Carol Prahinski

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Carol Prahinski is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol Prahinski has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Strategy and Management, 4 papers in Management Information Systems and 2 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Carol Prahinski's work include Quality and Supply Management (4 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (4 papers) and Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (4 papers). Carol Prahinski is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (4 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (4 papers) and Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (4 papers). Carol Prahinski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Carol Prahinski's co-authors include W.C. Benton, Canan Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer, Robert D. Klassen, Fei Ye, Xiande Zhao, Yina Li and Ying Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Economics and Omega.

In The Last Decade

Carol Prahinski

8 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Supplier evaluations: communication strategies to improve... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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. Supplier evaluations: communication strategies to improve supplier performance
    2004 507 citations Carol Prahinski, W.C. Benton Journal of Operations Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carol Prahinski United States 6 994 695 330 215 136 8 1.3k
Canan Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer United Kingdom 12 990 1.0× 650 0.9× 232 0.7× 185 0.9× 78 0.6× 20 1.2k
Stefan E. Genchev United States 9 866 0.9× 735 1.1× 255 0.8× 118 0.5× 71 0.5× 13 1.2k
Dennis Krumwiede United States 16 721 0.7× 414 0.6× 355 1.1× 151 0.7× 105 0.8× 32 1.2k
Daniel Samson Australia 9 847 0.9× 615 0.9× 363 1.1× 111 0.5× 158 1.2× 20 1.3k
Tage Skjoett‐Larsen Denmark 8 1.1k 1.1× 968 1.4× 354 1.1× 79 0.4× 155 1.1× 10 1.6k
Glyn Watson United Kingdom 14 938 0.9× 608 0.9× 325 1.0× 61 0.3× 114 0.8× 21 1.2k
Jon F. Kirchoff United States 13 1.1k 1.1× 511 0.7× 583 1.8× 117 0.5× 55 0.4× 18 1.3k
C. Clifford Defee United States 14 881 0.9× 727 1.0× 365 1.1× 56 0.3× 77 0.6× 19 1.3k
Anni‐Kaisa Kähkönen Finland 21 982 1.0× 502 0.7× 434 1.3× 62 0.3× 71 0.5× 51 1.3k
Anne Touboulic United Kingdom 15 1.3k 1.3× 486 0.7× 575 1.7× 124 0.6× 64 0.5× 29 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carol Prahinski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carol Prahinski

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Benton, W.C., et al.. (2020). The influence of supplier development programs on supplier performance. International Journal of Production Economics. 230. 107793–107793. 50 indexed citations
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Ye, Fei, Xiande Zhao, Carol Prahinski, & Yina Li. (2013). The impact of institutional pressures, top managers' posture and reverse logistics on performance—Evidence from China. International Journal of Production Economics. 143(1). 132–143. 146 indexed citations
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Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer, Canan, Robert D. Klassen, & Carol Prahinski. (2008). Linking forward and reverse supply chain investments: The role of business uncertainty. Quality Engineering. 53(4). 469–471. 2 indexed citations
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Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer, Canan, Carol Prahinski, & Robert D. Klassen. (2007). Linking forward and reverse supply chain investments: The role of business uncertainty. Journal of Operations Management. 25(6). 1141–1160. 191 indexed citations
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Prahinski, Carol & Ying Fan. (2007). Supplier Evaluations: The Role of Communication Quality. Journal of Supply Chain Management. 43(3). 16–28. 56 indexed citations
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Prahinski, Carol & Canan Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer. (2006). Empirical research opportunities in reverse supply chains. Omega. 34(6). 519–532. 324 indexed citations
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Prahinski, Carol & W.C. Benton. (2004). Supplier evaluations: communication strategies to improve supplier performance. Journal of Operations Management. 22(1). 39–62. 507 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prahinski, Carol. (2001). Communication strategies and supplier performance evaluations in an industrial supply chain /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 5 indexed citations

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