James Kohnen

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

James Kohnen is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, James Kohnen has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Management Information Systems, 5 papers in Strategy and Management and 2 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in James Kohnen's work include Quality and Supply Management (11 papers), Quality and Management Systems (2 papers) and Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence (2 papers). James Kohnen is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (11 papers), Quality and Management Systems (2 papers) and Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence (2 papers). James Kohnen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. James Kohnen's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Quality Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

James Kohnen

109 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Spa... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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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. Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
    2006 470 citations James Kohnen Quality Management Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Kohnen United States 23 745 594 407 314 262 117 2.6k
James Douglas Orton United States 7 908 1.2× 589 1.0× 396 1.0× 410 1.3× 287 1.1× 15 2.2k
Hamid Tohidi Iran 20 944 1.3× 718 1.2× 413 1.0× 256 0.8× 291 1.1× 55 3.1k
Mathieu Weggeman Netherlands 19 839 1.1× 394 0.7× 276 0.7× 292 0.9× 263 1.0× 40 1.9k
Donald Hislop United Kingdom 23 918 1.2× 636 1.1× 771 1.9× 284 0.9× 178 0.7× 46 2.9k
Patrick Dawson United Kingdom 23 662 0.9× 926 1.6× 449 1.1× 409 1.3× 222 0.8× 104 2.4k
Chun Wei Choo Canada 31 1.4k 1.9× 449 0.8× 632 1.6× 512 1.6× 338 1.3× 82 4.0k
Phil Johnson United Kingdom 20 416 0.6× 761 1.3× 473 1.2× 272 0.9× 238 0.9× 49 1.9k
Pamela S. Schindler United States 5 473 0.6× 418 0.7× 265 0.7× 252 0.8× 204 0.8× 10 1.7k
Grant T. Savage United States 23 844 1.1× 582 1.0× 468 1.1× 167 0.5× 346 1.3× 80 2.5k
Craig J. Russell United States 24 997 1.3× 927 1.6× 490 1.2× 168 0.5× 227 0.9× 58 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by James Kohnen

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Kohnen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by James Kohnen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by James Kohnen. The network helps show where James Kohnen may publish in the future.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kohnen, James. (2011). Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead. Quality Management Journal. 18(2). 61–62. 38 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2011). Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. Quality Management Journal. 18(1). 70–71. 22 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2009). Science Lessons: What The Business of Biotech Taught Me About Management. Quality Management Journal. 16(3). 63–64. 8 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2009). The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage. Quality Management Journal. 16(2). 59–60. 24 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2008). Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. Quality Management Journal. 15(3). 60–61. 41 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2008). The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us. Quality Management Journal. 15(4). 59–60. 3 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2007). Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Quality Management Journal. 14(4). 62–63. 248 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2006). Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships. Quality Management Journal. 13(4). 51–52. 2 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2006). Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant. Quality Management Journal. 13(3). 61–62. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kohnen, James. (2006). Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work. Quality Management Journal. 13(1). 59–60. 7 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2005). Managing Quality: An Integrative Approach. Quality Management Journal. 12(3). 61–62. 28 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2005). Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming and how to Prevent them. Quality Management Journal. 12(2). 57–57. 16 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2005). Motivate Teams, Maximize Success: Effective Strategies for Realizing Your Goals. Quality Management Journal. 12(3). 64–64. 3 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2005). Principles of Total Quality. Quality Management Journal. 12(2). 59–60. 13 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2004). The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today. Quality Management Journal. 11(4). 56–57. 2 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2004). Simplified TRIZ: New Problem-Solving Applications for Engineers & Manufacturing Professionals. Quality Management Journal. 11(2). 55–56. 6 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (2003). Partnering: The New Face of Leadership. Quality Management Journal. 10(4). 58–58. 3 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (1996). Reengineering Management: The Mandate for New Leadership. Quality Management Journal. 3(2). 12–13. 28 indexed citations
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Kohnen, James. (1995). Business Process Benchmarking: Finding and Implementing Best Practices. Quality Management Journal. 3(1). 10–11. 28 indexed citations

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