David Sarpong

3.2k total citations
116 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

David Sarpong is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sarpong has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Strategy and Management, 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 27 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in David Sarpong's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (19 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers). David Sarpong is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (19 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers). David Sarpong collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and Germany. David Sarpong's co-authors include George Ofosu, Mairi Maclean, David Botchie, Dirk Meissner, Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah, Gareth White, Qile He, Heather Skinner, Andreas Dittmann and Elizabeth Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Business Ethics.

In The Last Decade

David Sarpong

110 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Sarpong United Kingdom 27 849 528 411 381 283 116 2.2k
Paolo Neirotti Italy 22 701 0.8× 498 0.9× 660 1.6× 350 0.9× 351 1.2× 61 3.3k
Peter Karnøe Denmark 17 936 1.1× 633 1.2× 785 1.9× 630 1.7× 170 0.6× 42 3.8k
Rosley Anholon Brazil 28 1.0k 1.2× 280 0.5× 224 0.5× 240 0.6× 566 2.0× 208 3.1k
JinHyo Joseph Yun South Korea 31 1.1k 1.3× 537 1.0× 891 2.2× 738 1.9× 516 1.8× 80 3.5k
Rohail Hassan Malaysia 23 808 1.0× 312 0.6× 242 0.6× 397 1.0× 466 1.6× 73 2.7k
Rosa Palladino Italy 18 963 1.1× 265 0.5× 277 0.7× 385 1.0× 512 1.8× 28 2.4k
Sebastian Kot Poland 26 734 0.9× 321 0.6× 192 0.5× 724 1.9× 483 1.7× 131 2.8k
Norat Roig‐Tierno Spain 26 1.1k 1.3× 772 1.5× 777 1.9× 594 1.6× 561 2.0× 70 3.4k
Ke Rong China 30 1.2k 1.4× 514 1.0× 381 0.9× 300 0.8× 828 2.9× 91 2.6k
Francesco Paolo Appio France 24 701 0.8× 275 0.5× 569 1.4× 451 1.2× 387 1.4× 76 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sarpong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sarpong

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2025). Gamifying Green: Sustainable Innovation Through Digital Platform Ecosystems. Thunderbird International Business Review. 67(6). 757–768.
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2025). The metaverse: a product-service innovation canvas for co-creating and capturing value. Journal of Business Strategy. 47(1). 1–15.
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2024). A meaning-making perspective on digital ridesharing platforms in underdeveloped markets. International Marketing Review. 41(5). 911–937. 1 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2024). Advancing the common good through business excellence awards: A legitimacy‐seeking perspective. Strategic Change. 34(2). 225–235. 1 indexed citations
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Ofosu, George, et al.. (2024). Ban mining, ban dining? Re(examining) the policy and practice of ‘militarised conservationism’ on ASM operations. The Extractive Industries and Society. 17. 101432–101432. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoqing & David Sarpong. (2024). Exploring the resource mobilization process in social enterprises in China: a bricolage and social exchange perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. 30(10). 2674–2700. 4 indexed citations
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Ofosu, George, et al.. (2024). Short-term gain, long-term loss: Exploring the effects of Covid-19 survival strategies on rural livelihoods and the agrarian economy. Journal of Rural Studies. 113. 103523–103523. 4 indexed citations
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Ofosu, George, et al.. (2023). Cocoa production, farmlands, and the galamsey: Examining current and emerging trends in the ASM-agriculture nexus. Journal of Rural Studies. 101. 103044–103044. 23 indexed citations
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Cadeaux, Jack, et al.. (2023). Interactions Between Traditional and Reversed IT Adoption: How Incumbent Devices Affect Cross-Situational Specialization of New Entries. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 71. 10009–10025. 1 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2023). Rethinking the near collapse of certification programmes in commodity value chains: A temporal myopia perspective. Journal of Rural Studies. 103. 103073–103073. 2 indexed citations
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Botchie, David, et al.. (2022). A review of micro‐practices in commodity value chains in the global south. Strategic Change. 31(1). 89–98. 5 indexed citations
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Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & David Sarpong. (2021). Taking stock and charting the future: the management and implications of DIY laboratories for innovation and society. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 33(10). 1119–1131. 5 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2021). Recalibrating, reconfiguring, and appropriating innovation: a semantic network analysis of China’s mass innovation and mass entrepreneurship (MIME) initiatives. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 47(5). 1506–1523. 4 indexed citations
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Galvin, Peter, Nicholas Burton, Prakash J. Singh, et al.. (2020). Network rivalry, Competition and Innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 161. 120253–120253. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoqing, David Sarpong, & Catherine L. Wang. (2020). Collaborative Strategic Foresight and New Product Development in Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 69(2). 551–563. 12 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David & Dirk Meissner. (2018). Special issue on ‘corporate foresight and innovation management’. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 30(6). 625–632. 28 indexed citations
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Skinner, Heather, David Sarpong, & Gareth White. (2018). Meeting the needs of the Millennials and Generation Z: gamification in tourism through geocaching. Journal of Tourism Futures. 4(1). 93–104. 118 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2017). Fading memories of the future: the dissipation of strategic foresight among middle managers. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 30(6). 672–683. 11 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David, et al.. (2015). ‘Vinyl never say die’: The re-incarnation, adoption and diffusion of retro-technologies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 103. 109–118. 28 indexed citations
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Sarpong, David & Mairi Maclean. (2011). Unpacking scenario thinking in product innovation teams: A practice approach. 35(6). 607–613. 4 indexed citations

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