Deema Refai

459 total citations
25 papers, 276 citations indexed

About

Deema Refai is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Deema Refai has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 276 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 10 papers in Education and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Deema Refai's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (16 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (7 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (7 papers). Deema Refai is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (16 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (7 papers) and Higher Education and Employability (7 papers). Deema Refai collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Egypt and France. Deema Refai's co-authors include Radi Haloub, John Lever, Rita Klapper, David Higgins, Gerard McElwee, John L. Thompson, Alain Fayolle, Marco van Gelderen, Caroline Verzat and Fabrice Cavarretta and has published in prestigious journals such as International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Intercultural Relations and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.

In The Last Decade

Deema Refai

25 papers receiving 263 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Deema Refai 181 108 76 52 50 25 276
Lorna Treanor 208 1.1× 85 0.8× 49 0.6× 106 2.0× 44 0.9× 17 302
Hala Hattab 250 1.4× 79 0.7× 86 1.1× 90 1.7× 92 1.8× 13 318
Renaud Redien‐Collot 185 1.0× 49 0.5× 45 0.6× 98 1.9× 33 0.7× 19 251
Radi Haloub 82 0.5× 120 1.1× 26 0.3× 47 0.9× 20 0.4× 15 262
Pegram Harrison 192 1.1× 56 0.5× 23 0.3× 120 2.3× 68 1.4× 9 288
Miruna Radu Lefebvre 245 1.4× 24 0.2× 89 1.2× 128 2.5× 67 1.3× 9 297
Karen Verduyn 186 1.0× 66 0.6× 23 0.3× 139 2.7× 58 1.2× 8 275
Przemysław Zbierowski 102 0.6× 23 0.2× 29 0.4× 76 1.5× 29 0.6× 39 217
Vivence Kalitanyi 130 0.7× 139 1.3× 21 0.3× 43 0.8× 28 0.6× 17 234
Heinz Klandt 170 0.9× 27 0.3× 62 0.8× 80 1.5× 33 0.7× 26 207

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deema Refai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deema Refai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Refai, Deema, Steffen Korsgaard, María Villares‐Varela, et al.. (2025). Entrepreneurial agency in constrained contexts: An introduction and review of the literature. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. 43(5). 457–473. 2 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, John Lever, & Radi Haloub. (2024). Entrepreneurship in constrained immigration contexts – the liminal integration of Syrian refugees. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 36(3-4). 416–435. 10 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, et al.. (2023). Creating a sustainable ripple in rural entrepreneurship – the case of Deserttulip in resource-constrained rural Jordan. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. 30(1). 180–199. 13 indexed citations
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Tiwasing, Pattanapong, et al.. (2023). The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation editors’ series: Advancing quantitative research in entrepreneurship. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 24(1). 3–6. 2 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, et al.. (2022). Contextualising rural entrepreneurship – A strong structuration perspective on gendered-local agency. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. 40(8). 1019–1040. 20 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, et al.. (2022). Egyptian rural women entrepreneurs: Challenges, ambitions and opportunities. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 23(3). 203–214. 16 indexed citations
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Kromidha, Endrit, et al.. (2022). International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Editors’ Series: Innovation opportunities and future direction in entrepreneurship research. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 23(1). 3–4. 7 indexed citations
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Loi, Michela, Alain Fayolle, Marco van Gelderen, et al.. (2021). Entrepreneurship Education at the Crossroads: Challenging Taken-for-Granted Assumptions and Opening New Perspectives. Journal of Management Inquiry. 31(2). 123–134. 42 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, John Lever, & Radi Haloub. (2021). A Better Future? Understanding Refugee Entrepreneurship (BFURE). White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 3 indexed citations
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Koburtay, Tamer, Deema Refai, & Radi Haloub. (2020). The role of cultural pressures and group favouritism in shaping Syrian refugees’ identity in the Jordanian work environment. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 79. 24–35. 12 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, Radi Haloub, & John Lever. (2018). Contextualizing entrepreneurial identity among Syrian refugees in Jordan. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 19(4). 250–260. 50 indexed citations
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Higgins, David, et al.. (2018). Focus point: the need for alternative insight into the entrepreneurial education paradigm. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship. 31(3). 225–242. 15 indexed citations
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Higgins, David, Deema Refai, & Alain Fayolle. (2017). Promoting Values through Sustainable Entrepreneurial Education – An Axiological perspective. 1 indexed citations
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Haloub, Radi, et al.. (2016). Attitudes Toward Business Ethics in Different Contexts: a Cross-Cultural Comparison between professionals in Jordan and UK. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 2 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema & Rita Klapper. (2016). Enterprise education in pharmacy schools. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. 22(4). 485–509. 14 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema & John L. Thompson. (2015). Where do graduates Develop their Enterprise Skills? The Value of the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions’ Context. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 2 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema & John L. Thompson. (2015). Where do Graduates Develop Their Enterprise Skills?. Industry and Higher Education. 29(6). 435–444. 3 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, Rita Klapper, & John L. Thompson. (2015). A holistic social constructionist perspective to enterprise education. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. 21(3). 316–337. 21 indexed citations
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Klapper, Rita, et al.. (2015). Special Issue: Innovative Pedagogy in Entrepreneurship. Industry and Higher Education. 29(5). 321–325. 5 indexed citations
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Refai, Deema, et al.. (2014). Using Enterprise Education to Prepare Healthcare Professional Graduates for the Real World. Industry and Higher Education. 28(6). 427–438. 3 indexed citations

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