Christoph Lechner

1.8k total citations
36 papers, 982 citations indexed

About

Christoph Lechner is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Lechner has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 982 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Strategy and Management, 6 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christoph Lechner's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (19 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (13 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (4 papers). Christoph Lechner is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (19 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (13 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (4 papers). Christoph Lechner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Christoph Lechner's co-authors include Steven W. Floyd, Jorge Walter, Franz W. Kellermanns, Karolin Frankenberger, Markus Kreutzer, Günter Müller‐Stewens, Laura B. Cardinal, Dovev Lavie, Harbir Singh and Sven Kunisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Lechner

32 papers receiving 911 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Lechner Switzerland 16 605 262 167 162 136 36 982
Alexandros Papalexandris Greece 9 610 1.0× 279 1.1× 203 1.2× 168 1.0× 118 0.9× 16 1.1k
Evangelia Katsikea Cyprus 16 553 0.9× 299 1.1× 142 0.9× 154 1.0× 149 1.1× 19 963
Patricia Klarner Austria 15 416 0.7× 347 1.3× 136 0.8× 178 1.1× 106 0.8× 36 999
Jens Mueller New Zealand 12 496 0.8× 166 0.6× 141 0.8× 165 1.0× 132 1.0× 41 1.0k
Martin Hemmert South Korea 18 745 1.2× 199 0.8× 110 0.7× 276 1.7× 126 0.9× 47 1.1k
Christopher Gresov United States 8 590 1.0× 295 1.1× 241 1.4× 149 0.9× 147 1.1× 10 986
Sangphet Hanvanich United States 9 794 1.3× 365 1.4× 136 0.8× 174 1.1× 206 1.5× 10 1.2k
Jatinder S. Sidhu Netherlands 13 579 1.0× 226 0.9× 90 0.5× 178 1.1× 63 0.5× 25 877
Felicitas Evangelista Australia 18 778 1.3× 325 1.2× 72 0.4× 254 1.6× 175 1.3× 33 1.2k
Mohan Thite Australia 20 426 0.7× 506 1.9× 182 1.1× 107 0.7× 165 1.2× 51 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Christoph Lechner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Lechner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Lechner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christoph Lechner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christoph Lechner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christoph Lechner. Christoph Lechner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lechner, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Obstacles and strategies in ecosystem governance: a view from the orchestrator side. Journal of strategy and management. 16(4). 767–784. 3 indexed citations
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Kunisch, Sven, et al.. (2019). Strategic initiative portfolios: How to manage strategic challenges better than one at a time. Business Horizons. 62(4). 529–537. 11 indexed citations
3.
Walter, Jorge, Christoph Lechner, & Franz W. Kellermanns. (2013). Learning Activities, Exploration, and the Performance of Strategic Initiatives. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Walter, Jorge, Christoph Lechner, & Franz W. Kellermanns. (2013). Learning Activities, Exploration, and the Performance of Strategic Initiatives. Journal of Management. 42(3). 769–802. 39 indexed citations
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Walter, Jorge, Franz W. Kellermanns, & Christoph Lechner. (2012). Decision Making within and between Organizations: Rationality, Politics, and Alliance Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Müller‐Stewens, Günter & Christoph Lechner. (2011). Strategisches Management : wie strategische Initiativen zum Wandel führen. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 24 indexed citations
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Menz, Markus, Torsten Schmid, Günter Müller‐Stewens, & Christoph Lechner. (2011). Strategische Initiativen und Programme. Gabler Verlag eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Lechner, Christoph, Jorge Walter, Franz W. Kellermanns, & Steven W. Floyd. (2010). Learning Activities and the Performance of Exploratory Versus Exploitative Strategic Initiatives. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 2 indexed citations
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Lechner, Christoph, Karolin Frankenberger, & Steven W. Floyd. (2010). Task Contingencies in the Curvilinear Relationships Between Intergroup Networks and Initiative Performance. Academy of Management Journal. 53(4). 865–889. 194 indexed citations
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Lechner, Christoph & Markus Kreutzer. (2009). Coordinating Growth Initiatives in Multi-Unit Firms. Long Range Planning. 43(1). 6–32. 21 indexed citations
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Lavie, Dovev, Christoph Lechner, & Harbir Singh. (2007). The Performance Implications of Timing of Entry and Involvement in Multipartner Alliances. Academy of Management Journal. 50(3). 578–604. 19 indexed citations
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Walter, Jorge, Christoph Lechner, & Franz W. Kellermanns. (2007). Disentangling Alliance Management Processes: Decision Making, Politicality, and Alliance Performance. Journal of Management Studies. 45(3). 530–560. 59 indexed citations
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Walter, Jorge, Christoph Lechner, & Franz W. Kellermanns. (2007). Knowledge transfer between and within alliance partners: Private versus collective benefits of social capital. Journal of Business Research. 60(7). 698–710. 8 indexed citations
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Lechner, Christoph & Steven W. Floyd. (2007). Searching, Processing, Codifying and Practicing – Key Learning Activities in Exploratory Initiatives. Long Range Planning. 40(1). 9–29. 27 indexed citations
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Kellermanns, Franz W., Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, & Steven W. Floyd. (2005). The Lack of Consensus About Strategic Consensus: Advancing Theory and Research. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Kellermanns, Franz W., Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, & Steven W. Floyd. (2005). The lack of consensus in strategic consensus research: Advancing theory and research. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 1 indexed citations
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Lechner, Christoph, et al.. (2005). Berater unter Druck - Herausforderungen an das Geschäftsmodell der Beratungsindustrie. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen).
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Lechner, Christoph, et al.. (2003). The race for new e-business models. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 1 indexed citations
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Müller‐Stewens, Günter & Christoph Lechner. (2001). Strategisches Management : wie strategische Initiativen zum Wandel führen : der St. Galler General Management Navigator®. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 16 indexed citations
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Müller‐Stewens, Günter & Christoph Lechner. (1999). Die Gestaltung unternehmerischer Einheiten: Der General Management Navigator als ein Konzept zur integrierten Strategie- und Wandelarbeit. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 1 indexed citations

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