David Lei

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

David Lei is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, David Lei has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Strategy and Management, 9 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 4 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in David Lei's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (10 papers) and University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (4 papers). David Lei is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (10 papers) and University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (4 papers). David Lei collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Lei's co-authors include John W. Slocum, Michael A. Hitt, Richard A. Bettis, Michael E. McGill, Robert A. Pitts, Charles R. Greer, Joel D. Goldhar, Donald C. Hambrick, Robert Pitts and Marion G. Sobol and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management and California Management Review.

In The Last Decade

David Lei

40 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Strategies for global competition 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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. Strategies for global competition
    1989 503 citations David Lei Long Range Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Lei United States 23 2.5k 827 630 604 458 41 3.5k
Peter Lorange Switzerland 24 2.1k 0.8× 763 0.9× 417 0.7× 538 0.9× 395 0.9× 86 3.2k
Janet Y. Murray United States 27 3.0k 1.2× 673 0.8× 565 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 503 1.1× 42 3.9k
Mie Augier United States 21 1.9k 0.8× 704 0.9× 602 1.0× 341 0.6× 612 1.3× 78 3.5k
Gilbert Probst Switzerland 23 2.1k 0.8× 942 1.1× 678 1.1× 407 0.7× 289 0.6× 64 3.8k
Balaji R. Koka United States 13 3.1k 1.2× 600 0.7× 794 1.3× 658 1.1× 606 1.3× 23 4.2k
Georg Schreyögg Germany 21 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 529 0.8× 458 0.8× 421 0.9× 85 3.6k
Kentaro Nobeoka Japan 9 2.5k 1.0× 400 0.5× 633 1.0× 806 1.3× 305 0.7× 15 3.3k
Mariann Jelinek United States 22 1.2k 0.5× 899 1.1× 656 1.0× 389 0.6× 310 0.7× 45 2.7k
Ravindranath Madhavan United States 13 2.4k 0.9× 458 0.6× 508 0.8× 288 0.5× 316 0.7× 15 3.2k
Beverly B. Tyler United States 20 2.5k 1.0× 822 1.0× 514 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 396 0.9× 39 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by David Lei

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Lei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Lei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Lei 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 David Lei. David Lei 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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Lei, David, et al.. (2014). Executing business strategies through human resource management practices. Organizational Dynamics. 43(2). 73–87. 11 indexed citations
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Dess, Gregory G., Mike W. Peng, & David Lei. (2013). Strategic Management. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies. 20(4). 373–374. 3 indexed citations
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Greer, Charles R. & David Lei. (2011). Collaborative Innovation with Customers: A Review of the Literature and Suggestions for Future Research*. International Journal of Management Reviews. 14(1). 63–84. 222 indexed citations
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Slocum, John W., et al.. (2006). Fermentation in the China Beer Industry. Organizational Dynamics. 35(1). 32–48. 10 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (2006). Outsourcing and China's Rising Economic Power. Orbis. 51(1). 21–39. 19 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (2003). Competition, cooperation and learning: the new dynamics of strategy and organisation design for the innovation net. International Journal of Technology Management. 26(7). 694–694. 22 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (2000). Industry evolution and competence development: the imperatives of technological convergence. International Journal of Technology Management. 19(7/8). 699–699. 120 indexed citations
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Lei, David, John W. Slocum, & Robert A. Pitts. (1997). Building cooperative advantage: Managing strategic alliances to promote organizational learning. Journal of World Business. 32(3). 203–223. 133 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (1997). Competence-building, technology fusion and competitive advantage : the key roles of organisational learning and strategic alliances. International Journal of Technology Management. 14(2/3/4). 208–208. 49 indexed citations
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Lei, David, Michael A. Hitt, & Richard A. Bettis. (1996). Dynamic Core Competences through Meta-Learning and Strategic Context. Journal of Management. 22(4). 549–569. 473 indexed citations
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Lei, David, Michael A. Hitt, & Joel D. Goldhar. (1996). Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Organizational Design and Strategic Flexibility. Organization Studies. 17(3). 501–523. 161 indexed citations
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Prabhaker, Paul R., Joel D. Goldhar, & David Lei. (1995). Marketing implications of newer manufacturing technologies. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 10(2). 48–58. 21 indexed citations
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Goldhar, Joel D. & David Lei. (1994). Organizing and managing the CIM/FMS firm for maximum competitive advantage. International Journal of Technology Management. 9(5/6/7). 709–732. 14 indexed citations
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Lei, David, Noël Capon, James M. Hulbert, & John U. Farley. (1994). Corporate diversification, strategic planning and performance in large multiproduct firms. Journal of Strategic Marketing. 2(2). 85–111. 5 indexed citations
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Lei, David & Joel D. Goldhar. (1993). Implementation of CIM technology: The key role of organizational learning. 3(3). 217–230. 4 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (1993). Offensive and defensive uses of alliances. Long Range Planning. 26(4). 32–41. 57 indexed citations
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Lei, David & Joel D. Goldhar. (1991). Computer‐integrated Manufacturing (CIM): Redefining theManufacturing Firm into a Global Service Business. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 11(10). 5–18. 27 indexed citations
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Lei, David & John W. Slocum. (1991). Global strategic alliances: Payoffs and pitfalls. Organizational Dynamics. 19(3). 44–62. 88 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (1990). Building U.S. Presence in European Markets. Journal of Business Strategy. 11(4). 32–36. 3 indexed citations
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Lei, David. (1989). Strategies for global competition. Long Range Planning. 22(1). 102–109. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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