Johan Wiklund
{{short description|Swedish Economist and University Professor}}
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| institution = Syracuse University
| field = Entrepreneurship
| alma_mater = Jönköping International Business School
| doctoral_advisor = Per Davidsson
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Johan Wiklund is a Swedish scholar of entrepreneurship and currently holds the Al Berg Chair{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Kerri |title=Al Berg establishes chair in entrepreneurship |url=https://voices.whitman.syr.edu/whitman-timeline/al-berg-establishes-chair-in-entrepreneurship/ |accessdate=29 July 2020 |work=Whitman Voices |date=20 November 2019}} and Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, Professor Two at Nord University, Norway, visiting professor at Lund University, Sweden, and inaugural RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2017/mar/first-fulbright-scholars-focus-on-work-mental-health|title=First Fulbright scholars focus on work mental health - RMIT University|website=www.rmit.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11|archive-date=2020-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024040756/https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2017/mar/first-fulbright-scholars-focus-on-work-mental-health|url-status=dead}} His research interests include entrepreneurship and mental health as well as the entry, performance, and exit of entrepreneurial firms. He is considered a leading authority in entrepreneurship research, with over 60 articles appearing in leading entrepreneurship and management journals.
He is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, which was rated as a 4* journal by the Association of Business Schools (ABS) in 2024{{Cite web |last=Reff |first=Caroline |date=January 10, 2025 |title=Professor's Editorial Leadership Results in 4* Rating for Influential Entrepreneurship Journal |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2025/01/10/professors-editorial-leadership-results-in-4-rating-for-influential-entrepreneurship-journal/ |access-date=2025-04-22}}{{cite news |last1=Kimball |first1=Kimmy |title=Entrepreneurship Professor Improves SAGE Business Journal's Impact Factor |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2020/07/28/entrepreneurship-professor-improves-sage-business-journals-impact-factor/ |accessdate=29 July 2020 |work=SU News |date=July 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/johan-wiklund|title=Wiklund, Johan|date=2019-03-09|website=SAGE Publications Inc|language=en-us|access-date=2019-03-11}}
Early career
Wiklund received his PhD from Jönköping International Business School in 1998, with his doctoral thesis titled "Small Firm Growth and Performance: Entrepreneurship and Beyond",{{Cite journal |last=Wiklund |first=Johan |date=1998 |title=Small Firm Growth and Performance: Entrepreneurship and Beyond |url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-207}} advised by Per Davidsson. He began his career at the Stockholm School of Economics before taking his current appointment at Syracuse University. During this time Wiklund focused primarily on entrepreneurial orientation and began his collaboration with Dean Shephard,{{Cite web |url=https://mendoza.nd.edu/mendoza-directory/faculty-detail/ |title=Faculty Detail - Notre Dame Business - Mendoza College of Business - Dean Shepherd |website=Mendoza College of Business |language=en |access-date=2019-03-11 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} both of whom have since been recognized for their influence within entrepreneurship research.{{Cite journal |last1=Xu |first1=Nianhang |last2=Chen |first2=Yining |last3=Fung |first3=Anna |last4=Chan |first4=Kam C. |date=2018 |title=Contributing Forces in Entrepreneurship Research: A Global Citation Analysis |journal=Journal of Small Business Management |language=en |volume=56 |issue=1 |pages=179–201 |doi=10.1111/jsbm.12367 |s2cid=158772013 |issn=1540-627X}}
Mental health, well-being and entrepreneurship
In 2014 Wiklund started developing his current research agenda, which focuses on mental health and entrepreneurship. This research has been covered by Psychology Today,{{Cite web |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201508/adhd-symptoms-are-advantages-the-entrepreneur |title=ADHD "Symptoms" Are Advantages for the Entrepreneur |website=Psychology Today |language=en-US |access-date=2019-03-11}} Fast Company,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40431610/this-scientist-is-studying-how-adhd-helps-drive-some-entrepreneurs|title=This Scientist Is Studying How ADHD Can Help Entrepreneurs Succeed|last=Sachs|first=Jonah|date=2017-06-29|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}} and Entrepreneur,{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/314755|title=Mental Illness May Plague Entrepreneurs More Than Other People. Here's Why (and How to Get Help).|last=Harris|first=Lissa|date=2018-06-08|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}} and has also been featured on podcasts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fasterthannormal.com/action-over-deliberation-with-syracuse-university-professor-of-entrepreneurship-johan-wiklund/|title=FTN 80: "Action Over Deliberation" with Syracuse University Professor of Entrepreneurship Johan Wiklund|date=2018-01-03|website=Faster Than Normal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}} In addition to his own published works on this topic,{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=UuEAJ9wAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate|title=Johan Wiklund - Google Scholar Citations|website=scholar.google.com|access-date=2019-03-11}} he has organized workshops around the world and co-edited special issues in leading academic journals such as Academy of Management Perspectives{{Cite web|url=https://journals.aom.org/toc/amp/32/3|title=Academy of Management Perspectives {{!}} Vol 32, No 3|website=journals.aom.org|access-date=2019-03-11}} and the Journal of Business Venturing.{{Cite book|url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-business-venturing/call-for-papers/entrepreneurship-wellbeing|title=Journal of Business Venturing}}
Selected honors and awards
- Fulbright Distinguished Professorship - The Fulbright Commission and RMIT University (2018)
- 2015 Greif Research Impact Award - Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division (2015){{Cite web|url=https://www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/lloyd-greif-center-entrepreneurial-studies/research-leadership/research-impact-award|title=Research Impact Award {{!}} USC Marshall|website=www.marshall.usc.edu|access-date=2019-03-11}}
- Mentor Award - Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2011){{Cite web|url=https://ent.aom.org/awards|title=Awards - Entrepreneurship Division|website=ent.aom.org|access-date=2019-03-11}}
- Best Empirical Paper Award - Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2010)
- IDEA Research Promise Award - Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2010)
- Mentor Award - Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2010)
- Best Empirical Paper Award - Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (2008)
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