Alfred Kieser

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alfred Kieser is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred Kieser has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 26 papers in Strategy and Management and 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alfred Kieser's work include Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Corporate Governance and Management (13 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (11 papers). Alfred Kieser is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Corporate Governance and Management (13 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (11 papers). Alfred Kieser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Türkiye. Alfred Kieser's co-authors include Alexander T. Nicolai, David Seidl, Behlül Üsdiken, Nikolaus Beck, Suleika Bort, Peter Walgenbach, Rosemary Stewart, Jean‐Louis Barsoux, Herbert Kubicek and Ulrich Koch and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Science.

In The Last Decade

Alfred Kieser

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Rhetoric and Myth in Management Fashion 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300
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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. Rhetoric and Myth in Management Fashion
    1997 385 citations Alfred Kieser profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfred Kieser Germany 26 1.5k 1.1k 619 558 343 86 3.0k
Jeffrey D. Ford United States 24 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 450 0.7× 532 1.0× 247 0.7× 43 3.5k
Kumar Chittipeddi United States 4 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 303 0.5× 601 1.1× 330 1.0× 7 3.0k
Andrew Sturdy United Kingdom 33 2.1k 1.4× 1000 1.0× 512 0.8× 1.0k 1.9× 249 0.7× 82 3.8k
David C. Wilson United States 33 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 479 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 242 0.7× 97 3.6k
Saku Mantere Finland 22 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 420 0.7× 560 1.0× 342 1.0× 43 3.0k
W. E. Douglas Creed United States 15 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 547 0.9× 1.2k 2.1× 417 1.2× 24 3.8k
Martin Kornberger Australia 34 1.8k 1.2× 860 0.8× 590 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 245 0.7× 77 4.0k
Linda Rouleau Canada 18 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 493 0.8× 682 1.2× 235 0.7× 50 3.1k
Kimberly B. Boal United States 20 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 263 0.4× 473 0.8× 289 0.8× 40 3.0k
Bryan Borys United States 7 837 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 671 1.1× 390 0.7× 197 0.6× 11 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfred Kieser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfred Kieser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kieser, Alfred. (2020). 20 Jahre „Entfesselung deutscher Hochschulen“. 1 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (2015). Coping with institutional complexity: Responses of management scholars to competing logics in the field of management studies. Scandinavian Journal of Management. 31(3). 437–450. 17 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (2012). Consultants In The Management Fashion Arena. Oxford University Press eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred. (2009). Einarbeitung neuer Mitarbeiter.
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (2008). How much do specialists have to learn from each other when they jointly develop radical product innovations?. Research Policy. 37(6-7). 1148–1163. 25 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred & Ulrich Koch. (2008). Bounded Rationality and Organizational Learning Based on Rule Changes. Management Learning. 39(3). 329–347. 30 indexed citations
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Beck, Nikolaus & Alfred Kieser. (2003). The Complexity of Rule Systems, Experience and Organizational Learning. Organization Studies. 24(5). 793–814. 61 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (2002). In Search of Explanations for the Consulting Explosion. 42 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Klaus M., et al.. (2001). Leistungsorientierte Entlohnung - kann die geplante Dienstrechtsreform die Abwanderung von qualifizierten Nachwuchswissenschaftlern verhindern?. Econstor (Econstor). 54(8). 5–17. 6 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (2001). Control the Construction of Your Legend or Someone Else will. Journal of Management Inquiry. 10(4). 298–309. 30 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred. (1998). From Freemasons to Industrious Patriots. Organizing and Disciplining in 18th Century Germany. Organization Studies. 19(1). 47–71. 17 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred. (1998). Immer mehr Geld für Unternehmensberatung - und wofür?. 2 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (1996). A comparison of British and German managerial roles, perceptions and behavior : A comparison of British and German managerial roles, perceptions and behavior. 2 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred. (1994). Why Organization Theory Needs Historical Analyses—And How This Should Be Performed. Organization Science. 5(4). 608–620. 331 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, Gerhard Reber, & Rolf Wunderer. (1987). Handwörterbuch der Führung. 13 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred & Herbert Kubicek. (1983). Organisation. 10 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred, et al.. (1983). Die Gestaltung von Entscheidungsunterstützungssystemen.. 25. 371–382. 2 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred & Herbert Kubicek. (1977). Organisation. 12 indexed citations
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Kieser, Alfred. (1970). Unternehmungswachstum und Produktinnovation. Duncker & Humblot eBooks.

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