Gillian Symon

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
61 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Gillian Symon is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Gillian Symon has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Gillian Symon's work include Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (13 papers) and Digital Economy and Work Transformation (8 papers). Gillian Symon is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Information Systems Theories and Implementation (13 papers) and Digital Economy and Work Transformation (8 papers). Gillian Symon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Bulgaria. Gillian Symon's co-authors include Catherine Cassell, Phil Johnson, Anna Buehring, Rebecca Whiting, Katrina Pritchard, Judi Ellis, Karen M. Long, Stephanie Morgan, Chris Clegg and Petros Chamakiotis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations and Organization Studies.

In The Last Decade

Gillian Symon

58 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research

2004 1.1k citations Catherine Cassell, Gillian Symon profile →
Qualitative methods and analysis in organizational research : a practical guide

1998 613 citations Gillian Symon, Catherine Cassell profile →
Qualitative methods in organizational research: a practical guide

1994 532 citations Gillian Symon et al. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) profile →
Qualitative Organizational Research: Core Methods and Current Challenges

2012 354 citations Gillian Symon et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gillian Symon United Kingdom	26	1.2k	1.2k	680	531	454	61	4.3k
Catherine Cassell United Kingdom	33	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	696 1.0×	596 1.1×	503 1.1×	99	4.6k
Richard J. Torraco United States	18	834 0.7×	637 0.6×	575 0.8×	336 0.6×	519 1.1×	44	3.8k
Brian H. Kleiner United States	27	951 0.8×	802 0.7×	578 0.8×	290 0.5×	341 0.8×	564	3.6k
Steven H. Appelbaum Canada	35	2.1k 1.8×	753 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	356 0.7×	345 0.8×	140	4.4k
David Buchanan United Kingdom	36	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	637 1.2×	274 0.6×	103	5.5k
Marlys K. Christianson Canada	15	1.6k 1.3×	818 0.7×	866 1.3×	386 0.7×	214 0.5×	22	3.5k
Chris Huxham United Kingdom	27	935 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	624 1.2×	423 0.9×	56	4.4k
Karen Golden‐Biddle United States	25	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	884 1.3×	843 1.6×	193 0.4×	39	4.2k
Marcia J. Simmering United States	15	1.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	311 0.6×	536 1.2×	37	5.8k
Celeste P.M. Wilderom Netherlands	30	2.0k 1.7×	789 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	382 0.7×	624 1.4×	143	5.2k

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Symon, Gillian & Rebecca Whiting. (2025). Advancing the social impact of work and organizational psychology through qualitative abductive research (QAR). European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 34(3). 315–325.

Chamakiotis, Petros, Gillian Symon, & Rebecca Whiting. (2023). Agentic interplay between hybridity and liminality in contemporary boundary work. Information Systems Journal. 34(1). 261–283. 6 indexed citations

Pritchard, Katrina & Gillian Symon. (2023). Urgency at work: Trains, time and technology. New Technology Work and Employment. 38(3). 453–471. 1 indexed citations

Symon, Gillian & Rebecca Whiting. (2018). The Implications of Digital Technologies for Meaningful Work. 1 indexed citations

Whiting, Rebecca, Gillian Symon, Helen Roby, & Petros Chamakiotis. (2016). Who’s Behind the Lens?. Organizational Research Methods. 21(2). 316–340. 46 indexed citations

Symon, Gillian, Petros Chamakiotis, Helen Roby, & Rebecca Whiting. (2015). New and Emerging Research. 1(7). 19–24.

Whiting, Rebecca, Helen Roby, Gillian Symon, & Petros Chamakiotis. (2015). Digi-housekeeping: a new form of digital labour?. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 3 indexed citations

Chamakiotis, Petros, Gillian Symon, Rebecca Whiting, & Helen Roby. (2014). Transitions across work-life boundaries in a connected world: the case of social entrepreneurs. BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London).

Chamakiotis, Petros, Rebecca Whiting, Gillian Symon, & Helen Roby. (2014). Exploring transitions and work-life balance In the digital era. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2 indexed citations

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Morgan, Stephanie & Gillian Symon. (2006). The experience of outsourcing transfer: implications for guidance and counselling. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 34(2). 191–207. 2 indexed citations

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Cassell, Catherine, Gillian Symon, Anna Buehring, & Phil Johnson. (2006). The role and status of qualitative methods in management research: an empirical account. Management Decision. 44(2). 290–303. 56 indexed citations

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Cassell, Catherine & Gillian Symon. (2004). Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research. 1123 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morgan, Stephanie & Gillian Symon. (2002). Computer-Mediated Communication and Remote Management: Integration or Isolation?. Social Science Computer Review. 20(3). 302–311. 13 indexed citations

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Symon, Gillian, et al.. (2000). Qualitative methods in organizational research and practice. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 3 indexed citations

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Symon, Gillian. (2000). Information and communication technologies and the network organization: A critical analysis. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 73(4). 389–414. 54 indexed citations

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Symon, Gillian & Catherine Cassell. (1998). Qualitative methods and analysis in organizational research : a practical guide. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Symon, Gillian. (1998). The Work of IT System Developers in Context: An Organizational Case Study. Human-Computer Interaction. 13(1). 37–71. 34 indexed citations

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Clegg, Chris, et al.. (1996). Tools to incorporate some psychological and organizational issues during the development of computer-based systems. Ergonomics. 39(3). 482–511. 31 indexed citations

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Symon, Gillian, et al.. (1994). Qualitative methods in organizational research: a practical guide. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Symon, Gillian, et al.. (1991). Technology‐led change: A study of the implementation of CADCAM. Journal of Occupational Psychology. 64(4). 273–290. 32 indexed citations

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