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Research Topics / Publications

KEY TOPICS INCLUDE: Configurations and Equifinality; Family Business; Firm-level and Corporate Entrepreneurship; Networks and Social Capital; Organizational Research Methods; Organizational Virtue and Ethics; Strategic Renewal; Venture Capitalism

  1. Soleimanof, S., Payne, G.T., Moore, C.B., and Rutherford, M. (Online First). Cronyism, rule of law, and entrepreneurship: A country-level examination. Journal of Management. (10.1177/01492063251387664)
  2. Soleimanof, S., Bagherian, S.S., Anvari, S.F., Payne, G.T., and Feyzbakhsh, A. 2026. Mapping the field of nascent entrepreneurship: A PSED-based review and research agenda. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 50(1), 21-80. (10.1177/10422587251364809).
  3. Waldron, T.L., McMullen, J.S., Newbert, S.L., Payne, G.T., and York, J.G. 2025. Bold, broad, rigorous, and… relevant? Designing entrepreneurship research for translation. Journal of Business Venturing, 40(4), 106511. (10.1016/j.jbusvent.2025.106511).
  4. Waldron, T.L., McMullen, J., Payne, G. T., Petrenko, O., and Wetherbe, J.C. 2025. More than money: The complex dynamics of capital and power in entrepreneur-investor relationships. Academy of Management Perspectives, 39(2): 183-353. (10.5465/amp.2023.0223).
  5. Martin, J., Evert, R., and Payne, G.T. 2024. Nonfinancial outcomes in family business research: Past accomplishments, present opportunities, and future challenges. Family Business Review, 37(1) 161–185. (10.1177/08944865231226141).
  6. Zachary, M.A., Connelly, B.L., Payne, G.T., and Tribble, L.L.† 2023. Virtue rhetoric in investor communications: Setting up for a letdown? Journal of Management, 49(2): 741-770. (10.1177/01492063211002622).
    • Nominated for the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center Prize for Best Article on Ethics, Leadership, and Public Policy.
  7. Payne, G.T., Trudell, L.T.†, Moore, C.B., Petrenko, O.V., and Hayes, N.† 2023. Ambiguous signals and information asymmetry in the IPO process: Examining ownership concentration, process time, and underpricing. Group and Organization Management, 48(5): 1467–1502. (10.1177/10596011221090036).
  8. McLeod, M.†, Brigham, K., Chandler, G., Payne, G.T., and Sears, J. 2022. Rhetoric, risk, and investment: Letting the numbers speak for themselves. Journal of Management Studies, 59(7): 1657-1687. (Lead Article, 10.1111/joms.12812).
  9. Sears, J., McLeod, M.S.†, Evert, R.E.†, and Payne, G.T. 2022. Alleviating concerns of misappropriation in corporate venture capital: Creating credible commitments and calculative trust. Strategic Organization, 20(2): 318-340. (10.1177/1476127020926174).
  10. Chandler, J.A., Fan, A.†, and Payne, G.T. 2022. Working the crowd: Leveraging podcasts to enhance crowdfunding success. Business Horizons, 65(1): 79-88. (10.1016/j.bushor.2021.10.002)
  11. Neubaum, D.O. and Payne, G.T. 2021. The centrality of family. Family Business Review, 34(1): 6-11 (Editorial; 10.1177/0894486521995268).
  12. Short, J. C. and Payne, G.T. 2020. In their own words: A call for increased use of organizational narratives in family business research. Family Business Review, 33(4): 342-350. (Editorial; 10.1177/0894486520967765).
  13. Payne, G.T. 2020. Family Business Review in 20/20: Focus on the family. Family Business Review, 33(1): 6-9. (Editorial; 10.1177/0894486520904460).
  14. Brigham, K.H. and Payne, G.T. 2019. Socio-emotional wealth (SEW): Questions on construct validity. Family Business Review, 32(4): 326-329. (Editorial; 10.1177/0894486519889402).
  15. Markman G.D., Gianiodis, P., Payne, G.T., Tucci, C., Filatotchev, I., Kotha, R., and Gedajlovic, E. 2019.The who, where, what, how, and when of market entry. Journal of Management Studies, 56(7): 1241-1259. (10.1111/joms.12448).
  16. Moore, C.B., Payne, G.T., Filatotchev, I., and Zajac, E. 2019. The cost of status: When social and economic interests collide. Organization Science, 30(5): 869-884.(Lead Article; 10.1287/orsc.2018.1247).
  17. Chandler, J.A.†, Payne, G.T., Moore, C.B., and Brigham, K.H. 2019. Family involvement signals in initial public offerings. Journal of Family Business Strategies, 10(1): 8-16. (10.1016/j.jfbs.2019.01.004).
  18. Payne, G.T. 2019. Truckin’ on at Family Business Review. Family Business Review, 32(1): 6-9. (Editorial, 10.1177/0894486519831457).
  19. McKenny, A.F.†, Short, J.C., Ketchen, D.J., Payne, G.T., and Moss, T.W. 2018. Strategic entrepreneurial orientation: Configurations, performance, and the effects of industry and time. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 12(4): 504-521. (10.1002/sej.1291).
  20. Moore, C.B., Payne, G.T., Autry, C., and Griffis, S. 2018. Project complexity and bonding social capital in network organizations. Group and Organization Management,43(6): 936–970. (10.1177/1059601116650556).
  21. Evert, R.E.†, Payne, G.T.,Moore, C.B., and McLeod, M.S.† 2018. Top management team characteristics and organizational virtue: An empirical examination of IPO firms. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(4): 427-461. (10.1017/beq.2018.3).
  22. Payne, G.T. 2018. Reflections on family business research: Considering domains and theory. Family Business Review, 31(2): 167-175. (Editorial; 10.1177/0894486518776550).
  23. McLeod, M.S.†, Moore, C.B., Payne, G.T., Sexton, J., and Evert, R.E.† 2018. Organizational virtue and stakeholder interdependence: An empirical examination of financial intermediaries and IPO firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 149(4): 785-798. (10.1007/s10551-016-3021-1).
  24. Payne, G.T. and Sharma, P. 2018. Looking back and moving on. Family Business Review, 31(1): 6-13. (Editorial, 10.1177/0894486518756957).
  25. Holt, D., Pearson, A., Payne, G.T., and Sharma, P. 2018. Family business research as a boundary-spanning platform. Family Business Review, 30(1): 14-31. (10.1177/0894486518758712).
  26. Evert, R.E.†, Sears, J., Martin, J.A., and Payne, G.T. 2018. Family ownership and family involvement as antecedents of strategic action: A longitudinal study of initial international entry. Journal of Business Research, 84: 301-311. (10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.07.019).
  27. Payne, G.T., Pearson, A.W., and Carr, J.C. 2017. Process and variance modeling: Linking research questions to methods in family business research. Family Business Review, 30(1): 11-18. (10.1177/0894486516679749).
  28. Zachary, M.A., Payne, G.T., Moore, C.B., and Sexton, J. 2017. Time to recalibrate? Exploring entrepreneurial orientation of family businesses before, during and after an environmental jolt. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 16(1/2): 57-79.  (10.1504/IJMED.2017.082536).
  29. McLeod, M.S.†, Payne, G.T., and Evert, R.E.† 2016.Organizational ethics research: A systematic review of methods and analytical techniques. Journal of Business Ethics, 134(3): 429-443. (10.1007/s10551-014-2436-9).
  30. Evert, R.E., Martin, J.A., McLeod, M.S., and Payne, G.T. 2016. Empirics in family business research: Progress, challenges, and the path ahead. Family Business Review, 29(1): 17-43.(Alphabetical Author Listing, FBR’s #1 Most Downloaded Article in 2016 – 2,501 downloads during calendar year, 10.1177/0894486515593869).
  31. Zachary, M.A., Gianiodis, P., Payne, G.T. and Markman, G. 2015. Entry timing: Enduring lessons and future directions. Journal of Management, 41(5): 1388-1415. (Authorship Listed in Reverse Order of Seniority, 10.1177/0149206314563982).
  32. Brigham, K.H. and Payne, G.T. 2015. The transitory nature of the multi-family business. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 39(6): 1339–1347. (Alphabetical Author Listing, 10.1111/etap.12173).
  33. Hinojosa, A.S., Walker, H.J., and Payne, G.T. 2015. Precruitment organizational perceptions and recruitment website information processing. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(20): 2617-2631. (10.1080/09585192.2014.1003081).
  34. Payne, G.T. and Ireland, R.D. 2015. It takes a village: Publishing ethics in family business research. Family Business Review, 28(2): 96-103.  (Editorial, 10.1177/0894486515574193).
  35. Moore, C.B., Payne, G.T., Bell, R.G., andDavis, J.L. 2015. Institutional distance and cross-border venture capital investment flows. Journal of Small Business Management, 53(2): 482-500. (10.1111/jsbm.12079).
  36. Drover, W., Wood,M. and Payne, G.T. 2014. The effects of perceived control on venture capitalist investment decisions: A configurational perspective. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38(4): 833-861. (10.1111/etap.12012).
  37. Moss, T.W., Payne, G.T. and Moore, C.M. 2014. Strategic consistency of exploration and exploitation in family businesses. Family Business Review, 27(1): 51-71. (10.1177/0894486513504434).
  38. Brigham, K.H., Lumpkin, G.T., Payne, G.T. and Zachary, M.A. 2014. Researching long-term orientation: Construct validation and recommendations for future research. Family Business Review, 27(1): 72-88. (Alphabetical Author Listing, 10.1177/0894486513508980).[Corrigendum. Family Business Review (2016), 29(2): 231-233.]
  39. Crockett, D.R., McGee, J.Eand Payne, G.T. 2013. Employing new business divisions to exploit disruptive innovations: The interplay between characteristics of the corporation and those of the venture management team. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5): 856-879. (Alphabetical Author Listing, 10.1111/jpim.12034).
    • Also, 1 of 13 articles included in 2018 Virtual Special Issue of JPIM on “Disruptive Innovation”.
  40. Payne, G.T., Moore, C.B., Bell, R.G., and Zachary, M.A.† 2013. Signaling organizational virtue: An examination of virtue rhetoric, country-level corruption and performance of foreign IPOs from emerging and developed economies. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 7: 230–251. (10.1002/sej.1156).
  41. Gedajlovic, E., Honig, B., Moore, C.B., Payne, G.T., and Wright, M. 2013. Social capital and entrepreneurship: A schema and research agenda. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37(3): 455-478. (Alphabetical Author Listing, Emerald Group Publishing’s Citations of Excellence Winner 2016, 10.1111/etap.12042).
  42. McKenny, A.M.†, Short, J.C., and Payne, G.T. 2013. Using computer-aided text analysis to elevate constructs: An illustration using psychological capital. Organizational Research Methods, 16(1): 152-184. (10.1177/1094428112459910).
  43. McKenny, A.M.†, Short, J.C., Zachary, M.A.†, and Payne, G.T. 2012. Assessing espoused goals in private family firms using content analysis. Family Business Review, 25(3): 298-317. (10.1177/0894486511420422).
  44. Short, J.C. and Payne, G.T. 2012. Super-Management: An examination of organizational images and management themes in comic books. International Review of Management, 1(1): 1-26.
  45. Payne, G.T. and Hoffman, J.J. 2012.Using an informing strategy to manage moral legitimacy in health care organizations. International Journal of Society Systems Science, 4(3): 210-221. (Lead Article, 10.1504/IJSSS.2012.047989).
  46. Moss, T.W.†, Short, J.C., Payne, G.T., and Lumpkin, G.T. 2011. Dual identities in social ventures: An exploratory study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(4): 805-830. (10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00372.x).
  47. Payne, G.T., Moore, C.B., Griffis, S., and Autry, C. 2011. Multilevel challenges and opportunities in social capital research. Journal of Management, 37(2): 395-403. (10.1177/0149206310372413).
    • Web of Science Highly Cited Paper Award, 2016. Paper in the top 1% of the academic field of Economics & Business based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
  48. Zachary, M.A.†, McKenny, A.M.†, Short, J.C.,and Payne, G.T.  2011. Family firms and market orientation: Construct validation and comparative analysis. Family Business Review, 24(3): 233-251. (10.1177/0894486510396871).
  49. Payne, G.T., Brigham, K.H., Broberg, J.C., Moss, T.W.†, and Short, J.C. 2011. Organizational virtue orientation and family firms. Business Ethics Quarterly, 21(2): 257-285. (10.5840/beq201121216).
  50. Davis, J.L., Bell, R.G. and Payne, G.T. 2010. Stale in the pulpit? Leader tenure and the relationship between market growth strategies and church performance. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 15(4): 352–368.
  51. Davis, J.L., Bell, R.G., Payne, G.T. and Kreiser, P. 2010. Entrepreneurial orientation and performance and firm performance: The moderating role of managerial power. American Journal of Business, 25(2): 1-14.
  52. Payne, G.T., Kennedy, K.H., and Davis, J.L. 2009. Competitive dynamics among service SMEs. Journal of Small Business Management, 47(4): 421–442. (Lead Article).
  53. Payne, G.T., Benson, G.S., and Finegold, D. 2009. Corporate board attributes, team effectiveness, and financial performance. Journal of Management Studies, 46(4): 704–731.
  54. Short, J.C., Payne, G.T., Brigham, K.H., Lumpkin, G.T., and Broberg, J.C.† 2009. Are family firms entrepreneurial? Evidence from the S&P 500. Family Firm Institute Practitioner, 5(1).
  55. Payne, G.T., Davis, J.L.†, Moore, C.B., and Bell, R.G.† 2009. The deal structuring stage of the venture capitalist decision-making process: Examining confidence and control. Journal of Small Business Management, 47(2): 154–179.
  56. Short, J.C., Payne, G.T., Brigham, K.H., Lumpkin, G.T., and Broberg, J.C.† 2009. Family firms and entrepreneurial orientation in publicly-traded firms: A comparative analysis of the S&P 500. Family Business Review, 22(1): 9-24. (Lead Article).
    • Winner: Best Article for FBR, 2009.
    • Identified as one of FBR’s top 10 most downloaded articles in 2009 (Rank #4), 2010 (Rank #9), and 2011 (Rank #2). 
  57. Alhorr, H.S., Moore, C.B. and Payne, G.T. 2008. The impact of economic integration on cross-border venture capital investments: Evidence from the European Union. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(5): 897-917. (Alphabetical Author Listing).
  58. Perez-Nordtvedt, L., Payne, G.T., Short, J.C. and Kedia, B.L. 2008. An entrainment-based model of temporal organizational fit, misfit, and performance. Organization Science, 19(5): 785-801.
  59. Short, J.C., Payne, G.T., and Ketchen, D.J. 2008. Research on organizational configurations: Past accomplishments and future challenges. Journal of Management, 34(6): 1053-1079. (Lead Article).
  60. Short, J.C. and Payne, G.T. 2008. First movers and performance: Timing is everything. Academy of Management Review, 33(1): 267-269. (Dialogue Essay).
  61. Davis, J.L.†, Payne, G.T. and McMahan, G.C. 2007. A few bad apples? Scandalous behavior of mutual fund managers. Journal of Business Ethics, 76: 319–334.
  62. Dean, M.A., Shook, C.L and Payne, G.T. 2007.The past, present, and future of entrepreneurship research: Data analytic trends and training. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(4): 601-618.
    • Identified as one of ET&P’s most downloaded articles in 2007. 
  63. Payne, G.T. 2006. Examining configurations and firm performance in a suboptimal equifinality context. Organization Science, 17(6): 756-770.
  64. Kim, K-H.†, Payne, G.T., and Tan, J.A. 2006. An examination of cognition and affect in strategic decision-making. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 14(4): 277-294.
  65. Payne, G.T., Kennedy, K.H., Blair, J.D. and Fottler, M.D. 2005. Strategic cognitive maps of small business leaders. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 16(1): 27-40.
  66. Shook, C.L., Payne, G.T., and Voges, K.E.† 2005. The ‘what’ in top management group conflict: The effects of issue labels and interpretations. Journal of Managerial Issues 17(2): 162-177.
  67. Juma, N.† and Payne, G.T. 2004. Intellectual capital and inter-firm collaboration: Effects on operating and market performance of new venture high-tech firms. International Journal of Innovation Management, 8(3): 297-318.
  68. Kennedy, K.H., Payne, G.T., and Whitehead, C.J. 2002. Matching industries between target and acquirer in high-tech mergers and acquisitions. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 14(2): 149-162.
  69. Payne, G.T., Nix, T., Hoffman, J. and Blair, J.D. 2001. An integrated doctoral educational model for researchers in strategy and health care. Journal of Health Administration Education, 19(3): 359-374.
  70. Blair, J.D. and Payne, G.T. 2000. The paradox prescription: Leading the medical group of the future. Health Care Management Review, 25(1): 44-58.
  • Books, Book CHapters, AND OtHER PUBLICATIONS:
  • Waldron, T.L., McMullen, J., Payne, G.T., Petrenko, O., and Wetherbe, J.C. 2025 (March 10). Cash is not always king in founder/investor relationships. Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange, EIX.org. (DOI: 10.32617/1212-67cf0bd649c67) http://eiexchange.com/content/cash-is-not-always-king-in-founder-investor-relationships
  • * Received > 45K views since publication.
  • Payne, G.T. and Short, J. C. 2024. Narratives. In Discua Cruz, A. & Howorth, C. (Eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business, Elgar Publishers., pgs. 301-305. (ISBN 978-1-80088-871-5)
  • Brigham, K.H. and Payne, G.T. (Eds.) 2023. The Field Guide to Family Business Research. Edward Elgar Publishing. (ISBN 978-1-80088-413-7)
  • Includes: Brigham, K.H. and Payne, G.T. 2023. Introduction to the Field Guide to Family Business Research, pgs. 1-6.
  • Payne, G.T. and Moore, C.B. 2022 (June 20). External corporate governance mechanisms: Linking forces to behaviors. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management, Oxford University Press. (10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.371)
  • Payne, G.T. and Hayes, N.T.† 2021. Social capital, entrepreneurship, and family businesses. In Allen, M. & Gartner, W. (Eds.) Family Entrepreneurship: Insights from Leading Experts on Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurial Families, Wiley Press, pgs. 331-344. (ISBN 978-3-030-66846-4).
  • Payne, G.T. and Petrenko, O.V. 2019. Agency theory in business and management research. In Aldag, R. J. (Ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management, Oxford University Press. (10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.5)
  • Chandler, J.A.†, Zachary, M.A., Brigham, K.H., and Payne, G.T. 2017. Long-term orientation: Reviewing the past and identifying future opportunities for family business research. InHoy, F., & Kellermanns, F. (Eds.) Family Business Companion, Routledge, pgs. 70-89.
  • Payne, G.T. 2015. Entrepreneurial networks. In Audretsch, Hayter and Link (Eds.), The Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation, Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-78347-418-9, pgs.65-69.
  • Payne, G.T., Zachary, M.A.†, and LaFont, M.† 2014. Configurational approaches to the study of social ventures. In Jeremy C. Short (Ed.) Social Entrepreneurship and Research Methods (Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, Volume 9, Series editors: D. Ketchen & D. Bergh), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pgs.111-146.
  • McKenny, A.M.†, Payne, G.T., Zachary, M.A.†, and Short, J.C. 2014. Multilevel analysis in family business studies. InSharma, P., Melin, L., & Nordqvist (Eds.) Handbook of Family Business, Sage, pgs. 594-608.
  • McKenny, A.M.†, Short, J.C., and Payne, G.T. 2012. The challenge for researchers. In R.G. Seymour, (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods on Social Entrepreneurship. London, Edward Elgar, 231-250.
  • Payne, G.T., Short, J.C., and Austin, R., with R. Anderson (Illustrator). 2011. University Life: A College Survival Story. Flatworld Knowledge. ISBN 13: 978-1-4533-1014-4.
  • Crockett, D.R.†, Payne, G.T., and McGee, J.E. 2007. Exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the corporation:  An exploration of functional-level support, decision autonomy, and performance. In J.A. Katz & T. Lumpkin, (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, and Growth: Entrepreneurial Strategic Processes, New York: JAI Press/Elsevier, 10: 33-64.
  • Payne, G.T., Davis, J.L.† and Blair, J.D. 2007. Fit as moderation and matching: A test of strategy and structure congruence in relationship to performance.  In Blair, J.D., Fottler, M.D., Ford, E., and Payne, G.T. (Eds.) Advances in Health Care Management: Strategic Thinking and Entrepreneurial Action in the Health Care Industry, JAI/Elsevier, 6: 59-98.
  • Blair, J.D., Fottler, M.D., Ford, E. and Payne, G.T.  2007. Perspectives on strategic thinking and entrepreneurial action in the health care industry. In Blair, J.D., Fottler, M.D., Ford, E., and Payne, G.T. (Eds.) Advances in Health Care Management: Strategic Thinking and Entrepreneurial Action in the Health Care Industry, JAI Press/Elsevier, 6: 3-9.
  • Blair, J.D., Nix, T.W., Payne, G.T., Rotarius, T.M., and Whitehead, C.J. 2004. Stakeholder management—strategies and styles. In Lawrence, F. Wolper (Ed.), Health Care Administration: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Organized Delivery Systems, 4th Ed., Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, pgs. 157-189.
  • Payne, G.T. 2003. Specialty hospitals: Are they good/ bad for health care? Fort Worth Business Press, August 15 ed., pg. 33.
  • Payne, G.T. and Kennedy, K.H. 2003. Rivalry intensity and its relationship to socioeconomic prosperity, firm specialization, and firm performance in SMEs. In Bygrave, W.D. et al. (Eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2002. (http://www.babson.edu/entrep/fer/Babson2002/X/X_P5/X_P5.htm)
  • Blair, J.D., Blair S.A., Fottler, M.D., Nix, T.W., Payne, G.T., and Savage, G.T. 2002. From stakeholder management strategies to stakeholder management styles: Serendipitous research on organizational configurations. In Blair, J.D., Fottler, M.D., and Savage, G.T. (Eds.), Advances in Health Care Management, JAI Press, 3: 317-344.
  • Payne, G.T., Blair, J.D. and Fottler, M.D. 2000. The role of paradox in integrated strategy and structure configurations: Exploring integrated delivery in health care. In Blair, J.D., Fottler, M.D., and Savage, G.T. (Eds.), Advances in Health Care Management, JAI Press, 1: 109-141.
  • Blair, J.D., Payne, G.T., Rotarius, T.M., Whitehead, C.J., and Whyte, E.G. 1999. Strategic management of stakeholder relationships. In Lawrence, F. Wolper (Ed.), Health Care Administration: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Organized Delivery Systems, 3rd Ed., Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, pgs. 136-160.