Isabella Hatak

  • About Isabella

    Prof. Dr. Isabella Hatak, MSc

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    Isabella Hatak is Professor of SME Management at the Swiss Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

    In her research she focuses on the value-creating behavior of the individual entrepreneur and the influences upon that behavior along the entrepreneurship process. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Perspectives, Family Business Review, Journal of Managerial Psychology, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, among others.

    Moreover, Isabella is an academically certified systemic coach, HR developer and organizational consultant.

    Contact

    Johannes Kepler University Linz
    Altenberger Straße 69
    4040 Linz, Austria

    Institute of Innovation Management (IFI)
    Managementzentrum, 3rd floor
    Room: MZ 301B

Publications

(Recent) Journal Publications

  •  Stephan, U., Rauch, A. & Hatak, I. (2022). Happy Entrepreneurs? Everywhere? A Meta-Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Well-Being Components across Institutional Contexts. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, DOI: 10.1177/10422587211072799
  • Fink, M., Gartner, J., Harms, R. & Hatak, I. (2022). Ethical Orientation and Research Misconduct Among Business Researchers Under the Condition of Autonomy and Competition. Journal of Business Ethics, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-022-05043-y
  • Caniëls, M., Hatak, I., Kuijpers, K. & de Weerd-Nederhof, P. (2022). Trait Resilience Instigates Innovative Behaviour At Work? A Cross-Lagged Study. Creativity and Innovation Management, DOI: 10.1111/caim.12486
  • Hatak, I. & Zhou, H. (2021). Health as Human Capital in Entrepreneurship: Individual, Extension, and Substitution Effects on Entrepreneurial Success. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 45(1): 18-42.
  • Hatak, I., Chang, M., Harms, R. & Wiklund, J. (2021). ADHD Symptoms, Entrepreneurial Passion, and Entrepreneurial Performance. Small Business Economics, 57: 1693-1713.
  • Zeithaml, V.A., Verleye, K., Hatak, I., Koller, M. & Zauner, A. (2020). Three Decades of Customer Value Research: Paradigmatic Roots and Future Research Avenues. Journal of Service Research, 23(4): 409-432. (awarded Best Paper, out of all papers published in 2020 in Journal of Service Research; nominated for Best Paper Award 2021, SERVSIG)
  • Wiklund, J., Hatak, I., Lerner, D. A., Verheul, I., Thurik, R. & Antshel, K. (2020). Entrepreneurship, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health: An Exciting and Promising New Field of Research. Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(2): 291-295.
  • Carnevale, J. & Hatak, I. (2020). Employee Adjustment and Well-Being in the Era of COVID-19: Implications for Human Resource Management. Journal of Business Research, 114: 183-187.
  • ·Fink, M., Hatak, I., Scholz, M. & Down, S. (2020). He who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune? Setting the Stage for an Informed Discourse on Third-Party Funding of Academic Business Research (Editorial). Review of Managerial Science, 14(2): 335-343.
  • Caniëls, M.C.J. & Hatak, I. (2019). Employee Resilience: Considering both the Social side and the Economic Side of Leader-Follower Exchanges in Conjunction with the Dark Side of Followers’ Personality. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2019.1695648
  • Rosenbusch, N., Gusenbauer, M., Hatak, I., Fink, M. & Meyer, K. (2019). Innovation Offshoring, Institutional Context and Innovation Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Management Studies, 56 (1): 203-233. (top 10% most downloaded papers, 2018-2019)
  • Harms, R., Hatak, I. & Chang, M. (2019). Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Strength of a Weak Trait. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 12: 1-7.
  • Skute, I., Zalewska-Kurek, K., Hatak, I. & de Weerd-Nederhof, P. (2019). Mapping the Field: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on University-Industry Collaborations. Journal of Technology Transfer, 44(3): 916-947.
  • Wiklund, J., Hatak, I., Patzelt, H. & Shepherd, D. (2018). Mental Disorders in the Entrepreneurial Context: When Being Different Can Be an Advantage. Academy of Management Perspectives, 32 (2): 182-206.
  • Hasenzagl, R., Hatak, I. & Frank, H. (2018). Problematizing Socioemotional Wealth on Family Firms: A Systems-Theoretical Reframing. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 30 (1-2): 199-223.
  • Lerner, D., Hatak, I. & Rauch, A. (2018). Deep Roots? Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation System (BIS/BAS) Sensitivity and Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 9: 107-115
  • Rauch, A., Fink, M. & Hatak, I. (2018). Stress Processes: An Essential Ingredient in the Entrepreneurial Process. Academy of Management Perspectives, 32 (3): 340-357.

(Recent contributions to) International Conferences

  • Andric, M., Hsueh, J., Hatak, I. & Zellweger, T. (2021). Childhood Roots of Entrepreneurship: Parental Divorce, Entrepreneurial Entry and Performance. 2021 AoM Annual Meeting. Virtual, 29.07.-04.08.
  • Hatak, I. (2021). Mental Health & Entrepreneurial Action – Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiNkJzABdPw&t=6s. 2021 AoM Annual Meeting (PDW Panelist). Virtual, 29.07.-04.08.
  • Andric, M., Hsueh, J., Hatak, I. & Zellweger, T. (2021). Early-life Family Disruption and Entrepreneurship. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC). Virtual, 10.-11.06.
  • Caniëls, M., Hatak, I., Kuijpers, K. & de Weerd-Nederhof, P. (2021). Resilience at Work: Cognitive Job Crafting as a Mediator. Innovation and Product Management Conference (IPDMC) 2021. Virtual, 06.08.-08.08.
  • Stephan, U., Rauch, A. & Hatak, I. (2020). The Happy Entrepreneur? A Meta-Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Well-Being Considering Context. 2020 AoM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, 7.08.-11.08.
  • Skute, I., Hatak, I. & Zalewska-Kurek, K. (2020). Exploration of the Self-Perceived University Spin-Off Competence Types: Topic Modelling Application. 2020 AoM Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, 7.08.-11.08.
  • Caniëls, M., Hatak, I., Kuijpers, K. & de Weerd-Nederhof, P. (2020). Trait Resilience Instigates Ideas? A Cross-Lagged Study. 27th Innovation and Product Management Conference (IPDMC). Antwerp, Virtual, 08.06.-09.06.
  • Skute, I., Hatak, I., Zalewksa-Kurek, K. & de Weerd-Nederhof, P. (2020). Towards Early-Stage University Spin-Off Success: The Role of Project and Team Composition. 27th Innovation and Product Management Conference (IPDMC). Antwerp, Virtual, 08.06.-09.06.

(Recent contributions to edited) Books

  • Fink, M., Hatak, I., Lang, R. & Maresch, D. (2016). Entrepreneurship Research without Passion: Let’s fall in love again. In A. Fayolle & P. Riot (eds.), Rethinking Entrepreneurship: Debating Research Orientations. London: Routledge, 171-178.
  • Fink, M., Maresch, D., Hatak, I. & Lang, R. (2016). Entrepreneurship Research with Passion: A Note on the Aesthetics of Basic Research. In H. Landström, A. Parhankangas, A. Fayolle & P. Riot (eds.), Challenging Entrepreneurship Research. London: Routledge, 19-34.
  • Hatak, I. & Kremslehner, K. (2016). Kundenmanagement mit Social Media. In H.K. Stahl & H.H. Hinterhuber (eds.), Erfolgreich im Schatten der Großen – Wettbewerbsvorteile für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen. Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 193-207.
  • Rößl, D., Hatak, I. & Staudinger, S. (2016). Wissenstransfer bei der Unternehmensübergabe in KMU. In H.K. Stahl & H.H. Hinterhuber (eds.), Erfolgreich im Schatten der Großen – Wettbewerbsvorteile für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen. Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 119-135.
  • Frank, H. & Hatak, I. (2014). Doing a Research Literature Review. In A. Fayolle & M. Wright (eds.), How to Get Published in the Best Entrepreneurship Journals. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 94-117.
  • Hatak, I. & Rößl, D. (2014). Knowledge Transfer Strategies within Family Firm Succession. In K. Todorov & D. Smallbone (eds.), Handbook of Research on Strategic Management in Small and Medium Enterprises. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, 266-281.
  • Rößl, D. & Hatak, I. (2014). Generating Value for Members: The Case of an Austrian Co-operative Bank. In T. Mazzarol, S. Reboud, E.M. Limnios & D. Clark (eds.), Research Handbook on Sustainable Co-operative Enterprise – Case Studies of Organisational Resilience in the Co-operative Business Model. Cheltenham, Northampton: Edward Elgar, 270-284.
  • Rößl, D. & Hatak, I. (2014) (eds.). Kooperationen, Netzwerke, regionale Entwicklung – zwölf Fallstudien. Vienna: Manz.