Cecil H. Bell

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Cecil H. Bell is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cecil H. Bell has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 4 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Cecil H. Bell's work include Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation (3 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (3 papers) and Cognitive and psychological constructs research (2 papers). Cecil H. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation (3 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (3 papers) and Cognitive and psychological constructs research (2 papers). Cecil H. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Cecil H. Bell's co-authors include Wendell L. French, Terence R. Mitchell, Robert A. Zawacki, Sam E. White, Paul F. Buller, Martin M. Chemers, Christoph Markert, Fred E. Fiedler, John Cheney and William B. Carter and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Cecil H. Bell

16 papers receiving 791 citations

Hit Papers

Organization Development: Behavioral Science Intervention... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 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. Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement.
    1975 551 citations Wendell L. French, Cecil H. Bell et al. Industrial and Labor Relations Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cecil H. Bell United States 10 494 195 168 142 136 16 1.0k
Wendell L. French United States 14 526 1.1× 151 0.8× 175 1.0× 192 1.4× 202 1.5× 31 1.3k
Robert C. Miljus United States 7 541 1.1× 289 1.5× 152 0.9× 135 1.0× 133 1.0× 11 1.3k
W. Clay Hamner United States 15 477 1.0× 256 1.3× 279 1.7× 86 0.6× 100 0.7× 22 1.2k
Allen I. Kraut United States 17 599 1.2× 235 1.2× 220 1.3× 185 1.3× 73 0.5× 30 1.2k
Frank Friedlander United States 20 565 1.1× 297 1.5× 221 1.3× 202 1.4× 196 1.4× 32 1.4k
Charles N. Greene United States 13 560 1.1× 284 1.5× 214 1.3× 184 1.3× 89 0.7× 24 993
Kenneth P. Carson United States 15 585 1.2× 311 1.6× 202 1.2× 126 0.9× 77 0.6× 26 1.1k
Robert A. Stringer United States 5 549 1.1× 208 1.1× 158 0.9× 165 1.2× 69 0.5× 8 1.1k
Charles R. Williams United States 11 601 1.2× 329 1.7× 200 1.2× 76 0.5× 81 0.6× 21 1.2k
Elmer H. Burack United States 12 585 1.2× 131 0.7× 130 0.8× 173 1.2× 65 0.5× 43 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cecil H. Bell

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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French, Wendell L., Cecil H. Bell, & Robert A. Zawacki. (2008). “Organization Development and Transformation”. NHRD Network Journal. 2(3). 177–177. 16 indexed citations
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Bell, Cecil H., Wendell L. French, & Christoph Markert. (1994). Organisationsentwicklung : sozialwissenschaftliche Strategien zur Organisationsveränderung. 14 indexed citations
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Buller, Paul F. & Cecil H. Bell. (1986). Effects of Team Building and Goal Setting on Productivity: A Field Experiment. Academy of Management Journal. 29(2). 305–328. 12 indexed citations
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Fiedler, Fred E., et al.. (1984). Increasing Mine Productivity and Safety Through Management Training and Organization Development: A Comparative Study. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 5(1). 1–18. 18 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Terence R., et al.. (1978). Goal Setting and Job Enrichment: An Integrated Approach to Job Design. Academy of Management Review. 3(4). 867–867. 7 indexed citations
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French, Wendell L., Cecil H. Bell, & Robert A. Zawacki. (1978). Organization development: Theory, practice, and research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 114 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Terence R., et al.. (1978). Goal Setting and Job Enrichment: An Integrated Approach to Job Design. Academy of Management Review. 3(4). 867–879. 23 indexed citations
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White, Sam E., Terence R. Mitchell, & Cecil H. Bell. (1977). Goal setting, evaluation apprehension, and social cues as determinants of job performance and job satisfaction in a simulated organization.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 62(6). 665–673. 2 indexed citations
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White, Sam E., Terence R. Mitchell, & Cecil H. Bell. (1977). Goal setting, evaluation apprehension, and social cues as determinants of job performance and job satisfaction in a simulated organization.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 62(6). 665–673. 80 indexed citations
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Bell, Cecil H., et al.. (1976). Effects of job enrichment and task goals on satisfaction and productivity: Implications for job design.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 61(4). 379–394. 5 indexed citations
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Bell, Cecil H., et al.. (1976). Effects of job enrichment and task goals on satisfaction and productivity: Implications for job design.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 61(4). 379–394. 153 indexed citations
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French, Wendell L., et al.. (1975). Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 28(2). 332–332. 551 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mitchell, Terence R., et al.. (1975). Determinants of Interpersonal Disclosure: Some Competitive Tests. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 1(4). 620–623. 2 indexed citations
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Bell, Cecil H., et al.. (1973). Management: an experiential approach. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 13 indexed citations
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Bell, Cecil H., et al.. (1972). Structural and Subject Variation in Communication Networks. Human Relations. 25(1). 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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French, Wendell L. & Cecil H. Bell. (1971). A Definition and History of Organization Development: Some Comments.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1971(1). 146–153. 3 indexed citations

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