Costas Markides

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Costas Markides is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Costas Markides has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Strategy and Management, 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Costas Markides's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (14 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (9 papers). Costas Markides is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (14 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (9 papers). Costas Markides collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Costas Markides's co-authors include Peter J. Williamson, Christopher D. Ittner, Paul A. Geroski, Daniel Oyon, Gianvito Lanzolla, Jamie Anderson, Martin Kupp, Harbir Singh, Michael A. Cusumano and Erik R. Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of International Business Studies.

In The Last Decade

Costas Markides

53 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disruptive Innovation: In Need of Better Theory^*

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Costas Markides United Kingdom	26	2.8k	1.2k	1.1k	810	640	57	4.6k
Zi‐Lin He Netherlands	14	3.4k 1.2×	868 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	625 1.0×	22	5.3k
Spyros Lioukas Greece	21	2.2k 0.8×	642 0.5×	626 0.6×	814 1.0×	526 0.8×	65	3.5k
Mary Tripsas United States	20	3.5k 1.3×	745 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	523 0.8×	32	5.4k
Scott L. Newbert United States	22	2.1k 0.7×	788 0.6×	749 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	428 0.7×	53	4.0k
Charles Dhanaraj United States	21	3.5k 1.3×	928 0.8×	725 0.7×	870 1.1×	294 0.5×	38	4.4k
Ulrich Lichtenthaler Germany	36	3.8k 1.4×	621 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.8k 2.3×	537 0.8×	87	5.7k
Dovev Lavie Israel	23	3.9k 1.4×	745 0.6×	894 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	344 0.5×	58	5.3k
Dries Faems Netherlands	31	3.3k 1.2×	580 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	418 0.7×	80	4.8k
Pankaj Ghemawat United States	32	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	489 0.6×	453 0.7×	91	5.5k
Ingemar Dierickx France	10	4.9k 1.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	579 0.9×	12	6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Costas Markides

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All Works

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Lanzolla, Gianvito & Costas Markides. (2025). Diversification in the World of Data and AI. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (2023). Business Model Innovation. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Olympios, Andreas V., et al.. (2019). Installation of a dynamic controller for the optimal operation of a CHP engine in a supermarket under uncertainty. Spiral (Imperial College London). 1 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (2013). DISRUPTIVE REALITY. Business Strategy Review. 24(3). 36–43. 7 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (2012). THINK AGAIN: FINE‐TUNING YOUR STRATEGIC THINKING. Business Strategy Review. 23(4). 80–85. 7 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas & Stuart Crainer. (2010). INNOVATING GLOBALLY. Business Strategy Review. 21(1). 24–27. 1 indexed citations

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Anderson, Jamie, Costas Markides, & Martin Kupp. (2010). The Last Frontier: Market Creation in Conflict Zones, Deep Rural Areas, and Urban Slums. California Management Review. 52(4). 6–28. 88 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas, et al.. (2008). Strategy, innovation, and change : challenges for management. Oxford University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas, et al.. (2007). Strategic Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid. MIT Sloan management review. 49(1). 83–88. 192 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas, et al.. (2004). Competing with dual business models: A contingency approach. Academy of Management Perspectives. 18(3). 22–36. 310 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas, et al.. (2003). Responses to disruptive strategic innovation. MIT Sloan management review. 44(2). 55–64. 211 indexed citations

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Larsen, Erik R., Costas Markides, & Michael Shayne Gary. (2002). IMITATION AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2002(1). H1–H6. 4 indexed citations

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Cusumano, Michael A. & Costas Markides. (2001). Strategic thinking for the next economy. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 17 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1999). La innovación estratégica en empresas ya establecidas. Harvard-Deusto business review. 22–32. 1 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1998). Strategic Innovation in Established Companies. 39(3). 31–42. 205 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1997). La innovación estratégica. Harvard-Deusto business review. 28–40. 1 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas & Daniel Oyon. (1994). Stealing from thy Neighbour: Leveraged Recapitalizations and Wealth Redistribution. British Journal of Management. 5(2). 139–152. 1 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1993). Corporate Refocusing. Business Strategy Review. 4(1). 1–15. 12 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1992). Consequences Of Corporate Refocusing: Ex Ante Evidence. Academy of Management Journal. 35(2). 398–412. 40 indexed citations

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Markides, Costas. (1990). Corporate refocusing and economic performance, 1981-1987. UMI eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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