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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.
Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension
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Vanacker, Tom, Veroniek Collewaert, & Shaker A. Zahra. (2016). Slack resources, firm performance and the institutional context: Evidence from privately held firms in 26 European countries. Strategic Management Journal.1 indexed citations
Surroca, Jordi, Josep A. Tribó, & Shaker A. Zahra. (2013). Stakeholder Pressure on MNEs and the Transfer of Socially Irresponsible Practices to Subsidiaries. SSRN Electronic Journal.168 indexed citations
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Baù, Massimo, Francesco Chirico, & Shaker A. Zahra. (2013). SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT AFTER EXIT: THE EFFECT OF AN ENTREPRENEUR’S AGE AND GENDER. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 33(4). 1.1 indexed citations
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Flatten, Tessa Christina, Andreas Engélen, Shaker A. Zahra, & Malte Brettel. (2011). A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale development and validation. European Management Journal. 29(2). 98–116.542 indexed citations breakdown →
Naldi, Lucia & Shaker A. Zahra. (2007). The Effect of Upstream and Downstream Internationalization on the Acquisition of Market and Technological Knowledge: The Moderating Role of Prior Knowledge. SSRN Electronic Journal. 27(20). 1.3 indexed citations
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Schildt, Henri, et al.. (2006). Scholarly Communities in Entrepreneurship Research: A Co-Citation Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
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Zahra, Shaker A.. (2005). Technological Resources and New Firm Growth: A Comparison of Start-Up and Adolescent Ventures. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Zahra, Shaker A., Candida G. Brush, Per Davidsson, et al.. (2004). Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
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Veliyath, Rajaram & Shaker A. Zahra. (2000). Competitiveness in the 21st century: Reflections on the Growing Debate about Globalization. 8(1). 14.8 indexed citations
Zahra, Shaker A., et al.. (1998). Integration as a Moderator of the Relationship between the Sources of Manufacturing Capabilities and Technology Commercialization.1 indexed citations
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Zahra, Shaker A., et al.. (1993). Accelerating New Product Development and Successful Market Introduction. S.A.M. advanced management journal. 58(1). 9.24 indexed citations
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Zahra, Shaker A.. (1991). Predictors and Financial Outcomes of Corporate Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study. SSRN Electronic Journal.47 indexed citations
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Pearce, John A. & Shaker A. Zahra. (1991). The Relative Power of CEOS and Board of Directors: Associations with Corporate Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal.27 indexed citations
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