James D. Westphal

19.6k citations
90 papers · 14.5k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 44

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James D. Westphal

87 papers receiving 13.4k citations

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THE STRATEGIC CONTEXT OF EXTERNAL NETWORK TIES: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS ON BOARD INVOLVEMENT IN STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING. 2001 · 920 citations
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James D. Westphal
Comparison fields: 5 of 117
  • Accounting 9.4k
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5.2k
  • Strategy and Management 6.0k
  • Gender Studies 2.3k
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 1.5k
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All Works

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Misperceiving the Beliefs of Others: How Pluralistic Ignorance Contributes to the Persistence of Positive Security Analyst Reactions to the Adoption of Stock Repurchase Plans
20114
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Avoiding Bad Press: Interpersonal Influence in Relations between CEOs and Journalists and the Consequences for Press Reporting About Firms and Their Leadership
20104
8 2010141
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10 2007269
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The Strategic Impetus for Social Network Ties: How Strategic Dependencies Affect the Likelihood of Reconstituting Broken CEO Friendship Ties to Executives of Other Firms
20065
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The Other Pathway to the Boardroom: How Interpersonal Influence Behavior can Substitute for Elite Credentials and Demographic Majority Status in Gaining Access to Board Appointments
200622
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Toward a Behavioral Theory of the CEO/Board Relationship: How Research Can Enhance Our Understanding of Corporate Governance Practices
199810
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Board Games: How CEOS Adapt to Increases in Structural Board Independence from Management
199712
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About James D. Westphal

James D. Westphal is a scholar working on Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Gender Studies, Strategy and Management and Safety Research, having authored 90 papers that have together received 14.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Corporate Finance and Governance (57 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (24 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (16 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (14 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (14 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (13 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (12 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Accounting (9.4k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (5.2k citations), Strategy and Management (6.0k citations), Gender Studies (2.3k citations) and Management of Technology and Innovation (1.5k citations). James D. Westphal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Edward J. Zajac, Ranjay Gulati, Mason A. Carpenter, Michael L. McDonald, Ithai Stern, Stephen M. Shortell, Laurie P. Milton, James W. Fredrickson, Melissa E. Graebner and Sun Hyun Park. Their work appears in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Annals and Organization Science.

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