Bernard Burnes

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Bernard Burnes is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Burnes has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 20 papers in Strategy and Management and 18 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Bernard Burnes's work include Management and Organizational Studies (22 papers), Management Theory and Practice (11 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (10 papers). Bernard Burnes is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (22 papers), Management Theory and Practice (11 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (10 papers). Bernard Burnes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and South Korea. Bernard Burnes's co-authors include Omera Khan, Bill Cooke, Rune Todnem By, Cary L. Cooper, Steve New, Josie Arnold, Ivan T. Robertson, Fiona Patterson, Jo Silvester and Martin Christopher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Ecological Economics and Journal of Management Studies.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Burnes

96 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Managing Change 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400
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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. Managing Change
    1992 460 citations Bernard Burnes profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernard Burnes United Kingdom 34 1.6k 1.6k 1.1k 578 526 100 4.5k
Michael Beer United States 27 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 968 0.9× 520 0.9× 402 0.8× 63 4.2k
David Buchanan United Kingdom 36 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 642 0.6× 469 0.8× 1.0k 2.0× 103 5.5k
Thomas J. Peters United States 12 1.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 716 0.7× 502 0.9× 628 1.2× 20 5.5k
Mark L. Lengnick‐Hall United States 27 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 859 0.8× 227 0.4× 754 1.4× 51 5.0k
Raymond F. Zammuto United States 29 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 836 0.8× 371 0.6× 917 1.7× 56 4.2k
Celeste P.M. Wilderom Netherlands 30 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 931 0.9× 351 0.6× 789 1.5× 143 5.2k
David Coghlan Ireland 25 956 0.6× 950 0.6× 726 0.7× 705 1.2× 800 1.5× 134 3.9k
Abraham B. Shani United States 28 1.0k 0.6× 907 0.6× 480 0.5× 496 0.9× 483 0.9× 102 2.9k
Robert H. Waterman United States 11 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 630 0.6× 468 0.8× 614 1.2× 13 5.1k
David M. Herold Australia 32 1.9k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 634 0.6× 256 0.4× 587 1.1× 99 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Burnes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Burnes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (2022). Kurt Lewin’s ideas are alive! But why doesn’t anybody recognize them?. Theory & Psychology. 32(6). 931–952. 6 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (2022). Draw it, Check it, Change it: Reviving Lewin's Topology to Facilitate Organizational Change Theory and Practice. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 60(1). 87–112. 6 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (2019). The Role of Alfred J. Marrow and the Harwood Manufacturing Corporation in the Advancement of OD. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 55(4). 397–427. 1 indexed citations
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By, Rune Todnem, et al.. (2019). From silos to inter-professional collaboration: A mixed methods case study utilizing participating action research to foster multidisciplinary teams in a day care surgery department. IJAR – International Journal of Action Research. 15(3-2019). 217–236. 2 indexed citations
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Edgar, David, et al.. (2017). Building Sustainability on Deep Values Through Mindfulness Nurturing. Ecological Economics. 146. 645–657. 19 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (2014). Understanding Resistance to Change – Building on Coch and French. Journal of Change Management. 15(2). 92–116. 86 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (2013). The changing face of English universities: reinventing collegiality for the 21st century. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations
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Graham, Gary, et al.. (2013). Literary praxiphorical analysis: Using science fiction and fantasy to shape organizational futures. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 84. 54–65. 4 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (2012). Field Theory of Learning. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1299–1301. 4 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (2009). Looking beyond bullying to assess the impact of negative behaviours on healthcare staff.. PubMed. 105(39). 20–4. 5 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (2009). Behavioral issues in change. ˜The œbusiness & management collection.. 2009(3). e1001504–e1001504. 4 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (2009). Reflections: Ethics and Organizational Change – Time for a Return to Lewinian Values. Journal of Change Management. 9(4). 359–381. 49 indexed citations
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Graham, Gary, et al.. (2004). The transformation of the music industry supply chain. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 24(11). 1087–1103. 70 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, Gary Graham, & Glenn Hardaker. (2002). The Peer-to-Peer Revolution: how the internet is transforming the supply chain for music. University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield). 3 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (2001). Managing organisational change in the public sector ‐ Lessons from the privatisation of the Property Service Agency. International Journal of Public Sector Management. 14(2). 94–110. 64 indexed citations
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New, Steve & Bernard Burnes. (1998). Developing the partnership concept for the future. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 1 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard & B.G. Dale. (1998). Working in partnership : best practice in customer-supplier relations. Gower eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard, et al.. (1995). The impact of the NHS internal market on the merger of colleges ofmidwifery and nursing. Journal of Management in Medicine. 9(2). 14–29. 7 indexed citations
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Dale, B.G., et al.. (1994). Supplier Development: A Study of Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) and its Suppliers.. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations
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Burnes, Bernard. (1992). Managing change : a strategic approach to organisational development and renewal. Pitman eBooks. 35 indexed citations

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