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Business and Management
UK
2023

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Business and Management

D-Index
53
Citations
13793
World Ranking
815
National Ranking
123

Abby Ghobadian publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abby Ghobadian sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 204 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Abby Ghobadian D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abby Ghobadian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management

Overview

Abby Ghobadian is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with 34 publications contributing to this broad area. Subfields of focus include Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting, and Management Science and Operations Research.

The research topics covered by Abby Ghobadian span several key areas:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • International Business and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Their recent publications illustrate an engagement with contemporary challenges facing businesses and management practices. Notable papers include:

  • "How can SMEs successfully navigate VUCA environment: The role of agility in the digital transformation era," published in 2021 in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • "COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay Between Firm Disruption and Managerial Attention Focus," published in 2021 in British Journal of Management
  • "Institutions, industries and entrepreneurial versus advantage-based strategies: how complex, nested environments affect strategic choice," published in 2020 in Journal of Management & Governance
  • "Entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance: The mediating role of business model novelty," published in 2021 in R and D Management
  • "Alliance management capabilities in sustainability-oriented collaboration: Problematization and new research directions," published in 2023 in International Journal of Management Reviews

Their work has appeared frequently in the Academy of Management Proceedings and British Journal of Management, with additional publications in specialized outlets such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Journal of Management Reviews, and Journal of Management & Governance.

Abby Ghobadian has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, particularly Nicholas O'Regan, Michael A. Hitt, Tian Han, Ciro Troise, and Laura A. Costanzo, reflecting a networked and interdisciplinary approach in their research efforts.

In recognition of contributions to their field, Abby Ghobadian holds fellowships with the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, and the British Academy of Management. These honors signify active engagement within the broader academic and professional management communities.

Best Publications

  • Service Quality: Concepts and Models

    Abby Ghobadian;Simon Speller;Matthew Jones

  • Social innovation and social entrepreneurship: : A systematic review

    Wendy Phillips;Hazel Sung-yan Lee;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O’Regan

  • Total quality management in SMEs

    A. Ghobadian;D.N. Gallear

  • TQM and organization size

    Abby Ghobadian;David Gallear

  • An empirical study of green supply chain management practices amongst UK manufacturers

    Diane Holt;Abby Ghobadian

  • Fast tracking innovation in manufacturing SMEs

    Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian;Martin A. Sims

  • Environmental regulations, innovation and firm performance: a revisit of the Porter hypothesis

    Ramakrishnan Ramanathan;Qile He;Andrew Black;Abby Ghobadian

  • In search of the drivers of high growth in manufacturing SMEs

    Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian;David Gallear

  • e-Leadership through strategic alignment: an empirical study of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the digital age

    Weizi Li;Kecheng Liu;Maksim Belitski;Abby Ghobadian

  • Innovation in SMEs: the impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions

    Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian

  • The importance of capabilities for strategic direction and performance

    Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

  • Characteristics, benefits and shortcomings of four major quality awards

    Abby Ghobadian;Hong Seng Woo

  • Lean, green practices and process innovation: a model for green supply chain performance.

    Anass Cherrafi;Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes;Vikas Kumar;Nishikant Mishra

  • How can SMEs successfully navigate VUCA environment: The role of agility in the digital transformation era

    Ciro Troise;Vincenzo Corvello;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

  • Business-level strategy and performance: The moderating effects of environment and structure

    M.K. Nandakumar;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

  • Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms

    Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

  • Performance Measurement in Local Government – Concept and Practice

    Abby Ghobadian;John Ashworth

  • Knowledge acquisition in supply chain partnerships: the role of power

    Qile He;Abby Ghobadian;David Gallear

  • Formal strategic planning: The key to effective business process management?

    Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

  • Examining legitimatisation of additive manufacturing in the interplay between innovation, lean manufacturing and sustainability

    Abby Ghobadian;Irene Talavera;Arijit Bhattacharya;Vikas Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas O'Regan
Nicholas O'Regan Aston University
Michael A. Hitt
Michael A. Hitt Texas A&M University
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan University of Sharjah
Howard Thomas
Howard Thomas Singapore Management University
V Kumar
V Kumar Brock University
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes University of Derby
Mustafa Özbilgin
Mustafa Özbilgin Brunel University London
R. Duane Ireland
R. Duane Ireland Texas A&M University
Yehuda Baruch
Yehuda Baruch University of Southampton
David G. Sirmon
David G. Sirmon University of Washington

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