2026 Linda F. Edelman: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	37	1927	1805	788	722	113	9451

Overview

Linda F. Edelman is affiliated with Bentley University in the United States and has produced notable research in the field of Business, Management, and Accounting, especially focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

Management of Technology and Innovation
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Strategy and Management
Accounting
Sociology and Political Science

Key topics in their research include:

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Family Business Performance and Succession
International Business and Foreign Direct Investment
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Corporate Finance and Governance

Significant publications by the researcher include:

"Pivoting to stay the course: How women entrepreneurs take advantage of opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
"Women entrepreneurs' progress in the venturing process: the impact of risk aversion and culture," 2020, Small Business Economics
"An Intergeneration Solidarity Perspective on Succession Intentions in Family Firms," 2020, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
"Catalyzing change: Innovation in women's entrepreneurship," 2022, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
"Signal configurations: Exploring set-theoretic relationships in angel investing," 2021, Journal of Business Venturing

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are:

Tatiana S. Manolova
Candida G. Brush
Saptarshi Purkayastha
Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez
Andrea Calabrò

Their publications commonly appear in venues such as:

Academy of Management Proceedings
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
Small Business Economics
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Best Publications

Social practices and the management of knowledge in project environments

Mike Bresnen;Linda Edelman;Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough

749
Citations
Internationalization of Small Firms Personal Factors Revisited

Tatiana S. Manolova;Candida G. Brush;Linda F. Edelman;Patricia G. Greene

526
Citations
Project-Based Learning and the Role of Learning Boundaries:

Harry Scarbrough;Jacky Swan;Stéphane Laurent;Mike Bresnen

524
Citations
Start‐up Motivations and Growth Intentions of Minority Nascent Entrepreneurs

Linda F. Edelman;Candida G. Brush;Tatiana S. Manolova;Patricia G. Greene

498
Citations
The Impact of Environment and Entrepreneurial Perceptions on Venture-Creation Efforts: Bridging the Discovery and Creation Views of Entrepreneurship

Linda Edelman;Helena Yli‐Renko

477
Citations
A gendered look at entrepreneurship ecosystems

Candida Brush;Linda F. Edelman;Tatiana Manolova;Friederike Welter

468
Citations
The impact of family support on young entrepreneurs' start-up activities

Linda F. Edelman;Linda F. Edelman;Tatiana Manolova;Tatiana Manolova;Galina Shirokova;Tatyana Tsukanova

441
Citations
Entrepreneurship Education: Correspondence Between Practices of Nascent Entrepreneurs and Textbook Prescriptions for Success

Linda F. Edelman;Tatiana S. Manolova;Candida G. Brush

439
Citations
Sharing Knowledge Across Projects Limits to ICT-led Project Review Practices

Sue Newell;Mike Bresnen;Linda F. Edelman;Harry Scarbrough

417
Citations
Co-alignment in the resource–performance relationship: strategy as mediator

Linda F. Edelman;Candida G. Brush;Tatiana Manolova

397
Citations
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Social Capital: Empirical Evidence from Two Organizations in the United Kingdom†

Linda F. Edelman;Mike Bresnen;Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough

328
Citations
Properties of emerging organizations: An empirical test

Candida G. Brush;Tatiana S. Manolova;Linda F. Edelman

297
Citations
When do entrepreneurial intentions lead to actions? The role of national culture

Karina Bogatyreva;Linda F. Edelman;Tatiana S. Manolova;Oleksiy Osiyevskyy

278
Citations
One size does not fit all: Entrepreneurial expectancies and growth intentions of US women and men nascent entrepreneurs

Tatiana S. Manolova;Candida G. Brush;Linda F. Edelman;Kelly G. Shaver

268
Citations
High-Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship: Fueling Social and Economic Development

Diana Hechavarria;Amanda Bullough;Candida Brush;Linda Edelman

236
Citations
Pivoting to stay the course: How women entrepreneurs take advantage of opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic

Tatiana S Manolova;Candida G Brush;Linda F Edelman;Amanda Elam

230
Citations
The human factor: Investments in employee human capital, productivity, and SME internationalization

Jonas Onkelinx;Tatiana S. Manolova;Linda F. Edelman

200
Citations
The Processes of Project-based Learning An Exploratory Study

Harry Scarbrough;Michael Bresnen;Linda F. Edelman;Stephane Laurent

187
Citations
Diversification and Performance in Developed and Emerging Market Contexts: A Review of the Literature*

Saptarshi Purkayastha;Tatiana S. Manolova;Linda F. Edelman

171
Citations
What do Women Entrepreneurs Want

Tatiana S. Manolova;Candida G. Brush;Linda F. Edelman

159
Citations
A Gendered Look at Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Candida G Brush;Linda F. Edelman;Richard T. Harrison;Diana Hechavarria

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatiana S. Manolova Bentley University

Candida G. Brush Babson College

Sue Newell University of Warwick

Mike Bresnen Manchester Metropolitan University

Harry Scarbrough City, University of London

Jacky Swan University of Warwick

Andrea Calabrò SDA Bocconi School of Management

Robert D. Galliers Bentley University

Friederike Welter University of Siegen

Pierre Berthon Bentley University

External Links

Personal website of Linda F. Edelman Google Scholar page

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