David Coghlan

7.7k citations
134 papers · 3.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 25

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David Coghlan

129 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization 2014 · 465 citations
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Peers

David Coghlan
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 956
  • Management Information Systems 726
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 481
  • Strategy and Management 950
  • Management Science and Operations Research 705
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Coghlan, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Retrieving a philosophy of practical knowing for Action Research
201617
11 20135
12 20132
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Interiority as the Cutting Edge between Theory and Practice: A First Person Perspective
201013
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Exploiting the Reach to Explore the Richness in Inter-organizational Action Research
20081
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Managers learning in action : management learning, research and education
20043
17 200410
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Acquiring the Capacity for Operational Improvement: An Action Research Opportunity
20034
19 200310
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Schein's Adaptive Coping Cycle as a Core O.D. Process
19994

About David Coghlan

David Coghlan is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management Science and Operations Research, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management, having authored 134 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Management and Organizational Studies (55 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (39 papers), Organizational Learning and Leadership (20 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (18 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (18 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (16 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (10 papers) and Mental Health and Patient Involvement (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (956 citations), Management Information Systems (726 citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (481 citations), Strategy and Management (950 citations) and Management Science and Operations Research (705 citations). David Coghlan has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Paul Coughlan, Teresa Brannick, Abraham B. Shani, Mary Brydon‐Miller, Louis Brennan, Clare Rigg, Mary Casey, Keyu Liu, Peter J. Eadington and Mike Pedler. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Action Research, Action Learning Research and Practice and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

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