Universität Bremen
Marquardt, L. & Freiling, J., Rethinking the Embeddedness of Rural Entrepreneurship, Entime (Enterprise in Modern Economy), 21.04.21 - 22.04.21, Danzig, Polen

Projects	Future Concepts Bremen German Founder's Prize for Pupils
Awards	Wolfgang Ritter Study Award as best in the year (2nd place) of the Master's programme in Business Administration
Memberships	Diginomics Research Group Research Network - Network Research (R-N-N-R) Academy of Management Division: Entrepreneurship Division: Organization and Management Theory European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM
Reviewing activities	Journal of Business Research The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Geoforum Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management RENT (Research in Entrepreneurship) Conference World Patent Information

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