Most cited papers in Organizational Learning and Leadership
What are the most cited papers in Organizational Learning and Leadership?
The most cited paper in Organizational Learning and Leadership is "The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization" (Peter M. Senge, 1991), with 20,158 citations. Next come "A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation" (17,764) and "An Integrative Model Of Organizational Trust" (14,322).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 774 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization Peter M. Senge · NSPI Journal | May 1991 | 20,158 |
| 2 | A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation Ikujiro Nonaka · Organization Science | Feb 1994 | 17,764 |
| 3 | An Integrative Model Of Organizational Trust Roger C. Mayer, James H. Davis, F. David Schoorman · Academy of Management Review | Jul 1995 | 14,322 |
| 4 | Relationship-based approach to leadership: Development of leader-member exchange (LMX) theory of leadership over 25 years: Applying a multi-level multi-domain perspective George Bear Graen, Mary Uhl‐Bien · The Leadership Quarterly | Jun 1995 | 7,272 |
| 5 | Organizational Learning Barbara Levitt, James G. March · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1988 | 6,162 |
| 6 | An Organizational Learning Framework: From Intuition to Institution Mary M. Crossan, Henry W. Lane, Roderick E. White · Academy of Management Review | Jul 1999 | 3,654 |
| 7 | Market Orientation and the Learning Organization Stanley F. Slater, John C. Narver · Journal of Marketing | Jul 1995 | 3,651 |
| 8 | Leading in a Culture of Change Michael J. Fullan | 2001 | 3,316 |
| 9 | Predicting unit performance by assessing transformational and transactional leadership. Bernard M. Bass, Bruce J. Avolio, Dong I. Jung et al. · Journal of Applied Psychology | 2003 | 3,023 |
| 10 | Explaining Development and Change in Organizations Andrew H. Van de Ven, Marshall Scott Poole · Academy of Management Review | Jul 1995 | 2,984 |
| 11 | Meta-Analytic review of leader–member exchange theory: Correlates and construct issues. Charlotte R. Gerstner, David V. Day · Journal of Applied Psychology | Dec 1997 | 2,907 |
| 12 | Organizational Citizenship Behavior: It's Construct Clean-Up Time Dennis W. Organ · Human Performance | Jun 1997 | 2,818 |
| 13 | Effectiveness correlates of transformational and transactional leadership: A meta-analytic review of the mlq literature Kevin B. Lowe, K. Galen Kroeck, Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam · The Leadership Quarterly | Sep 1996 | 2,774 |
| 14 | Informal learning in the workplace Michael R. Eraut · Studies in Continuing Education | Jul 2004 | 2,580 |
| 15 | Cultural constraints in management theories Geert H. Hofstede · Academy of Management Perspectives | Feb 1993 | 2,343 |
| 16 | RELATIONS BETWEEN WORK GROUP CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFECTIVENESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNING EFFECTIVE WORK GROUPS Michael A. Campion, Gina J. Medsker, A. Catherine Higgs · Personnel Psychology | Dec 1993 | 2,226 |
| 17 | “Can you see the real me?” A self-based model of authentic leader and follower development William L. Gardner, Bruce J. Avolio, Fred Luthans et al. · The Leadership Quarterly | 29 May 2005 | 2,204 |
| 18 | Creating Readiness for Organizational Change Achilles A. Armenakis, Stanley G. Harris, Kevin W. Mossholder · Human Relations | Jun 1993 | 2,040 |
| 19 | Distributed leadership as a unit of analysis Peter Gronn · The Leadership Quarterly | Aug 2002 | 2,036 |
| 20 | Perspective—Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion: Controversy and Advancement in Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory Ikujiro Nonaka, Georg von Krogh · Organization Science | 22 Jan 2009 | 1,931 |
| 21 | Organizational Learning: From Experience to Knowledge Linda Argote, Ella Miron‐Spektor · Organization Science | 23 Mar 2011 | 1,907 |
| 22 | Does the transactional–transformational leadership paradigm transcend organizational and national boundaries? Bernard M. Bass · American Psychologist | Feb 1997 | 1,887 |
| 23 | Organizational Silence: A Barrier to Change and Development in a Pluralistic World Elizabeth Wolef Morrison, Frances J. Milliken · Academy of Management Review | Oct 2000 | 1,876 |
| 24 | The Process of Knowledge Transfer: A Diachronic Analysis of Stickiness Gabriel Szulanski · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes | May 2000 | 1,801 |
| 25 | Transformational Leadership And Organizational Culture Bernard M. Bass, Bruce J. Avolio · International Journal of Public Administration | 1994 | 1,765 |
| 26 | Exploring Paradox: Toward a More Comprehensive Guide Marianne W. Lewis · Academy of Management Review | Oct 2000 | 1,737 |
| 27 | Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking Anuradha A. Gokhale · Journal of Technology Education | Sep 1995 | 1,691 |
| 28 | Organizational Change: A Review of Theory and Research in the 1990s Achilles A. Armenakis, Arthur G. Bedeian · Journal of Management | Jun 1999 | 1,550 |
| 29 | The Leaders New Work: Building Learning Organizations Peter M. Senge | 15 May 2017 | 1,540 |
| 30 | Commitment to organizational change: Extension of a three-component model. Lynne Herscovitch, John P. Meyer · Journal of Applied Psychology | 2002 | 1,508 |
| 31 | A Review and Reconceptualization of Organizational Commitment Arnon E. Reichers · Academy of Management Review | Jul 1985 | 1,467 |
| 32 | STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. Andrew Pettigrew, Richard W. Woodman, Kim S. Cameron · Academy of Management Journal | Aug 2001 | 1,465 |
| 33 | Cognitive Elements of Empowerment: An “Interpretive” Model of Intrinsic Task Motivation Kenneth W. Thomas, Betty A. Velthouse · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1990 | 1,457 |
| 34 | Benefits of Training and Development for Individuals and Teams, Organizations, and Society Herman Aguinis, Kurt Kraiger · Annual Review of Psychology | 31 Oct 2008 | 1,449 |
| 35 | SHARED LEADERSHIP IN TEAMS: AN INVESTIGATION OF ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE. Jay B. Carson, Paul E. Tesluk, Jennifer Ann Marrone · Academy of Management Journal | Oct 2007 | 1,422 |
| 36 | Leader-Member Exchange as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Followers' Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Hui Wang, Kenneth S. Law, Rick D. Hackett et al. · Academy of Management Journal | Jun 2005 | 1,378 |
| 37 | A Definition of Systems Thinking: A Systems Approach Ross D. Arnold, Jon P. Wade · Procedia Computer Science | 2015 | 1,345 |
| 38 | Organizational Change and Managerial Sensemaking: Working Through Paradox Lotte S. Lüscher, Marianne W. Lewis · Academy of Management Journal | Apr 2008 | 1,333 |
| 39 | Transformational Leadership and Performance Across Criteria and Levels: A Meta-Analytic Review of 25 Years of Research Gang Wang, In‐Sue Oh, Stephen Hyrum Courtright et al. · Group & Organization Management | 15 Mar 2011 | 1,313 |
| 40 | Demonstrating the Value of an Organization's Learning Culture: The Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins · Advances in Developing Human Resources | May 2003 | 1,310 |
| 41 | The Cultures of Work Organizations Marion E. McCollom, Harrison M. Trice, Janice M. Beyer · Academy of Management Review | Oct 1994 | 1,288 |
| 42 | Effects of transformational leadership training on attitudinal and financial outcomes: A field experiment. Julian I. Barling, Tom Weber, E. Kevin Kelloway · Journal of Applied Psychology | Dec 1996 | 1,287 |
| 43 | Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations Tara Brabazon | 3 Apr 2008 | 1,269 |
| 44 | SELF-CONCORDANCE AT WORK: TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE MOTIVATIONAL EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS. Joyce E. Bono, Timothy A. Judge · Academy of Management Journal | Oct 2003 | 1,238 |
| 45 | Organisational change management: A critical review Rune Todnem By · Journal of Change Management | Dec 2005 | 1,236 |
| 46 | Vertical versus shared leadership as predictors of the effectiveness of change management teams: An examination of aversive, directive, transactional, transformational, and empowering leader behaviors. Craig L. Pearce, Henry P. Sims · Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice | Jun 2002 | 1,231 |
| 47 | Transformational versus servant leadership: a difference in leader focus A. Gregory Stone, Robert F. Russell, Kathleen Patterson · Leadership & Organization Development Journal | Jun 2004 | 1,204 |
| 48 | Strategic Leadership and Organizational Learning Dusya M. Vera, Mary M. Crossan · Academy of Management Review | Apr 2004 | 1,200 |
| 49 | Occupational Communities: Culture and Control in Organizations John Van Maanen, Stephen R. Barley · Research in Organizational Behavior | Nov 1982 | 1,188 |
| 50 | Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory: Evolutionary Paths and Future Advances Ikujiro Nonaka, Georg von Krogh, Sven Constantin Voelpel · Organization Studies | Aug 2006 | 1,169 |
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