OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Small Business Management is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The value of leadership practices when there is no one to lead: A nascent entrepreneurship context	123
Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship: Analyzing the current state of research	118
COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding	111
Introduction to the special issue on entrepreneurship processes	98
Disentangling owners’ emotional determinants of the first-offer price for valuating small and medium-sized enterprises	97
Comparing the moderated impact of entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and entrepreneurial marketing on firm performance	91
When do negative emotions arise in entrepreneurship? A contextualized review of negative affective antecedents	88
Bouncing back to the surface: Factors determining SME recovery	66
The paths leading to harmonious and obsessive entrepreneurial passion	63
Culture values and entrepreneurial innovativeness: A comparative study of Malaysian ethnic entrepreneurs	60
The role of flexibility, digitalization, and crisis response strategy for SMEs: Case of COVID-19	60
Financial literacy in SMEs: A systematic literature review and a framework for further inquiry	48
Transitional entrepreneurship: Elevating research into marginalized entrepreneurs	48
The female role model tactic: Theorizing change in tech entrepreneurship	45
Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance	42
The power of family firm image in rewards-based crowdfunding	40
Business model innovation and SME performance and performance variability: The role of CEO persistence	39
He-said, she-said: A family science and gendered perspective of communication in small family businesses	34
From belief to action: How constructive rule beliefs influence rule-breaking in entrepreneurial settings	34
External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England	34
Achieving high international market performance via simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties: A set theoretic approach across two countries	33
Women entrepreneurship in developing economies: A gender-based growth model	31
Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates	31
Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance	30
The impact of startup subsidies on survival, growth, and stakeholder value	30

Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women	30
Social innovation in Saudi Arabia: The role of entrepreneurs’ spirituality, ego resilience and alertness	28
Choice or chance: How successful entrepreneurs talk about luck	28