Yan Ling

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Yan Ling is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Ling has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 8 papers in Accounting and 8 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Yan Ling's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (7 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers). Yan Ling is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (7 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers). Yan Ling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Yan Ling's co-authors include Michael Lubatkin, Zeki Şimşek, John F. Veiga, Liqun Wei, Hao Zhao, Robert A. Baron, Franz W. Kellermanns, Shanquan Sun, Zhiyou Cai and Jieying Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Yan Ling

20 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ambidexterity and Performance in Small-to Medium-Sized Fi... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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. Ambidexterity and Performance in Small-to Medium-Sized Firms: The Pivotal Role of Top Management Team Behavioral Integration
    2006 1.6k citations Michael Lubatkin, Zeki Şimşek et al. Journal of Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yan Ling United States 11 1.5k 861 817 470 217 21 2.5k
Zhongfeng Su China 25 1.2k 0.8× 804 0.9× 412 0.5× 547 1.2× 390 1.8× 54 2.2k
Moses Acquaah United States 20 1.1k 0.7× 527 0.6× 568 0.7× 478 1.0× 282 1.3× 44 2.0k
Petra Andries Belgium 21 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 401 0.5× 531 1.1× 688 3.2× 59 2.4k
J. P. Eggers United States 18 1.5k 1.0× 513 0.6× 410 0.5× 417 0.9× 419 1.9× 41 2.3k
Tammy L. Madsen United States 14 1.4k 1.0× 374 0.4× 441 0.5× 301 0.6× 335 1.5× 26 2.1k
Ken Matsuno United States 10 979 0.7× 542 0.6× 633 0.8× 173 0.4× 162 0.7× 13 1.6k
Shameen Prashantham China 25 1.6k 1.1× 688 0.8× 647 0.8× 495 1.1× 319 1.5× 67 2.2k
Franz T. Lohrke United States 18 709 0.5× 604 0.7× 471 0.6× 510 1.1× 313 1.4× 34 1.7k
Hai Guo China 21 963 0.7× 615 0.7× 241 0.3× 265 0.6× 389 1.8× 33 1.7k
Stewart Thornhill Canada 14 810 0.6× 816 0.9× 480 0.6× 721 1.5× 586 2.7× 30 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Ling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Ling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Ling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Ling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Ling based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yan Ling. Yan Ling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wei, Liqun, Yan Ling, Franz W. Kellermanns, & Yuli Zhang. (2024). Strategic consensus at founding and product innovation performance in high-tech ventures. Journal of Business Research. 188. 115082–115082. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Cai, et al.. (2023). Governments’ new policy frequency and firms’ performance in an emerging industry: the difference between family and non-family firms. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 19(4). 1707–1737. 7 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, Michael Greiner, & Jianhong Chen. (2023). Facilitating Resilience from The Top: The Effect of CEO Future Focus and Optimism in Extreme Context. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kang, Jae Hyeung, Yan Ling, & Lizabeth A. Barclay. (2023). Peer-to-peer guanxi and unethical practices: a dynamic examination based on cultural change in China. Culture and Organization. 30(1). 83–101. 1 indexed citations
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Huo, Yuanyuan, Liqun Wei, Yan Ling, Song Chang, & Hao‐Chieh Lin. (2023). Founder-CEOS’ procedural fairness: How and when it matters to new venture ambidexterity. Journal of General Management. 51(1). 3–17. 1 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, et al.. (2021). Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance. Journal of Small Business Management. 61(6). 2938–2985. 20 indexed citations
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Carmeli, Abraham, Yan Ling, Liqun Wei, & Jun Xia. (2021). Polychronicity in New Technological Venture Teams: The Influence of Founder-CEOs’ Tertius Iungens Orientation and the Implications for Venture Growth. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 71. 452–464. 3 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, Michelle Hammond, & Liqun Wei. (2020). Ethical leadership and ambidexterity in young firms: examining the CEO-TMT Interface. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 18(1). 25–48. 12 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, Michelle Hammond, & Liqun Wei. (2020). Ethical Leadership and Ambidexterity in New Ventures: Examining the CEO-TMT Interface. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2020(1). 17314–17314. 2 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, María Concepción López Fernández, Ana María Serrano Bedia, & Franz W. Kellermanns. (2019). Organizational culture and entrepreneurial orientation: examination through a new conceptualization lens. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 16(2). 709–737. 23 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, Liqun Wei, & Jun Xia. (2016). TMT Polychronicity and Firm Performance: The Role of CEO TIO and Industry Growth. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 12130–12130. 2 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, et al.. (2015). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in China. Medical Gas Research. 5(1). 3–3. 28 indexed citations
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Wei, Liqun & Yan Ling. (2014). CEO characteristics and corporate entrepreneurship in transition economies: Evidence from China. Journal of Business Research. 68(6). 1157–1165. 79 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, David Baldridge, & Justin B. Craig. (2012). The impact of family structure on issue selling by successor generation members in family firms. Journal of Family Business Strategy. 3(4). 220–227. 10 indexed citations
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Wei, Liqun & Yan Ling. (2012). CEO characteristics and corporate entrepreneurship: Evidence from China. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 13334–13334. 2 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, et al.. (2008). Transformational Leadership's Role in Promoting Corporate Entrepreneurship: Examining the CEO-TMT Interface. Academy of Management Journal. 51(3). 557–576. 465 indexed citations
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Ling, Yan, Hao Zhao, & Robert A. Baron. (2007). Influence of Founder—CEOs' Personal Values on Firm Performance: Moderating Effects of Firm Age and Size†. Journal of Management. 33(5). 673–696. 125 indexed citations
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Lubatkin, Michael, Zeki Şimşek, Yan Ling, & John F. Veiga. (2006). Ambidexterity and Performance in Small-to Medium-Sized Firms: The Pivotal Role of Top Management Team Behavioral Integration. Journal of Management. 32(5). 646–672. 1563 indexed citations breakdown →

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