OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Small Business Management is 24. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
The value of leadership practices when there is no one to lead: A nascent entrepreneurship context	134
COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding	107
Introduction to the special issue on entrepreneurship processes	64
Disentangling owners’ emotional determinants of the first-offer price for valuating small and medium-sized enterprises	52
Comparing the moderated impact of entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and entrepreneurial marketing on firm performance	51
When do negative emotions arise in entrepreneurship? A contextualized review of negative affective antecedents	44
The paths leading to harmonious and obsessive entrepreneurial passion	42
Microfoundations of entrepreneurial leadership: Successful women entrepreneurs in a developing economy	39
The role of flexibility, digitalization, and crisis response strategy for SMEs: Case of COVID-19	38
Financial literacy in SMEs: A systematic literature review and a framework for further inquiry	38
Bouncing back to the surface: Factors determining SME recovery	35
The female role model tactic: Theorizing change in tech entrepreneurship	35
Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates	31
I make my own rules: The role of rule-breaking and ethics in driving entrepreneurial intention and involvement	31
The power of family firm image in rewards-based crowdfunding	30
Achieving high international market performance via simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties: A set theoretic approach across two countries	30
External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England	29
Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance	27
From belief to action: How constructive rule beliefs influence rule-breaking in entrepreneurial settings	26
Business model innovation and SME performance and performance variability: The role of CEO persistence	26
The impact of startup subsidies on survival, growth, and stakeholder value	25
Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women	25
Understanding micro-level resilience enactment of everyday entrepreneurs under threat	25
He-said, she-said: A family science and gendered perspective of communication in small family businesses	25
Social innovation in Saudi Arabia: The role of entrepreneurs’ spirituality, ego resilience and alertness	24

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