OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Small Business Management is 27. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship: Analyzing the current state of research	132
COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding	130
Introduction to the special issue on entrepreneurship processes	125
Disentangling owners’ emotional determinants of the first-offer price for valuating small and medium-sized enterprises	103
The value of leadership practices when there is no one to lead: A nascent entrepreneurship context	99
When do negative emotions arise in entrepreneurship? A contextualized review of negative affective antecedents	95
Comparing the moderated impact of entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and entrepreneurial marketing on firm performance	72
The paths leading to harmonious and obsessive entrepreneurial passion	70
The role of flexibility, digitalization, and crisis response strategy for SMEs: Case of COVID-19	62
Financial literacy in SMEs: A systematic literature review and a framework for further inquiry	49
Microfoundations of entrepreneurial leadership: Successful women entrepreneurs in a developing economy	46
Bouncing back to the surface: Factors determining SME recovery	45
The female role model tactic: Theorizing change in tech entrepreneurship	44
I make my own rules: The role of rule-breaking and ethics in driving entrepreneurial intention and involvement	44
From belief to action: How constructive rule beliefs influence rule-breaking in entrepreneurial settings	38
Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates	37
Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance	37
He-said, she-said: A family science and gendered perspective of communication in small family businesses	36
Business model innovation and SME performance and performance variability: The role of CEO persistence	35
External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England	34
The power of family firm image in rewards-based crowdfunding	34
Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance	30
Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women	29
Achieving high international market performance via simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties: A set theoretic approach across two countries	29
Social innovation in Saudi Arabia: The role of entrepreneurs’ spirituality, ego resilience and alertness	29

The impact of startup subsidies on survival, growth, and stakeholder value	28
Understanding micro-level resilience enactment of everyday entrepreneurs under threat	27