Cliff Bowman

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Cliff Bowman is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Cliff Bowman has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Strategy and Management, 17 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 10 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Cliff Bowman's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (28 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers). Cliff Bowman is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (28 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers). Cliff Bowman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Cliff Bowman's co-authors include Véronique Ambrosini, Nardine Collier, David Faulkner, Peter M. Allen, Juani Swart, Sergio Pellegrinelli, Andrew Kakabadse, Richard Schoenberg, David Asch and Kevin Daniels and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations and International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

In The Last Decade

Cliff Bowman

58 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. What are dynamic capabilities and are they a useful construct in strategic management?
    2009 1.1k citations Véronique Ambrosini, Cliff Bowman International Journal of Management Reviews profile →
  2. Value Creation Versus Value Capture: Towards a Coherent Definition of Value in Strategy
    2000 905 citations Cliff Bowman, Véronique Ambrosini British Journal of Management profile →
  3. Dynamic Capabilities: An Exploration of How Firms Renew their Resource Base
    2009 613 citations Véronique Ambrosini, Cliff Bowman et al. British Journal of 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
Cliff Bowman United Kingdom 26 3.0k 1.0k 778 768 708 60 4.9k
Véronique Ambrosini United Kingdom 26 3.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 781 1.0× 845 1.1× 760 1.1× 61 5.0k
Eric M. Olson United States 27 3.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 749 1.0× 815 1.1× 952 1.3× 55 4.8k
Renée Mauborgne France 21 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 542 0.7× 711 0.9× 724 1.0× 38 4.7k
Daniel Jiménez Jiménez Spain 29 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 815 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 658 0.9× 74 5.3k
William S. Hesterly United States 18 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 705 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 394 0.6× 25 5.4k
Gianmario Verona Italy 25 2.9k 1.0× 715 0.7× 557 0.7× 851 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 48 4.7k
Robin Wensley United Kingdom 22 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 519 0.7× 696 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 60 4.3k
Cynthia A. Lengnick‐Hall United States 26 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 2.0× 961 1.2× 612 0.8× 819 1.2× 53 5.5k
Victor Jesús García Morales Spain 39 3.6k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 586 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 1.3k 1.8× 85 6.5k
Spyros Lioukas Greece 21 2.2k 0.7× 655 0.6× 446 0.6× 814 1.1× 526 0.7× 65 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cliff Bowman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cliff Bowman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cliff Bowman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cliff Bowman 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 Cliff Bowman. Cliff Bowman 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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Allen, Peter M., et al.. (2015). Embracing Complexity: Strategic Perspectives for an Age of Turbulence. OUP Catalogue. 4 indexed citations
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Sparrow, Paul, Cary L. Cooper, Cliff Bowman, et al.. (2014). Strategic Talent Management. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 39 indexed citations
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Ambrosini, Véronique, Cliff Bowman, & Richard Schoenberg. (2010). Should Acquiring Firms Pursue More Than One Value Creation Strategy? An Empirical Test of Acquisition Performance. British Journal of Management. 22(1). 173–185. 21 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Véronique Ambrosini. (2007). Identifying Valuable Resources. European Management Journal. 25(4). 320–329. 34 indexed citations
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Ambrosini, Véronique, et al.. (2007). Inter-team coordination activities as a source of customer satisfaction. Human Relations. 60(1). 59–98. 47 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff, et al.. (2007). Marketing mix standardization in multinational corporations: A review of the evidence. International Journal of Management Reviews. 9(4). 303–324. 66 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Nardine Collier. (2006). A contingency approach to resource‐creation processes. International Journal of Management Reviews. 8(4). 191–211. 21 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Juani Swart. (2006). Whose Human Capital? The Challenge of Value Capture When Capital is Embedded. Journal of Management Studies. 44(4). 488–505. 72 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Véronique Ambrosini. (2003). WHAT DOES VALUE MEAN AND HOW IS IT CREATED, MAINTAINED AND DESTROYED?. CERES (Cranfield University). 11 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Véronique Ambrosini. (2001). Value Creation Versus Value Capture: Towards a Coherent Definition of Value in Strategy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Véronique Ambrosini. (2000). Strategy from an individual perspective. European Management Journal. 18(2). 207–215. 11 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff. (1999). Action‐led strategy and managerial self‐confidence. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 14(7/8). 558–568. 11 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff. (1998). Strategy in practice. Prentice Hall eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Michael Jarrett. (1997). Management in Practice: A Framework for Managing Organizational Change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Andrew Kakabadse. (1997). Top management ownership of the strategy problem. Long Range Planning. 30(2). 197–150. 22 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & David A. Asch. (1996). Managing Strategy. 7 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff & Gerry Johnson. (1992). Surfacing competitive strategies. European Management Journal. 10(2). 210–219. 23 indexed citations
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Faulkner, David & Cliff Bowman. (1992). Generic strategies and congruent organisational structures: Some suggestions. European Management Journal. 10(4). 494–500. 25 indexed citations
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Bowman, Cliff. (1991). Charting competitive strategy. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 16 indexed citations
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Asch, David & Cliff Bowman. (1989). Readings in Strategic Management. 41 indexed citations

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