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  1. Russ McBride & Mark D. Packard & Brent B. Clark, 2024. "Rogue Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 48(1), pages 392-417, January.
  2. Ryan W. Angus, 2019. "Problemistic search distance and entrepreneurial performance," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(12), pages 2011-2023, December.
  3. Maximilian Julius Krome & Ulrich Pidun, 2023. "Conceptualization of research themes and directions in business ecosystem strategies: a systematic literature review," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 73(2), pages 873-920, June.
  4. Abhishek Nagaraj & Henning Piezunka, 2024. "The Divergent Effect of Competition on Platforms: Deterring Recruits, Motivating Converts," Strategy Science, INFORMS, vol. 9(3), pages 277-296, September.
  5. Wu, Xiaojie & Chen, Xiaomei & Wang, Xiuqiong, 2025. "With whom to be distinctive? Examining the impact of innovation narrative distinctiveness from the category prototype vs. category exemplar on firm performance," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
  6. Liu, Yihui & Wu, Aiqi & Song, Di, 2022. "Exploring the Impact of Cross-side Network Interaction on Digital Platforms on Internationalization of Manufacturing Firms," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 28(4).
  7. Chen, Xiaomei & Wu, Xiaojie & Wang, Xiuqiong, 2025. "Looking into the past and forward: Antecedents, processes, and consequences of organizational category formation," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
  8. Eunice Y. Rhee & Jade Y. Lo & Rodolphe Durand, 2025. "Meating Expectations: Category Legitimation and Transmutation," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 36(5), pages 1980-2007, September.
  9. Taeuscher, Karl, 2019. "Reputation and new venture performance in online markets: The moderating role of market crowding," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 34(6).
  10. Subrahmanyam Aditya Karanam & Ashish Agarwal & Anitesh Barua, 2023. "Design for Social Sharing: The Case of Mobile Apps," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 34(2), pages 721-743, June.
  11. Natalie A. Carlson, 2023. "Differentiation in microenterprises," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(5), pages 1141-1167, May.
  12. Shon R. Hiatt & Sangchan Park, 2022. "Shared Fate and Entrepreneurial Collective Action in the U.S. Wood Pellet Market," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 33(5), pages 2065-2083, September.
  13. Fan, Terence & Schwab, Andreas & Geng, Xuesong, 2021. "Habitual entrepreneurship in digital platform ecosystems: A time-contingent model of learning from prior software project experiences," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 36(5).
  14. Yang Li & Rui Shen & Hai Guo, 2026. "Doing good by doing differently? Assessing the impact of internal and external CSR deviations on firm performance in extreme contexts," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 43(1), pages 395-442, March.
  15. Michele Piazzai & Min Liu & Martina Montauti, 2024. "Cognitive Economy and Product Categorization," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 35(5), pages 1866-1889, September.
  16. Jian Zhou & Yawei Lu & Zexin Wu & Hongyun Wang, 2025. "Optimally Distinctive Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy: How Strategic Conformity and Differentiation Contribute to Entrepreneurial Firm Performance," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(3), pages 3693-3710, May.
  17. Rodolphe Durand & Marieke Huysentruyt, 2022. "Communication frames and beneficiary engagement in corporate social initiatives: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in France," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(9), pages 1823-1853, September.
  18. Janisch, Jonas & Vossen, Alexander, 2022. "Categorically right? How firm-level distinctiveness affects performance across product categories," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 37(4).
  19. Karl Taeuscher & Hannes Rothe, 2021. "Optimal distinctiveness in platform markets: Leveraging complementors as legitimacy buffers," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 42(2), pages 435-461, February.
  20. Vossen, Alexander & Ihl, Christoph, 2020. "More than words! How narrative anchoring and enrichment help to balance differentiation and conformity of entrepreneurial products," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 35(6).
  21. Phillips, Duygu & Edwards, Bryan D. & Rutherford, Matthew W., 2025. "Conformity or Differentiation: Optimal distinctiveness through mediating channels," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).
  22. Xuelin Chen & Dongmei Zhou & Ziying Zhan & Ruoyu Lu, 2023. "When Do You Enter? Entrepreneurial Firms’ Entry Timing and Product Performance in the Digital Platform Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-18, March.
  23. Caini Yang & Jianling Wang & Lemuel Kenneth David, 2024. "The same or different? How optimal distinctiveness in corporate social responsibility affects organizational resilience during COVID‐19," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(4), pages 583-605, October.
  24. Li, Jinghua & Qiu, Xuan & Zhu, Jiantao & Pang, Yuting, 2026. "Dynamic optimal distinctive configurations enabling manufacturing firms to achieve high green innovation efficiency," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
  25. Mochkabadi, Kazem & Kleinert, Simon & Urbig, Diemo & Volkmann, Christine, 2024. "From distinctiveness to optimal distinctiveness: External endorsements, innovativeness and new venture funding," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 39(1).
  26. Lonnie Hobbs & Aleksan Shanoyan & Zelia Z. Wiley & Greg Aldrich, 2024. "Analysis of pet‐food customer postpurchase experience using online customer reviews: Implications for product and marketing strategies," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 40(4), pages 885-907, October.
  27. Newaz, Md Tarique & Chandna, Vallari & Dass, Mayukh & Arnett, Dennis, 2023. "Using R-A theory and the optimal distinctiveness perspective to understand the strategic marketing approaches used by platform-based organizations: The cases of Facebook and Twitter in digital ecosystems," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
  28. Xia, Ji & Wang, Jiexiang & Hu, Huaguang & Liu, Shuang, 2024. "Optimal distinctiveness across different benchmarks: Implications for platform complementors to strategically position new products," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).
  29. Wang, Yaopeng & Xu, Morong & Al-Shammari, Marwan & Banerjee, Soumendra Nath, 2024. "Conformity or differentiation? The role of CEO turnover," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 96(PA).
  30. Alexiou, Kostas & Wiggins, Jennifer & Fourkan, Md, 2024. "Legitimate incongruity: Strategic positioning within hybrid categories," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 39(4).
  31. Wu, Aiqi & Song, Di & Liu, Yihui, 2022. "Platform synergy and innovation speed of SMEs: The roles of organizational design and regional environment," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 38-53.
  32. Inoue, Yuki, 2021. "Indirect innovation management by platform ecosystem governance and positioning: Toward collective ambidexterity in the ecosystems," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
  33. Wesley D. Sine & Arkangel M. Cordero & Ryan S. Coles, 2022. "Entrepreneurship Through a Unified Sociological Neoinstitutional Lens," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 33(4), pages 1675-1699, July.
  34. Marwan Al-Shammari & Soumendra Nath Banerjee & Abdul Rasheed & Hussam Al-Shammari & Krist Swimberghe, 2025. "Sameness and/or Otherness: What Matters More for Narcissist CEOs in the Context of Non-market Strategy?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 199(1), pages 85-112, June.
  35. Joey van Angeren & Govert Vroom & Brian T. McCann & Ksenia Podoynitsyna & Fred Langerak, 2022. "Optimal distinctiveness across revenue models: Performance effects of differentiation of paid and free products in a mobile app market," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(10), pages 2066-2100, October.
  36. Nathan Betancourt & Inga J. Hoever & Filippo Carlo Wezel, 2025. "Atypicality and Accountability: Evidence from Five Experiments," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 36(2), pages 838-861, March.
  37. Yan, Xiaoyu & Liu, Weihua & Tang, Ou & Hou, Jiahe, 2024. "When will an overconfident entrant in the two-sided market do more good than harm?," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 267(C).
  38. Byrne, Janice & Giuliani, Antonio Paco, 2025. "The rise and fall of the girlboss: Gender, social expectations and entrepreneurial hype," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 40(4).
  39. Shaheer, Noman & Chen, Liang & Yi, Jingtao & Li, Sali & Su, Huiwen, 2024. "Network effects, word of mouth, and entry performance: A study of digital freemium products," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 59(6).
  40. Jake Hoskins & Shyam Gopinath & J. Cameron Verhaal & Elham Yazdani, 2021. "The influence of the online community, professional critics, and location similarity on review ratings for niche and mainstream brands," Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Springer, vol. 49(6), pages 1065-1087, November.
  41. Tian Heong Chan & Yonghoon G. Lee & HeeJung Jung, 2021. "Anchored Differentiation: The Role of Temporal Distance in the Comparison and Evaluation of New Product Designs," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 32(6), pages 1523-1541, November.
  42. Shenglei Pi & Kuei-Feng Chang & I-Tung Shih, 2021. "Research on the Performance of Human Capital at Different Organizational Levels of Pharmaceutical Corporations: Moderation of Informal Relational Capital," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-16, July.
  43. Cenamor, Javier, 2021. "Complementor competitive advantage: A framework for strategic decisions," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 335-343.
  44. Majid Majzoubi & Eric Yanfei Zhao & Tiona Zuzul & Greg Fisher, 2025. "The Double-Edged Sword of Exemplar Similarity," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 36(1), pages 121-144, January.
  45. Andrews, Daniel S. & Mathias, Blake & Kumaraswamy, Arun & Schotter, Andreas P.J., 2024. "Trouble brewing: Craft ventures during market disruption," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 39(6).
  46. Majid Majzoubi & Eric Yanfei Zhao, 2023. "Going beyond optimal distinctiveness: Strategic positioning for gaining an audience composition premium," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(3), pages 737-777, March.
  47. Marie Madeleine Meurer & Maksim Belitski & Christian Fisch & Roy Thurik, 2024. "What gets published and what doesn’t? Exploring optimal distinctiveness and diverse expectations in entrepreneurship articles," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 63(3), pages 1139-1170, October.
  48. Ryan W. Angus & Mark D. Packard & Brent B. Clark, 2023. "Distinguishing unpredictability from uncertainty in entrepreneurial action theory," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(3), pages 1147-1169, March.
  49. Jean‐François Soublière & Christi Lockwood, 2022. "Achieving cultural resonance: Four strategies toward rallying support for entrepreneurial endeavors," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(8), pages 1499-1527, August.
  50. Arpan Kumar Kar & P. S. Varsha & Shivakami Rajan, 2023. "Unravelling the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in Industrial Applications: A Review of Scientific and Grey Literature," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 24(4), pages 659-689, December.
  51. Juan Bu & Eric Yanfei Zhao & Krista J. Li & Joanna Mingxuan Li, 2022. "Multilevel optimal distinctiveness: Examining the impact of within‐ and between‐organization distinctiveness of product design on market performance," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(9), pages 1793-1822, September.
  52. Karl Taeuscher & Eric Yanfei Zhao & Michael Lounsbury, 2022. "Categories and narratives as sources of distinctiveness: Cultural entrepreneurship within and across categories," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(10), pages 2101-2134, October.
  53. Erk P. Piening & Ferdinand Thies & Michael Wessel & Alexander Benlian, 2021. "Searching for Success—Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Crowdfunding Failure," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 45(3), pages 626-657, May.
  54. Chien, Pei-Yu & Cadeaux, Jack, 2026. "How assortment size, distinctive allocations, and local market density affect convenience store transaction performance," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
  55. Camerani, Roberto & Corrocher, Nicoletta & Fontana, Roberto, 2020. "It's never too late (to enter)… till it is! Firms’ entry and exit in the digital audio player industry," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
  56. Marwan Al‐Shammari & Soumendra Banerjee & Miguel Caldas & Krist Swimberghe, 2023. "Differential impact of chief executive officer tenure on the firm's external and internal corporate social responsibility: Moderating effects of firm's visibility and slack," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(3), pages 961-985, July.
  57. Li, Yonghui & Guo, Hai & Wang, Donghan, 2024. "Achieving optimal distinctiveness in incubation markets: Hierarchy of needs perspective," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
  58. Hou, Tianyu & Zhang, Liang & Li, Julie Juan & Chong, Bin & Wu, Yanzi, 2024. "The quest for valuable inventions: Knowledge search and the value of patented inventions," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
  59. Younger, Shannon & Preedom, Jonathan & Navis, Chad, 2025. "Legitimately distinct entrepreneurial stories in evolving market categories," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 40(1).
  60. Philipp Poschmann & Peter Walgenbach, 2025. "From Technical Conversion to Social Transformation: Organizational Interpretations and Public Discourse in the Case of the Digital Transformation," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 77(2), pages 229-265, June.
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