Charles R. Schwenk

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Charles R. Schwenk is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and General Decision Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles R. Schwenk has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 13 papers in Strategy and Management and 13 papers in General Decision Sciences. Recurrent topics in Charles R. Schwenk's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (18 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (13 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (6 papers). Charles R. Schwenk is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (18 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (13 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (6 papers). Charles R. Schwenk collaborates with scholars based in United States and Latvia. Charles R. Schwenk's co-authors include Marjorie A. Lyles, Irene M. Duhaime, Charles B. Shrader, Richard A. Cosier, Stephen E. Clapham, Marcia P. Miceli, Janet P. Near, Joseph S. Valacich, Catherine M. Daily and Howard Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Charles R. Schwenk

59 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Cognitive simplification processes in strategic decision‐making

1984 653 citations Charles R. Schwenk Strategic Management Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles R. Schwenk United States	33	2.2k	1.4k	978	884	825	61	5.1k
Anne Sigismund Huff United States	25	3.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	672 0.7×	780 0.9×	971 1.2×	60	6.2k
Robert Drazin United States	25	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	756 0.8×	884 1.0×	793 1.0×	35	6.7k
David J. Hickson United Kingdom	32	3.0k 1.4×	2.6k 1.8×	828 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	932 1.1×	68	7.4k
Roderick E. White Canada	16	3.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	432 0.4×	507 0.6×	602 0.7×	29	5.3k
David A. Nadler United States	29	3.5k 1.6×	2.0k 1.4×	551 0.6×	837 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	66	7.6k
Gerardo R. Ungson United States	20	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	617 0.6×	716 0.8×	410 0.5×	45	4.2k
James B. Thomas United States	20	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.6×	399 0.4×	863 1.0×	397 0.5×	31	4.8k
Henry W. Lane Canada	16	3.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	378 0.4×	491 0.6×	505 0.6×	27	5.0k
Gerry Johnson United Kingdom	35	3.9k 1.8×	3.3k 2.3×	924 0.9×	925 1.0×	994 1.2×	79	8.0k
Robert H. Waterman United States	11	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	334 0.3×	614 0.7×	468 0.6×	13	5.1k

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Schwenk, Charles R. & Michael Rethmeier. (2011). Material properties for welding simulation - measurement, analysis, and exemplary data. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 6 indexed citations

Clapham, Stephen E., Charles R. Schwenk, & Cam Caldwell. (2005). CEO perceptions and corporate turnaround. Journal of Change Management. 5(4). 407–428. 34 indexed citations

Schwenk, Charles R.. (2002). Identity, learning, and decision making in changing organizations. 9 indexed citations

Schwenk, Charles R.. (1997). The Case for ‘Weaker’ Leadership. Business Strategy Review. 8(3). 4–9. 5 indexed citations

Daily, Catherine M. & Charles R. Schwenk. (1996). Chief Executive Officers, Top Management Teams, and Boards of Directors: Congruent or Countervailing Forces?. Journal of Management. 22(2). 185–208. 181 indexed citations

Lyles, Marjorie A. & Charles R. Schwenk. (1992). TOP MANAGEMENT, STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES. Journal of Management Studies. 29(2). 155–174. 382 indexed citations

Schwenk, Charles R.. (1990). Conflict in Organizational Decision Making: An Exploratory Study of Its Effects in For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Organizations. Management Science. 36(4). 436–448. 148 indexed citations

Schwenk, Charles R.. (1989). LINKING COGNITIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL AND POLITICAL FACTORS IN EXPLAINING STRATEGIC CHANGE. Journal of Management Studies. 26(2). 177–187. 47 indexed citations

Schwenk, Charles R.. (1989). A meta‐analysis on the comparative effectiveness of devil's advocacy and dialectical inquiry. Strategic Management Journal. 10(3). 303–306. 51 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1988). Effects of Devil's Advocacy on Escalating Commitment. Human Relations. 41(10). 769–782. 17 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1986). Information, Cognitive Biases, and Commitment to a Course of Action. Academy of Management Review. 11(2). 298–298. 75 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1985). The Use of Participant Recollection in the Modeling of Organizational Decision Process. Academy of Management Review. 10(3). 496–503. 120 indexed citations

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Duhaime, Irene M. & Charles R. Schwenk. (1985). Conjectures on Cognitive Simplification in Acquisition and Divestment Decision Making. Academy of Management Review. 10(2). 287–287. 66 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1984). The use of devil's advocates in strategic decision-making. Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 1 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1984). Cognitive simplification processes in strategic decision‐making. Strategic Management Journal. 5(2). 111–128. 653 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Howard & Charles R. Schwenk. (1983). Problem Formulation and the Consultant-Client Relationship. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics. 13(5). 25–34. 18 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1983). Cognitive simplification processes in strategic decision-making : insights from behavioral decison theory and cognitive psychology / 947. Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 1 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1983). LABORATORY RESEARCH ON ILL‐STRUCTURED DECISION AIDS: THE CASE OF DIALECTICAL INQUIRY*. Decision Sciences. 14(1). 140–144. 23 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R., et al.. (1983). Cognitive Simplification Processes in Acquisition and Divestment Decision-Making.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1983(1). 12–16. 3 indexed citations

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Schwenk, Charles R.. (1980). The effects of two strategy formulation aids : a laboratory study involving a business case decision. University Microfilms International eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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