Most cited papers in Complex Systems and Decision Making
What are the most cited papers in Complex Systems and Decision Making?
The most cited paper in Complex Systems and Decision Making is "Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research" (Priscilla M Robinson, 2007), with 23,544 citations. Next come "Building Theories from Case Study Research" (23,256) and "Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning" (21,902).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 2,030 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research Priscilla M Robinson · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | Aug 2007 | 23,544 |
| 2 | Building Theories from Case Study Research Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1989 | 23,256 |
| 3 | Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning James G. March · Organization Science | Feb 1991 | 21,902 |
| 4 | A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation Ikujiro Nonaka · Organization Science | Feb 1994 | 17,764 |
| 5 | Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams Amy C. Edmondson · Administrative Science Quarterly | Jun 1999 | 11,679 |
| 6 | A General Framework for Analyzing Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems Элинор Остром · Science | 23 Jul 2009 | 8,610 |
| 7 | Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs. Alexis Tsoukias, Ralph L. Keeney, Howard Raiffa · Journal of the Operational Research Society | Sep 1994 | 8,433 |
| 8 | Organizational Learning: The Contributing Processes and the Literatures George P. Huber · Organization Science | Feb 1991 | 8,084 |
| 9 | Risk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms Daniel Ellsberg · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Nov 1961 | 8,035 |
| 10 | The myopia of learning Daniel A. Levinthal, James G. March · Strategic Management Journal | 1993 | 7,343 |
| 11 | Deliberate Learning and the Evolution of Dynamic Capabilities Maurizio Zollo, Sidney G. Winter · Organization Science | Jun 2002 | 6,941 |
| 12 | Organizing and the Process of Sensemaking Karl E. Weick, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, David Obstfeld · Organization Science | Aug 2005 | 6,858 |
| 13 | Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice David Gefen, Detmar W. Straub, Marie‐Claude Boudreau · Communications of the Association for Information Systems | 2000 | 6,423 |
| 14 | The Social Psychology of Groups William F. Kenkel, John W. Thibaut, Harold H. Kelley · The American Catholic Sociological Review | 1959 | 5,947 |
| 15 | Risk as feelings. George F. Loewenstein, Elke U. Weber, Christopher K. Hsee et al. · Psychological Bulletin | 2001 | 5,817 |
| 16 | ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Carl Folke, Thomas P. Hahn, Per G Olsson et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources | 25 Jul 2005 | 5,728 |
| 17 | Understanding dynamic capabilities Sidney G. Winter · Strategic Management Journal | 12 Sep 2003 | 5,270 |
| 18 | Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways Frank W. Geels, Johan Schot · Research Policy | 21 Feb 2007 | 5,187 |
| 19 | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Axel M. Gressner, Torsten Arndt · Springer Reference Medizin | 2019 | 5,115 |
| 20 | The Duality of Technology: Rethinking the Concept of Technology in Organizations Wanda J. Orlikowski · Organization Science | Aug 1992 | 4,920 |
| 21 | Human Problem Solving Allen Newell | Jun 1972 | 4,914 |
| 22 | THE HUMAN SIDE OF ENTERPRISE Douglas McGregor · Elsevier eBooks | 1985 | 4,813 |
| 23 | The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems Izak Benbasat, David K. Goldstein, Melissa Mead · MIS Quarterly | Sep 1987 | 4,734 |
| 24 | Resilience Thinking: Integrating Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability Carl Folke, Stephen R. Carpenter, Brian Walker et al. · Ecology and Society | 2010 | 4,722 |
| 25 | Strategies for Theorizing from Process Data Ann Langley · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1999 | 4,474 |
| 26 | Collective Mind in Organizations: Heedful Interrelating on Flight Decks Karl E. Weick, Karlene H. Roberts · Administrative Science Quarterly | Sep 1993 | 4,399 |
| 27 | Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm J.‐C. Spender · Strategic Management Journal | Dec 1996 | 4,334 |
| 28 | Toward a Model of Organizations as Interpretation Systems Richard L. Daft, Karl E. Weick · Academy of Management Review | Apr 1984 | 4,307 |
| 29 | Longitudinal Field Research on Change: Theory and Practice Andrew Pettigrew · Organization Science | Aug 1990 | 4,192 |
| 30 | Research in Organizational Behavior Jennifer A. Chatman, Laura J. Kray · Research in Organizational Behavior | 2020 | 4,166 |
| 31 | The dynamic resource‐based view: capability lifecycles Constance E. Helfat, Margaret A. Peteraf · Strategic Management Journal | 12 Sep 2003 | 4,164 |
| 32 | Persuasion With Case Studies Nicolaj Siggelkow · Academy of Management Journal | Feb 2007 | 4,157 |
| 33 | Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems Crawford S. Holling · Ecosystems | Aug 2001 | 4,100 |
| 34 | A Multimethod Examination of the Benefits and Detriments of Intragroup Conflict Karen A. Jehn · Administrative Science Quarterly | Jun 1995 | 4,060 |
| 35 | Heuristic Decision Making Gerd Gigerenzer, Wolfgang Gaissmaier · Annual Review of Psychology | 2 Dec 2010 | 4,038 |
| 36 | Reconceptualizing Organizational Routines as a Source of Flexibility and Change Martha S. Feldman, Brian T. Pentland · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 2003 | 3,995 |
| 37 | THE ANTECEDENTS, CONSEQUENCES, AND MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY. C. B. Gibson, Julian Birkinshaw · Academy of Management Journal | Apr 2004 | 3,926 |
| 38 | Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory Gerardine L. Desanctis, Marshall Scott Poole · Organization Science | May 1994 | 3,873 |
| 39 | MAKING FAST STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN HIGH-VELOCITY ENVIRONMENTS. Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Academy of Management Journal | Sep 1989 | 3,855 |
| 40 | Interpretive case studies in IS research: nature and method Geoff Walsham · European Journal of Information Systems | May 1995 | 3,833 |
| 41 | Central Problems in the Management of Innovation Andrew H. Van de Ven · Management Science | May 1986 | 3,781 |
| 42 | Complexity of Coupled Human and Natural Systems Jianguo Liu, Thomas M. Dietz, Stephen R. Carpenter et al. · Science | 13 Sep 2007 | 3,645 |
| 43 | Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited Mary J. Benner, Michael L. Tushman · Academy of Management Review | Apr 2003 | 3,433 |
| 44 | Knowledge and Organization: A Social-Practice Perspective John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid · Organization Science | Apr 2001 | 3,417 |
| 45 | Soft Systems Methodology in Action Thomas Gough, Peter B. Checkland, Jim Scholes · Journal of the Operational Research Society | Sep 1991 | 3,400 |
| 46 | Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research Approaches and Assumptions Wanda J. Orlikowski, Jack J. Baroudi · Information Systems Research | Mar 1991 | 3,370 |
| 47 | The Adaptive Decision Maker. Charles Leave, John W. Payne, James R. Bettman et al. · Journal of the Operational Research Society | Jul 1994 | 3,360 |
| 48 | On the Self-Regulation of Behavior Bradley R. Entner Wright, Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | Mar 2000 | 3,357 |
| 49 | The New Science of Management Decision James C. Hershauer, Herbert A. Simon · Academy of Management Review | 1978 | 3,223 |
| 50 | Transferring, Translating, and Transforming: An Integrative Framework for Managing Knowledge Across Boundaries Paul R. Carlile · Organization Science | 23 Sep 2004 | 3,079 |
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