Wissenschaftliche publikationen
2025
Benzinger, M., Ghawi, R., Zenk, L., & Pfeffer, J. (2025). Dynamic inter-organizational communication network in a post-merger integration. In L. M. Aiello, T. Chakraborty, & S. Gaito (Eds.), Social networks analysis and mining: 16th International Conference, ASONAM 2024 (pp. 106–123). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 15211. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78541-2_7
Bertau, M., Wellmer, F.-W., Scholz, R. W., Mew, M., Zenk, L., Aubel, I., Fröhlich, P., Raddant, M., & Steiner, G. (2025). The future of phosphoric acid production – Why we have to leave trodden paths. ChemSusChem, 18(3), Article e202401155. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202401155
Risopoulos-Pichler, F., Laubichler, M. D., Lienhard, D. Z., Schlosser, M., Han, E., Zenk, L., Strohmaier, S., Shutters, S. T., Bertau, M., Schernhammer, E. S., & Steiner, G. (2025). The contradictions of democracy – Structural paradoxes and the erosion of collective agency: Insights from the Transatlantic Research Lab on Complex Societal Challenges. GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 34(3), 177–179. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.34.3.104
2024
Han, E., Weitzer, J., Birmann, B. M., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M. D., Schernhammer, E. S., & Steiner, G. (2024). Association of personality traits and socio-environmental factors with COVID-19 pandemic-related conspiratorial thinking in the D-A-CH region. SN Social Sciences, 4, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-023-00790-9
Steiner, G., Laubichler, M. D., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Weitzer, J., Han, E., Birmann, B. M., Lienhard, D. Z., Caniglia, G., & Schernhammer, E. S. (2024). Navigating through poly-crises towards One Health: Mirage or tangible prospect? Insights from the Transatlantic Research Lab on Complex Societal Challenges. GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 33(1), 202–203. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.33.1.18
Strohmaier, S., Pillai, M., Weitzer, J., Han, E., Zenk, L., Birmann, B. M., Bertau, M., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M. D., Steiner, G., & Schernhammer, E. S. (2024). The relationship between Big Five personality traits and depression in the German-speaking D-A-CH region including an investigation of potential moderators and mediators. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 14(8), 2157–2174. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14080144
Zenk, L., Pausits, A., Brenner, B., Campbell, D. F. J., Behrens, D. A., Stöckler, E. M., Oppl, S., & Steiner, G. (2024). Meta-competences in complex environments: An interdisciplinary perspective. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 53, Article 101515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101515
2023
Schernhammer, E. S., Weitzer, J., Han, E., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M. D., Birmann, B. M., & Steiner, G. (2023). Determinants of trust in times of crises: A cross-sectional study of 3,065 German-speaking adults from the D-A-CH region. PLOS ONE, 18(10), Article e0286488. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286488
Steffelbauer, I., Laubichler, M. D., Zenk, L., Schernhammer, E., Birmann, B. M., Bertau, M., Caniglia, G., Mühlmann, K., Satalkina, L., & Steiner, G. (2023). Complexity literacy for a sustainable digital transition: Cases and arguments from transdisciplinary education programs. In Digitalization, new media, and education for sustainable development. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5033-5
Steffelbauer, I., Zenk, L., Weitzer, J., Bertau, M., Jäger, C., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M. D., Schernhammer, E. S., & Steiner, G. (2023). Working on COVID-19 under COVID-19 conditions: Transatlantic, interdisciplinary research on complex societal challenges during the pandemic years 2020–2021 and new forms of collaboration in science. In C. Hainzl, D. Dialer, & H. Kuske (Eds.), Gesundheitspolitik und Gesellschaft in der COVID-19-Krise: Eine globale Herausforderung (pp. 333–345). LIT Verlag.
Steiner, G., Scholz, R., Satalkina, L., Schreder, G., & Zenk, L. (2023). Transdisciplinary field research training: Vulnerability/resilience assessment of sensitive systems/cases [Projektbroschüre TISE]. Universität für Weiterbildung Krems.
Zenk, L., Wetzel, R., & Peschl, M. F. (2023). Improvisation as a design for organizational emergence. In M. Pina e Cunha, D. Vera, A. Cunha Meneses Abrantes, & A. S. Miner (Eds.), The Routledge companion to improvisation in organizations (pp. 301–318). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003171768-22
2022
Mühlmann, K., Satalkina, L., Zenk, L., & Steiner, G. (2022). Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments, TISE: A showcase of education geared towards societal challenges and future orientation. In M. E. Auer, H. Hortsch, O. Michler, & T. Köhler (Eds.), Mobility for smart cities and regional development – Challenges for higher education (pp. 879–887). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93907-6_94
Satalkina, L., Zenk, L., Mühlmann, K., & Steiner, G. (2022). Beyond simple: Entrepreneurship as a driver for societal change. In M. E. Auer, H. Hortsch, O. Michler, & T. Köhler (Eds.), Mobility for smart cities and regional development – Challenges for higher education (pp. 888–896). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93907-6_95
Satalkina, L., Zenk, L., & Steiner, G. (2022). Transdisciplinary multistage system modeling: Migrant entrepreneurship in the digital economy. Kybernetes, 51(13), 219–240. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-02-2022-0255
Weitzer, J., Birmann, B. M., Steffelbauer, I., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M. D., Steiner, G., & Schernhammer, E. S. (2022). Willingness to receive an annual COVID-19 booster vaccine in the German-speaking D-A-CH region in Europe: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 18, Article 100414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100414
Zenk, L., Hynek, N., Schreder, G., & Bottaro, G. (2022). Toward a system model of improvisation. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 43, Article 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100993
Zenk, L., Posch, U., Hecking, M., Kirsch, A., Kirsch, B., Rudnicki, M., Ursli, M., Werzowa, J., Dogl, M., Kügler, M., & Pohnitzer, C. (2022). Neue Perspektiven bei CKD-assoziiertem Pruritus. NEPHROScript, 3, 28–30.
2021
Caniglia, G., Zenk, L., Schernhammer, E., Bertau, M., Steiner, G., Kainz, M., Jaeger, C., Schlosser, P., & Laubichler, M. D. (2021). Scientists' responsibility for global futures. Science & Diplomacy. https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/perspective/2021/scientists-responsibility-for-global-futures
Ipser, C., Radinger, G., Brachtl, S., Keser Aschenberger, F., Schreder, G., Hynek, N., & Zenk, L. (2021). Experiencing learning spaces in continuing education: The learner's perspective. European Journal of University Lifelong Learning, 5(1), 27–41.
Pfeffer, T., Keser Aschenberger, F., Hynek, N., & Zenk, L. (2021). Research literacy in continuing education (ReaLiCE). Edition Donau-Universität Krems.
Schernhammer, E., Weitzer, J., Laubichler, M. D., Birmann, B. M., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Caniglia, G., Jäger, C. C., & Steiner, G. (2021). Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Austria: Trust and the government. Journal of Public Health, 44(1), e106–e116. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab122
Shang, D., Geissler, B., Mew, M., Satalkina, L., Zenk, L., Tulsidas, H., Barker, L., El-Yahyaoui, A., Hussein, A., Taha, M., Zheng, Y., Wang, M., Yao, Y., Liu, X., Deng, H., Zhong, J., Li, Z., Steiner, G., Bertau, M., & Haneklaus, N. (2021). Unconventional uranium in China's phosphate rock: Review and outlook. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 140, Article 110740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110740
Weitzer, J., Laubichler, M. D., Birmann, B. M., Bertau, M., Zenk, L., Caniglia, G., Jäger, C. C., Steiner, G., & Schernhammer, E. (2021). Comment on Alley, S. J., et al. "As the pandemic progresses, how does willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 evolve?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 2809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062809
Weitzer, J., Papantoniou, K., Seidel, S., Klösch, G., Caniglia, G., Laubichler, M., Bertau, M., Birmann, B. M., Jäger, C. C., Zenk, L., Steiner, G., & Schernhammer, E. (2021). Working from home, quality of life, and perceived productivity during the first 50-day COVID-19 mitigation measures in Austria: A cross-sectional study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 94(8), 1823–1837. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01692-0
Zenk, L., Hynek, N., Edelmann, N., Vikar, S., Parycek, P., & Steiner, G. (2021). Exploring motivation to engage in intraorganizational knowledge sharing: A mixed-methods approach. Kybernetes, 51(13), 18–32. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-12-2020-0868
Zenk, L., Hynek, N., Krawinkler, S. A., Peschl, M. F., & Schreder, G. (2021). Supporting innovation processes using material artifacts: Comparing the use of LEGO bricks and moderation cards as boundary objects. Creativity and Innovation Management, 30(4), 845–859. https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12459
Zenk, L., Primus, D. J., & Sonnenburg, S. (2021). Alone but together: Flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. European Journal of Innovation Management, 25(6), 340–364. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0362
2020
Hynek, N., Franczukowska, A., Rössl, L., Schreder, G., Faustmann, A., Krczal, E., Skrivanek, I., Sommer, I., & Zenk, L. (2020). A system model of post-migration risk factors affecting the mental health of unaccompanied minor refugees in Austria – A multi-step modeling process involving expert knowledge from science and practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(14), Article 5058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145058
Steiner, G., Zenk, L., & Schernhammer, E. (2020). Preparing for the next wave of COVID-19: Resilience in the face of a spreading pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), Article 4098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114098
Zenk, L., Steiner, G., Pina e Cunha, M., Laubichler, M. D., Bertau, M., Kainz, M. J., Jäger, C., & Schernhammer, E. S. (2020). Fast response to superspreading: Uncertainty and complexity in the context of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), Article 7884. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217884
2019
Virkar, S., Edelmann, N., Hynek, N., Parycek, P., Steiner, G., & Zenk, L. (2019). Digital transformation in public sector organisations: The role of informal knowledge sharing networks and social media. In Electronic participation: 11th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2019 (pp. 60–72). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer.
2018
Steiner, G., Geissler, B., Schreder, G., & Zenk, L. (2018). Living sustainability, or merely pretending? From explicit self-report measures to implicit cognition. Sustainability Science, 13(4), 1001–1015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0561-6
Zenk, L., Hynek, N., Schreder, G., Zenk, A., Pausits, A., & Steiner, G. (2018). Designing innovation courses in higher education using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 5(4), 245–263. https://doi.org/10.18646/2056.54.18-019
2017
Mühlmann, K., Schreder, G., Nagl, M., & Zenk, L. (2017). Socio-cognitive systems of organizational culture and communication. Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communication, 3(3), 181–193.
2016
Zenk, L., Fundneider, T., & Peschl, M. (2016). Designing knowledge intensive events. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Knowledge Management. Edition Donau-Universität Krems.
Zenk, L., Fundneider, T., & Peschl, M. (2016). What participants really want: Designing successful conferences, conventions and events that matter. Edition Donau-Universität Krems.
2015
Windhager, F., Amor-Amorós, A., Smuc, M., Federico, P., Zenk, L., & Miksch, S. (2015). A concept for the exploratory visualization of patent network dynamics. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications (IVAPP 2015) (pp. 268–273). SciTePress. https://doi.org/10.5220/0005360002680273
2014
Smuc, M., Federico, P., Windhager, F., Aigner, W., Zenk, L., & Miksch, S. (2014). How do you connect moving dots? Insights from user studies on dynamic network visualizations. In W. Huang (Ed.), Handbook of human centric visualization (pp. 623–650). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7485-2_25
Windhager, F., Smuc, M., & Zenk, L. (2014). Conferences, coffee and complexity: Supporting cognition and communication at conventions. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV2014). IEEE.
Zenk, L., Smuc, M., & Windhager, F. (2014). Beyond the name tag: Connecting people and knowledge at conferences. In B. Lutz (Ed.), Wissen nimmt Gestalt an: Beiträge zu den Kremser Wissensmanagement-Tagen 2013 (pp. 215–225). Edition Donau-Universität Krems.
Zenk, L., Windhager, F., & Smuc, M. (2014). Gut vernetzt bei Veranstaltungen: Technik und Lösungen. In D. Weßels (Ed.), Zukunft der Wissens- und Projektarbeit: Neue Organisationsformen in vernetzten Welten (pp. 195–211). Symposion.
2013
Federico, P., Pfeffer, J., Aigner, W., Miksch, S., & Zenk, L. (2013). Visual analysis of dynamic networks using change centrality. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2012) (pp. 179–183). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASONAM.2012.36
Risku, H., Rossmanith, N., Reichelt, A., & Zenk, L. (2013). Translation in the network economy: A follow-up study. In C. Way, G. Vandepitte, R. Meylaerts, & M. Bartłomiejczyk (Eds.), Tracks and treks in translation studies (pp. 29–48). John Benjamins.
Windhager, F., Smuc, M., Zenk, L., Federico, P., Pfeffer, J., Aigner, W., & Miksch, S. (2013). Visual knowledge communication analytics at a university department. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 100, 127–143.
Zenk, L., Stadtfeld, C., Windhager, F., & Allmendinger, O. (2013). The networks of high performing teams: A dynamic network approach to explain high and low performing teams. In M. Füllsack (Ed.), Networking networks: Origins, applications, experiments (pp. 64–79). Turia + Kant.
Zenk, L., Windhager, F., & Smuc, M. (2013, Juli). Konferenzen neu denken und gestalten [Gastkommentar]. Austria Presse Agentur.
2012
Windhager, F., Smuc, M., Zenk, L., Federico, P., Pfeffer, J., Aigner, W., & Miksch, S. (2012). Visual knowledge network analytics. In J. Liebowitz (Ed.), Knowledge management handbook (2nd ed., pp. 187–206). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12285-12
2011
Federico, P., Aigner, W., Miksch, S., Windhager, F., & Zenk, L. (2011). A visual analytics approach to dynamic social networks. In S. Lindstaedt & M. Granitzer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies (i-KNOW 2011) (Article No. 47, pp. 1–8). ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/2024288.2024344
Federico, P., Aigner, W., Miksch, S., Windhager, F., & Zenk, L. (2011). Visual analytics of dynamic networks: A case study. In Proceedings of the International UKVAC Workshop on Visual Analytics (VAW 2011). University of Leeds.
Hopp, C., & Zenk, L. (2011). Collaborative team networks and implications for strategic HRM. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.540164
Windhager, F., Zenk, L., & Federico, P. (2011). Visual enterprise network analytics: Visualizing organizational change. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 22, 59–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.07.056
Zenk, L., Windhager, F., Ettl-Huber, S., & Smuc, M. (2011). Kommunikationsflüsse im Bild. Medienjournal Sonderheft, 50–61.
2010
Risku, H., Reichelt, A., Rossmanith, N., & Zenk, L. (2010). Artefakte in der Translationspraxis: Neue Technologie, neues Arbeiten, neues Denken. In E. Reuter, W. Kallmeyer, & J. Schopp (Eds.), Perspektiven auf Kommunikation (pp. 275–292). SAXA.
Windhager, F., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2010). Netzwerkforschung in der Kognitionswissenschaft – Kognitionswissenschaft als Netzwerkforschung. In C. Stegbauer & R. Häußling (Eds.), Handbuch Netzwerkforschung (pp. 909–918). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92575-2_81
Zenk, L., & Behrend, F. (2010). Soziale Netzwerkanalyse in Organisationen: Versteckte Risiken und Potentiale erkennen. In Wissensmanagement, Wissenstransfer, Wissensnetzwerke: Konzepte, Methoden, Erfahrungen (pp. 211–232). Publicis.
Zenk, L., & Stadtfeld, C. (2010). Dynamic organizations: How to measure evolution and change in organizations by analyzing email communication. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 4, 14–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.479
Zenk, L., Stadtfeld, C., & Windhager, F. (2010). How to analyze dynamic network patterns of high performing teams. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2(4), 6418–6422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.04.051
2009
Mayr, E., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2009). Final version of organisational decision support (PROLIX Deliverable No. D4.6). Danube University Krems.
Windhager, F., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2009). Situated organizational mapping. In C. Stegbauer (Ed.), Netzwerkanalyse und Netzwerktheorie (pp. 239–249). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Zenk, L., Pircher, R., Mayr, E., & Risku, H. (2009). Contextualization of situated e-learning and knowledge transfer in organizations. In K. Hinkelmann & H. Wache (Eds.), WM 2009: 5th Conference on Professional Knowledge Management (pp. 42–51). Gesellschaft für Informatik.
2008
Mayr, E., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2008). Organisational analysis as important factors for optimization of workplace learning. In e-LearningBaltics 2008: Proceedings of the 1st International eLBa Science Conference (pp. 1–9). Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
Mayr, E., Zenk, L., Risku, H., & Pircher, R. (2008). Delivery of learning assessment guidelines: Advanced version.
Deliverable No. D4.3). Danube University Krems.
Pircher, R., Mayr, E., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2008). Strategic e-learning in the workplace. In Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace (ICELW 2008). Columbia University.
Windhager, F., Zenk, L., & Risku, H. (2008). Situated organizational mapping. In C. Stegbauer (Ed.), Netzwerkanalyse und Netzwerktheorie (pp. 239–249). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Zenk, L., Pircher, R., Mayr, E., & Risku, H. (2008). Management of situated e-learning and organizations. In K. Tochtermann, H. Maurer, F. Kappe, & W. Haas (Eds.), Proceedings of I-KNOW '08 and I-MEDIA '08 (pp. 280–287). J.UCS.