Birton Cowden

480 total citations
24 papers, 322 citations indexed

About

Birton Cowden is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Birton Cowden has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 322 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 9 papers in Strategy and Management and 9 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Birton Cowden's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (14 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (7 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (7 papers). Birton Cowden is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (14 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (7 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (7 papers). Birton Cowden collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Birton Cowden's co-authors include Jintong Tang, Zhi Tang, Joshua S. Bendickson, Josh Bendickson, Samuel Adomako, Susan L. Young, Masoud Karami, Wenping Ye, William C. McDowell and Phillip E. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Journal of Management Studies.

In The Last Decade

Birton Cowden

24 papers receiving 311 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birton Cowden United States 11 167 99 86 80 74 24 322
Walid A. Nakara France 7 168 1.0× 79 0.8× 45 0.5× 77 1.0× 40 0.5× 20 345
Abdul Ali United States 7 207 1.2× 101 1.0× 99 1.2× 74 0.9× 40 0.5× 9 323
Augusta Bosede Amaihian Nigeria 9 106 0.6× 73 0.7× 59 0.7× 71 0.9× 40 0.5× 19 304
Mohd Nor Hakimin Yusoff Malaysia 11 143 0.9× 58 0.6× 84 1.0× 63 0.8× 91 1.2× 34 339
Murat Atalay Türkiye 5 66 0.4× 155 1.6× 95 1.1× 58 0.7× 50 0.7× 12 373
Ioanna Deligianni Greece 8 175 1.0× 182 1.8× 55 0.6× 73 0.9× 82 1.1× 14 318
Jean‐François Soublière Canada 6 112 0.7× 59 0.6× 76 0.9× 66 0.8× 64 0.9× 14 311
Abdullah Promise Opute United Kingdom 8 192 1.1× 58 0.6× 39 0.5× 98 1.2× 30 0.4× 24 389
Oluwole Iyiola Nigeria 11 117 0.7× 66 0.7× 49 0.6× 70 0.9× 36 0.5× 41 332
Priscilla Sarai Kraft Germany 8 127 0.8× 127 1.3× 43 0.5× 110 1.4× 76 1.0× 13 309

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birton Cowden

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birton Cowden

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bendickson, Joshua S., Geoffrey T. Stewart, Birton Cowden, Patricia A. Lanier, & Steve Johnson. (2025). Leading and managing inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems. Management Decision. 64(3). 737–745. 2 indexed citations
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Adomako, Samuel, et al.. (2024). Entrepreneurial curiosity and firm innovation: Exploring the mediating role of information search in new technology ventures. Journal of Business Research. 182. 114787–114787. 6 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, et al.. (2023). Strategies of unicorn startups: how these positive deviants compare to early-stage and Fortune 500 ventures. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 30(6). 1109–1128. 4 indexed citations
4.
Cowden, Birton, Masoud Karami, Jintong Tang, Wenping Ye, & Samuel Adomako. (2022). The gendered effects of effectuation. Journal of Business Research. 155. 113403–113403. 13 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, Masoud Karami, Jintong Tang, Wenping Ye, & Samuel Adomako. (2022). The spectrum of perceived uncertainty and entrepreneurial orientation: Impacts on effectuation. Journal of Small Business Management. 62(1). 381–414. 33 indexed citations
6.
Cowden, Birton, Masoud Karami, Jintong Tang, Wenping Ye, & Samuel Adomako. (2022). Uncertainty and decision making in small firms. Journal of the International Council for Small Business. 3(4). 255–261. 3 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, Joshua S. Bendickson, Blake D. Mathias, & Shelby J. Solomon. (2022). Straight OUTTA Detroit: Embracing Stigma as Part of the Entrepreneurial Narrative. Journal of Management Studies. 59(8). 1915–1949. 11 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton & Jintong Tang. (2022). Institutional entrepreneurial orientation: Beyond setting the rules of the game for blockchain technology. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 180. 121734–121734. 11 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, et al.. (2020). Unicorns and agency theory: Agreeable moral hazard?. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 30(2). 17–25. 12 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton & Jintong Tang. (2020). Enhancing Entrepreneurial Orientation Research: From Theorizing to Measuring. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2020(1). 13243–13243. 2 indexed citations
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Bendickson, Joshua S., et al.. (2020). Agency Theory and Principal–Agent Alignment Masks: An Examination of Penalties in the National Football League. Journal of Sport Management. 35(2). 105–116. 3 indexed citations
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Bendickson, Josh, et al.. (2020). Entrepreneurial ecosystem knowledge spillover in the face of institutional voids: groups, issues, and actions. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 19(1). 117–126. 28 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton & Susan L. Young. (2020). The copycat conundrum: The double-edged sword of crowdfunding. Business Horizons. 63(4). 541–551. 22 indexed citations
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Pittz, Thomas G., Joshua S. Bendickson, Birton Cowden, & Phillip E. Davis. (2020). Sport business models: a stakeholder optimization approach. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 28(1). 134–147. 9 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton & Jintong Tang. (2017). GENDER DIFFERENCES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MUNIFICENCE: THE PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE NEW VENTURES. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 22(1). 1750002–1750002. 6 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, Jintong Tang, & Josh Bendickson. (2016). The maturing of entrepreneurial firms: Entrepreneurial orientation, firm performance, and administrative heritage. New England journal of entrepreneurship. 19(2). 42–53. 5 indexed citations
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Bendickson, Josh, Phillip E. Davis, Birton Cowden, & Eric W. Liguori. (2015). Why Small Firms Are Different: Addressing Varying Needs from Boards of Directors. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 25(2). 41–58. 6 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, et al.. (2015). EXPLORING INNOVATIVE NEW VENTURES IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 20(2). 1550010–1550010. 2 indexed citations
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Cowden, Birton, et al.. (2015). Experience-Based Green Board Capital: Linking Board of Directors and Firm Environmental Performance. 6 indexed citations
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Boal, Kimberly B., et al.. (2012). Regional economic integration and international strategic alliances: evidence from the EU. Multinational Business Review. 20(1). 44–66. 6 indexed citations

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