Annette Towler

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Annette Towler is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Annette Towler has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 8 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Annette Towler's work include Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation (7 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 papers) and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (3 papers). Annette Towler is often cited by papers focused on Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation (7 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 papers) and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (3 papers). Annette Towler collaborates with scholars based in United States. Annette Towler's co-authors include Mitchell M. Handelsman, William L. Briggs, Robert L. Dipboye, Steven C. Currall, Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono, Radostina Purvanova, David B. Peterson, Evelyn A. Paysse and David K. Coats and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Ophthalmology and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Annette Towler

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Measure of College Student Course Engagement 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A Measure of College Student Course Engagement
    2005 541 citations Mitchell M. Handelsman, William L. Briggs et al. The Journal of Educational Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Annette Towler United States 16 516 495 439 244 230 24 1.6k
Frank Brown United States 24 545 1.1× 426 0.9× 456 1.0× 373 1.5× 118 0.5× 107 2.1k
Robert C. Reardon United States 24 1.2k 2.3× 810 1.6× 247 0.6× 212 0.9× 126 0.5× 146 2.5k
James P. Sampson United States 28 1.1k 2.1× 782 1.6× 169 0.4× 399 1.6× 306 1.3× 152 2.5k
Karen D. Multon United States 23 1.2k 2.3× 1.2k 2.3× 153 0.3× 314 1.3× 167 0.7× 53 3.0k
Bettina S. Wiese Germany 20 380 0.7× 623 1.3× 529 1.2× 544 2.2× 119 0.5× 89 1.8k
Elizabeth Tighe United States 10 191 0.4× 736 1.5× 699 1.6× 443 1.8× 168 0.7× 19 2.3k
Karin A. Orvis United States 16 258 0.5× 437 0.9× 528 1.2× 236 1.0× 210 0.9× 24 1.4k
Lorraine D. Eyde United States 12 215 0.4× 521 1.1× 196 0.4× 146 0.6× 542 2.4× 28 1.6k
Barbara A. Fritzsche United States 20 223 0.4× 330 0.7× 209 0.5× 245 1.0× 135 0.6× 35 1.2k
Debra J. Cohen United States 15 127 0.2× 665 1.3× 642 1.5× 281 1.2× 130 0.6× 31 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Annette Towler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annette Towler

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All Works

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Stuhlmacher, Alice F., et al.. (2014). From whence cometh their strength: Social support, coping, and well-being of Black women professionals.. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 20(4). 541–549. 31 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2014). Location, Language, Location: Toward a Better Understanding of Leader-Performance Relations. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 7(2). 195–198. 1 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2014). Signaling the importance of training. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 29(7). 829–849. 12 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2014). How charismatic trainers inspire others to learn through positive affectivity. Computers in Human Behavior. 32. 221–228. 17 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette & Alice F. Stuhlmacher. (2012). Attachment Styles, Relationship Satisfaction, and Well-Being in Working Women. The Journal of Social Psychology. 153(3). 279–298. 38 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2011). The service climate‐firm performance chain: The role of customer retention. Human Resource Management. 50(3). 391–406. 30 indexed citations
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Bell, Suzanne T., Annette Towler, & David M. Fisher. (2011). A multilevel examination of the influence of trainee‐trainer gender dissimilarity and trainee‐classroom gender composition dissimilarity on trainee knowledge acquisition. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 22(3). 343–372. 13 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2010). Correlates of creative behaviour: the role of leadership and personal factors. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l Administration. 28(1). 41–51. 11 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette. (2009). Effects of trainer expressiveness, seductive details, and trainee goal orientation on training outcomes. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 20(1). 65–84. 26 indexed citations
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Bono, Joyce E., Radostina Purvanova, Annette Towler, & David B. Peterson. (2009). A SURVEY OF EXECUTIVE COACHING PRACTICES. Personnel Psychology. 62(2). 361–404. 134 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2008). The seductive details effect in technology‐delivered instruction. Performance Improvement Quarterly. 21(2). 65–86. 22 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette & Robert L. Dipboye. (2006). Effects of Trainer Reputation and Trainees' Need for Cognition on Training Outcomes. The Journal of Psychology. 140(6). 549–564. 15 indexed citations
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Handelsman, Mitchell M., et al.. (2005). A Measure of College Student Course Engagement. The Journal of Educational Research. 98(3). 184–192. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Currall, Steven C., et al.. (2005). PAY SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES. Personnel Psychology. 58(3). 613–640. 219 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette. (2005). Charismatic Leadership Development: Role of Parental Attachment Style and Parental Psychological Control. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. 11(4). 15–25. 18 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette, et al.. (2004). The Effects of Individual Differences and Charismatic Leadership on Workplace Aggression.. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 9(2). 176–185. 83 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette. (2003). EFFECTS OF CHARISMATIC INFLUENCE TRAINING ON ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOR, AND PERFORMANCE. Personnel Psychology. 56(2). 363–381. 128 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette & Robert L. Dipboye. (2001). Effects of trainer expressiveness, organization, and trainee goal orientation on training outcomes.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 86(4). 664–673. 89 indexed citations
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Towler, Annette & Robert L. Dipboye. (2001). Effects of trainer expressiveness, organization, and trainee goal orientation on training outcomes.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 86(4). 664–673. 5 indexed citations
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Coats, David K., Evelyn A. Paysse, Annette Towler, & Robert L. Dipboye. (2000). Impact of large angle horizontal strabismus on ability to obtain employment. Ophthalmology. 107(2). 402–405. 130 indexed citations

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