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Liability Of Smallness

Liability of Smallness is a theoretical construct in organizational ecology that denotes the heightened risk of organizational failure faced by smaller organizations due to their limited resource buffering, reduced adaptability to environmental fluctuations, and lower legitimacy compared to larger counterparts.

25

Publications

3.7K

Citations

55

Authors

36

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

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Publications

25

Organizational Mortality: The Liabilities of Newness and Adolescence

Josef Brüderl · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1990 · 1K citations

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Even Dwarfs Started Small: Liabilities of Age and Size and Their Strategic Implications

Howard E. Aldrich, Ellen R. Auster · SSRN Electronic Journal · 1986 · 631 citations · Full text

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Theory and Research in Organizational Ecology

Jitendra V. Singh, Charles J. Lumsden · Annual Review of Sociology · 1990 · 510 citations

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Unpacking liabilities of newness and smallness in innovative start-ups: Investigating the differences in innovation performance between new and older small firms

Elena M. Gimenez‐Fernandez, Francesco Domenico Sandulli, Marcel Bogers · Research Policy · 2020 · 216 citations

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Applicant Attraction Practices and Outcomes among Small Businesses

Herbert G. Heneman, Robyn A. Berkley · Journal of Small Business Management · 1999 · 174 citations

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Authors

55

  1. IC
    InduShobha Chengalur‐Smith

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    1 publications · 92 citations

    1

    h-index

  2. PU
    Pia Ulvenblad

    Halmstad University, Sweden

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. EM
    Elena M. Gimenez‐Fernandez

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    1 publications · 216 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. MJ
    Michael J. Powell

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 96 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. WW
    Wai Wai Ko

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 29 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

36

  1. Nord University

    Bodø, Norway

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  2. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

    Daejeon, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  3. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    432 citations

  4. Medical Council of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    510 citations

  5. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. Polytechnic University of Bari

    Bari, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    94 citations

  7. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

    Ulsan, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  8. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Annual Review of Sociology

    2 publications · 574 citations

    2

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  2. Journal of Small Business Management

    JSBM · 2 publications · 267 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 1 publications · 1K citations

    1

    h-index

  4. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 1 publications · 96 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Journal of the Association for Information Systems

    JAIS · 1 publications · 92 citations

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