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2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
101
Citations
81517
World Ranking
43
National Ranking
21

R. Duane Ireland 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 R. Duane Ireland sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 233 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Duane Ireland 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 R. Duane Ireland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow

Overview

R. Duane Ireland is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. The scientist's research primarily lies within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a publication record spanning 34 works in this area. Their work further engages deeply with several subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting, Strategy and Management, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics covered by their research include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession, Corporate Finance and Governance, Franchising Strategies and Performance, Management and Organizational Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, and Accounting and Organizational Management.

The scientist has contributed to several academic journals, frequently publishing in the Journal of Management Studies and the Academy of Management Proceedings. They also have publications in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Venturing, and Research Policy.

Notable recent papers authored by or featuring this scientist include:

  • Strategic Entrepreneurship: A Review and Research Agenda, 2022, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
  • Contextualizing Management Research: An Open Systems Perspective, 2021, Journal of Management Studies
  • The effect of CEO regulatory focus on changes to investments in R&D, 2021, Journal of Product Innovation Management
  • Radical innovation in (multi)family owned firms, 2022, Journal of Business Venturing
  • Resource orchestration, socioemotional wealth, and radical innovation in family firms: Do multifamily ownership and generational involvement matter?, 2024, Research Policy

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of this scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Francesco Chirico
  • Michael C. Withers
  • Daniel Pittino
  • Valeriano Sanchez-Famoso
  • Michael A. Hitt

R. Duane Ireland has received recognition such as the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow award. Their research agenda covers diverse but interconnected aspects of business management, particularly reflecting sustained scholarly activity in entrepreneurship and family business performance.

Best Publications

  • Signaling Theory: A Review and Assessment

    Brian L. Connelly;S. Trevis Certo;R. Duane Ireland;Christopher R. Reutzel

  • Strategic Management: Concepts: Competitiveness and Globalization

    Robert E. Hoskisson;R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt

  • Managing Firm Resources in Dynamic Environments to Create Value: Looking Inside the Black Box

    David G. Sirmon;Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland

  • International expansion by new venture firms: International diversity, mode of market entry, technological learning, and performance.

    Shaker A. Zahra;R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt

  • A Model of Strategic Entrepreneurship: The Construct and its Dimensions

    R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt;David G. Sirmon

  • Strategic entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial strategies for wealth creation

    Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland;S. Michael Camp;Donald L. Sexton

  • Alliance Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage

    R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt;Deepa Vaidyanath

  • Resource Orchestration to Create Competitive Advantage Breadth, Depth, and Life Cycle Effects

    David G. Sirmon;Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland;Brett Anitra Gilbert

  • Achieving and maintaining strategic competitiveness in the 21st century: The role of strategic leadership

    R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt

  • Conceptualizing Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy

    R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey G. Covin;Donald F. Kuratko

  • You Say Illegal, I Say Legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy

    Justin W. Webb;Laszlo Tihanyi;R. Duane Ireland;David G. Sirmon

  • Integrating entrepreneurship and strategic management actions to create firm wealth

    R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt;S. Michael Camp;Donald L. Sexton

  • Strategic Management Competitiveness & Globalization

    Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland;Robert E. Hoskisson

  • Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures

    Bruce R Barringer;R. Duane Ireland

  • Emerging Issues in Corporate Entrepreneurship

    Gregory G. Dess;R. Duane Ireland;Shaker A. Zahra;Steven W. Floyd

  • The Concept of “Opportunity” in Entrepreneurship Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

    Jeremy C. Short;David J. Ketchen;Christopher L. Shook;R. Duane Ireland

  • Resource complementarity in business combinations: Extending the logic to organizational alliances

    Jeffrey S. Harrison;Michael A. Hitt;Robert E. Hoskisson;R. Duane Ireland

  • A Model of Middle‐Level Managers’ Entrepreneurial Behavior

    Donald F. Kuratko;R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey G. Covin;Jeffrey S. Hornsby

  • Corporate distinctive competence, strategy, industry and performance

    Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland

  • Strategic Entrepreneurship: Creating Value for Individuals, Organizations, and Society

    Michael A. Hitt;R. Duane Ireland;David G. Sirmon;Cheryl A. Trahms

  • Effects Of Acquisitions on R&D Inputs and Outputs

    Michael A. Hitt;Robert E. Hoskisson;R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey S. Harrison

  • Academy of management journal

    R. Duane Ireland;T. Elfring;Keith M. Hmieleski;Ronald K. Mitchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Hitt
Michael A. Hitt Texas A&M University
Robert E. Hoskisson
Robert E. Hoskisson Rice University
Justin W. Webb
Justin W. Webb University of North Carolina at Charlotte
David J. Ketchen
David J. Ketchen Auburn University
David G. Sirmon
David G. Sirmon University of Washington
Jeffrey S. Harrison
Jeffrey S. Harrison University of Richmond
Laszlo Tihanyi
Laszlo Tihanyi Rice University
Shaker A. Zahra
Shaker A. Zahra University of Minnesota
Donald F. Kuratko
Donald F. Kuratko Indiana University
Francesco Chirico
Francesco Chirico Macquarie University

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