Birgit Schyns

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Birgit Schyns is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Schyns has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 56 papers in Social Psychology and 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Birgit Schyns's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (74 papers), Emotional Intelligence and Performance (20 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (18 papers). Birgit Schyns is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (74 papers), Emotional Intelligence and Performance (20 papers) and Gender Diversity and Inequality (18 papers). Birgit Schyns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Netherlands. Birgit Schyns's co-authors include Jan Schilling, Jörg Felfe, Gisela Mohr, Gernot von Collani, Thomas Rigotti, David V. Day, Tiffany Keller Hansbrough, Karen van Dam, Shaul Oreg and Karin Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of International Business Studies.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Schyns

114 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

How bad are the effects of bad leaders? A meta-analysis of destructive leadership and its outcomes

2012 739 citations Birgit Schyns, Jan Schilling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Schyns United Kingdom	38	3.7k	2.1k	1.4k	685	656	118	5.8k
Ryan D. Zimmerman United States	21	3.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	809 1.2×	973 1.5×	30	6.1k
Cynthia Lee United States	43	3.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	565 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	122	6.6k
John D. Kammeyer‐Mueller United States	30	2.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	877 1.3×	766 1.2×	60	5.3k
Michael S. Cole United States	33	2.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	558 0.8×	437 0.7×	70	4.8k
Aaron Cohen Israel	45	3.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	375 0.5×	678 1.0×	113	5.7k
Robin Martin United Kingdom	34	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	415 0.6×	481 0.7×	94	5.2k
L. A. Witt United States	41	4.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	974 1.4×	545 0.8×	98	6.3k
Wendy R. Boswell United States	36	4.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	2.4k 1.7×	806 1.2×	1.4k 2.1×	78	7.5k
Christopher C. Rosen United States	37	3.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	872 1.3×	919 1.4×	78	6.4k
Simon Lloyd D. Restubog Australia	51	4.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	2.7k 2.0×	1.1k 1.5×	785 1.2×	143	7.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schyns, Birgit, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, & Michelle Hammond. (2025). An exploration of romance of leadership in times of crisis: Replication and extension of theory. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 3(2). 119–150.

Braun, Susanne, Birgit Schyns, Yuyan Zheng, & Robert G. Lord. (2024). When Vulnerable Narcissists Take the Lead: The Role of Internal Attribution of Failure and Shame for Abusive Supervision. Journal of Business Ethics. 202(4). 707–725.

Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2024). Triggered Abuse: How and Why Leaders with Narcissistic Rivalry React to Follower Deviance. Journal of Business Ethics. 193(1). 115–131. 5 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2023). Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: the relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 32(6). 816–826. 4 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2022). Me, Me, Me. Zeitschrift für Psychologie. 230(4). 330–334. 3 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2018). In the eye of the public : examining the content of implicit leadership theories about football managers across two contexts.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit, Jörg Felfe, & Jan Schilling. (2018). Is It Me or You?—How Reactions to Abusive Supervision Are Shaped by Leader Behavior and Follower Perceptions. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 1309–1309. 31 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit & Tiffany Keller Hansbrough. (2010). When Leadership Goes Wrong Destructive Leadership, Mistakes, and Ethical Failures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 84 indexed citations

Schyns, Birgit, James R. Meindl, & Marcel A. Croon. (2007). The Romance of Leadership Scale: Cross-cultural Testing and Refinement. Leadership. 3(1). 29–46. 22 indexed citations

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Felfe, Jörg, Renate Schmook, Birgit Schyns, & Bernd Six. (2007). Does the form of employment make a difference?—Commitment of traditional, temporary, and self-employed workers. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 72(1). 81–94. 88 indexed citations

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Kuijpers, Marinka, Birgit Schyns, & Jaap Scheerens. (2006). Career competences for career success.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 4 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2005). Implicit leadership theories : Essays and explorations. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 122 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit & James R. Meindl. (2005). An Overview of Implicit Leadership Theories and Their Application in Organization Practice. University of Twente Research Information. 15–36. 26 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit & Paul Turner. (2005). Dyadic leadership and organizational outcomes; Different results of different instruments?. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 175–205. 6 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit & Karin Sanders. (2005). Exploring gender differences in leaders' occupational self‐efficacy. Women in Management Review. 20(7). 513–523. 24 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit & Karin Sanders. (2004). Impliciete leiderschap theorieën en de perceptie van transformationeel leiderschap: een replicatie van Duits onderzoek = Implicit leadership theories and the perception of transformational leadership : a replication of a German study.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 5 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit & Karin Sanders. (2004). Impliciete leiderschapstheorieen en de perceptie van transformationeel leiderschap. University of Twente Research Information. 17(2). 143–154. 7 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2003). Het stimuleren van solidair gedrag: een kwestie van leiderschap ? = Stimulating solidary behaviour : a question of leadership ?. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 4 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit, et al.. (2003). Het stimuleren van solidair gedrag: een kwestie van leiderschap? (Encouragement of solidary behaviour: a matter of leadership?). 16. 237–254. 2 indexed citations

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Schyns, Birgit. (2002). Überprüfung einer deutschsprachigen Skala zum Leader-Member-Exchange-Ansatz. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 23(2). 235–245. 50 indexed citations

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