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Body shifted, soul not: migrant identity, social inclusion, and small business success 身体变了，灵魂没变：移民身份、社会包容和小企业成功

IF 6.4 1区经济学

Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-19 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01291-8

Serghei Musaji, Qiong Wu, Julio De Castro

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Correction: Impatience and entrepreneurship 更正：缺乏耐心和创业精神

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-19 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01290-9

Chris Dawson, Virgilio Failla

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The shapes of knowledge spillovers: the AC-KS model 知识溢出的形态：AC-KS模型

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01286-5

Gustavo Barboza,Alessandro Braga,Aubin Duchier

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Knowing when to quit: experience, binding financial constraints, and withdrawal from new venture creation 知道何时退出：经验、财务约束和退出新企业

IF 6.4 1区经济学

Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01281-w

Scott Shane

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A bibliometric assessment of hidden champions research: Mapping an evolving field 隐性冠军研究的文献计量学评估：描绘一个不断发展的领域

IF 6.4 1区经济学

Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01287-4

Stephan Gerschewski,João J. Ferreira,Ana Joana Candeias Fernandes,Jong Min Lee

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High-growth firms and their habitats 高增长公司及其栖息地

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-03 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01289-2

Martin Andersson,Johan Karlsson,Johan P Larsson

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Institutional employment protection and entrepreneurial entry: evidence from a natural experiment 制度就业保护与创业进入：来自自然实验的证据

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01288-3

Fenglong Xiao

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Impatience and entrepreneurship 急躁与创业精神

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01285-6

Virgilio Failla, Chris Dawson

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How ethnic- and community-based informal institutions shape entrepreneurial resource acquisition in Ethiopia 以种族和社区为基础的非正式机构如何影响埃塞俄比亚的企业资源获取

IF 6.4 1区经济学

Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01274-9

Yamlaksira S. Getachew, Michael Abebe, Alexander Glosenberg

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Income inequality and entrepreneurial motivations: A cross-country analysis of the moderating roles of trade openness and individual capital 收入不平等与创业动机：贸易开放和个人资本调节作用的跨国分析

IF 6.4 1区经济学

Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2026-09-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-026-01284-7

Sujata Kar, Pooja Kapoor

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