James A. Tan

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 818 citations indexed

About

James A. Tan is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James A. Tan has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 818 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in James A. Tan's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (8 papers), Psychological Testing and Assessment (3 papers) and Product Development and Customization (2 papers). James A. Tan is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (8 papers), Psychological Testing and Assessment (3 papers) and Product Development and Customization (2 papers). James A. Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Türkiye. James A. Tan's co-authors include Russell E. Johnson, Chu‐Hsiang Chang, D. Lance Ferris, Christopher C. Rosen, Rosalie J. Hall, Emilija Djurdjevic, Olivia F. Lee, Gerald V. Barrett, Jinyan Fan and Joel Koopman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

James A. Tan

19 papers receiving 737 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Core Self-Evaluations

2011 427 citations Chu‐Hsiang Chang, D. Lance Ferris et al. Journal of Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James A. Tan United States	9	387	318	177	147	129	22	818
Rachel Clapp‐Smith United States	12	525 1.4×	438 1.4×	114 0.6×	108 0.7×	128 1.0×	20	893
Melvyn R. W. Hamstra Netherlands	17	392 1.0×	313 1.0×	255 1.4×	213 1.4×	89 0.7×	49	944
Kevin Tasa Canada	10	303 0.8×	374 1.2×	155 0.9×	103 0.7×	79 0.6×	19	889
Richard Hermida United States	7	346 0.9×	262 0.8×	224 1.3×	84 0.6×	172 1.3×	13	798
John Fiset Canada	12	355 0.9×	292 0.9×	166 0.9×	74 0.5×	112 0.9×	39	712
Silvia Dello Russo Italy	16	543 1.4×	298 0.9×	180 1.0×	93 0.6×	127 1.0×	43	936
Timothy DeGroot United States	10	476 1.2×	384 1.2×	257 1.5×	115 0.8×	191 1.5×	16	972
Lisa Dragoni United States	8	391 1.0×	275 0.9×	97 0.5×	99 0.7×	74 0.6×	14	671
Harry Garst Netherlands	5	425 1.1×	275 0.9×	138 0.8×	77 0.5×	121 0.9×	6	821
Fei Zhu China	10	418 1.1×	329 1.0×	118 0.7×	81 0.6×	131 1.0×	21	784

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2025). Dimensions of logistics service quality framework for contactless last mile delivery: a systematic literature review. Benchmarking An International Journal.

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2023). Organizational Behavior. 4 indexed citations

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2021). Helping International Students Identify Themselves. Journal of International Students. 11(1). 156–175. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2019). Confucian Values and Entrepreneurial Firm Legitimacy. Journal of Management Research. 11(2). 18–18.

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2019). Implication of Paradigm Conflicts on Theory Development in Strategic Management. Journal of Management Research. 11(1). 79–79. 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Jinyan, et al.. (2018). Cross-cultural training effectiveness: Does when the training is delivered matter?. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 65. 17–29. 20 indexed citations

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Tan, James A.. (2013). Collaborative product design and development for commercialization of invention. 201–210. 1 indexed citations

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Koopman, Joel, Michael Howe, Russell E. Johnson, James A. Tan, & Chu‐Hsiang Chang. (2013). A framework for developing word fragment completion tasks. Human Resource Management Review. 23(3). 242–253. 18 indexed citations

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Ferris, D. Lance, Russell E. Johnson, Christopher C. Rosen, et al.. (2012). When is success not satisfying? Integrating regulatory focus and approach/avoidance motivation theories to explain the relation between core self-evaluation and job satisfaction.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 98(2). 342–353. 129 indexed citations

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Tan, James A.. (2012). 3P approach in collaboration for product innovation and commercialization. 1 2. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Chu‐Hsiang, D. Lance Ferris, Russell E. Johnson, Christopher C. Rosen, & James A. Tan. (2011). Core Self-Evaluations. Journal of Management. 38(1). 81–128. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, Olivia F., et al.. (2010). Goal orientation and organizational commitment. International journal of organizational analysis. 18(1). 129–150. 47 indexed citations

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Johnson, Russell E. & James A. Tan. (2009). Explicit Reasons for Examining the Implicit Motive System. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2(1). 103–105. 9 indexed citations

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Bauer, Jeremy A., Kristin N. Saboe, Eunae Cho, et al.. (2009). How Prevalent Are the Different Types of Organizational Justice Research?. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2(2). 196–198. 4 indexed citations

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Tan, James A.. (2009). Babies, Bathwater, and Validity: Content Validity Is Useful in the Validation Process. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2(4). 514–516. 3 indexed citations

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Payne, G. Tyge, et al.. (2006). An examination of cognition and affect in strategic decision‐making. International journal of organizational analysis. 14(4). 277–294. 7 indexed citations

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2005). WHAT APPLICANTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS: Separating Fact from Fiction. The Career Planning and Adult Development Journal. 21(2). 16. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2004). Validity Study Personality Predictors of Firefighter Job Performance and Job Satisfaction. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, James A., et al.. (2003). The role of employee reactions in predicting training effectiveness. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 14(4). 397–411. 71 indexed citations

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Barrett, Gerald V., et al.. (2003). Practical Issues in the Use of Personality Tests in Police Selection. Public Personnel Management. 32(4). 497–517. 33 indexed citations

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