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Michael Cummings' research investigates organizational dynamics, particularly concerning founders, leadership transitions, and the role of diaspora institutions in economic development. His work has explored the performance differences between founder and professional CEOs, examining factors such as social class origin and risk-taking. Cummings also studies the utilization of remittances by migrant investors and the influence of diaspora institutions on venture investment in developing countries. Additionally, his publications touch upon the complexities of environmental partnerships within international organizations and the nuances of interpreting historical linguistic structures, such as the Old English nominal group. He is also active in research bridging creative industries and entrepreneurship, focusing on facilitating 'creative deviance' between artists and business professionals. Cummings has a publication record of 64 items, with 1,158 citations and an h-index of 13. He has collaborated with Alan E. Ellstrand, Roary E. Snider, and Adrienne Callander at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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- h-index: 13
- Publications: 64
- Citations: 1,179
Selected Publications
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Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens (2025)
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Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study (2021)
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- Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions
- Migrant Tenure and the Venture Investment Use of Remittances to Developing Countries
- Messages, Money, and Messengers: Do Migrant Remittances Strengthen Corporate Governance in Developing Countries?
- Entrepreneurial Rhetoric in Education Crowdfunding: Gender and Innovation Dynamics
- Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens
- Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study
- Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study
- Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study
- Monitoring the monitor: Enabling strategic change when the former CEO stays on the board
- Monitoring the monitor: Enabling strategic change when the former CEO stays on the board
- Migrant Tenure and the Venture Investment Use of Remittances to Developing Countries
- Entrepreneurial Rhetoric in Education Crowdfunding: Gender and Innovation Dynamics
- Messages, Money, and Messengers: Do Migrant Remittances Strengthen Corporate Governance in Developing Countries?
- Messages, Money, and Messengers: Do Migrant Remittances Strengthen Corporate Governance in Developing Countries?
- Building Bridges Between Artists and Business Entrepreneurs: Facilitating Creative Deviance
- Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions
- Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens
- Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens
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