| Darwinians, communitarians, and missionaries: The role of founder identity in entrepreneurship E Fauchart, M Gruber Academy of management journal 54 (5), 935-957, 2011 | 1204 | 2011 |
| The open innovation research landscape: Established perspectives and emerging themes across different levels of analysis M Bogers, AK Zobel, A Afuah, E Almirall, S Brunswicker, L Dahlander, ... Industry and Innovation 24 (1), 8-40, 2017 | 1189 | 2017 |
| Look before you leap: Market opportunity identification in emerging technology firms M Gruber, IC MacMillan, JD Thompson Management science 54 (9), 1652-1665, 2008 | 656 | 2008 |
| What you are is what you like—similarity biases in venture capitalists' evaluations of start-up teams N Franke, M Gruber, D Harhoff, J Henkel Journal of Business Venturing 21 (6), 802-826, 2006 | 576 | 2006 |
| Venture capitalists’ evaluations of start–up teams: Trade–offs, knock–out criteria, and the impact of VC experience N Franke, M Gruber, D Harhoff, J Henkel Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 32 (3), 459-483, 2008 | 568 | 2008 |
| Pre-entry knowledge, learning, and the survival of new firms JC Dencker, M Gruber, SK Shah Organization Science 20 (3), 516-537, 2009 | 513 | 2009 |
| Uncovering the value of planning in new venture creation: A process and contingency perspective M Gruber Journal of business venturing 22 (6), 782-807, 2007 | 502 | 2007 |
| Configurations of resources and capabilities and their performance implications: an exploratory study on technology ventures M Gruber, F Heinemann, M Brettel, S Hungeling Strategic Management Journal 31 (12), 1337-1356, 2010 | 474 | 2010 |
| Managing by design M Gruber, N De Leon, G George, P Thompson Academy of management journal 58 (1), 1-7, 2015 | 434 | 2015 |
| Escaping the prior knowledge corridor: What shapes the number and variety of market opportunities identified before market entry of technology start-ups? M Gruber, IC MacMillan, JD Thompson Organization science 24 (1), 280-300, 2013 | 399 | 2013 |
| Marketing in new ventures: theory and empirical evidence M Gruber Schmalenbach business review 56, 164-199, 2004 | 369 | 2004 |
| The lean startup framework: Closing the academic–practitioner divide DA Shepherd, M Gruber Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 45 (5), 967-998, 2021 | 363 | 2021 |
| Knowledge recombination across technological boundaries: Scientists vs. engineers M Gruber, D Harhoff, K Hoisl Management Science 59 (4), 837-851, 2013 | 359 | 2013 |
| “In pursuit of the real deal”: A longitudinal study of VC decision making JS Petty, M Gruber Journal of Business Venturing 26 (2), 172-188, 2011 | 325 | 2011 |
| Measuring the social identity of entrepreneurs: Scale development and international validation P Sieger, M Gruber, E Fauchart, T Zellweger Journal of Business Venturing 31 (5), 542-572, 2016 | 293 | 2016 |
| Reconceptualizing necessity entrepreneurship: A contextualized framework of entrepreneurial processes under the condition of basic needs JC Dencker, S Bacq, M Gruber, M Haas Academy of Management Review 46 (1), 60-79, 2021 | 292 | 2021 |
| New ventures based on open innovation–an empirical analysis of start-up firms in embedded Linux M Gruber, J Henkel International Journal of Technology Management 33 (4), 356-372, 2006 | 285 | 2006 |
| From minds to markets: How human capital endowments shape market opportunity identification of technology start-ups M Gruber, IC MacMillan, JD Thompson Journal of management 38 (5), 1421-1449, 2012 | 268 | 2012 |
| The effects of opportunities and founder experience on new firm performance JC Dencker, M Gruber Strategic Management Journal 36 (7), 1035-1052, 2015 | 234 | 2015 |
| Entrepreneurial behavior: A reconceptualization and extension based on identity theory M Gruber, IC MacMillan Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 11 (3), 271-286, 2017 | 230 | 2017 |
