Harold J. Leavitt

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Harold J. Leavitt is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold J. Leavitt has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Harold J. Leavitt's work include Management and Marketing Education (3 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (2 papers). Harold J. Leavitt is often cited by papers focused on Management and Marketing Education (3 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (2 papers). Harold J. Leavitt collaborates with scholars based in United States. Harold J. Leavitt's co-authors include Jean Lipman-Blumen, Maynard W. Shelly, Joseph A. Litterer, W. W. Cooper, Bernard M. Bass, John U. Farley, Homa Bahrami, Herbert Hax, John Brophy and Harrison M. Trice and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Marketing and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Harold J. Leavitt

59 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Some effects of certain communication patterns on group p... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1958 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Some effects of certain communication patterns on group performance.
    1951 860 citations Harold J. Leavitt profile →
  2. Management in the 1980's
    1958 404 citations Harold J. Leavitt Harvard business review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harold J. Leavitt United States 23 644 613 545 525 365 61 2.9k
Dexter Dunphy Australia 25 745 1.2× 644 1.1× 783 1.4× 582 1.1× 336 0.9× 55 4.2k
Noel M. Tichy United States 27 1.4k 2.1× 620 1.0× 1.1k 2.0× 309 0.6× 369 1.0× 73 3.4k
Ralph H. Kilmann United States 26 1.1k 1.8× 796 1.3× 831 1.5× 602 1.1× 568 1.6× 66 3.4k
Harold Guetzkow United States 24 441 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 224 0.4× 856 1.6× 329 0.9× 52 3.3k
Thomas V. Bonoma United States 25 1.4k 2.2× 1.4k 2.2× 1.2k 2.2× 508 1.0× 375 1.0× 70 4.2k
B. E. Partridge United Kingdom 8 1.7k 2.6× 729 1.2× 1.1k 2.1× 745 1.4× 515 1.4× 11 4.6k
Peter H. Reingen United States 24 1.3k 2.0× 2.3k 3.7× 730 1.3× 322 0.6× 291 0.8× 47 4.1k
Ralph Katz United States 20 965 1.5× 471 0.8× 1.9k 3.5× 696 1.3× 538 1.5× 40 3.9k
Janet A. Sniezek United States 29 292 0.5× 834 1.4× 198 0.4× 808 1.5× 682 1.9× 48 3.1k
Richard M. Durand United States 13 677 1.1× 590 1.0× 724 1.3× 260 0.5× 197 0.5× 46 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (2007). Big Organizations Are Unhealthy Environments for Human Beings. Academy of Management Learning and Education. 6(2). 253–263. 21 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (2003). Por qué prosperan las jerarquías. Harvard-Deusto business review. 4(118). 12–20. 1 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (2002). Technology and Organizations: Where's the Off Button?. California Management Review. 44(2). 126–140. 6 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J. & Jean Lipman-Blumen. (2000). Grupos de alto rendimiento: una nueva actitud en la organización. Harvard-Deusto business review. 20(96). 48–55. 2 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J. & Homa Bahrami. (1989). Managerial Psychology: Managing Behavior in Organizations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 38 indexed citations
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Latané, Henry A., Harold J. Leavitt, & Arthur P. Brief. (1987). The Social science of organization[s] : four perspectives. Garland Pub. eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (1986). Corporate pathfinders: Building vision and values into organizations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J., et al.. (1982). Strategic planning and hospitals: a business perspective.. PubMed. 56(15). 51–6. 4 indexed citations
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Lipman-Blumen, Jean & Harold J. Leavitt. (1976). Vicarious and Direct Achievement Patterns in Adulthood. The Counseling Psychologist. 6(1). 26–32. 22 indexed citations
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Farley, John U. & Harold J. Leavitt. (1971). Marketing and Population Problems. Journal of Marketing. 35(3). 28–33. 17 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (1969). Review of Corporate Excellence through Grid Organization Development.. Contemporary Psychology. 14(1). 35–35. 1 indexed citations
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Farley, John U. & Harold J. Leavitt. (1968). Private Sector Logistics in Population Control: A Case in Jamaica. Demography. 5(1). 449–449.
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Farley, John U. & Harold J. Leavitt. (1968). A Model of the Distribution of Branded Personal Products in Jamaica. Journal of Marketing Research. 5(4). 362–368. 11 indexed citations
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Farley, John U. & Harold J. Leavitt. (1967). Population Control and the Private Sector. Journal of Social Issues. 23(4). 135–143. 4 indexed citations
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Litterer, Joseph A., W. W. Cooper, Harold J. Leavitt, & Maynard W. Shelly. (1965). New Perspectives in Organization Research.. American Sociological Review. 30(6). 970–970. 109 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (1965). Ignorance, success, and innovation. Trans-action. 2(2). 31–32. 1 indexed citations
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Bass, Bernard M. & Harold J. Leavitt. (1963). Some Experiments in Planning and Operating. Management Science. 9(4). 574–585. 50 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (1960). 4. RECENT CONCEPTS IN ADMINISTRATION. Personnel Psychology. 13(3). 287–294. 2 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J.. (1958). Management in the 1980's. Harvard business review. 36(6). 41–48. 404 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dichter, Ernest, William Henry, Harold J. Leavitt, et al.. (1954). Selling and the Social Scientist. The Journal of Business. 27(S2). 41–41. 2 indexed citations

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