2026 Thomas Zellweger: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	43	1391	1300	12	12	232	14665

Overview

Thomas Zellweger is affiliated with the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, where they have contributed to 31 publications. The subfields of study associated with their work include Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting, Strategy and Management, and History and Philosophy of Science.

The scientist's recent scholarly output comprises articles published mostly in well-known management journals. Notable papers include:

Entrepreneurs as Scientists: A Pragmatist Approach to Producing Value Out of Uncertainty, 2021, Academy of Management Review
Entrepreneurs as Scientists: A Pragmatist Alternative to the Creation-Discovery Debate, 2022, Academy of Management Review

In addition to these works, the researcher has published in venues such as the Strategic Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review, focusing on themes related to entrepreneurship and management.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist feature:

Academy of Management Proceedings
Academy of Management Review
Strategic Management Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Business Venturing Insights

Thomas Zellweger's research covers several main topics which include:

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Family Business Performance and Succession
Corporate Finance and Governance
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Philosophy and History of Science
Management and Organizational Studies
Cooperative Studies and Economics

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

Todd Zenger
Mateja Andric
Christine Scheef
Nicolai J. Foss
Peter G. Klein

In book publications, Thomas Zellweger is credited with a work published by Springer Nature:

Financial Management of Family Businesses, 2023

This profile highlights the scientist's diverse output across entrepreneurship, family business, and management topics, alongside their contributions to several prominent academic journals and collaboration with multiple scholars.

Best Publications

Doing More with Less: Innovation Input and Output in Family Firms

Patricio Duran;Nadine Kammerlander;Marc van Essen;Thomas Zellweger

1050
Citations
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Career Choice Intentions of Students with Family Business Background

Thomas Zellweger;Philipp Sieger;Frank Halter

973
Citations
Family Control and Family Firm Valuation by Family CEOs: The Importance of Intentions for Transgenerational Control

Thomas M. Zellweger;Franz W. Kellermanns;James J. Chrisman;Jess H. Chua

961
Citations
Exploring the concept of familiness: Introducing family firm identity

Thomas M. Zellweger;Kimberly A. Eddleston;Franz W. Kellermanns;Franz W. Kellermanns

924
Citations
Why Do Family Firms Strive for Nonfinancial Goals? An Organizational Identity Perspective:

Thomas M. Zellweger;Robert S. Nason;Mattias Nordqvist;Candida G. Brush

843
Citations
From Longevity of Firms to Transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families: Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation

Thomas Markus Zellweger;Robert S. Nason;Mattias Nordqvist

709
Citations
On the Emotional Value of Owning a Firm

Thomas M. Zellweger;Joseph H. Astrachan

648
Citations
Time Horizon, Costs of Equity Capital, and Generic Investment Strategies of Firms

Thomas Zellweger

544
Citations
Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms

Thomas Zellweger;Philipp Sieger

511
Citations
In the Horns of the Dilemma: Socioemotional Wealth, Financial Wealth, and Acquisitions in Family Firms:

Luis R. Gomez-Mejia;Pankaj C. Patel;Thomas M. Zellweger

452
Citations
A Stakeholder Perspective on Family Firm Performance

Thomas M. Zellweger;Robert S. Nason

431
Citations
Extending the Socioemotional Wealth Perspective: A Look at the Dark Side

Franz W. Kellermanns;Kimberly A. Eddleston;Thomas M. Zellweger

424
Citations
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Behavior of Family Firms: Does the Stewardship Perspective Explain Differences?:

Kimberly A. Eddleston;Franz W. Kellermanns;Thomas M. Zellweger

378
Citations
On the Emotional Value of Owning a Firm

Unknown

378
Citations
Building a family firm image: How family firms capitalize on their family ties

Thomas M. Zellweger;Franz W. Kellermanns;Franz W. Kellermanns;Kimberly A. Eddleston;Esra Memili

328
Citations
The critical path to family firm success through entrepreneurial risk taking and image

Esra Memili;Kimberly A. Eddleston;Franz W. Kellermanns;Franz W. Kellermanns;Thomas M. Zellweger

262
Citations
Measuring the social identity of entrepreneurs: Scale development and international validation

Philipp Sieger;Marc Gruber;Emmanuelle Fauchart;Emmanuelle Fauchart;Thomas Zellweger

260
Citations
Managing the Family Business: Theory and Practice

Thomas Markus Zellweger

254
Citations
A Stakeholder Perspective on Family Firm Performance

Unknown

244
Citations
When do family firms have an advantage in transitioning economies? Toward a dynamic institution-based view

Elitsa R. Banalieva;Kimberly A. Eddleston;Thomas M. Zellweger

238
Citations
Latent Profile Analysis: Understanding Family Firm Profiles

Laura Stanley;Franz Kellermanns;Franz Kellermanns;Thomas Markus Zellweger

224
Citations
Are Family Firms Good Employers

Jeroen Neckebrouck;William Schulze;Thomas Zellweger

219
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz W. Kellermanns University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Nadine Kammerlander WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

Mattias Nordqvist Stockholm School of Economics

Kimberly A. Eddleston Northeastern University

Esra Memili University of North Carolina at Greensboro

James J. Chrisman Mississippi State University

Pramodita Sharma University of Vermont

Jess H. Chua University of Calgary

Joseph H. Astrachan Kennesaw State University

Tim Barnett Mississippi State University

External Links

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