Thomas Zellweger

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Thomas Markus Zellweger (born October 25, 1974 ) is a Swiss economist and professor for corporate management with a special focus on family businesses at the University of St. Gallen .

Life

Thomas Zellweger studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen . After several years in Belgium, he received his doctorate in 2006, back in St. Gallen, followed by a cumulative habilitation in 2009. In 2011, he became a full professor at the University of St. Gallen and executive director of the Swiss Institute for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (KMU-HSG) of the University of St. Gallen, which he leads with Urs Fueglistaller and Isabella Hatak. He also heads the “Center for Family Business” there. Since February 2020 he has also been responsible for the Vice-Rector for Research.

Together with Isabella Hatak and Urs Fueglistaller , he organizes the biannual research conference “Rencontres de St-Gall”, founded in 1948.

Zellweger's research focuses on family businesses , succession issues in family businesses, emotional and socio-emotional values, and issues of entrepreneurial finance.

Thomas Zellweger is married and has two sons.

Publications (selection)

  • Risk, Return and Value in the Family Firm. Dissertation , University of St. Gallen, Difo-Druck Bamberg, 2006.
  • On the emotional value of owning a firm. , in: Family Business Review, vol. 21/4, p. 347-363, 2008
  • Exploring the concept of familiness: Introducing family firm identity. , in: Journal of family business strategy, vol. 1/2, p. 54-63, 2010
  • Transgenerational entrepreneurship: Exploring growth and performance in family firms across generations. , Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010
  • Should I stay or should I go? Career choice intentions of students with family business background. , in: Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 26/5, p. 521-536, 2011
  • Family control and family firm valuation by family CEOs: The importance of intentions for transgenerational control. , in: Organization Science, vol. 23/3, p. 851-868, 2012
  • From longevity of firms to transgenerational entrepreneurship of families introducing family entrepreneurial orientation. , in: Family Business Review, vol. 25/2, p. 136-155, 2012
  • Why do family firms strive for nonfinancial goals? An organizational identity perspective. , in: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 37/2, p. 229-248, 2013
  • Family, wealth, and governance: an agency account. , in: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 39/2, 2015
  • Doing more with less: Innovation input and output in family firms. , in: Academy of Management Journal, 2015

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Zellweger. kmu.unisg.ch, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Head of the institute. kmu.unisg.ch, accessed on May 20, 2020 .
  3. ↑ HSG Rectorate 2020 to 2022 fully occupied. unisg ist.chch, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Zellweger, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zellweger, Thomas Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss economist and professor at the University of St. Gallen
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1974