Prof. Dr. Matthias Filser

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Nagy, N., Bläse, R., Filser, M., Appenzeller, J., & Puumalainen, K. (2025). Platform dynamics and rapid scaling : an empirical examination of growth drivers in platform-based start-ups. Review of Managerial Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-025-00918-6
• Bläse, R., Filser, M., Weise, J., Björck, A., & Puumalainen, K. (2024). Identifying institutional gaps : implications for an early-stage support framework for impact entrepreneurs. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 32(1), 679–697. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2939
• Bläse, R., Filser, M., Kraus, S., Puumalainen, K., & Moog, P. (2023). Non‐sustainable buying behavior : how the fear of missing out drives purchase intentions in the fast fashion industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(2), 626–641. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3509
• Reuschl, A., Tiberius, V., Filser, M., & Qiu, Y. (2021). Value configurations in sharing economy business models. Review of Managerial Science, 16(1), 89–112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-020-00433-w
• Suchek, N., Fernandes, C. I., Kraus, S., Filser, M., & Sjögrén, H. (2021). Innovation and the circular economy : a systematic literature review. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2834
• Filser, M., Tiberius, V., Kraus, S., Spitzer, J., Kailer, N., & Bouncken, R. B. (2020). Sharing economy : a bibliometric analysis of the state of research. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 12(6), 665–687. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2020.112234
• Filser, M., Kraus, S., Breier, M., Nenova, I., & Puumalainen, K. (2020). Business model innovation : identifying foundations and trajectories. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 891–907. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2660
• Filser, M., Tiberius, V., Kraus, S., Zeitlhofer, T., Kailer, N., & Müller, A. W. (2020). Opportunity recognition : conversational foundations and pathways ahead. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 20200124. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2020-0124
• Kraus, S., Filser, M., Puumalainen, K., Kailer, N., & Thurner, S. (2020). Business model innovation : a systematic literature review. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 17(6), 2050043. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877020500431
• Wales, W. J., Kraus, S., Filser, M., Stöckmann, C., & Covin, J. G. (2020). The status quo of research on entrepreneurial orientation : conversational landmarks and theoretical scaffolding. Journal of Business Research, 128, 564–577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.10.046
• Filser, M., Kraus, S., Roig-Tierno, N., Kailer, N., & Fischer, U. (2019). Entrepreneurship as catalyst for sustainable development : opening the black box. Sustainability, 11(16), 4503. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164503
• Hammerschmidt, J., Eggers, F., Kraus, S., Jones, P., & Filser, M. (2019). Entrepreneurial orientation in sports entrepreneurship : a mixed methods analysis of professional soccer clubs in the German-speaking countries. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16(3), 839–857. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-019-00594-5
• Eggers, F., Niemand, T., Filser, M., Kraus, S., & Berchtold, J. (2018). To network or not to network - is that really the question? : the impact of networking intensity and strategic orientations on innovation success. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 155(119448). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.09.003
• Filser, M., De Massis, A., Gast, J., Kraus, S., & Niemand, T. (2018). Tracing the roots of innovativeness in family SMEs : the effect of family functionality and socioemotional wealth. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 35(4), 609–628. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12433
• Gast, J., Filser, M., Rigtering, C. J. P., Harms, R., Kraus, S., & Chang, M.-L. (2018). Socioemotional wealth and innovativeness in small- and medium-sized family enterprises : a configuration approach. Journal of Small Business Management, 56(S1), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12389
• Kraus, S., Berchtold, J., Palmer, C., & Filser, M. (2017). Entrepreneurial orientation : the dark triad of executive personality. Journal of Promotion Management, 24(5), 715–735. https://doi.org/10.1080/10496491.2018.1405524
• Gundolf, K., Cesinger, B., Géraudel, M., & Filser, M. (2017). Strong ties, personality, and legitimacy of entrepreneurs : the case of private physicians. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 9(4), 346–372. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2017.088638
• Stieg, P., Hora, W., Niemand, T., Kraus, S., & Filser, M. (2017). All roads lead to Rome : internationalization pathways of family-owned SMEs. International Journal of Business Strategy, 17(3), 47–64. https://doi.org/10.18374/IJBS-17-3.6
• Hughes, M., Filser, M., Harms, R., Kraus, S., Chang, M.-L., & Cheng, C.-F. (2017). Family firm configurations for high performance : the role of entrepreneurship and ambidexterity. British Journal of Management, 29(4), 595–612. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12263
• Kraus, S., Mensching, H., Calabrò, A., Cheng-Feng, C., & Filser, M. (2016). Family firm internationalization : a configurational approach. Journal of Business Research, 69(11), 5473–5478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.158
• Filser, M., Brem, A., Gast, J., Kraus, S., & Calabrò, A. (2016). Innovation in family firms : examining the inventory and mapping the path. International Journal of Innovation Management, 20(6), 1650054–1650051. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919616500547
• Gast, J., Filser, M., Gundolf, K., & Kraus, S. (2015). Coopetition research : towards a better understanding of past trends and future directions. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 24(4), 492–521. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2015.068637
• Filser, M., & Eggers, F. (2014). Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance : a comparative study of Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. South African Journal of Business Management, 45(1/ a117), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v45i1.117
• Filser, M., Eggers, F., Kraus, S., & Málovics, É. (2014). The effect of financial resource availability on entrepreneurial orientation, customer orientation and firm performance in an international context an empirical analysis from Austria and Hungary. The Journal of East European Management Studies, 19(1), 7–30. https://doi.org/10.5771/0949-6181-2014-1-7
• Kraus, S., Filser, M., O’Dwyer, M., & Shaw, E. (2013). Social entrepreneurship : an exploratory citation analysis. Review of Managerial Science, 8(2), 275–292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-013-0104-6
• Filser, M., Kraus, S., & Märk, S. (2013). Psychological aspects of succession in family business management. Management Research Review, 36(3), 256–277. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409171311306409
• Filser, M. (2012). Management research and religion : a citation analysis. Journal of Business Ethics, 112(1), 177–185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1240-7

Books, peer-reviewed

Filser, M. (2013). Strategic issues in entrepreneurship and family business research [Doctoral dissertation]. University Utrecht.

Other publications

• Süss, N., & Filser, M. (2021). Vorbilder und Inspirationen für Gründerinnen. Competence, 28–29. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23500
• Beckenbauer, A., Filser, M., & Hösli, K. (2019). Ecosystem innovation : dimensions, essentials and measures for successful collaborations. In C. Birkholz, K. Letzing, & Z. Molnar (Eds.), Ecosystem innovation : how to create successful partnerships between high-growth startups and established organizations (pp. 35–38). Kickstart Innovation.
• Müller, A., Filser, M., & Graziano, B. (2019). The big leap from science to business. In C. Birkholz, K. Letzing, & Z. Molnar (Eds.), Ecosystem innovation : how to create successful partnerships between high-growth startups and established organizations (pp. 143–146). Kickstart Innovation.
• Filser, M., & Hefti, J. (2019). Wie Startups flugfähig werden. Competence, 46–48. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20112
• Filser, M., Cesinger, B., & Kraus, S. (2015). International Entrepreneurship: zum State-of-the-Art der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung. Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis, 67(2), 107–123. https://www.wiso-net.de/document/BFUP__bfup2015107nwb
• Xi, J., Kraus, S., Filser, M., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2013). Mapping the field of family business research : past trends and future directions. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 11(1), 113–132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0286-z

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Graziano, B., Weise, J., Bläse, R., & Filser, M. (2022). Needs of impact entrepreneurs along the venture creation process in Switzerland. ISPM Connects Athens Conference, Athens, Greece, 28-30 November 2022.

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