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Business Strategy and Innovation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Oliver Gernsheimer
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
2
Alessio Cozzolino
Georgia Institute of Technology
3
Johannes W. Veile
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
4
Pedro Henrique Pinto Leão
University of Lisbon
5
Ehsan Moradi
University of Klagenfurt
6
Christoph Brielmaier
University of Bamberg
7
Marta Ziółkowska
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
8
Jarryd Daymond
The University of Sydney
9
Anmar Kamalaldin
Luleå University of Technology
10
Matt C. Howard
University of South Alabama

Rising Stars Papers

1
Can Harman’s single-factor test reliably distinguish between research designs? Not in published management studies
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology|2024
125 cit.
2
Managing paradoxical tensions to initiate coopetition between MNEs: The rise of coopetition formation teams
Industrial Marketing Management|2024
43 cit.
3
Always on par? How small- and medium-sized enterprises manage coopetition strategies to innovate with large firms
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship|2024
21 cit.
4
Decision tree for adaptation after radical changes: linking dynamic capabilities, ambidexterity, and strategic alliances
Journal of Management & Governance|2024
6 cit.
5
Into the Customers’ Shoes: Multimodal practices for customer-centric strategizing
Organization Studies|2024
5 cit.
6
Developing the Entrepreneurial Paradox Mindset: The Role of Startup Accelerators and Educational Programs
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice|2025
4 cit.
7
Why do limbal rings cause faces to appear healthier and more attractive? Resolving theoretical and methodological tensions in current research on perceptions of faces with(out) limbal rings.
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences|2024
3 cit.
8
Integrating modern research on social courage via psychological contract theory: direct and interactive effects of work engagement and moral disengagement
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance|2024
3 cit.
9
Zielone kompetencje jako element koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju
Studia i Prace Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów|2024
3 cit.
10
Vaccine hesitancy as indecision: Creation and evaluation of the Unidimensional Vaccine Hesitancy Scale
British Journal of Health Psychology|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Sonia Dasí-Rodríguez
Universitat de València
2
Arati Srinivasan
Providence College
3
Debidutta Pattnaik
Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital
4
Carsten Lund Pedersen
Copenhagen Business School
5
Angelo Cavallo
Politecnico di Milano
6
Nuno Oliveira
Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
7
Elham Zeynaloo
Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch
8
Jonathan Spitzer
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
9
Tadhg Ryan Charleton
Virginia Tech
10
Thomas Giel
German Sport University Cologne

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Business model scaling and growth hacking in digital entrepreneurship
Journal of Small Business Management|2023
95 cit.
2
The <i>Journal of Advertising</i> ’s Production and Dissemination of Advertising Knowledge: A 50th Anniversary Commemorative Review
Journal of Advertising|2022
43 cit.
3
What happens after market validation? Experimentation for scaling in technology-based startups
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2023
38 cit.
4
Ex-post facto analysis of cryptocurrency literature over a decade using bibliometric technique
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2023
37 cit.
5
Strategic Alliance Outcomes: Consolidation and New Directions
Academy of Management Annals|2022
35 cit.
6
Understanding the Microfoundations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Toward a Value-Based Method and Theory
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management|2023
35 cit.
7
The role of communication style in adaptation to interorganizational project disruptions
Journal of Operations Management|2022
25 cit.
8
The market-shaping potential of a crisis
Industrial Marketing Management|2022
24 cit.
9
Digital authenticity: Towards a research agenda for the AI-driven fifth phase of digitalization in business-to-business marketing
Industrial Marketing Management|2024
22 cit.
10
“Balanced” or “polarized” entrepreneurial ecosystem types? Evidence from Italy
The Journal of Technology Transfer|2023
18 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Harbir Singh
California University of Pennsylvania
2
Udo Zander
Stockholm School of Economics
3
Michael L. Tushman
Harvard University
4
Ajay K. Kohli
Georgia Institute of Technology
5
Laurel Smith‐Doerr
University of Massachusetts Amherst
6
Kim B. Clark
Saint Mary's College of California
7
Gerard George
Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation
8
John H. Freeman
University of Iowa
9
Akbar Zaheer
University of Minnesota System
10
Andrew H. Van de Ven
University of Minnesota

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology
Organization Science|1992
12.9k cit.
2
The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage
Academy of Management Review|1998
10.1k cit.
3
Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology
Administrative Science Quarterly|1996
8.5k cit.
4
Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms
Administrative Science Quarterly|1990
8.3k cit.
5
Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension
Academy of Management Review|2002
7.8k cit.
6
The Population Ecology of Organizations
American Journal of Sociology|1977
7.5k cit.
7
Market Orientation: The Construct, Research Propositions, and Managerial Implications
Journal of Marketing|1990
7.4k cit.
8
Market Orientation: Antecedents and Consequences
Journal of Marketing|1993
7.1k cit.
9
The Effect of National Culture on the Choice of Entry Mode
Journal of International Business Studies|1988
6.2k cit.
10
Technological Discontinuities and Organizational Environments
Administrative Science Quarterly|1986
6.1k cit.

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