Franz W. Kellermanns

Franz W. Kellermanns is the Addison H. & Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair in International Business and Professor of Management at the Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina - Charlotte. He maintains a joint appointment with the Institute of Family Business and Mittelstand at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.

His research expertise spans:

• Strategy Process
• Entrepreneurship
• Family Business Research

Professor Kellermanns serves as Editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and previously served as Associate Editor of Family Business Review. He is actively engaged with the editorial boards of multiple prestigious journals including Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Family Business Review, Journal of Family Business Strategy, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

His scholarly contributions appear in top-tier publications such as Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, and Academy of Management Learning and Education. Professor Kellermanns has co-edited significant scholarly works including the 'Handbook of Strategy Process Research' and 'Innovating Strategy Process,' advancing knowledge in his specialized fields.