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Personal profile
Research interests
Florian Zapkau is a Chaired Professor for international business with a special focus on SME internationalization at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna).
His research is at the intersections of internationalization and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises and young firms.
His work appears in academic journals such as the Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, International Business Review, and Journal of Business Research. Prof. Zapkau is an Associate Editor for the Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research. In addition, he is an editorial review board member of the Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of World Business, and Management Review Quarterly.
Florian Zapkau’s work has won several research awards. Examples include best paper awards at academic conferences, the “Best Paper Award” by the International Management section of the VHB (2019), and the “Best Reviewer Award” by the Journal of World Business (2020).
Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- Quantitative Research
- Evidence-based Management
- International Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management of SMEs
- International Business
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A multi-level analysis of the relationship between formal institutions and ambitious entrepreneurship: The moderating role of economic development
Bendig, D., Kleine-Stegemann, L., Mazur, M. & Zapkau, F. B., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Business Review. 102303.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Too small to care? Developing a model explaining managers' decision to adopt employee stress prevention practices in micro and small enterprises
Kuske, J., Zapkau, F. B., Gänser-Stickler, G. M. & Schwens, C., 2024, In: Industrial Marketing Management. 121, p. 40-54Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Web-based occupational stress prevention in German micro- and small-sized enterprises – process evaluation results of an implementation study
Engels, M., Scheepers, L., Engels, J., Boß, L., Kuhlmann, R., Kuske, J., Lesener, L., Pavlista, V., Schmidt-Stiedenroth, K., Diebig, M., Ruhle, S. A., Zapkau, F. B., Angerer, P., Hoewner, J., Lehr, D., Schwens, C., Süß, S., Wulf, I. C. & Dragano, N., 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1618.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Facilitating stress prevention in micro and small-sized enterprises: protocol for a mixed method study to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation process of targeted web-based interventions
Engels, M., Boß, L., Engels, J., Kuhlmann, R., Kuske, J., Lepper, S., Lesener, L., Pavlista, V., Diebig, M., Lunau, T., Ruhle, S. A., Zapkau, F. B., Angerer, P., Hoewner, J., Lehr, D., Schwens, C., Süß, S., Wulf, I. C. & Dragano, N., 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 591Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A Review of International Entry Mode Research: 2007–2018
Zapkau, F. B., Schwens, C. & Brouthers, K. D., 2021, The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy. Kamel Mellahi, Klaus Meyer, Rajneesh Narula, Irina Surdu, Alain Verbeke (ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, p. 91 - 108Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Chapter in edited volume
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Journal of Business Venturing (JBV) (Journal)
Zapkau, F. B. (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board
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Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research (SBUR) (Journal)
Zapkau, F. B. (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Editor of Scientific Journal or Conference
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Journal of Management Studies (JMS) (Journal)
Zapkau, F. B. (Member of editorial board)
2021 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board
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Journal of World Business (JWB) (Journal)
Zapkau, F. B. (Member of editorial board)
2019 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board
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Management Review Quarterly (MRQ) (Journal)
Zapkau, F. B. (Member of editorial board)
2018 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Member of Editorial Board