Eric Lesser

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Eric Lesser is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Lesser has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Communication and 2 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Eric Lesser's work include Social Capital and Networks (3 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (2 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper). Eric Lesser is often cited by papers focused on Social Capital and Networks (3 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (2 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (1 paper). Eric Lesser collaborates with scholars based in United States. Eric Lesser's co-authors include John Storck, Rob Cross, Daniel Z. Levin, Michael A. Fontaine, Charles Wiecha, Lawrence Prusak, James W. Cortada, Peter Korsten and Gregory B. Kharas and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Perspectives, IBM Systems Journal and Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A.

In The Last Decade

Eric Lesser

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Communities of practice and organizational performance

2001 514 citations Eric Lesser, John Storck IBM Systems Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Lesser United States	10	618	406	387	293	194	15	1.4k
David J. Pauleen New Zealand	24	607 1.0×	453 1.1×	449 1.2×	297 1.0×	338 1.7×	95	2.0k
Paul Hendriks Netherlands	12	693 1.1×	418 1.0×	233 0.6×	187 0.6×	234 1.2×	37	1.3k
Brian L. Delahaye Australia	10	306 0.5×	361 0.9×	359 0.9×	367 1.3×	178 0.9×	39	1.6k
Hazel Hall United Kingdom	18	693 1.1×	232 0.6×	376 1.0×	144 0.5×	235 1.2×	80	1.4k
Andrew Massey United Kingdom	14	466 0.8×	250 0.6×	454 1.2×	229 0.8×	438 2.3×	56	1.6k
Mírian Oliveira Brazil	19	504 0.8×	430 1.1×	243 0.6×	149 0.5×	198 1.0×	96	1.2k
Narda R. Quigley United States	17	462 0.7×	452 1.1×	429 1.1×	642 2.2×	198 1.0×	32	1.7k
Peter Y. T. Sun New Zealand	19	330 0.5×	668 1.6×	189 0.5×	510 1.7×	127 0.7×	33	1.5k
Derrick J. Neufeld Canada	15	368 0.6×	172 0.4×	454 1.2×	285 1.0×	289 1.5×	31	1.4k
Tim L. Wentling United States	14	1.1k 1.8×	317 0.8×	434 1.1×	195 0.7×	369 1.9×	42	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Lesser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Lesser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Lesser

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Lesser. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Lesser 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 Eric Lesser. Eric Lesser is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Lesser, Eric, et al.. (2016). How leading companies practice software development and delivery to achieve a competitive edge. Strategy and Leadership. 44(1). 41–47. 10 indexed citations

2.

Korsten, Peter, Eric Lesser, & James W. Cortada. (2013). Social business: an opportunity to transform work and create value. Strategy and Leadership. 41(3). 20–28. 7 indexed citations

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Kharas, Gregory B., et al.. (2009). Novel Copolymers of Trisubstituted Ethylenes and Styrene. 7. Dihalogen Ring-Substituted Ethyl 2-Cyano-1-oxo-3-phenyl-2-propenylcarbamates. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 47(2). 89–93. 1 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric, et al.. (2009). Knowledge and Communities. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 80 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric. (2009). Knowledge and Social Capital. 58 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric. (2009). Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology. 51–76. 10 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric. (2006). Employees improve with age.. PubMed. 75(8). 18, 20–18, 20. 2 indexed citations

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Prusak, Lawrence & Eric Lesser. (2003). Creating Value with Knowledge: Insights from the IBM Institute for Knowledge-Based Organizations. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric & Michael A. Fontaine. (2003). El consumidor y las comunidades virtuales. 62–67. 1 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob, et al.. (2003). Nurturing interpersonal trust in knowledge-sharing networks. Academy of Management Perspectives. 17(4). 64–77. 468 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric & Lawrence Prusak. (2001). Preserving Knowledge in an Uncertain World. MIT Sloan management review. 43(1). 101–102. 26 indexed citations

12.

Lesser, Eric & John Storck. (2001). Communities of practice and organizational performance. IBM Systems Journal. 40(4). 831–841. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lesser, Eric. (2000). Knowledge and Social Capital: Foundations and Applications. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 181 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric, et al.. (2000). MANAGING CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE. Journal of Business Strategy. 21(6). 34–37. 53 indexed citations

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Lesser, Eric, et al.. (1995). Change Management. Journal of Business Strategy. 16(2). 17–21. 33 indexed citations

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