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Business and Management
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Business and Management D-index 70 Citations 26,019 175 World Ranking 160 National Ranking 20

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Finance
  • Social science
  • Management

Paul Westhead spends much of his time researching Marketing, Business failure, Portfolio, Entrepreneurship and Accounting. Paul Westhead connects Marketing with Internationalization in his research. His Business failure research incorporates elements of Optimism and Labour economics.

His study in Portfolio is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Conceptual framework and Unit of analysis. His Entrepreneurship research includes themes of Mechanism, Public economics and Employment growth. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Accounting, Demographic economics is strongly linked to Position.

His most cited work include:

  • The internationalization of new and small firms: A resource-based view (818 citations)
  • Cross-national Comparisons of the Variation in New Firm Formation Rates (706 citations)
  • Family firm research: the need for a methodological rethink (499 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Human capital, Public relations and Internationalization. By researching both Marketing and Context, Paul Westhead produces research that crosses academic boundaries. His Entrepreneurship study deals with Management intersecting with Engineering ethics.

His Human capital research includes elements of Labour economics and Financial capital. Paul Westhead interconnects Optimism, Business failure and Rate of return in the investigation of issues within Portfolio. His Process research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Exploratory research and Competitive advantage.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Marketing (44.02%)
  • Entrepreneurship (26.09%)
  • Human capital (14.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Entrepreneurship (26.09%)
  • Marketing (44.02%)
  • Context (7.61%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Paul Westhead mainly investigates Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Context, Public relations and Alertness. His research integrates issues of Market economy, Control and Human capital theory in his study of Entrepreneurship. Paul Westhead has included themes like Developing country, Public sector, Labour economics and Research question in his Human capital theory study.

Paul Westhead works mostly in the field of Marketing, limiting it down to topics relating to Ordinary least squares and, in certain cases, Asset. His Public relations study combines topics in areas such as Quality, Computer literacy, Exploratory research and Sample. His Human capital research includes elements of Qualitative comparative analysis, Sales growth and National wealth.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: Do female students benefit?: (81 citations)
  • Cultural factors and entrepreneurial intention: The role of entrepreneurship education (71 citations)
  • Entrepreneurial assets and mindsets: Benefit from university entrepreneurship education investment (53 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Finance
  • Social science
  • Management

Paul Westhead mainly focuses on Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship education, Test and Investment. He performs integrative Marketing and Stewardship research in his work. The Entrepreneurship study combines topics in areas such as Control, Management buyout and Agency.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ordinary least squares and Human capital. His research in Ordinary least squares intersects with topics in Public sector and Public relations. His Human capital research incorporates themes from Developmental psychology and Asset.

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Best Publications

The internationalization of new and small firms: A resource-based view

Paul Westhead;Mike Wright;Deniz Ucbasaran.
Journal of Business Venturing (2001)

1616 Citations

Cross-national Comparisons of the Variation in New Firm Formation Rates

Paul Reynolds;David J. Storey;Paul Westhead.
(1994)

1405 Citations

The Focus of Entrepreneurial Research: Contextual and Process Issues:

Deniz Ucbasaran;Paul Westhead;Mike Wright.
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2001)

1044 Citations

Family firm research: the need for a methodological rethink

Paul Westhead;Marc Cowling.
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (1998)

990 Citations

Opportunity Identification and Pursuit: Does an Entrepreneur’s Human Capital Matter?

Deniz Ucbasaran;Paul Westhead;Mike Wright.
Small Business Economics (2008)

956 Citations

A taxonomy of business start-up reasons and their impact on firm growth and size

Sue Birley;Paul Westhead.
(1994)

955 Citations

Growth and performance contrasts between ‘types’ of small firms

Sue Birley;Paul Westhead.
(1990)

939 Citations

Novice, portfolio, and serial founders: are they different?

Paul Westhead;Mike Wright.
Journal of Business Venturing (1998)

938 Citations

The extent and nature of opportunity identification by experienced entrepreneurs

Deniz Ucbasaran;Paul Westhead;Paul Westhead;Mike Wright;Mike Wright.
Journal of Business Venturing (2009)

894 Citations

An exploratory examination of the reasons leading to new firm formation across country and gender

Scott Shane;Lars Kolvereid;Paul Westhead.
(1991)

783 Citations

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