Benjamin Gilad

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Gilad is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Gilad has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Strategy and Management, 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Gilad's work include Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence (5 papers), Economic theories and models (4 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (3 papers). Benjamin Gilad is often cited by papers focused on Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence (5 papers), Economic theories and models (4 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (3 papers). Benjamin Gilad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Benjamin Gilad's co-authors include Stanley Kaish, Philip Levine, Peter D. Loeb, Ephraim F. Sudit, George G. Gordon, Joshua Ronen, Laurence S. Moss and Peter E. Earl and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, Journal of Business Venturing and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Gilad

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Characteristics of opportunities search of entrepreneurs ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Characteristics of opportunities search of entrepreneurs versus executives: Sources, interests, general alertness
    1991 519 citations Stanley Kaish, Benjamin Gilad Journal of Business Venturing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Gilad United States 13 646 322 319 276 247 26 1.3k
Drew Bagby United States 4 914 1.4× 293 0.9× 197 0.6× 373 1.4× 380 1.5× 7 1.2k
Utz Weitzel Netherlands 22 334 0.5× 451 1.4× 481 1.5× 231 0.8× 591 2.4× 80 1.6k
Randolph Sloof Netherlands 18 299 0.5× 557 1.7× 182 0.6× 120 0.4× 155 0.6× 83 1.4k
Stefan Wally United States 11 366 0.6× 260 0.8× 814 2.6× 385 1.4× 431 1.7× 14 1.5k
Tim R. Holcomb United States 12 448 0.7× 253 0.8× 552 1.7× 362 1.3× 593 2.4× 31 1.3k
David W. Williams United States 16 838 1.3× 152 0.5× 375 1.2× 550 2.0× 365 1.5× 42 1.4k
Calvin A. Kent United States 8 1.4k 2.2× 338 1.0× 247 0.8× 709 2.6× 334 1.4× 22 1.8k
Daniel W. Elfenbein United States 18 387 0.6× 500 1.6× 522 1.6× 156 0.6× 404 1.6× 38 1.4k
Don Y. Lee Hong Kong 10 405 0.6× 139 0.4× 429 1.3× 558 2.0× 193 0.8× 14 1.2k
Murray B. Low United States 9 1.8k 2.9× 449 1.4× 480 1.5× 971 3.5× 705 2.9× 10 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Gilad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gilad, Benjamin & Peter D. Loeb. (2012). A Systematic Approach to Problem Solving.. The Journal of Education for Business. 58(7). 263–265. 3 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin. (2010). War gaming: virtual reality, real lessons. Strategy and Leadership. 38(6). 38–42. 3 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, George G. Gordon, & Ephraim F. Sudit. (1993). Identifying gaps and blind spots in competitive intelligence. Long Range Planning. 26(6). 107–113. 17 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, George G. Gordon, & Ephraim F. Sudit. (1992). Competitive intelligence and strategic group decisions: A new diagnostic tool. Group Decision and Negotiation. 1(1). 5–25. 1 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin & Stanley Kaish. (1991). Characteristics of Opportunities Search of Entrepreneurs Versus Executives: Sources, Interests, General Alertness. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin. (1991). U.S. Intelligence System: Model for Corporate Chiefs?. Journal of Business Strategy. 12(3). 20–25. 8 indexed citations
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Kaish, Stanley & Benjamin Gilad. (1991). Characteristics of opportunities search of entrepreneurs versus executives: Sources, interests, general alertness. Journal of Business Venturing. 6(1). 45–61. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gilad, Benjamin, Stanley Kaish, & Joshua Ronen. (1989). Information, search, and entrepreneurship: A pilot study. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 18(3). 217–235. 11 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin. (1988). Rational choice: The contrast between economics and psychology. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 9(2). 209–211. 72 indexed citations
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Earl, Peter E., Benjamin Gilad, & Stanley Kaish. (1987). Handbook of Behavioral Economics. Vol A: Behavioral Microeconomics, Vol B: Behavioral Macroeconomics.. The Economic Journal. 97(388). 1012–1012. 1 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, Stanley Kaish, & Peter D. Loeb. (1987). Cognitive dissonance and utility maximization. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 8(1). 61–73. 45 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin & Philip Levine. (1986). A Behavioral Model of Entrepreneurial Supply. Journal of Small Business Management. 24. 45. 196 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin & Stanley Kaish. (1986). Handbook of behavioral economics. JAI Press eBooks. 185 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, et al.. (1985). A theory of surprise and business failure. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 14(1). 35–55. 3 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, et al.. (1984). Entrepreneurship, Productivity, and the Freedom of Information Act. Southern Economic Journal. 51(1). 288–288. 1 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, Stanley Kaish, & Peter D. Loeb. (1984). From economic behavior to behavioral economics: The behavioral uprising in economics. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 13(2). 3–24. 6 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin, Stanley Kaish, & Peter D. Loeb. (1984). From economic behavior to behavioral economics: The behavioral uprising in economics. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 13(1). 1–22. 18 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin. (1982). An interdisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship : locus of control and alertness. UMI Dissertation Information Service eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin & Stanley Kaish. (1982). A note on the past and future of psychonomics. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 11(2). 51–66. 3 indexed citations
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Gilad, Benjamin. (1982). On encouraging entrepreneurship an interdisciplinary analysis. Journal of Behavioral Economics. 11(1). 132–163. 37 indexed citations

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