John Kraft

University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department
Bryan Hall 218

John Kraft is former Dean of the Warrington College of Business, the Heavener School of Business, the Fisher School of Accounting, and the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida from July 1990 to July 2020. Prior to becoming Dean at Florida, John Kraft was Dean of the College of Business at Arizona State University.    

John Kraft has a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Bonaventure University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Pittsburg.  He is the author of over 100 research articles, books and monographs.

• PhD - Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1971
• MA - Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1970
• BS - Mathematics, St. Bonaventure University, 1966

• Warrington Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Department named in honor of retired professor Eugene F. Brigham — August 31, 2020 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business proudly announces the naming of its Finance, Insurance, and R...
• Celebrating Dean Kraft's 30-Year Legacy — June 26, 2020 — John Kraft retires as dean of the Warrington College of Business at the end of July. As Warrington prepares for its first dean transition si...
• Believers in Business — December 16, 2016 — When George (BSBA ’79) and Lisa Etheridge (BSBA ’80) enrolled at the University of Florida in the mid 1970s, pursuing a business educati...
• College mourns loss of alumnus, finance leader — September 22, 2016 — The College lost one of its most prominent alumni Sunday with the passing of William A. “Mac” McGriff III, who lost his courageous battl...
• Kraft to step down after more than 25 years as UF business dean — August 26, 2016 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – John Kraft, the longest-tenured dean at the University of Florida, has announced his decision to step down as dean of...

• Advanced DBA Research (MAN7978)
• Capstone Project (MAN6900)
• DBA Doctoral Dissertation/Defense (MAR7985)
• Global Strategic Management (MAN6636)
• Global Strategic Management (MAN6637)
• Individual Work (GEB4905)
• Individual Work (GEB6905)
• Special Topics (ENT6930)
• Special Topics (GEB6930)

• Mark Wardell — 2020 — Current
• Matt Walman — 2020 — Current
• Pamela Zavala — 2020 — Current
• Andrea McHale — 2024 — 2025
• David Reed — 2023 — 2025
• Deanna McKenzie-Brown — 2024 — 2025
• Jennifer Boyd — 2024 — 2025
• Alexander Silva — 2022 — 2022
• Sarah Fisher — 2021 — 2022
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• Board of Advisors, Aarhus Business School — 2013 to 2024
• Board of Advisors, University of Pittsburgh - Board of Vistors — 2018 to 2024
• Chairperson, AACSB Accreditation — 2021
• Board of Directors, University of Florida Research Foundation — 2013 to 2020
• Chairperson, AACSB — 2020
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• Airbus Revolutionized the Commercial Aviation Industry
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Geely: How a Chinese Upstart Became a Global Automobile Maker
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Southwest Airlines and Ryanair: How the Low Cost Leader Lost its Way
  Status: Submitted
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Power Five Football and Academics
  Status: Submitted
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Boeing: In a Steep Nosedive
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Starbucks: An Entrepreneurial Coffee House Experience Hollowed Out by Diversification and Differentiation
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Hyundai Motors: Major Player in Automobile Manufacturing- luck or deliberate moves
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2023
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
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• Aldi, Lidl, and Trader Joe's: Disruptors in the Grocery Industry
  Status: Submitted
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Challenges for Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2025
  Authors: John Kraft, arthur kraft
• Changing Nature of Retailing: Walmart Faces Challenges
  Status: Published
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Labor Force Implications for Women in South Asia
  Status: Published
  Author: John Kraft
• What Went Wrong with Brexit
  Status: Submitted
  Author: John Kraft
• Even in a Duopoly Performance Matter
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• The Ryanair Paradox: Europe's Biggest and Most Profitable Airline Everyone Hates
  Status: Published
  Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Women: the Power Behind Economic Growth
  Status: Published
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
• Women and Entrepreneurship are Keys to Growth
  Status: Published
  Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
  Published Year: 2024
  Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
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