Vahid J. SadeghiAston Business School

Publications

The formal record

Thirty-eight refereed articles, book chapters and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. The full indexed record is on Google Scholar.

A note on the name. Work from 2016 to 2023 appears under Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi; from 2024 under Vahid J. Sadeghi. Both refer to the same author.

Methods

Methodological range

Deep learning and machine-learning classification of large-scale platform text; econometric analysis of multi-country survey programmes; configurational methods (fsQCA) for strategy pathways; and qualitative case-study fieldwork, the method of the doctorate. The match of method to question, rather than loyalty to one toolkit, is deliberate.

Currently

In preparation

A number of manuscripts are under review or in final preparation across the four research stories. Titles and outlets appear here once decisions arrive.

Refereed journal articles

2026
Sadraei, R., Sadeghi, V., & Delios, A.Unpacking the micro-macro transmission mechanism: How home-country culture selectively shapes cognitive orientations in entrepreneurial internationalisation.Journal of International Business Studies.
Accepted — forthcoming
Sadeghi, V., Onjewu, A. K., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., & Wanjiru, R.Strategic oscillation in born-internationals: A configurational orchestration of de-internationalisation pathways.Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Accepted — forthcoming
Sadraei, R., Sadeghi, V., Sukumar, A., & Aliasghar, O.Capability-driven international scale-up: The moderating role of co-creation and technology.International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.
Accepted — forthcoming
Haj Mohammadi, B., Sadeghi, V., Sukumar, A., & Mmadubuko, M.Cybersecurity as a dynamic capability: How micro and small social enterprises build digital resilience.Information Systems Frontiers. Access the paper →
Sadeghi, A., Aliasghar, O., & Sadeghi, V.Alliances with frenemies: The mechanism underlying the performance impacts of coopetition through a capability-building perspective.Journal of Business Research, 208, 116076. Access the paper →
Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Yaftiyan, F., Sadeghi, V., & Vrontis, D.Future workplace reimagination: A multi-scenario analysis in international entrepreneurial SMEs.European Management Review, 23(2), 322–346. Access the paper →
2025
Aliasghar, O., Haar, J., Sadeghi, A., & Sadeghi, V.Dare to sell! Impacts of ‘make and/or buy’ decision strategies on outbound open innovation.R&D Management, 55(5), 1419–1788. Access the paper →
Rezaei, M., Sadraei, R., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., & Vrontis, D.Knowledge is of no value unless to be shared: A synthesis of knowledge sharing drivers in Australian global-born SMEs.Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 42(2), 1131–1161. Access the paper →
2024
Aeeni, Z., Saeedikiya, M., Sakhdari, K., & Sadeghi, V.Blooming in the cracks: Productive entrepreneurship amid institutional voids.Small Business Economics, 64, 1723–1762. Access the paper →
Calandra, D., Oppioli, M., Sadraei, R., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., & Biancone, P.Metaverse meets digital entrepreneurship: A practitioner-based qualitative synthesis.International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 30(2/3), 666–686. Access the paper →
Ghobakhloo, M., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Iranmanesh, M., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.From Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing to Industry 5.0 digital society: A roadmap toward human-centric, sustainable, and resilient production.Information Systems Frontiers. Access the paper →
2023
Sukumar, A., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Cyber risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises: A multi-level decision-making approach.Risk Analysis, 43(10), 2082–2098. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Budhwar, P., & Vrontis, D.Understanding the de-internationalisation of entrepreneurial SMEs in a volatile context.British Journal of Management, 34(4), 2116–2137. Access the paper →
Agnihotri, A., Bhattacharya, S., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Combatting global disruption through Tertius Iungens orientation of CEOs: A moderated-mediated mechanism.Journal of International Management, 29(5), 101060. Access the paper →
Onjewu, A., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Kock, N., Haddoud, M., & Sakka, G.The catalysing role of customer pressure on environmental initiatives and export intensity: A study of family firms.Journal of Business Research, 166, 114134. Access the paper →
Amoozad Mahdiraji, A., Yaftiyan, F., Abbasi Kamardi, A., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Dana, L-P., & Sahut, J-S.A synthesis of boundary conditions with adopting digital platforms in SMEs.Journal of Technology Transfer, 48, 1723–1751. Access the paper →
Amoozad Mahdiraji, A., Abbasi Kamardi, A., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Razavi Hajiagha, S. H., & Castellano, S.Hybrid business offerings in small internationalisers: A mixed-method analysis of internal capabilities through hesitant fuzzy information.International Marketing Review, 41(2), 411–439. Access the paper →
Haddoud, M., Kock, N., Onjewu, A., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., & Jones, P.Technology, innovation and SMEs’ export intensity: Evidence from Morocco.Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 191, 122475. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Alam, G. M., & Mazzoleni, A.Entrepreneurs as strategic transformation managers: Exploring micro-foundations of digital transformation in small internationalisers.Journal of Business Research, 154, 113287. Access the paper →
Dewitt, S., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Sukumar, A., Aruvanahalli Nagaraju, R., et al.Family dynamics and relationships in female entrepreneurship: An exploratory study.Journal of Family Business Management, 13(3), 626–644.
2022
Satyanarayana, K., Chandrashekar, D., Sukumar, A., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.How does international entrepreneurial orientation influence firms’ internationalisation? An exploration with Indian software product top management teams.International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(7), 1702–1731. Access the paper →
Singh, R., Chandrashekar, D., Subrahmanya, B., Sukumar, A., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Network cooperation and economic performance of SMEs: Direct and mediating impacts of innovation and internationalisation.Journal of Business Research, 148, 116–130. Access the paper →
Razavi Hajiagha, S. H., Ahmadzadeh Kandi, N., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., & Sadat Hashemi, S.International entrepreneurial startups’ location planning under uncertainty.International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(3), 767–800. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Devalle, A., & Pellicelli, A.Somebody is hiding something: Exploring team level determinants of knowledge hiding in international entrepreneurial firms.Journal of Business Research, 139, 383–396. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, A., Busso, D., & Yahiaoui, D.Towards agility in international high-tech SMEs: Exploring key drivers and main outcomes of dynamic capabilities.Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, 121272. Access the paper →
2021
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Sukumar, A., Pagán-Castaño, E., & Dana, L.-P.What drives women towards domestic vs international business venturing? An empirical analysis in emerging markets.Journal of Business Research, 134, 647–660. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Bresciani, S., & Pellicelli, A.Context-specific micro-foundations and successful SME internationalisation in emerging markets.Journal of Business Research, 134. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Garcia-Perez, A., Candelo, E., & Couturier, J.Exploring the impact of digital transformation on value creation through technology entrepreneurship.Journal of Business Research, 124, 100–111. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Internationalisation, risk-taking, and export compliance: A comparative study between economically advanced and developing country.International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 43(3), 384–408. Access the paper →
Mensah, E. K., Asamoah, L. A., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Entrepreneurial opportunity decisions under uncertainty: Recognising the complementing role of personality traits and cognitive skills.Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Innovation, 17(1), 25–55. Access the paper →
2020
Jafari-Sadeghi, V.The motivational factors of business venturing: Opportunity versus necessity? A gendered perspective on European countries.Journal of Business Research, 113, 279–289. Access the paper →
Sukumar, A., Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Garcia-Perez, A., & Dutta, D. K.The potential link between corporate innovations and corporate competitiveness: Evidence from IT firms in the UK.Journal of Knowledge Management, 24(5), 965–983. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Kimiagari, S., & Biancone, P. P.Level of education and knowledge, foresight competency and international entrepreneurship.European Business Review, 32(1), 46–68. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Nkongolo-Bakenda, J-M., Dana, L-P., Anderson, R. B., & Biancone, P. P.Home country institutional context and entrepreneurial internationalisation: The significance of human capital attributes.Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 18, 165–195. Access the paper →
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Dutta, D. K., Ferraris, A., & Del Giudice, M.Internationalisation business processes in an under-supported policy context: Evidence from Italian SMEs.Business Process Management Journal, 26(5), 1055–1074.
2019
Jafari Sadeghi, V., Nkongolo-Bakenda, J-M., Anderson, R. B., & Dana, L-P.An institution-based view of international entrepreneurship: A comparison of context-based and universal determinants.International Business Review, 28(6), 101588. Access the paper →
Jafari Sadeghi, V., Biancone, P. P., Anderson, R. B., & Nkongolo-Bakenda, J-M.International entrepreneurship by particular people ‘on their own terms’.International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 37(2), 288–308. Access the paper →
2018
Jafari Sadeghi, V., & Biancone, P. P.How micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are driven outward the superior international trade performance? A multidimensional study on Italian food sector.Research in International Business and Finance, 45, 597–606. Access the paper →

Book chapters

2025
Sousa, C., Mmadubuko, M., Sadraei, R., & Sadeghi, V.Disruptive technology and trends in SME digital internationalisation. In Navigating Disruptions and Transformations in International Business, Palgrave Macmillan.
2022
Khavarinezhad, S., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.The context for business in Iran. In Understanding Contexts of Business in Western Asia, World Scientific, 61–90. Access the paper →
2017
Jafari Sadeghi, V., & Biancone, P. P.Exploring the drivers of gender entrepreneurship: Motivational perspectives in the USA, Italy, and France. In Gender and Family Entrepreneurship, Routledge, 124–141.

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings

2026
Sadeghi, V., & Sadraei, R.When vulnerability backfires: Audience sophistication and digital entrepreneurial signalling. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2026(1). 86th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia. Best-paper version
Best Paper Award
2025
Sadraei, R., & Sadeghi, V.A multi-level analysis of cognitive-cultural factors in international entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025(1). 85th Annual Meeting, Copenhagen. Best-paper version
Best Paper Award
2025
Sadraei, R., & Sadeghi, V.Overcoming barriers: Strategic capabilities enabling SME internationalisation to global markets. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025(1), 13347. 85th Annual Meeting, Copenhagen.
2023
Amoozad Mahdiraji, A., Yaftiyan, F., Abbasi Kamardi, A., Sadraei, R., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V.Understanding the challenges of adaptation of digital platforms by SMEs. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1), 13156. 83rd Annual Meeting, Boston.
2022
Jafari-Sadeghi, V., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Vrontis, D., & Dana, L.-P.Towards de-internationalisation of entrepreneurial SMEs. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1), 13188.

Edited volumes and guest-edited special issues are listed with the editorial record.