Most cited papers in Innovation and Knowledge Management
What are the most cited papers in Innovation and Knowledge Management?
The most cited paper in Innovation and Knowledge Management is "Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage" (Jay Bryan Barney, 1991), with 47,651 citations. Next come "Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation" (35,497) and "Dynamic capabilities and strategic management" (32,830).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 3,508 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage Jay Bryan Barney · Journal of Management | Mar 1991 | 47,651 |
| 2 | Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation Wesley M. Cohen, Daniel A. Levinthal · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 1990 | 35,497 |
| 3 | Dynamic capabilities and strategic management David J. Teece, Gary Paul Pisano, Amy Shuen · Strategic Management Journal | Aug 1997 | 32,830 |
| 4 | A resource‐based view of the firm Birger Wernerfelt · Strategic Management Journal | Apr 1984 | 25,311 |
| 5 | A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation Ikujiro Nonaka · Organization Science | Feb 1994 | 17,764 |
| 6 | Explicating dynamic capabilities: the nature and microfoundations of (sustainable) enterprise performance David J. Teece · Strategic Management Journal | 7 Aug 2007 | 16,259 |
| 7 | Toward a knowledge‐based theory of the firm Robert M. Grant · Strategic Management Journal | Dec 1996 | 16,054 |
| 8 | Dynamic capabilities: what are they? Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Jeffrey A. Martin · Strategic Management Journal | 2000 | 14,792 |
| 9 | Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, and the Organizational Advantage Janine Nahapiet, Sumantra Ghoshal · Academy of Management Review | Apr 1998 | 13,833 |
| 10 | Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology Bruce Kogut, Udo Zander · Organization Science | Aug 1992 | 13,005 |
| 11 | The Internationalization Process of the Firm—A Model of Knowledge Development and Increasing Foreign Market Commitments Jan Johanson, Jan‐Erik Vahlne · Journal of International Business Studies | Mar 1977 | 10,918 |
| 12 | The cornerstones of competitive advantage: A resource‐based view Margaret A. Peteraf · Strategic Management Journal | Mar 1993 | 10,786 |
| 13 | Upper Echelons: The Organization as a Reflection of Its Top Managers Donald C. Hambrick, Phyllis A. Mason · Academy of Management Review | Apr 1984 | 10,350 |
| 14 | The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage Jeffrey H. Dyer, Harbir Singh · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1998 | 10,054 |
| 15 | Organizational Information Requirements, Media Richness and Structural Design Richard L. Daft, Robert H. Lengel · Management Science | May 1986 | 9,740 |
| 16 | The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations Henry Etzkowitz, Loet Leydesdorff · Research Policy | Feb 2000 | 8,566 |
| 17 | Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology Walter W. Powell, Kenneth W. Koput, Laurel Smith‐Doerr · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 1996 | 8,561 |
| 18 | Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking It To Performance G. T. Lumpkin, Gregory G. Dess · Academy of Management Review | 1996 | 8,180 |
| 19 | Organizational Learning: The Contributing Processes and the Literatures George P. Huber · Organization Science | Feb 1991 | 8,084 |
| 20 | Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm Gabriel Szulanski · Strategic Management Journal | Dec 1996 | 7,875 |
| 21 | Profiting from technological innovation: Implications for integration, collaboration, licensing and public policy David J. Teece · Research Policy | Dec 1986 | 7,852 |
| 22 | Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension Shaker A. Zahra, Gerard George · Academy of Management Review | Apr 2002 | 7,841 |
| 23 | Innovation and Learning: The Two Faces of R & D Wesley M. Cohen, Daniel A. Levinthal · The Economic Journal | Sep 1989 | 7,605 |
| 24 | The myopia of learning Daniel A. Levinthal, James G. March · Strategic Management Journal | 1993 | 7,343 |
| 25 | Bibliometric Methods in Management and Organization Ivan Župič, Tomaž Čater · Organizational Research Methods | 22 Dec 2014 | 7,271 |
| 26 | Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: a multi-level perspective and a case-study Frank W. Geels · Research Policy | Dec 2002 | 7,168 |
| 27 | Market Orientation: Antecedents and Consequences Bernard J. Jaworski, Ajay K. Kohli · Journal of Marketing | Jul 1993 | 7,074 |
| 28 | Deliberate Learning and the Evolution of Dynamic Capabilities Maurizio Zollo, Sidney G. Winter · Organization Science | Jun 2002 | 6,941 |
| 29 | Technological paradigms and technological trajectories Giovanni Dosi · Research Policy | Jun 1982 | 6,720 |
| 30 | Signaling Theory: A Review and Assessment Brian L. Connelly, S. Trevis Certo, R. Duane Ireland et al. · Journal of Management | 20 Dec 2010 | 6,597 |
| 31 | ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF DETERMINANTS AND MODERATORS. Fariborz Damanpour · Academy of Management Journal | Sep 1991 | 6,517 |
| 32 | Core capabilities and core rigidities: A paradox in managing new product development Dorothy Leonard‐Barton · Strategic Management Journal | 1992 | 6,496 |
| 33 | Open for innovation: the role of openness in explaining innovation performance among U.K. manufacturing firms Keld Laursen, Ammon J. Salter · Strategic Management Journal | 21 Nov 2005 | 6,313 |
| 34 | Organizational Learning Barbara Levitt, James G. March · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1988 | 6,162 |
| 35 | Sectoral patterns of technical change: Towards a taxonomy and a theory Keith Pavitt · Research Policy | Dec 1984 | 6,124 |
| 36 | The Search-Transfer Problem: The Role of Weak Ties in Sharing Knowledge across Organization Subunits Morten T. Hansen · Administrative Science Quarterly | Mar 1999 | 5,861 |
| 37 | The Correlates of Entrepreneurship in Three Types of Firms Danny L. Miller · Management Science | Jul 1983 | 5,819 |
| 38 | Prospering in Dynamically-Competitive Environments: Organizational Capability as Knowledge Integration Robert M. Grant · Organization Science | Aug 1996 | 5,655 |
| 39 | Value creation in E‐business Raphael H Amit, Christoph Zott · Strategic Management Journal | Jun 2001 | 5,546 |
| 40 | Structural Holes and Good Ideas Ronald S. Burt · American Journal of Sociology | Sep 2004 | 5,528 |
| 41 | A Model of Distributor Firm and Manufacturer Firm Working Partnerships James C. Anderson, James A. Narus · Journal of Marketing | 1990 | 5,408 |
| 42 | Understanding dynamic capabilities Sidney G. Winter · Strategic Management Journal | 12 Sep 2003 | 5,270 |
| 43 | WHAT'S IN A NAME? REPUTATION BUILDING AND CORPORATE STRATEGY. Charles J. Fombrun, Mark T. Shanley · Academy of Management Journal | Jun 1990 | 5,238 |
| 44 | A Natural-Resource-Based View of the Firm Stuart L. Hart · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1995 | 5,201 |
| 45 | Collaboration Networks, Structural Holes, and Innovation: A Longitudinal Study Gautam Ahuja · Administrative Science Quarterly | Sep 2000 | 5,124 |
| 46 | A Resource-Based Perspective on Information Technology Capability and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation1 Anandhi S. Bharadwaj · MIS Quarterly | Mar 2000 | 5,011 |
| 47 | DOES FAMILIARITY BREED TRUST? THE IMPLICATIONS OF REPEATED TIES FOR CONTRACTUAL CHOICE IN ALLIANCES. Ranjay Gulati · Academy of Management Journal | Feb 1995 | 4,874 |
| 48 | STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES Christine Maree Oliver · Academy of Management Review | 1991 | 4,857 |
| 49 | The Delphi method as a research tool: an example, design considerations and applications Chitu Okoli, Suzanne D. Pawlowski · Information & Management | 30 Mar 2004 | 4,811 |
| 50 | Alliances and networks Ranjay Gulati · Strategic Management Journal | Apr 1998 | 4,687 |
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