Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery

Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Department General Management
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 58 934 79 28
thierry.volery@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Professor in Entrepreneurship, Head of the Management Department

Focus

Startup process, entrepreneurs' behaviour and innovation management

Teaching

Entrepreneurship

Experience

Professor and Head of Marketing Department
University of Western Australia
01 / 2016 - 02 / 2020
Professor in Entrepreneurship, Director KMU-HSG
University of St. Gallen
04 / 2002 - 01 / 2016
Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
EM Lyon Business School
08 / 1999 - 03 / 2002
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer
Curtin University of Technology
01 / 1996 - 07 / 1999

Education and Continuing education

Education

Habilitation in Management Sciences
University of Lyon 3 Jean Moulin
2000 - 2002
PhD in Management and Social Sciences
University of Fribourg
1991 - 1996
Diploma "Examination for German Language Proficiency"
Darmstadt University of Technology
1990 - 1991
Master in Management and Social Sciences
University of Fribourg
1986 - 1990

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4087-9294

Social media

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Giazitzoglu, A., Volery, T. and Musu, A. (2024) 'A little less structuration, a little more action : examining entrepreneurial agency in two marginal ecosystems', The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. doi: 10.1177/14657503241289865.
Alshibani, S. M., Kristoffersen, I. and Volery, T. (2024) 'Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse's psychological well-being', Small Business Economics, 64(2), pp. 307–332. doi: 10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2.
Giazitzoglu, A. et al. (2024) 'Business in the backwaters : how 'distance from the core' impacts entrepreneurs' lived experiences', Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 36(5-6), pp. 607–631. doi: 10.1080/08985626.2024.2313560.
Volery, T., Richomme-Huet, K. and Vial, V. (2023) 'Editorial : emotions and entrepreneurship', Frontiers in Psychology, 2023(14). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1255607.
Alshibani, S. M., Olaru, D. and Volery, T. (2023) 'The influence of work–family conflict and enhancement on the wellbeing of the self-employed and their spouses : a dyadic analysis', Work, Employment and Society. doi: 10.1177/09500170231175769.
Volery, T. and Mattes, J. (2022) 'The impact of the big five personality variables on self-employment survival', Frontiers in Psychology, 13(1022477). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1022477.
Koumbarakis, P. and Volery, T. (2022) 'Predicting new venture gestation outcomes with machine learning methods', Journal of Small Business Management, 61(5), pp. 2227–2260. doi: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082453.
Ho, K. F. X. et al. (2022) 'Cross-cultural differences in consumers" attention to food labels', British Food Journal, 124(12), pp. 4888–4904. doi: 10.1108/BFJ-07-2021-0751.
Volery, T. and Tarabashkina, L. (2021) 'The impact of organisational support, employee creativity and work centrality on innovative work behaviour', Journal of Business Research, 129, pp. 295–303. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.02.049.
Klonek, F. E., Volery, T. and Parker, S. K. (2020) 'Managing the paradox : individual ambidexterity, paradoxical leadership and multitasking in entrepreneurs across firm life cycle stages', International Small Business Journal. doi: 10.1177/0266242620943371.
Purchase, S. and Volery, T. (2020) 'Marketing innovation : a systematic review', Journal of Marketing Management, 36(9-10), pp. 763–793. doi: 10.1080/0267257X.2020.1774631.
Koumbarakis, P., Bergmann, H. and Volery, T. (2020) 'The impact of founder's regulatory focus on the process of firm birth and firm abandonment', Management Decision, pp. 1–19. doi: 10.1108/MD-10-2019-1415.
Alshibani, S. M. and Volery, T. (2020) 'Social support and life satisfaction among entrepreneurs : a latent growth curve modelling approach', International Journal of Manpower, 42(2). doi: 10.1108/IJM-02-2019-0107.
Semerci, A. and Volery, T. (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. doi: 10.5114/cipp.2019.89166.
Do, H. et al. (2018) 'Organisational factors, anticipated rents and commercialisation in SMEs', International Journal of Innovation Management, 22(2). doi: 10.1142/S1363919618500184.
Boz Semerci, A. and Volery, T. (2018) 'Entrepreneurs as parents : the antecedents and consequence of parenting stress', International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 24(1), pp. 41–58. doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-04-2017-0136.
Leitch, C. M. and Volery, T. (2017) 'Entrepreneurial leadership : insights and directions', International Small Business Journal, 35(2), pp. 147–156. doi: 10.1177/0266242616681397.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Bäuml, M. and Volery, T. (2023) 'A typology of internet functionalities to develop market orientation in SMEs', in Dabić, M. and Kraus, S. (eds) De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship. Berlin: De Gruyter, pp. 255–280. doi: 10.1515/9783110747652-013.
Alshibani, S. M., Volery, T. and Kristoffersen, I. (2022) 'The job satisfaction trajectory during entrepreneurship entry and beyond', in Ratten, V. (ed.) Oceania Entrepreneurship. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 13–57. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-7341-2_2.
Volery, T. and Mueller, S. (2018) 'Managing paradoxes and tensions : a key element of entrepreneurs' leadership behaviour', in Harrison, R. T. and Leitch, C. M. (eds) Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 133–155. doi: 10.4337/9781783473762.00013.