John Kraft

John B. Hall Chair
Full Professor

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Location

Warrington College of Business
Eugene F. Brigham 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.

Expertise and interest areas

Strategic Management

News

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 Real Estate Department in recognition…
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 since…
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 education was not…

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Courses taught

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)

Education

- Ph.D, Economics, General., University of Pittsburgh, 1970
- MA, Economics, General., University of Pittsburgh, 1969
- BS, Mathematics, General., Saint Bonaventure University, 1965

Book publications

Econometric Wage And Price Models: Assessing The Impact Of The Economic Stabilization Program
- Status: Published
- Date: 1973
- Authors: A. B.. Askin, John Kraft

Book chapter publications

Evaluating The Tales Of Two Regions In Asia
- business , management and economics: research progress
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
National Competitive Advantage Amid Rapid Global Transformation
- Challenges for Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
- Status: Accepted/In Press
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft

Journal article publications

Walmart Vs Amazon In The U.s. Economy
- Journal: Research in Business and Economics Journal
- Status: Submitted
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Power Four Football And Academics
- Journal: Academy of Business Research Journal
- Status: Submitted
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Policy Implications Of Tariff Uncertainty On The Hospitality Industry
- Journal: international journal of business marketing and management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Venezuela In Transition
- Journal: Journal of Accounting and Business Management
- Status: Submitted
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Strategic Leadership Decision-Making At Power Four Aau Schools
- Journal: International Journal of Education and Social Science
- Status: Published
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Venezuela Changes Leadership-What Is Next?
- Journal: international journal of business marketing and management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Globalization And The Economic Transformation Of Panama
- Journal: world-wide journal of multidisciplinary research and development
- Status: Published
- Date: 2026
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Impact Of Global Trade Barriers On Byd
- Journal: business management and strategy
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Policy Impact On The Us Trade Surplus In Educational Services
- Journal: international journal of business administration
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft, Michael Carillo
Policy Impact On The U.s. Trade Surplus In Educational Services
- Journal: International Journal of Business Administration
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: Michael A. Carrillo, Arthur Kraft, John Kraft
Contingent Faculty: A Comparison Of Accredited Business Schools In The Us And Canada
- Journal: international journal of business and management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Athur Kraft, Michael Carrillo, Arthur Kraft
Tariff Liberation Day: Tariff Storm Rising
- Journal: research in business and economics journal
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Brazil And The Auto Industry: Why Protectionism Does Not Work
- Journal: world-wide journal of multidisciplinary research and development
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Contingent Faculty: A Comparison Of Accredited Business Schools In The U.s. And Canada
- Journal: International Journal of Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: Michael A. Carrillo, Arthur Kraft, John Kraft
Walmart Navigates Tariff Uncertainty
- Journal: international journal of business and management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
What Went Wrong With Brexit
- Journal: world-wide journal of multidisciplinary research and development
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Supply Chain Challenges In Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
- Journal: world-wide journal of multidisciplinary research and development
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Walmart Navigates Tariff Uncertainty
- Journal: International Journal of Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2025
- Authors: Arthur Kraft, John Kraft
Haier: From A Struggling Chinese Manufacturer Of Refrigerators To A Global Brand
- Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft, Arthur Kraft
The Ryanair Paradox: Europe's Biggest And Most Profitable Airline Everyone Hates
- Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft, John Kraft
Boeing In A Steep Nosedive
- Journal: Journal of Research in International Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Women: The Power Behind Economic Growth
- Journal: Journal of Research in International Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Even In Duopoly Performance Matters
- Journal: Journal of Research in International Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Geely: How A Chinese Upstart Became A Global Automobile Maker
- Journal: Journal of Research in International Business and Management
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Women And Entrepreneurship Are Keys To Growth
- Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Starbucks: An Entrepreneurial Coffee House Experience Hollowed Out By Diversification And Differentiation
- Journal: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
- Status: Published
- Date: 2024
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Boeing: In A Steep Nosedive
- Journal: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
- Status: Published
- Date: 2023
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Women: The Power Behind Economic Growth
- Journal: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
- Status: Published
- Date: 2023
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Even In A Duopoly Performance Matters
- Journal: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
- Status: Published
- Date: 2023
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft
Geely: How A Chinese Upstart Became A Global Automobile Maker
- Journal: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
- Status: Published
- Date: 2023
- Authors: John Kraft, Arthur Kraft