Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery

Personal profile

Membership of networks

• Academy of Management
• European Academy of Management
• European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Publications

• Koumbarakis, Paris; Volery, Thierry,

  2022.

  Predicting new venture gestation outcomes with machine learning methods.

  Journal of Small Business Management.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082453

• Ho, Kenneth Fu Xian; Liu, Fang; Tarabashkina, Liudmila; Volery, Thierry,

  2022.

  Cross-cultural differences in consumers' attention to food labels.

  British Food Journal.

  124(12), pp. 4888-4904.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-07-2021-0751

• Volery, Thierry; Mattes, Jochen,

  2022.

  The impact of the big five personality variables on self-employment survival.

  Frontiers in Psychology.

  13(1022477).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1022477

• Volery, Thierry; Tarabashkina, Liudmila,

  2021.

  The impact of organisational support, employee creativity and work centrality on innovative work behaviour.

  Journal of Business Research.

  129, pp. 295-303.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.02.049

• Alshibani, Safiya Mukhtar; Volery, Thierry,

  2020.

  Social support and life satisfaction among entrepreneurs : a latent growth curve modelling approach.

  International Journal of Manpower.

  42(2).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-02-2019-0107

• Klonek, Florian E.; Volery, Thierry; Parker, Sharon K.,

  2020.

  Managing the paradox : individual ambidexterity, paradoxical leadership and multitasking in entrepreneurs across firm life cycle stages.

  International Small Business Journal.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242620943371

• Purchase, Sharon; Volery, Thierry,

  2020.

  Marketing innovation : a systematic review.

  Journal of Marketing Management.

  36(9-10), pp. 763-793.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2020.1774631

• Koumbarakis, Paris; Bergmann, Heiko; Volery, Thierry,

  2020.

  The impact of founder’s regulatory focus on the process of firm birth and firm abandonment.

  Management Decision.

  pp. 1-19.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1415

• Semerci, Anil; Volery, Thierry,

  2019.

  Longitudinal investigation on personality traits and mental health relationships : the mediating role of work-family interference and enhancement.

  Current Issues in Personality Psychology.

  7(3), pp. 173-188.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5114/cipp.2019.89166

• Do, Hang; Mazzarol, Tim; Soutar, Goeffrey N.; Volery, Thierry; Reboud, Sophie,

  2018.

  Organisational factors, anticipated rents and commercialisation in SMEs.

  International Journal of Innovation Management.

  22(2).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919618500184

• Boz Semerci, Anil; Volery, Thierry,

  2018.

  Entrepreneurs as parents : the antecedents and consequence of parenting stress.

  International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.

  24(1), pp. 41-58.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-04-2017-0136

• Leitch, Claire M; Volery, Thierry,

  2017.

  Entrepreneurial leadership : insights and directions.

  International Small Business Journal.

  35(2), pp. 147-156.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242616681397

• Alshibani, Safiya Mukhtar; Volery, Thierry; Kristoffersen, Ingebjorg,

  2022.

  The job satisfaction trajectory during entrepreneurship entry and beyond

  .

  In:

  Ratten, Vanessa, ed.,

  Oceania Entrepreneurship.

  Singapore:

  Palgrave Macmillan.

  pp. 13-57.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7341-2_2

• Volery, Thierry; Mueller, Susan,

  2018.

  Managing paradoxes and tensions : a key element of entrepreneurs’ leadership behaviour

  .

  In:

  Harrison, Richard T.; Leitch, Claire M., eds.,

  Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

  Cheltenham:

  Edward Elgar.

  pp. 133-155.

  Research Handbooks in Business and Management.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783473762.00013

• Jeannet, Jean-Pierre; Volery, Thierry; Bergmann, Heiko; Amstutz, Cornelia,

  2021.

  Masterpieces of Swiss entrepreneurship : Swiss SMEs competing in global markets.

  1. Auflage.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  ISBN 978-3-030-65286-9.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Bücher

Oser, F. & Volery, T. (2014), 50 Start-up-Kompetenzen: Unternehmerisches Können für Lernende der Sekundarstufe II, hep Verlag, Bern.

Müller, S., Oser, F., Volery, T. & del Rey, N. (2014), Entrepreneurship in der Sekundarstufe II: Handbuch und Arbeitsmaterialien, hep Verlag, Bern.

Fueglistaller U. Mueller C., Mueller S. & Volery, T. (2016), Entrepreneurship: Modelle, Umsetzung, Perspektiven, 4. Auflage, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden (1. Auflage: 2004; 2. Auflage: 2008; 3. Auflage: 2012)

Schaper, M., Volery, T., Weber, P. & Gibson, B. (2014), Entrepreneurship and Small Business: A Pacific Rim Perspective, 4th edition, John Wiley, Milton. (1st edtion: 2004; 2nd edition: 2007; 3rd edition: 2011)

Volery T. & Muellner E. (2006), Visionäre die sich durchsetzen, Orell Füssli, Zürich


Artikel in referierten Zeitschriften

Ho, H., Mazzarol, Volery, T., Reboud, S. and Soutar G. (2018), Organisation factors, anticipated rents and commercialization in SMEs, International Journal of Innovation Management, accepted for publication.

Boz, A. & Volery, T. (2018), Entrepreneurs as parents: The antecedents and consequence of parenting stress, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 24(1): 41-58.

Leitch, C. & Volery, T. (2017), Entrepreneurial leadership: Insights and directions, International Small Business Journal, 35(2): 147–156.

Volery, T. (2017) Competition Law, Regulation and SMEs in the Asia-Pacific: Understanding the Small Business Perspective, Journal of Marketing Channels, 24(3-4): 211-212

Volery, T. & Mazzarol, T. (2015), The Evolution of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Field: A Bibliometric Investigation of the Articles Published in the ISBJ, International Small Business Journal, 33(4) 374–396.

Volery, T., Müller, S. & von Siemens, B. (2015), Entrepreneurs’ ambidexterity: A study of entrepreneurs’ behaviours and competencies in growth-oriented SMEs, International Small Business Journal. 33(2) 109–129.

Wickart, R. & Volery, T. (2015), Strategische Sicherung des Fremdkapitalzugangs durch eine vertrauensvolle Bankbeziehung, Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Heft 63(2), S. 99 – 127

Thuy H.D., Mazzarol, T., Volery, T. and Reboud, S. (2014), Predicting anticipated rent from innovation commercialisation in SMEs, European Journal of Innovation Management, 17(2): 183-208.

Lorz, M., Müller, S. & Volery, T. (2013), Entrepreneurship education: A systematic review of methods in impact studies, Journal of Enterprising Culture, 21(2): 123-151.

Volery, T., Müller, S., Oser, F., Naepflin, C. & del Rey, N. (2013), The impact of entrepreneurship education on human capital at upper-secondary level, Journal of Small Business Management, 51(3): 429–446

Mueller, S., Volery, T. and von Siemens, B. (2012), What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs' Everyday Behavior in the Start-Up and Growth Stages, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36 (5): 995-1017.

Oser, F. & Volery, T. (2012), Sense of failure and sense of success among entrepreneurs: The identification and promotion of neglected twin entrepreneurial competencies, Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 4 (1): 27-44.

Mazzarol, T., Reboud, S. & Volery, T. (2010), The influence of size, age and growth on innovation management in small firms, Int. J. Technology Management, 52(1/2):98-117.

Volery, T. & Pullich, J. (2010), Healthy entrepreneurs for healthy businesses: An exploratory study of the perception of health and well-being by entrepreneurs, New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 35(1): 4-16.

Bergmann, H. & Volery, T. (2009), Interorganisationales Vertrauen in strategisch wichtigen Zulieferbeziehungen – Eine Untersuchung mittelgrosser Unternehmen in der Schweiz, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (ZfB), Nr. 6, S. 43-65.

Khadjavi, K. & Volery, T. (2009), Wertmanagement in mittelständischen Unternehmen, Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, 57(1), S. 27-52.

Volery, T. & Gundolf, K. (2008), Développements récents de la recherche germanophone en entrepreneuriat et PME - Une Analyse des articles parus de 1997 à 2006, Revue Internationale PME, Vol. 21, No. 3-4, pp. 25.42

Müller, S. & Volery, T. (2008), Fallstudien schreibt man nicht am grünen Tisch, Das Hochschulwesen 56, Nr. 6, S. 186-191

Volery, T. (2002), An entrepreneur commercialises conservation: The case of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd., Greener Management International, Nr. 38, Summer 2002, pp. 109-116.

Evans, D. & Volery, T. (2001), Online business development services for entrepreneurs: An exploratory study, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, No 13, 2001, pp. 333-350.

Volery, T. (2001), Online education: An exploratory study into critical success factors, Journal of Educational Computing Research, 24(1): 77-92

Volery, T. (2000), Kreativität, Innovation und Unternehmertum: Zur Rolle des Wissens und der sozialen Vernetzung, IGA – Internationales Gewerbearchiv, Vol. 48, Nr. 3, p. 147-164.

Volery, T. & Lord, D. (2000), Critical success factors in online education, International Journal of Educational Management, vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 216-223

Mazzarol, T., Volery, T., Doss, N. & Thein, V. (1999), Factors influencing small business start-ups: An empirical analysis and comparison with previous research, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1999, pp. 48-63

Volery, T. (1998),Critical factors in relationship marketing: The Case of Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises, Journal of International Marketing and Exporting, Vol. 3 No 2, pp. 85-93.

Volery, T. & Mensik, S. (1998), The role of trust in creating effective alliances: A managerial perspective, Journal of Business Ethics, No. 17, 1998, pp. 987-994

Volery, T., Mazzarol,T., Doss, N. & Thein, V. (1997), Triggers and barriers affecting entrepreneurial intentionality: The case of Western Australian nascent entrepreneurs, Journal of Enterprising Culture, Vol. 5 No. 3, p. 273-291.

Volery, T. (1996), Kritische Erfolgsfaktoren der Unternehmenskooperation am Beispiel schweizer Klein- und Mittelunternehmen [Critical Success Factors in Interfirm Cooperation: The Example of Swiss SMEs], IGA – Internationales Gewerbearchiv, Heft 4, 44 Jahrgang, pp. 217-234

 

Buchkapitel

Volery, T. & Mueller, S. (2018), Managing paradoxes and tensions: A key element of entrepreneurs’ leadership behavior, in C. Leitch and R. Harison (Eds), Entrepreneurial Leadership, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 133-155.

Oser, F, Mueller, S., Obex, T., Volery, T. & Shavelson, R. (2018), Rescue an enterprise from failure: An assessment tool for simulated performance, In O. Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, M. Toepper, H. Anand Pant, C. Lautenbach and C. Kuhn (Eds), Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education, Springer, Wiesbaden, pp. 123-144

Volery, T., Oser, F., Mueller, S., Näpflin C. and del Rey, N. (2014), Can entrepreneurship be taught to vocational students? An intervention study, in Susanne Weber et al. (Eds.), Becoming an Entrepreneur, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, pp. 161-176.

Volery, T. (2011), The situation in Switzerland. In Mazzarol, T. and Reboud, S., Strategic Innovation in Small Firms - An International Analysis of Innovation and Strategic Decision Making in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, p. 277-294.

Volery, T. & Hackl, V. (2010), The promise of social franchising as a model to achieve social goals, in Fayolle, A. & Matlay, H. (eds), Handbook of Research on Social Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, p. 155-179.

Volery, T. (2008), Managing the challenges of globalization: Evidence from Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises, in Dana, L. et al. (eds), Handbook of Research on European Business and Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, p. 636-646.

Volery, T. & Gundolf, K, (2008), Entwicklungen in der deutschsprachigen Entrepreneurship und KMU - Forschung: eine Artikelanalyse von 1997 bis 2006, in Kraus K. & Gundolf K (Eds), Stand und Perspektiven der deutschsprachigen Entrepreneurship - und KMU - Forschung, 2008, Ibidem Verlag, Hannover/Stuttgart, S. 65-78

Volery, T. (2007), NovoGel (case), in Cooney, T. & Moore, R. (eds), European Cases in Entrepreneurship, Blackhall Publishing, Dublin, pp. 35-45.

Volery, T. (2007), Ethnic entrepreneurship: A theoretical framework, in Dana, L.P. (ed.), Handbook of Research on Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 30-41.

Volery, T. & Jakl, M. (2006), Chancen und Problemfelder der Internationalisierung für KMU, in Kailer, N. and Pernsteiner, H., Wachstumsmanagement für Mittel- und Kleinbetriebe, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, 2006, pp. 1-18

Volery, T. (2006), Technologien und Ressourcen-Chancen evaluieren und nutzen, in Krüger, W., Klippstein, G., Merk, R., und Wittberg V. (eds.), Praxisnah des Mittelstands, Gabler, Wiesbaden, pp. 249-260.

Volery, T. (2005), Earth Sanctuaries Limited: An Entrepreneur Commercialises Conservation, in Schaper, M. (ed.), Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 214-223.

Volery, T. (2004), On field research methods for theory building and testing, in Dana, L.P. (ed.), Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 781-792.

Volery, T. (2000), Linking creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship: The role of knowledge and social networks, in E. Brauchlin and H. Pichler (Eds.), Unternehmer und Unternehmensperspektiven für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, St. Gallen, pp. 333-347.

Volery, T. (2000), Entrepreneurship: The engine of economic growth and development, in H.J. Pleitner & W. Weber (Eds.): Die KMU im 21. Jahrhundert – Impulse, Aussichten, Konzepte / SMEs in the 21st century – Impulses, perspectives, concepts, KMU Verlag HSG, St. Gallen, pp. 259-268.

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