Akbar Zaheer

23.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
63 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Akbar Zaheer is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Akbar Zaheer has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Strategy and Management, 17 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Akbar Zaheer's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (30 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (29 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (9 papers). Akbar Zaheer is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (30 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (29 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (9 papers). Akbar Zaheer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Akbar Zaheer's co-authors include Bill McEvily, Vincenzo Perrone, Nitin Nohria, Ranjay Gulati, N. Venkatraman, Geoffrey G. Bell, Giuseppe Soda, Srilata Zaheer, Reinhard Bachmann and Gautam Ahuja and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Akbar Zaheer

63 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Does Trust Matter? Exploring the Effects of Interorganizational and Interpersonal Trust on Performance

1998 2.8k citations Akbar Zaheer, Bill McEvily et al. Organization Science profile →
Strategic networks

2000 1.9k citations Akbar Zaheer et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →
Bridging ties: a source of firm heterogeneity in competitive capabilities

1999 1.4k citations Bill McEvily, Akbar Zaheer Strategic Management Journal profile →
Relational governance as an interorganizational strategy: An empirical test of the role of trust in economic exchange

1995 1.2k citations Akbar Zaheer et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →
Trust as an Organizing Principle

2003 1.1k citations Bill McEvily, Vincenzo Perrone et al. Organization Science profile →
Benefiting from network position: firm capabilities, structural holes, and performance

2005 1.1k citations Akbar Zaheer, Geoffrey G. Bell Strategic Management Journal profile →
Guest editors? introduction to the special issue: strategic networks

2000 715 citations Akbar Zaheer et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →
The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks

2011 550 citations Gautam Ahuja, Giuseppe Soda et al. Organization Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akbar Zaheer United States	41	10.2k	3.9k	2.9k	2.8k	2.7k	63	16.6k
Nitin Nohria United States	43	11.9k 1.2×	4.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	115	20.6k
John Child United Kingdom	58	10.3k 1.0×	5.2k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	190	18.0k
Charles C. Snow United States	42	10.6k 1.0×	4.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	3.5k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	85	18.1k
S. Tamer Çavuşgil United States	70	14.9k 1.5×	4.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	248	21.4k
Fariborz Damanpour United States	30	9.7k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	53	17.1k
Melissa E. Graebner United States	15	7.1k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	24	14.6k
Paul S. Adler United States	40	5.9k 0.6×	4.8k 1.2×	4.9k 1.7×	2.2k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	116	16.5k
Henk Volberda Netherlands	59	9.6k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	209	14.1k
Nicolai J. Foss Denmark	63	9.0k 0.9×	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	3.7k 1.4×	283	15.6k
Bill McEvily United States	25	6.8k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	36	13.2k

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Zaheer, Akbar, et al.. (2021). Network Stability: The Role of Geography and Brokerage Structure Inequity. Academy of Management Journal. 65(4). 1139–1168. 17 indexed citations

Soda, Giuseppe, et al.. (2021). Brokerage evolution in innovation contexts: Formal structure, network neighborhoods and knowledge. Research Policy. 50(10). 104343–104343. 19 indexed citations

Zaheer, Akbar, et al.. (2018). Determinants of alliance partner choice: Network distance, managerial incentives, and board monitoring. Strategic Management Journal. 39(10). 2745–2769. 37 indexed citations

Funk, Russell J., et al.. (2018). Better Off Friends? Network Bounding and the Performance Implications of Formalization. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2018(1). 13466–13466. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Haibin, Yanfeng Zheng, & Akbar Zaheer. (2014). Asymmetric Learning Capabilities and Stock Market Returns. Academy of Management Journal. 58(2). 356–374. 63 indexed citations

Soda, Giuseppe & Akbar Zaheer. (2012). A network perspective on organizational architecture: performance effects of the interplay of formal and informal organization. Strategic Management Journal. 33(6). 751–771. 177 indexed citations

Ahuja, Gautam, Giuseppe Soda, & Akbar Zaheer. (2011). The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks. Organization Science. 23(2). 434–448. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

Zaheer, Akbar, et al.. (2009). Prior Alliances with Targets and Acquisition Performance in Knowledge-Intensive Industries. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania). 7 indexed citations

Dirks, Kurt T., Roy J. Lewicki, & Akbar Zaheer. (2009). Reparing Relationships Within and Between Organizations: Building A Conceptual Foundation. Academy of Management Review. 34(1). 68–84. 263 indexed citations

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Clercq, Dirk De, Harry J. Sapienza, & Akbar Zaheer. (2008). Firm and Group Influences on Venture Capital Firms’ Involvement in New Ventures. Journal of Management Studies. 45(7). 1169–1194. 32 indexed citations

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Bell, Geoffrey G. & Akbar Zaheer. (2007). Geography, Networks, and Knowledge Flow. Organization Science. 18(6). 955–972. 262 indexed citations

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Bachmann, Reinhard & Akbar Zaheer. (2006). The Handbook of Trust Research. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8 indexed citations

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George, Varghese P. & Akbar Zaheer. (2006). GEOGRAPHIC SIGNATURES: FIRM PROXIMITIES AND PERFORMANCE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2006(1). F1–F6. 5 indexed citations

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Zaheer, Akbar & Varghese P. George. (2004). Reach out or reach within? Performance implications of alliances and location in biotechnology. Managerial and Decision Economics. 25(6-7). 437–452. 61 indexed citations

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Perrone, Vincenzo, Akbar Zaheer, & Bill McEvily. (2003). Free to Be Trusted? Organizational Constraints on Trust in Boundary Spanners. Organization Science. 14(4). 422–439. 296 indexed citations

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McEvily, Bill, Vincenzo Perrone, & Akbar Zaheer. (2003). Introduction to the Special Issue on Trust in an Organizational Context. Organization Science. 14(1). 1–4. 72 indexed citations

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Zaheer, Srilata, Stuart Albert, & Akbar Zaheer. (1999). Time Scales and Organizational Theory. Academy of Management Review. 24(4). 725–725. 137 indexed citations

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Zaheer, Srilata, Stuart Albert, & Akbar Zaheer. (1999). Time Scales and Organizational Theory. Academy of Management Review. 24(4). 725–741. 275 indexed citations

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Zaheer, Srilata & Akbar Zaheer. (1997). Country Effects on Information Seeking in Global Electronic Networks. Journal of International Business Studies. 28(1). 77–100. 80 indexed citations

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Zaheer, Akbar & Srilata Zaheer. (1997). Catching the Wave: Alertness, Responsiveness, and Market Influence in Global Electronic Networks. Management Science. 43(11). 1493–1509. 233 indexed citations

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