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Organizational Management and Change

Organizational Management and Change is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 2.3k research works in it since 1950. 5.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the challenges and strategies related to organizational change management, encompassing topics such as leadership, industrial psychology, strategic innovation, human resource management, and the development of learning organizations. It delves into the complexities of managing change, cultural cooperation, and the impact of digital transformation on organizations.

  • Organizational Change
  • Management
  • Leadership
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Strategic Innovation
  • Human Resource
  • Learning Organization
  • Cultural Cooperation
  • Digital Transformation
  • Leadership Development
Research works
2.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
126
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Organizational Management and Change research?

By volume, Germany and Switzerland publish the most (470 and 56 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 470 works
  2. 2 Switzerland 56 works
  3. 3 Austria 49 works
  4. 4 United States 28 works
  5. 5 Netherlands 11 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 9 works
  7. 7 Australia 5 works
  8. 8 France 4 works
  9. 9 Estonia 3 works
  10. 10 Slovenia 3 works

How concentrated that is

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Germany: 73.8%Switzerland: 8.9%Austria: 7.7%United States: 4.4%6 others listed: 5.3%74%largest
Germany470 · 73.8%Switzerland56 · 8.9%Austria49 · 7.7%United States28 · 4.4%6 others listed34 · 5.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Organizational Management and Change research?

By volume in 2022–2025, TU Dortmund University publishes the most Organizational Management and Change research, followed by München Klinik and Hamburg Institut (Germany).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 TU Dortmund University Germany 13 works
  2. 2 München Klinik Germany 13 works
  3. 3 Hamburg Institut (Germany) Germany 10 works
  4. 4 Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute Germany 10 works
  5. 5 Stuttgart Observatory Germany 9 works
  6. 6 Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland 8 works
  7. 7 Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden Germany 8 works
  8. 8 Universität Bayern Germany 8 works
  9. 9 University of Graz Austria 7 works
  10. 10 Clinical Research Center Kiel Germany 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Organizational Management and Change?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Organizational Management and Change include Niklas Luhmann and Wolfgang Berger.

  1. 1 Niklas Luhmann 2.3k citations
  2. 2 Wolfgang Berger 864 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Organizational Management and Change research done?

The largest centres of Organizational Management and Change research in 2022–2025 are Munich (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Hamburg (Germany) and Vienna (Austria). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamburg.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Munich Germany 42 works
  2. 2 Berlin Germany 31 works
  3. 3 Hamburg Germany 27 works
  4. 4 Vienna Austria 22 works
  5. 5 Zurich Switzerland 16 works
  6. 6 Dortmund Germany 16 works
  7. 7 Stuttgart Germany 15 works
  8. 8 Essen Germany 12 works
  9. 9 Lucerne Switzerland 12 works
  10. 10 Cologne Germany 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HamburgDE · 27.2 works27×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Organizational Management and Change than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Organizational Management and Change?

Among universities, judged by research, TU Dortmund University and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1TU Dortmund University Germany 33.60.0%78.2×13
2Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland 13.60.0%260.4×8

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Organizational Management and Change research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Organizational Management and Change.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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