James G. Combs

12.8k citations
104 papers · 8.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 42

James G. Combs

100 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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Entrepreneurial legacy: Toward a theory of how some ...51120062026201220194008001.2k

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James G. Combs
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  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3.6k
  • Strategy and Management 4.4k
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 2.0k
  • Accounting 2.2k
  • Business and International Management 357
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All Works

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WHICH ENTREPRENEUR SHOULD OWN IT? EXTENDING AGENCY THEORY TO EXPLAIN OUTLET OWNERSHIP IN FRANCHISING (SUMMARY)
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Franchisor Types: Reexamination and Clarification
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Franchisor Strategy: A Proposed Model and Empirical Test of Franchise versus Company Ownership
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About James G. Combs

James G. Combs is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Management Information Systems, having authored 104 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Corporate Finance and Governance (34 papers), Franchising Strategies and Performance (29 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (26 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (26 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (7 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (3.6k citations), Strategy and Management (4.4k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (2.0k citations), Accounting (2.2k citations) and Business and International Management (357 citations). James G. Combs has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David J. Ketchen, T. Russell Crook, Yongmei Liu, Angela T. Hall, Peter Jaskiewicz, Samuel Y. Todd, Gary J. Castrogiovanni, Steven C. Michael, Sabine B. Rau and David J. Woehr. Their work appears in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Perspectives, Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Management Journal.

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