Matthew C. Sonfield

1.3k total citations
49 papers, 966 citations indexed

About

Matthew C. Sonfield is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew C. Sonfield has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 966 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 29 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 22 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Matthew C. Sonfield's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (32 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (28 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (16 papers). Matthew C. Sonfield is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (32 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (28 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (16 papers). Matthew C. Sonfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and Canada. Matthew C. Sonfield's co-authors include Robert N. Lussier, Joel Corman, Robert Barbato, S. Manikutty and Jeffrey S. Bracker and has published in prestigious journals such as Family Business Review, Journal of Small Business Management and Business Horizons.

In The Last Decade

Matthew C. Sonfield

46 papers receiving 874 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew C. Sonfield United States 17 698 658 434 176 111 49 966
Edward G. Rogoff United States 12 564 0.8× 616 0.9× 316 0.7× 182 1.0× 68 0.6× 28 865
Nils D. Kraiczy Switzerland 10 508 0.7× 513 0.8× 359 0.8× 74 0.4× 156 1.4× 17 794
Alexandra Dawson Canada 15 716 1.0× 584 0.9× 416 1.0× 126 0.7× 86 0.8× 30 908
Neri Karra United Kingdom 6 465 0.7× 414 0.6× 305 0.7× 155 0.9× 242 2.2× 12 783
Jolien Huybrechts Belgium 14 559 0.8× 480 0.7× 418 1.0× 66 0.4× 102 0.9× 28 778
Nancy Upton United States 9 613 0.9× 516 0.8× 390 0.9× 86 0.5× 147 1.3× 13 836
Wing Lam United Kingdom 11 340 0.5× 471 0.7× 284 0.7× 140 0.8× 80 0.7× 18 822
Craig E. Aronoff United States 15 796 1.1× 579 0.9× 478 1.1× 156 0.9× 88 0.8× 48 1.1k
Paola Rovelli Italy 14 452 0.6× 402 0.6× 269 0.6× 102 0.6× 78 0.7× 30 699
Massimo Baù Sweden 13 549 0.8× 508 0.8× 348 0.8× 142 0.8× 113 1.0× 37 801

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew C. Sonfield

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lussier, Robert N., et al.. (2019). Entrepreneurial strategy: The relationship between firm size and levels of innovation and risk in small businesses. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 29(3). 33–45. 16 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C. & Robert N. Lussier. (2014). The Influence of the Entrepreneur's Education Level on Strategic Decision Making. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 24(1). 19–28. 6 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (2014). Outsourcing Strategies for Small Businesses: Issues, Theoretical Bases, and Guidelines. 10(2). 35–43. 4 indexed citations
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Lussier, Robert N., Matthew C. Sonfield, & Robert Barbato. (2009). Family-Member and Non-Family-Member Managers in Family Firms: Adding a Seventh Country to the International Database - Kosovo. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 20(2). 97–114. 4 indexed citations
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Lussier, Robert N. & Matthew C. Sonfield. (2009). FOUNDER INFLUENCE IN FAMILY BUSINESSES: ANALYZING COMBINED DATA FROM SIX DIVERSE COUNTRIES. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 20(1). 103–118. 15 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (2009). Entrepreneurship and Prisoner Re-Entry: A Role for Collegiate Schools of Business. 4(1). 4 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (2008). SBI CONSULTING: "SMALL BUSINESS" VERSUS "ENTREPRENEURIAL" PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES. 1(1). 5 indexed citations
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Lussier, Robert N. & Matthew C. Sonfield. (2007). A Comparison of Family-Member and Non-Family-Member Managers in American Family Businesses. Academy of Entrepreneurship journal. 13(2). 31. 7 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (2006). America's Largest Black-Owned Companies: A Thirty-Year Longitudinal Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C. & Robert N. Lussier. (2005). First-Generation, Second-Generation and Third-Generation Family Business: A Manova Comparison. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C., et al.. (2005). A Cross-National Investigation of First-Generation, Second-Generation, and Third-Generation Family Businesses: A Four Country Anova Comparison. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 16(1). 9–26. 25 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C. & Robert N. Lussier. (2004). Family Business Ownership and Management: A Gender Comparison. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 15(2). 59–76. 21 indexed citations
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Lussier, Robert N. & Matthew C. Sonfield. (2004). Family Business Characteristics and Management Practices: An Analysis of Covariance Study. Academy of Entrepreneurship journal. 10. 59. 2 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C., Robert N. Lussier, & Robert Barbato. (2001). The entrepreneurial aptitude of prison inmates and the potential benefit of self-employment training programs. Academy of Entrepreneurship journal. 7(2). 85. 10 indexed citations
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Lussier, Robert N. & Matthew C. Sonfield. (1998). El arte de emprender o cómo valorar las alternativas estratégicas de un nuevo negocio. Harvard-Deusto business review. 42–46.
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Sonfield, Matthew C. & Robert Barbato. (1994). Testing Prison Inmates for Entrepreneurial Aptitude. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 5(2). 45–52. 4 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C., et al.. (1990). Innovative Turning Points in the Path to Entrepreneurial Success. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 1(1). 60–64. 2 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C., Robert Barbato, & Jeffrey S. Bracker. (1990). Worker Dislocation and Potential Entrepreneurship. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 2(2). 51. 3 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (1986). An Exploratory Analysis of the Largest Black-Owned U.S. Companies. Journal of Small Business Management. 24. 9. 21 indexed citations
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Sonfield, Matthew C.. (1984). Can Japanese Management Techniques Be Applied to American Small Business. Journal of Small Business Management. 22. 18. 55 indexed citations

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