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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Introduction to the special issue on entrepreneurship processes	116
When do negative emotions arise in entrepreneurship? A contextualized review of negative affective antecedents	114
Disentangling owners’ emotional determinants of the first-offer price for valuating small and medium-sized enterprises	114
The value of leadership practices when there is no one to lead: A nascent entrepreneurship context	107
COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding	95
Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship: Analyzing the current state of research	93
Comparing the moderated impact of entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and entrepreneurial marketing on firm performance	88
Bouncing back to the surface: Factors determining SME recovery	86
The role of flexibility, digitalization, and crisis response strategy for SMEs: Case of COVID-19	84
Culture values and entrepreneurial innovativeness: A comparative study of Malaysian ethnic entrepreneurs	65
Transitional entrepreneurship: Elevating research into marginalized entrepreneurs	60
Financial literacy in SMEs: A systematic literature review and a framework for further inquiry	58
The paths leading to harmonious and obsessive entrepreneurial passion	57
The female role model tactic: Theorizing change in tech entrepreneurship	47
The power of family firm image in rewards-based crowdfunding	44
Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance	44
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	37
Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates	35
Exploitative and exploratory search: Dynamic capabilities enhancing SME adaptation, new product development, and environmental performance	33
Achieving high international market performance via simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties: A set theoretic approach across two countries	32
From belief to action: How constructive rule beliefs influence rule-breaking in entrepreneurial settings	32
External finance and the growth of rural and urban SMEs in England	32
Choice or chance: How successful entrepreneurs talk about luck	30
Women entrepreneurship in developing economies: A gender-based growth model	30

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	29
Intersectional dimensions of entrepreneurship among immigrant Hispanic women	28