Dr Jonah Zankl

Dr Jonah Zankl is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the UQ Business School, School of Business, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. His research explores the systems and interdependencies between support for entrepreneurial activity, social innovation, and social change, focusing on how societies can foster entrepreneurship to positively impact society. His work includes longitudinal qualitative studies in entrepreneurial ecosystems and practice-based research on entrepreneurial decision-making. Dr Zankl has published in the Academy of Management Review and has presented at various academic conferences. Prior to joining The University of Queensland, he completed his PhD in Management Studies at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Jonah Zankl is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Queensland, focusing on organization theory, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. His research explores responsible entrepreneurship, systems thinking, and the dynamics of diverse organizations within entrepreneurial ecosystems. Zankl's work emphasizes the role of shared identity, institutional infrastructure, and systems change in fostering sustainable and regenerative entrepreneurial practices. His publications address the challenges of crisis-enabled value creation, the unicorn myth, and the maintenance of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Through a pragmatist approach, he investigates how to enact systems thinking in impact entrepreneurship and create the entrepreneurial commons.