William C. McDowell

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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William C. McDowell is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. McDowell has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 34 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 29 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in William C. McDowell's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (34 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (24 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (19 papers). William C. McDowell is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (34 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (24 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (19 papers). William C. McDowell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. William C. McDowell's co-authors include Eric W. Liguori, Joshua S. Bendickson, Raj V. Mahto, Lixuan Zhang, Michael L. Harris, Scott C. Manley, Ralph I. Williams, Joshua R. Aaron, Joseph F. Hair and Whitney O. Peake and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Sustainability and Management Decision.

In The Last Decade

William C. McDowell

75 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William C. McDowell United States	27	830	610	533	529	311	77	2.2k
Tobias Kollmann Germany	22	1.0k 1.2×	619 1.0×	531 1.0×	327 0.6×	283 0.9×	110	1.9k
Fabian Eggers United States	26	1.0k 1.2×	607 1.0×	834 1.6×	547 1.0×	337 1.1×	46	2.5k
Thomas Niemand Germany	25	813 1.0×	507 0.8×	640 1.2×	378 0.7×	280 0.9×	52	2.0k
Marta Peris‐Ortiz Spain	22	651 0.8×	401 0.7×	563 1.1×	315 0.6×	187 0.6×	137	1.8k
Hans Berends Netherlands	27	806 1.0×	562 0.9×	1.3k 2.4×	432 0.8×	256 0.8×	53	2.6k
Jan Kratzer Germany	29	663 0.8×	468 0.8×	1000 1.9×	549 1.0×	135 0.4×	69	2.8k
Ming‐Huei Chen Taiwan	24	805 1.0×	527 0.9×	742 1.4×	254 0.5×	174 0.6×	51	2.0k
Malin Brännback Finland	18	1.4k 1.7×	803 1.3×	479 0.9×	290 0.5×	297 1.0×	59	2.1k
Mohamed Yacine Haddoud United Kingdom	23	1.1k 1.3×	602 1.0×	415 0.8×	310 0.6×	150 0.5×	52	2.0k
Matthew Grimes United States	17	1.1k 1.4×	854 1.4×	539 1.0×	340 0.6×	290 0.9×	33	2.1k

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Weinzimmer, Laurence G., et al.. (2023). The differential impact of strategic aggressiveness on firm performance: The role of firm size. Journal of Business Research. 158. 113623–113623. 20 indexed citations

Ferreira, João J., et al.. (2023). Knowledge spillovers in business intelligence organisations: a strategic entrepreneurship perspective. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 20(2). 733–759. 3 indexed citations

González‐Tejero, Cristina Blanco, Belén Ribeiro-Navarrete, Enrique Caño-Marín, & William C. McDowell. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Entrepreneurial Activity. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems. 19(1). 1–16. 24 indexed citations

Syrdal, Holly A., et al.. (2023). Influencer marketing and the growth of affiliates: The effects of language features on engagement behavior. Journal of Business Research. 163. 113875–113875. 33 indexed citations

Burch, Gerald F., Jana J. Burch, John H. Batchelor, & William C. McDowell. (2023). Disengagement factors associated with creativity in organisations: a conceptual framework. European J of International Management. 20(4). 686–713. 1 indexed citations

Peake, Whitney O., Michael L. Harris, William C. McDowell, & Phillip E. Davis. (2015). Get What You Give? An Examination of Enlightened Self-Interest, Philanthropic Intent, and Engagement in Philanthropy for Small Firm Owners. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 25(2). 79–96. 7 indexed citations

Furner, Christopher P., William C. McDowell, & Robert Zinko. (2014). Media Selection and the Imposter Phenomenon: A Multinational Investigation. Communications of the IIMA. 13(4). 2 indexed citations

Gibson, Shanan G., Michael L. Harris, Patrick D. Walker, & William C. McDowell. (2014). Investigating the Entrepreneurial Attitudes of African Americans: A Study of Young Adults. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

McDowell, William C., Joshua R. Aaron, Donald L. Lester, Shanan G. Gibson, & Michael L. Harris. (2014). Analyzing the Link between Strategy and Performance: Comparing Small Business Owners and Professional Managers. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 26(2). 45. 2 indexed citations

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Harris, Michael L., et al.. (2014). The Impact of Strategic Focus and Previous Business Experience on Small Business Performance. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 24(1). 29–44. 14 indexed citations

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Aaron, Joshua R., William C. McDowell, Michael L. Harris, & Brandon N. Cline. (2013). Incentive-Based Compensation for Ceos in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Does Pay for Performance Matter?. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 25(1). 1. 3 indexed citations

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Gibson, Shanan G., et al.. (2012). Examining Minority Business Enterprises as Government Contractors. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 24(1). 87. 1 indexed citations

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Harris, Michael L., et al.. (2011). Organizational Efficacy of Small and Medium-Sized Suppliers: The Role of Information Quality and Continuous Quality Improvement. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 22(2). 51–70. 1 indexed citations

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Gibson, Shanan G., William C. McDowell, & Michael L. Harris. (2011). The Impact of Strategic Orientation and Ethnicity on Small Business Performance. 11(1). 9–18. 3 indexed citations

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McDowell, William C., et al.. (2010). Performance of Historically Underrepresented Firms in the Public-Private Sector. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 21(1). 18–38. 2 indexed citations

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McDowell, William C., et al.. (2010). Iranian regime reform opportunities and consequences. Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.).

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McDowell, William C., Michael L. Harris, & Shanan G. Gibson. (2010). The Impact of Trust and Dependency on Business Performance: A Study of SME Suppliers. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

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McDowell, William C., Michael L. Harris, & Lixuan Zhang. (2009). RELATIONAL ORIENTATION AND PERFORMANCE IN MICRO BUSINESSES AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: AN EXAMINATION OF INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Journal of business & entrepreneurship. 21(2). 1. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lixuan, Clinton Amos, & William C. McDowell. (2008). A Comparative Study of Internet Addiction between the United States and China. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11(6). 727–729. 90 indexed citations

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McDowell, William C., Nancy Boyd, & Wm. Matthew Bowler. (2007). Overreward and the Impostor Phenomenon. Journal of managerial issues. 19(1). 95. 15 indexed citations

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