Josef Windsperger

2.1k total citations
72 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Josef Windsperger is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Windsperger has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Strategy and Management, 22 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 13 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Josef Windsperger's work include Franchising Strategies and Performance (51 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (16 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (13 papers). Josef Windsperger is often cited by papers focused on Franchising Strategies and Performance (51 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (16 papers) and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (13 papers). Josef Windsperger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, France and Netherlands. Josef Windsperger's co-authors include Rajiv P. Dant, Thorsten Koch, Marko Grünhagen, Dildar Hussain, George Hendrikse, Gérard Cliquet, Muriel Fadairo, Marc Herz, Muhammad Zafar Yaqub and Thomas Ehrmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Journal of Retailing.

In The Last Decade

Josef Windsperger

65 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josef Windsperger Austria 21 1.0k 284 184 143 131 72 1.3k
Ana Villar‐López Spain 5 628 0.6× 222 0.8× 163 0.9× 197 1.4× 100 0.8× 7 1.0k
Werner H. Hoffmann Austria 8 1.0k 1.0× 191 0.7× 178 1.0× 77 0.5× 178 1.4× 20 1.3k
Shigeru Asaba Japan 8 565 0.5× 279 1.0× 165 0.9× 116 0.8× 366 2.8× 13 1.0k
Aldas Kriauciunas United States 6 705 0.7× 155 0.5× 161 0.9× 79 0.6× 245 1.9× 10 950
Irini Voudouris Greece 15 516 0.5× 187 0.7× 169 0.9× 113 0.8× 124 0.9× 26 831
Ziliang Deng China 18 664 0.6× 321 1.1× 138 0.8× 121 0.8× 345 2.6× 41 1.0k
Kuo‐Feng Huang Taiwan 15 532 0.5× 255 0.9× 88 0.5× 86 0.6× 103 0.8× 26 779
Daniel Tolstoy Sweden 15 549 0.5× 143 0.5× 168 0.9× 98 0.7× 102 0.8× 30 822
Vladislav Maksimov United States 13 796 0.8× 179 0.6× 249 1.4× 154 1.1× 274 2.1× 23 1.1k
Athanasios Hadjimanolis Cyprus 12 511 0.5× 309 1.1× 140 0.8× 91 0.6× 101 0.8× 18 988

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josef Windsperger

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All Works

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Yaqub, Muhammad Zafar, et al.. (2025). Green digital leadership and algorithmic management for sustainable supply chains: A serial mediation model. International Journal of Information Management Data Insights. 5(1). 100343–100343.
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2025). Knowledge transfer mechanisms and decentralization of decision rights in interfirm networks: the case of franchising. Small Business Economics. 65(4). 2621–2638. 1 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2025). A stakeholder model of performance in networks evidence from Central European franchising firms. European Management Review. 23(1). 204–219.
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2023). Performance of knowledge transfer mechanisms: The case of franchising networks. Industrial Marketing Management. 115. 539–549. 7 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2023). The structure of decision rights in international joint ventures: a property rights and transaction cost view. European J of International Management. 19(3). 338–338. 1 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2022). The structure of decision rights in international joint ventures: a property rights and transaction cost view. European J of International Management. 1(1). 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Alon, Ilan, et al.. (2021). The choice of master international franchising – A modified transaction cost model. International Business Review. 31(2). 101942–101942. 10 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2021). A multilateral stakeholder salience approach: An extension of the stakeholder identification and salience framework. Industrial Marketing Management. 97. 1–9. 7 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2020). Ownership Structure of Franchise Chains: Trade-Off Between Adaptation and Control. International Journal of the Economics of Business. 27(3). 357–375. 7 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2019). The bright side and dark side of trust: The mediating effect of franchisor trust on performance. Managerial and Decision Economics. 41(1). 116–129. 9 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2016). Determinants of Knowledge Transfer Strategy in Franchising: Integrating Knowledge-based and Relational Governance Perspectives. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Ehrmann, Thomas, Josef Windsperger, Gérard Cliquet, & George Hendrikse. (2013). Network Governance. Contributions to management science. 1 indexed citations
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Croonen, Evelien, et al.. (2013). What makes franchisees trust their franchisors. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 207–229. 1 indexed citations
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Hussain, Dildar, et al.. (2012). The Choice Between Single-Unit And Multi-Unit Franchising: Combining Agency And Transaction Cost Perspectives. Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR). 28(5). 769–769. 7 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef, et al.. (2012). Contractibility, Strategy, and Network Dynamics: From Franchising to Licensing. Journal of Marketing Channels. 19(4). 229–249. 4 indexed citations
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Ehrmann, Thomas, Gérard Cliquet, George Hendrikse, & Josef Windsperger. (2012). Governance of Franchising Networks, Cooperatives, and Alliances: An Introduction. Managerial and Decision Economics. 34(3-5). 117–123. 4 indexed citations
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Hussain, Dildar & Josef Windsperger. (2010). Multi-Unit Ownership Strategy in Franchising: Development of an Integrative Model. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef. (2003). Centralization of franchising networks: evidence from the Austrian franchise sector. Journal of Business Research. 57(12). 1361–1369. 77 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef. (1991). The Meaning of Adjustment Costs in the Theory of Firm. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch. 111(3). 425–435. 1 indexed citations
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Windsperger, Josef. (1988). Erwartungen und ökonomische Theoriebildung : Grundlegung einer Theorie der Erwartungsbildung und deren Anwendung auf die Keynes'sche Theorie. Duncker & Humblot eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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