Prof. Dr. Florian Keller

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Head of Center for Geopolitics & Competitiveness
• Deputy Head International Management Institute
• Programdirector MBA

Professional development teaching

• DAS in Applied Diplomacy
• Continuing Education Course in Diplomacy in the Digital Age
• CAS Foreign Affairs and Applied Diplomacy
• CAS Leading Change in International Business

Network

Social media

LinkedIn

Media presence

Swiss bosses distance themselves from the United States

Projects

• Is the EU a security provider in Europe in 2025? The EU’s new foreign policy towards peace in Ukraine in challenging circumstances / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Harmony or Dissonance: A Quantitative Analysis of Asset Managers' Proxy Voting Behavior / Deputy project leader / completed
• Geopolitical risks in a fragmented economy / Project leader / completed
• Business Models of a Dentistry Network / Co-project leader / completed
• Evaluation and Testing of new cross-boarder cooperation in additive manufacturing / Co-project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Keller, F. and Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2022) 'Trade and attitude towards the EU : what really matters', European Foreign Affairs Review, 27(1), pp. 127–154.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B. and Keller, F. (2020) 'COVID-19 : guaranteed loans and zombie firms', CESifo Economic Studies, 66(4), pp. 322–364. doi: 10.1093/cesifo/ifaa014.
• Keller, F. and Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2019) 'European nearshoring index : is eastern Europe attractive for Swiss IT firms?', Central European Business Review, 8(3), pp. 35–53. doi: 10.18267/j.cebr.217.

Books, peer-reviewed

• Keller, F. (2017) Botschafterporträts : Schweizer Botschafter in den «Zentren der Macht» zwischen 1945 und 1975. 1. Auflage. Zürich: Chronos.
• Keller, F. (2013) Unser Mann vor Ort : Schweizer Botschafter in den 'Zentren der Macht' zwischen 1945 und 1975. Doctoral dissertation. Universität Freiburg.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S. and Keller, F. (2025) 'Geopolitical risks : differential impacts on domestic firms and MNEs', in van Tulder, R. et al. (eds) The changing global power balance : challenges for European firms. Emerald, pp. 325–348. doi: 10.1108/S1745-886220250000019016.
• Keller, F. and Egli, Y. (2019) '3D-Druck im Schweizer Mittelstand : aktueller Stand und Szenarien für die Zukunft', in Digitalisierung in der Praxis : so schaffen KMU den Weg in die Zukunft. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 197–208. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-26137-5_13.
• Keller, F. (2017) 'Zwischen Österreich und Welthandelspolitik', in Inauen, J., Metzger, F., and Furrer, M. (eds) Geschichte und Beruf : eine Festschrift für Urs Altermatt von seinen ehemaligen Studierenden. Zürich: LIT, pp. 149–152.
• Keller, F. (2017) 'Aussenpolitik', in Ebnöther, C. (ed.) Leitfaden durch das politische System der Schweiz. Zürich: Orell Füssli, pp. 171–181.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S. and Keller, F. (2023) 'Navigating change : managing firm risks in turbulent times', in 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Strecker, N. and Keller, F. (2023) 'The causal impact of trade and migration flows on bilateral attitudes', in 4th Workshop of the Swiss Network on Public Economics, Fribourg, Switzerland, 17 March 2023.
• Ursprung, D. and Keller, F. (2022) 'Covid-pandemic as an accelerator for e-government? : an analysis of Switzerland's progress to implement the Tallinn Declaration on E-Government from 2017', in 22nd EURAM Annual Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 June 2022.

Other publications

• Keller, F. and Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2021) 'Trade and attitude towards the EU : what really matters?', in ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops and Research Sessions, online, 17-28 May 2021.
• Keller, F. (2020) 'University of applied sciences : an important part of the Swiss education and research', University Industry Innovation Magazine, 2020(1), pp. 4–7.
• Farley, M., Keller, F. and Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2020) 'Schweizer Unternehmen in der Corona-Krise : Durchstehen statt Adaptieren', Ökonomenstimme. Available at: https://www.oekonomenstimme.org/artikel/2020/06/schweizer-unternehmen-in-der-corona-krise--durchstehen-statt-adaptieren/.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B. and Keller, F. (2020) COVID-19 : guaranteed loans and zombie firms. Available at: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/100897/1/MPRA_paper_100897.pdf.
• Keller, F., Pfister, R. and Ursprung, D. (2020) 'Diskrepanzen in den bilateralen Handelsstatistiken der Schweiz', Ökonomenstimme. Available at: https://www.oekonomenstimme.org/artikel/2020/04/diskrepanzen-in-den-bilateralen-handelsstatistiken-der-schweiz/.
• Keller, F., Ebnöther, C. and Ursprung, D. (2018) Training a new workforce for a service economy. Amsterdam: University Industry Innovation Network.
• Keller, F. (2018) Neue Formen grenzüberschreitender Kooperation mit 3D-Druck.
• Keller, F., Ebnöther, C. and Ursprung, D. (2018) Common frameworks in Switzerland : cantonal autonomy in a confederation. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-5534.
• Keller, F. (2018) 'Standortförderung : die Grossen schwingen jetzt die Peitsche', Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Available at: https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/standortfoerderung-die-grossen-schwingen-jetzt-die-peitsche-ld.1352589.
• Keller, F. and Kienast, M. (2017) 'Wettkampf um Schweizer Kapital', Competence, 2017(8), pp. 36–38. Available at: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/ueber-uns/sml-magazin-competence-nr8.pdf.
• Keller, F. (2015) 'Österreichs Vorpreschen', in Schweizer, M. and Ursprung, D. (eds) Integration am Ende? : die Schweiz im Diskurs über ihre Europapolitik ; ein Lesebuch. Zürich: Chronos, pp. 161–167.

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