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Last published 2025
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Michael Cummings

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Brigham Young University (2017); University of Minnesota (2021); University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014–2017); York University (1989–2021); Stellenbosch University (2021); University of Minnesota System (2012–2017); Queen Alexandra Hospital (2003); Victoria University of Wellington (2021)

Faculty Researcher

13 h-index 64 pubs 1,203 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

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.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 64
  • Citations: 1,203

Selected Publications

  • Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens (2025)
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Messages, Money, and Messengers: Do Migrant Remittances Strengthen Corporate Governance in Developing Countries? (2021)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Founder and professional <scp>CEOs</scp>' performance differences across institutions: A <scp>meta‐analytic</scp> study (2021)
    Global Strategy Journal 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Liminal spaces: A review of the art in entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship in art (2020)
    Small Business Economics 34 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Diaspora engagement institutions and venture investment activity in developing countries (2019)
    Journal of International Business Policy 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Migrant Tenure Abroad and the Differential Impact of Remittances for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries (2019)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Diaspora investment promotion via public–private partnerships: Case-study insights and IB research implications from the Succeed in Ireland initiative (2019)
    Journal of International Business Policy 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Does a Common Mechanism Engender Common Results? Sustainable Development Trade-Offs in the Global Carbon Offset Market (2019)
    Academy of Management Discoveries 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An equity crowdfunding research agenda: evidence from stakeholder participation in the rulemaking process (2019)
    Small Business Economics 105 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Equity Crowdfunding Research Agenda: Evidence From Stakeholder Participation in the Rulemaking Process (2018)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Making the Grade: Impacts of Sustainability Assessments on Project Approvals in the Global Carbon Offset Market (2018)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • ADHD and Entrepreneurship, is there a ""success"" fit? (2018)
    Academy of Management Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
  • Non-market strategy as an outgrowth of organizational identity, image, and institutional fit (2018)
    Academy of Management Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
  • Social Impact Measurement: Current Approaches and Future Directions for Social Entrepreneurship Research (2017)
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 531 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions (2017)
    Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 224 citations DOI OpenAlex

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