James L. Heskett

12.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

James L. Heskett is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Marketing and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Heskett has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 7 papers in Marketing and 3 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in James L. Heskett's work include Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (6 papers), Service and Product Innovation (3 papers) and Transport and Logistics Innovations (2 papers). James L. Heskett is often cited by papers focused on Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (6 papers), Service and Product Innovation (3 papers) and Transport and Logistics Innovations (2 papers). James L. Heskett collaborates with scholars based in United States. James L. Heskett's co-authors include W. Earl Sasser, John P. Kotter, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Gary W. Loveman, Thomas O. Jones, Christopher W. L. Hart, William R. George, Roy D. Shapiro, Roger H. Hallowell and Richard B. Chase and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Marketing and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

James L. Heskett

45 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work 1990 2026 2002 2014 1994 1992 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James L. Heskett United States 17 5.0k 2.7k 2.0k 1.6k 1.4k 51 7.7k
Ravi S. Achrol United States 20 4.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 4.0k 2.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 26 7.5k
W. Earl Sasser United States 14 6.7k 1.4× 4.6k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 39 8.7k
Leonard A. Schlesinger United States 16 4.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 812 0.6× 57 6.4k
Gregory T. Gundlach United States 26 3.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 2.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 75 6.2k
John R. Nevin United States 24 3.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 4.4k 2.2× 1.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 47 7.8k
Arun Sharma United States 43 3.2k 0.6× 3.8k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 117 7.3k
Inge Geyskens Netherlands 27 3.4k 0.7× 3.2k 1.2× 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 45 7.4k
Sejo Oh United States 10 6.6k 1.3× 3.7k 1.4× 4.1k 2.1× 2.6k 1.7× 2.2k 1.6× 23 9.7k
James A. Narus United States 24 6.1k 1.2× 3.7k 1.4× 4.5k 2.3× 2.2k 1.4× 2.8k 2.0× 42 10.1k
Patricia M. Doney United States 16 5.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 3.5k 2.3× 1.3k 0.9× 20 8.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Austin, James, James L. Heskett, & Christopher W. Bartlett. (2015). Key Elements for Excellence in Classroom Cases and Teaching Notes. 4 indexed citations
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Stuart, Toby E., et al.. (2010). Manchester Bidwell Corporation: the Replication Question. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 4(4). 314–21. 1 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L. & W. Earl Sasser. (2010). Southwest Airlines : in a different world. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., et al.. (2008). Ownership Quotient: Putting the Service Profit Chain to Work for Unbeatable Competitive Advantage. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 34 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, & Leonard A. Schlesinger. (2003). The Value Profit Chain: Treat Employees Like Customers and Customers Like Employees. 90 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, & Leonard A. Schlesinger. (1994). The Lifetime value of customers. 1 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., Thomas O. Jones, Gary W. Loveman, W. Earl Sasser, & Leonard A. Schlesinger. (1994). Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work. Harvard business review. 72(2). 164–170. 2507 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, & Leonard A. Schlesinger. (1993). The service-profit link.
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Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, & Leonard A. Schlesinger. (1993). Mobilizing people for breakthrough service. 2 indexed citations
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Schlesinger, Leonard A. & James L. Heskett. (1993). Servicio: nunca un no por respuesta. Harvard-Deusto business review. 85–95. 4 indexed citations
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Schlesinger, Leonard A. & James L. Heskett. (1991). Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services. Journal of neurosurgery. 34(3). 443–5. 270 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., et al.. (1991). Bahnbrechender Service : Standards für den Wettbewerb von morgen. Campus eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Sasser, W. Earl, Christopher W. L. Hart, & James L. Heskett. (1991). The service management course : cases and readings. 16 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., et al.. (1991). The service-driven service company.. PubMed. 69(5). 71–81. 328 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., W. Earl Sasser, & Christopher W. L. Hart. (1990). Service Breakthroughs: Changing the Rules of the Game (Прорыв в сфере услуг: изменение правил игры). 1 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L.. (1988). LEADERSHIP THROUGH INTEGRATION : THE SPECIAL CHALLENGE OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT. 1. 3 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L.. (1987). Lecciones en el sector de los servicios. Harvard-Deusto business review. 83–94. 9 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Roy D. & James L. Heskett. (1985). Logistics strategy : cases and concepts. West Pub. Co. eBooks. 75 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., et al.. (1973). Business logistics : physical distribution and materials management. 27 indexed citations
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Heskett, James L., et al.. (1964). Business logistics : management of physical supply and distribution. 36 indexed citations

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