OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Long Range Planning is 29. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	273
Family owners' fear of losing socio-emotional wealth: Implications for firm innovativeness	233
When are acquisitions a viable catch-up strategy? Some empirical evidence from China	111
Organizational identity and performance: An inquiry into nonconforming company names	95
Board of directors structure and firm financial performance: A qualitative comparative analysis	86
Monitoring the monitor: Enabling strategic change when the former CEO stays on the board	82
How can David orchestrate resources to enhance firm performance? A dynamic approach to coping with resource constraints	75
Top management team characteristics and digital innovation: Exploring digital knowledge and TMT interfaces	67
Configurational conditions and Sustained Competitive Advantage: A fsQCA approach	62
Mergers and acquisitions research: Time for a theory rejuvenation of the field	61
Ecosystem leadership as a dynamic capability	60
How does disruptive innovation influence the funding decisions of different venture capital investors? An empirical analysis on the role of startups' communication	54
The boundary conditions for growth: Exploring the non-linear relationship between organic and acquisitive growth and profitability	53
The governance of gig platform organizations in developing countries	52
Move fast and break things! innovation-intensive strategy, organizational permissiveness, and corporate wrongdoing	51
Crafting business models for conflicting goals: Lessons from creative service firms	49
A call for action: The impact of business model innovation on business ecosystems, society and planet	48
Outside vs. inside succession: Environmental and organizational contexts, strategic decision, and firm performance	48
Editorial Board	47
Editorial Board	39
Editorial Board	38
Emotions in the strategic management of family business organizations: Opening up the black box	38
Why traditional firms from the same industry reject digital transformation: Structural constraints of perception and attention	37
Which partners become targets? The role of location in partner acquisitions	35
Director tenure and contribution to board task performance: A time and contingency perspective	34

Discursive strategies for internal legitimacy: Narrating the alternative organizational form	33
Walking on thin ice: CEOs′ internationalization decisions in underperforming firms	31
Fast and rigorous: Configurational determinants of strategic decision-making balance	31
Managing C-suite conflict: The unique impact of internal and external governance interfaces on top management team reflexivity	30
Political entrepreneurs and the perils of the top office	29
Organizational learning in SMEs’ internationalization: A moderated mediating effect of absorptive capacity	29