Business School

Dr Jonah Zankl

Lecturer - Entrepreneurship
School of Business
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Researcher biography

Jonah is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at UQ Business School. His research focuses on understanding the systems and interdependencies between support for entrepreneurial activity, social innovation, and social change, asking broadly "how do societies support the organization of entrepreneurship and in turn ensure its positive impact on society?" Jonah's research includes longitudinal qualitative research in the context of entrepreneurial ecosystems, as well as work on understanding the historical emergence and potential futures of entrepreneurial ideologies.

Prior to joining UQ, Jonah completed his PhD in Management at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Jonah also holds a Master of Philosophy in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation from the University of Cambridge and undergraduate degrees in Economics (Hons) and Applied Mathematics from the University of Calgary. Prior to beginning his PhD, he was a Product Manager at a Canadian financial institution where he managed technologies for international money movement and personal financial wellness.

Publications

Conference Papers (9)

Conference Papers

Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2023). This Place is a Jungle: A Process of Maintaining Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.10339abstract
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2023). This place is a jungle: A process of maintaining entrepreneurial ecosystems. 39th EGOS Colloquium, Cagliari, Italy, 6-8 July 2023.
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2022). Addressing the Unicorn in the Room: Toward a New Normal of Responsible Entrepreneurship. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA United States, 5-9 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.10979abstract
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2022). This place is a jungle: A process of maintaining institutional incoherence within entrepreneurial ecosystems. 38th EGOS Colloquium, Vienna, Austria, 7-9 July 2022.
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2022). This place is a jungle: A process of maintaining institutional incoherence within entrepreneurial ecosystems. 13th International Symposium on Process Organisational Studies, Rhodes, Greece, 26-28 June 2022.
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2021). From disruption to regeneration: Developing institutional infrastructure to support an entrepreneurial commons. 37th EGOS Colloquium, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Virtual), 8-10 July 2021.
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2020). Shared Identity, Says Who? How Diverse Organizations Interact in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Online, 7 - 11 August 2020. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2020.10162abstract
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2020). Shared identity, says who? How diverse organizations interact in entrepreneurial ecosystems. 36th EGOD Colloquium, Hamburg, Germany (Virtual), 2-4 July 2020.
Zankl, Jonah and Grimes, Matthew (2020). Shared identity, says who? How diverse organizations interact in entrepreneurial ecosystems. 36th EGOD Colloquium, Hamburg, Germany (Virtual), 2-4 July 2020.