Alf Steinar Sætre

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Alf Steinar Sætre is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alf Steinar Sætre has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Strategy and Management, 10 papers in Communication and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alf Steinar Sætre's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (9 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (8 papers). Alf Steinar Sætre is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (9 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (8 papers). Alf Steinar Sætre collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Ireland. Alf Steinar Sætre's co-authors include Andrew Van de Ven, Keri K. Stephens, Larry D. Browning, Ronald E. Rice, Erik Andreas Sæther, John A. Daly, J. Richard Harrison, Tatiana Andreeva and Amy C. Edmondson and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Frontiers in Psychology and Journal of Product Innovation Management.

In The Last Decade

Alf Steinar Sætre

32 papers receiving 696 citations

Hit Papers

Generating Theory by Abduction 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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.

  1. Generating Theory by Abduction
    2021 350 citations Alf Steinar Sætre et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alf Steinar Sætre Norway 12 257 176 168 147 102 36 745
Markus Reihlen Germany 15 299 1.2× 134 0.8× 266 1.6× 117 0.8× 51 0.5× 46 751
Murat Tarakci Netherlands 12 377 1.5× 114 0.6× 312 1.9× 136 0.9× 67 0.7× 23 886
Eric Knight Australia 18 382 1.5× 114 0.6× 264 1.6× 125 0.9× 76 0.7× 63 1.0k
Anders Richtnér Sweden 14 519 2.0× 205 1.2× 139 0.8× 81 0.6× 96 0.9× 21 874
Jonathan Sapsed United Kingdom 14 355 1.4× 162 0.9× 98 0.6× 177 1.2× 117 1.1× 34 764
Robert A. Paton United Kingdom 17 258 1.0× 133 0.8× 260 1.5× 160 1.1× 78 0.8× 47 859
William Y. Degbey Finland 14 306 1.2× 135 0.8× 204 1.2× 104 0.7× 53 0.5× 23 721
Liang‐Hung Lin Taiwan 13 290 1.1× 88 0.5× 246 1.5× 141 1.0× 41 0.4× 32 809
Rayees Farooq India 18 314 1.2× 147 0.8× 165 1.0× 141 1.0× 44 0.4× 43 991
Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni Nigeria 16 268 1.0× 318 1.8× 238 1.4× 101 0.7× 51 0.5× 111 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alf Steinar Sætre

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alf Steinar Sætre

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Andreeva, Tatiana, et al.. (2024). Using social integration mechanisms to boost absorptive capacity: Walking a tightrope. European Management Review. 22(3). 619–639. 2 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2024). Advancing the understanding of sustainable business models through organizational learning. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(6). 5174–5194. 13 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2024). What do established companies do to factor in sustainability into their business models?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(1). 19–38. 2 indexed citations
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Daly, John A. & Alf Steinar Sætre. (2023). The consequences of face-threatening feedback on innovators’ psychological safety, affect, and willingness to engage in future innovation projects. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1060617–1060617. 2 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2020). Post‐Failure Success: Sensemaking in Problem Representation Reformulation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 37(6). 483–505. 22 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2019). Unpacking Strategic Problem Formulation in Top Management Teams. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2019(1). 16700–16700.
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2017). A systematic literature review of learning from failure in innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017(1). 15576–15576. 1 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2016). Venture creation and award-winning technology through co-produced incubation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 23(1). 240–258. 12 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2015). How size of failure affects learning from failure in innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015(1). 13634–13634. 1 indexed citations
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Harrison, J. Richard & Alf Steinar Sætre. (2015). Modeling innovative search processes with PR landscapes. 806–815. 1 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2013). AMBIGUITY AND LEARNING IN THE INNOVATION PROCESS: MANAGING EXPLOITATION-EXPLOITATION BY BALANCING CREATIVITY AND CONSTRAINT REVISITED. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. 10(4). 1350014–1350014. 7 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2012). STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION: MANAGING EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION BY BALANCING CREATIVITY AND CONSTRAINT. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. 9(4). 1250025–1250025. 10 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2009). Classification of ambiguity in new product development projects. European Journal of Innovation Management. 12(1). 62–85. 44 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2009). Managing Ambiguity in New Product Development Projects. Creativity and Innovation Management. 18(1). 24–34. 32 indexed citations
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Browning, Larry D. & Alf Steinar Sætre. (2008). A garbage can model of information communication technology choice. 57–63. 2 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2008). AMBIGUITY REDUCTION IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. International Journal of Innovation Management. 12(4). 573–596. 23 indexed citations
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Stephens, Keri K., et al.. (2004). The Reflexivity between ICTs and Business Culture: Applying. Informing Science The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline. 7. 1–30. 40 indexed citations
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Browning, Larry D., et al.. (2004). Information & communication technologies in action : linking theory & narratives of practice. 7 indexed citations
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Stephens, Keri K., et al.. (2003). Leveling Differences and Reinforcing Similarities: The Interaction between Information and Communication Technologies and National Culture. Informing Science and IT Education Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Sætre, Alf Steinar, et al.. (2003). Organizational Members’ Enactment of Organizational Environments and Media Use: A Study of ICT Practices in Norway and the United States. Informing Science and IT Education Conference. 5 indexed citations

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