Herbert A. Shepard

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Herbert A. Shepard is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert A. Shepard has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 1 paper in Strategy and Management and 1 paper in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Herbert A. Shepard's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Health and Medical Research Impacts (1 paper) and Higher Education and Employability (1 paper). Herbert A. Shepard is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Health and Medical Research Impacts (1 paper) and Higher Education and Employability (1 paper). Herbert A. Shepard collaborates with scholars based in United States. Herbert A. Shepard's co-authors include Warren G. Bennis, Robert R. Blake, W. G. Scott, Jane Srygley Mouton, Wilbert E. Moore, B. H. P. Rivett, Michael B. Arthur, Daniel J. Levinson, Simon Marcson and Melville Dalton and has published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review and Journal of the Operational Research Society.

In The Last Decade

Herbert A. Shepard

27 papers receiving 863 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.

A Theory of Group Development

1956 512 citations Warren G. Bennis, Herbert A. Shepard Human Relations profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Herbert A. Shepard United States	12	373	226	210	202	165	28	1.1k
Ronald Lippitt United States	16	203 0.5×	266 1.2×	138 0.7×	241 1.2×	77 0.5×	52	1.3k
Ned Rosen United States	9	417 1.1×	271 1.2×	86 0.4×	806 4.0×	195 1.2×	23	1.4k
Raymond A. Katzell United States	18	334 0.9×	169 0.7×	63 0.3×	606 3.0×	145 0.9×	36	1.4k
Gary Gemmill United States	18	242 0.6×	185 0.8×	125 0.6×	442 2.2×	146 0.9×	37	1.0k
Daniel N. Braunstein United States	7	254 0.7×	178 0.8×	51 0.2×	323 1.6×	145 0.9×	26	915
Frank Friedlander United States	20	297 0.8×	221 1.0×	58 0.3×	565 2.8×	202 1.2×	32	1.4k
Robert C. Miljus United States	7	289 0.8×	152 0.7×	65 0.3×	541 2.7×	135 0.8×	11	1.3k
Kenwyn K. Smith United States	14	242 0.6×	263 1.2×	100 0.5×	477 2.4×	147 0.9×	33	1.1k
Carl E. Larson United States	9	274 0.7×	183 0.8×	37 0.2×	170 0.8×	113 0.7×	16	961
H. Peter Dachler Switzerland	10	291 0.8×	218 1.0×	63 0.3×	706 3.5×	187 1.1×	21	1.2k

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1970). Personal Growth Laboratories: Toward an Alternative Culture. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 6(3). 259–266. 7 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1968). Applied Behavioral Science and R&D Effectiveness. Research Management. 11(5). 305–321. 1 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1967). Innovation-Resisting and Innovation-Producing Organizations. The Journal of Business. 40(4). 470–470. 118 indexed citations

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Rivett, B. H. P. & Herbert A. Shepard. (1966). Operational Research and the Social Sciences. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 17(4). 469–475. 22 indexed citations

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Scott, W. G., Robert R. Blake, Herbert A. Shepard, & Jane Srygley Mouton. (1966). Managing Intergroup Conflict in Industry.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 11(2). 299–299. 191 indexed citations

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Passeron, Jean-Claude, et al.. (1966). The Management of Scientists. Revue Française de Sociologie. 7(2). 247–247. 9 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1961). 5. THE PSYCHOLOGIST'S ROLE IN UNION‐MANAGEMENT RELATIONS. Personnel Psychology. 14(3). 270–279. 1 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A. & Melville Dalton. (1960). Men Who Manage.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 5(2). 323–323. 2 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1959). Major Researches in Creativity. Research Management. 2(4). 203–220. 1 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1957). PROFESSIONAL SIDE—The Destructive Side of Creativity. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 49(9). 109A–113A. 1 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A., et al.. (1957). Executive Performance and Leadership.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 10(4). 645–645. 49 indexed citations

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Bennis, Warren G. & Herbert A. Shepard. (1956). A Theory of Group Development. Human Relations. 9(4). 415–437. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1956). Superiors and Subordinates in Research. The Journal of Business. 29(4). 261–261. 6 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1956). Basic Research and the Social System of Pure Science. Philosophy of Science. 23(1). 48–57. 16 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1956). Patterns of Organization for Applied Research and Development. The Journal of Business. 29(1). 52–52. 4 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A. & Warren G. Bennis. (1956). A Theory of Training by Group Methods. Human Relations. 9(4). 403–414. 11 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A. & Harold L. Wilensky. (1955). Syllabus of Industrial Relations: A Guide to Reading and Research.. American Sociological Review. 20(3). 353–353. 2 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A.. (1953). Review: Social Factors Related to Job Satisfaction: A Technique for the Measurement of Job Satisfaction. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 7(1). 156–157. 15 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A., et al.. (1953). A Bibliography of Cybernetics. 80(3). 204–204. 3 indexed citations

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Shepard, Herbert A., et al.. (1953). Social Factors Related to Job Satisfaction: A Technique for the Measurement of Job Satisfaction.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 7(1). 156–156. 9 indexed citations

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