Melissa S. Cardon

16.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
74 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Melissa S. Cardon is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa S. Cardon has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 34 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 17 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Melissa S. Cardon's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (53 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (26 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (14 papers). Melissa S. Cardon is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (53 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (26 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (14 papers). Melissa S. Cardon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Belgium. Melissa S. Cardon's co-authors include Mateja Drnovšek, Christopher E. Stevens, Joakim Wincent, Jagdip Singh, Pankaj C. Patel, Charles Y. Murnieks, Colleen P. Kirk, Dean A. Shepherd, Richard Sudek and Cheryl Mitteness and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management.

In The Last Decade

Melissa S. Cardon

69 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

THE NATURE AND EXPERIENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2012 2013 2012 2012 400 800 1.2k
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. THE NATURE AND EXPERIENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION
    2009 1.3k citations Melissa S. Cardon, Joakim Wincent et al. profile →
  2. Measuring entrepreneurial passion: Conceptual foundations and scale validation
    2012 545 citations Melissa S. Cardon, Christopher E. Stevens et al. Journal of Business Venturing profile →
  3. Entrepreneurial Passion as Mediator of the Self–Efficacy to Persistence Relationship
    2013 467 citations Melissa S. Cardon et al. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice profile →
  4. Exploring the Heart: Entrepreneurial Emotion is a Hot Topic
    2012 458 citations Melissa S. Cardon et al. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice profile →
  5. Pathways of Passion
    2012 389 citations Charles Y. Murnieks, Elaine Mosakowski et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa S. Cardon United States 33 5.4k 3.6k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 74 8.0k
Keith M. Hmieleski United States 27 3.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 910 0.7× 911 0.8× 45 6.2k
Hao Zhao United States 16 3.6k 0.7× 3.9k 1.1× 648 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 26 7.4k
Ute Stephan United Kingdom 34 4.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.7× 841 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 842 0.7× 105 6.8k
Maw‐Der Foo Singapore 35 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 698 0.5× 842 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 71 5.3k
Jill Kickul United States 41 4.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.9× 598 0.4× 1.5k 1.1× 716 0.6× 116 6.8k
Alan L. Carsrud United States 26 7.1k 1.3× 3.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 2.8k 2.1× 456 0.4× 80 8.8k
Martin Obschonka Germany 40 3.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 661 0.5× 864 0.6× 631 0.5× 112 5.3k
Deniz Ucbasaran United Kingdom 37 4.5k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.7× 1.0k 0.8× 533 0.5× 65 7.3k
Dimo Dimov United Kingdom 36 4.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 255 0.2× 95 6.2k
Chao C. Chen United States 36 2.2k 0.4× 3.8k 1.0× 859 0.6× 743 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 71 7.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cardon, Melissa S., et al.. (2025). Which signals matter most? A meta-analytic study of early-stage investment decisions. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 23. e00539–e00539.
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Cardon, Melissa S., Mirjam Knockaert, Frederik Anseel, & M. Diane Burton. (2025). Seeing human resources of entrepreneurial firms in new ways. Journal of Business Venturing. 41(1). 106553–106553.
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Smith, Anne K., et al.. (2025). Seeing Together: Photovoice as a visual participatory approach to amplify marginalized voices. Organization Studies. 1 indexed citations
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Kibler, Ewald, et al.. (2023). The role of passion diversity, compassion, and self-compassion for team entrepreneurial passion. Small Business Economics. 62(3). 987–1007. 6 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., et al.. (2023). The many faces of entrepreneurial loneliness. Personnel Psychology. 77(1). 225–277. 17 indexed citations
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Hechavarria, Diana, et al.. (2023). Doing the right things at the right times: The role of temporal enactment in venture outcome attainment. Journal of Business Venturing. 39(1). 106344–106344. 5 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., et al.. (2021). Badge of honor or tolerable reality? How previous firm failure and experience influences investor perceptions. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 16. e00252–e00252. 18 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., Cheryl Mitteness, & Richard Sudek. (2016). Motivational Cues and Angel Investing: Interactions among Enthusiasm, Preparedness, and Commitment. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 41(6). 1057–1085. 89 indexed citations
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Drnovšek, Mateja, Pankaj C. Patel, & Melissa S. Cardon. (2012). ENTREPRENEUR’S PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND VENTURE GROWTH: TESTING THE GOAL MEDIATED RELATIONSHIPS. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 32(6). 4. 1 indexed citations
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Murnieks, Charles Y., Elaine Mosakowski, & Melissa S. Cardon. (2011). PATHWAYS OF FIRE: AN EMPIRICAL LOOK AT ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 31(4). 2. 10 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., et al.. (2011). Passion. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Mitteness, Cheryl, Melissa S. Cardon, & Richard Sudek. (2010). THE IMPORTANCE ANGELS PLACE ON PASSION WHEN MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS: WHY DOES IT MATTER TO SOME AND NOT ALL ANGELS?. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 30(2). 2. 8 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., Richard Sudek, & Cheryl Mitteness. (2009). THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION ON ANGEL INVESTING. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 29(2). 1. 96 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S. & Christopher E. Stevens. (2009). THE DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2009(1). 1–6. 25 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S.. (2008). THE DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION (SUMMARY). Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 28(4). 3. 2 indexed citations
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DeTienne, Dawn R. & Melissa S. Cardon. (2008). THE IMPACT OF NEW VENTURE DESIGN ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EXIT. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28(1). 2. 4 indexed citations
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DeTienne, Dawn R. & Melissa S. Cardon. (2006). ENTREPRENEURIAL EXIT STRATEGIES: THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 26(5). 1. 8 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., Joakim Wincent, Jagdip Singh, & Mateja Drnovšek. (2005). Entrepreneurial passion : the nature and influence of emotions in entrepreneurship. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S., et al.. (2003). Are Failures Blamed on Misfortune or Mistakes? Entrepreneurial Failure Attributions in US Newspapers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Cardon, Melissa S.. (2003). Contingent labor as an enabler of entrepreneurial growth. Human Resource Management. 42(4). 357–373. 65 indexed citations

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