Stefan Bieler

Stefan Bieler is Professor of Business Administration in the Department of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences for Business (FHDW), Hanover, Germany. His research and teaching focus on the strategic and financial challenges faced by medium-sized enterprises, particularly start-ups, succession planning, and controlling systems.

Research Interests

• Success factors in start-up ventures
• Controlling and management systems for medium-sized companies
• Alternatives for regulating entrepreneurial succession
• Spin-offs from state or semi-state institutions
• Make-or-buy decisions as a core business problem
• Economic history and business ethics
• Application-oriented economics for SMEs

Across his publications, Bieler consistently explores the intersection of finance, strategy, and governance in family-owned and medium-sized enterprises, with a strong emphasis on practical solutions and policy implications for the German Mittelstand.

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