Chris Cornforth

2.8k total citations
45 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Chris Cornforth is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Cornforth has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Strategy and Management and 12 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Chris Cornforth's work include Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (20 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (15 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (11 papers). Chris Cornforth is often cited by papers focused on Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (20 papers), Cooperative Studies and Economics (15 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (11 papers). Chris Cornforth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Canada. Chris Cornforth's co-authors include Roger Spear, Siv Vangen, John Paul Hayes, Mike Aiken, Alan Thomas, William Brown, Rob Paton, Jenny M. Lewis, Claire Simpson and Richard Tacon and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Management Decision and International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship.

In The Last Decade

Chris Cornforth

40 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Cornforth United Kingdom 23 850 628 492 370 243 45 1.7k
Peter Frumkin United States 20 1.4k 1.6× 511 0.8× 337 0.7× 491 1.3× 312 1.3× 46 2.0k
Dennis R. Young United States 27 1.8k 2.1× 449 0.7× 430 0.9× 435 1.2× 486 2.0× 101 2.4k
Marc Schneiberg United States 13 404 0.5× 532 0.8× 501 1.0× 173 0.5× 119 0.5× 22 1.3k
Marie‐Laure Djelic France 16 471 0.6× 763 1.2× 532 1.1× 207 0.6× 132 0.5× 43 1.8k
David O. Renz United States 11 966 1.1× 316 0.5× 351 0.7× 364 1.0× 141 0.6× 22 1.4k
Nicolas Bacon United Kingdom 29 373 0.4× 363 0.6× 775 1.6× 598 1.6× 101 0.4× 86 2.0k
Hokyu Hwang Australia 12 752 0.9× 363 0.6× 434 0.9× 313 0.8× 113 0.5× 20 1.3k
Johnston Birchall United Kingdom 21 318 0.4× 680 1.1× 266 0.5× 159 0.4× 234 1.0× 49 1.4k
Howard Gospel United Kingdom 21 327 0.4× 548 0.9× 407 0.8× 397 1.1× 171 0.7× 84 1.9k
Sigrid Quack Germany 16 301 0.4× 508 0.8× 318 0.6× 183 0.5× 146 0.6× 54 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Cornforth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Cornforth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Basterretxea, Imanol, Chris Cornforth, & Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria. (2020). Corporate governance as a key aspect in the failure of worker cooperatives. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 43(1). 362–387. 39 indexed citations
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Vangen, Siv, John Paul Hayes, & Chris Cornforth. (2014). Governing Cross-Sector, Inter-Organizational Collaborations. Public Management Review. 17(9). 1237–1260. 186 indexed citations
3.
Spear, Roger, Chris Cornforth, & Mike Aiken. (2014). Major perspectives on governance of social enterprise. 149–172. 7 indexed citations
4.
Cornforth, Chris & William Brown. (2013). Nonprofit governance : innovative perspectives and approaches. Routledge eBooks. 83 indexed citations
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Harrison, Yvonne, Vic Murray, & Chris Cornforth. (2012). Perceptions of Board Chair Leadership Effectiveness in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Organizations. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 24(3). 688–712. 23 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris, et al.. (2011). Organisational Capacity Building: Understanding the Dilemmas for Foundations of Intervening in Small- and Medium-Size Charities. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 22(3). 428–449. 28 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (2011). Nonprofit Governance Research. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 41(6). 1116–1135. 149 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (2010). Challenges and Future Directions for Third Sector Governance Research. Open Research Online (The Open University).
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Spear, Roger, Chris Cornforth, & Mike Aiken. (2007). For Love and Money: Governance and Social Enterprise. Open Research Online (The Open University). 24 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (2004). The Governance of cooperatives and mutual associations: a paradox perspective. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 75(1). 11–32. 41 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris, et al.. (2003). What do boards do when things go wrong. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris & Claire Simpson. (2002). Change and Continuity in the Governance of Nonprofit Organizations in the United Kingdom: The Impact of Organizational Size. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 12(4). 451–470. 40 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris, et al.. (1999). Board roles in the strategic management of public service of non-profit organizations: theory and practice. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (1999). Power relations between boards and senior managers in the governance of public and non-profit organisations. Open Research Online (The Open University). 3 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris, et al.. (1998). Good Governance: developing effective board-management relations in public and voluntary organizations. Open Research Online (The Open University). 28 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (1995). Patterns of Cooperative Management: Beyond the Degeneration Thesis. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 16(4). 487–523. 129 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris & Alan Thomas. (1994). THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE WORKER CO‐OPERATIVE SECTOR IN THE UK:. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 65(4). 641–656. 8 indexed citations
18.
Cornforth, Chris, et al.. (1990). Developing Successful Worker Cooperatives.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(1). 54–54. 103 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (1988). Can Entrepreneurship Be Institutionalised? The Case of Worker Co-Operatives. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. 6(4). 10–19. 7 indexed citations
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Cornforth, Chris. (1982). Trade Unions and Producer Co-operatives. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 3(1). 17–30. 8 indexed citations

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