James W. Thacker

711 total citations
24 papers, 541 citations indexed

About

James W. Thacker is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Public Administration and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Thacker has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 541 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 8 papers in Public Administration and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in James W. Thacker's work include Labor Movements and Unions (8 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (6 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). James W. Thacker is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (8 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (6 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). James W. Thacker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. James W. Thacker's co-authors include Sean A. Way, Gerry Kerr, Lois E. Tetrick, Clint Chadwick, Lynn R. Anderson, Lizabeth A. Barclay, Charles H. Fay, David P. Lepak, Marick F. Masters and Jerry M. Tolson and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

In The Last Decade

James W. Thacker

23 papers receiving 463 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James W. Thacker Canada 11 288 156 104 104 102 24 541
Amanda Pyman Australia 10 276 1.0× 153 1.0× 87 0.8× 123 1.2× 165 1.6× 39 648
Len Holden United Kingdom 10 206 0.7× 88 0.6× 141 1.4× 56 0.5× 78 0.8× 19 467
John A. McClendon United States 10 212 0.7× 114 0.7× 146 1.4× 107 1.0× 82 0.8× 27 551
Patrice Rosenthal United Kingdom 12 545 1.9× 100 0.6× 108 1.0× 132 1.3× 238 2.3× 21 793
Mark E. Van Buren United States 7 134 0.5× 71 0.5× 126 1.2× 72 0.7× 115 1.1× 14 494
Peter Prowse United Kingdom 11 199 0.7× 66 0.4× 79 0.8× 96 0.9× 129 1.3× 23 466
Brenda Vermeeren Netherlands 14 363 1.3× 145 0.9× 109 1.0× 114 1.1× 167 1.6× 26 672
James A. Belasco United States 16 248 0.9× 82 0.5× 69 0.7× 86 0.8× 92 0.9× 33 684
Helen Francis United Kingdom 14 390 1.4× 58 0.4× 91 0.9× 63 0.6× 101 1.0× 22 543
Margaret Patrickson Australia 13 230 0.8× 36 0.2× 83 0.8× 148 1.4× 105 1.0× 37 642

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Fields of papers citing papers by James W. Thacker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Thacker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Soria, Jaime, et al.. (2021). Risk factors for loss to follow-up of persons who inject drugs enrolled at syringe services programs in Kentucky. International Journal of Drug Policy. 95. 103255–103255. 5 indexed citations
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Way, Sean A., David P. Lepak, Charles H. Fay, & James W. Thacker. (2010). Contingent workers' impact on standard employee withdrawal behaviors: Does what you use them for matter?. Human Resource Management. 49(1). 109–138. 52 indexed citations
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Kerr, Gerry, Sean A. Way, & James W. Thacker. (2007). Performance, HR Practices and the HR Manager in Small Entrepreneurial Firms. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship. 20(1). 55–68. 19 indexed citations
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Kerr, Gerry, Sean A. Way, & James W. Thacker. (2005). An Analysis of Resource Development and Performance in the Small Firm. Academy of Entrepreneurship journal. 11(2). 93–112. 1 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W. & Hjalmar Rosen. (2005). Dynamics of Employee Reactance to Company and Union Dual Allegiance Revisited and Expanded. Relations industrielles. 41(1). 128–144. 7 indexed citations
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Way, Sean A. & James W. Thacker. (2000). Trends in Canadian human resource practices.
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (2000). Training evaluation: perspectives and evidence from Canada. International Journal of Training and Development. 4(4). 295–304. 41 indexed citations
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Way, Sean A. & James W. Thacker. (1999). Selection practices: where are Canadian organizations. 1 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1991). Commitment to the union: A comparison of United States and Canadian workers. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 12(1). 63–71. 6 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1991). JOB RELATED ATTITUDES OF PART‐TIME AND FULL‐TIME WORKERS: AQUASIEXPERIMENTAL STUDY. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 6(2). 17–20. 7 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1991). Union Influence on Internal Organizational Decisions: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 21(9). 747–753. 4 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lynn R., et al.. (1990). Extension of the Pelz Effect: The Impact of Leader's Upward Influence on Group Members' Control Within the Organization. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 11(1). 19–32. 13 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1990). Union commitment: An examination of antecedent and outcome factors. Journal of Occupational Psychology. 63(1). 33–48. 48 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lynn R., et al.. (1990). Job Autonomy as a Moderator of the Pelz Effect. The Journal of Social Psychology. 130(5). 707–708. 7 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1989). The factor structure of Union Commitment: An application of confirmatory factor analysis.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 74(2). 228–232. 69 indexed citations
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Tetrick, Lois E., et al.. (1989). Evidence for the stability of the four dimensions of the Commitment to the Union Scale.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 74(5). 819–822. 30 indexed citations
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Templer, Andrew J. & James W. Thacker. (1988). Credible Letters of Reference: How you Read Them is Important. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 3(1). 22–26. 2 indexed citations
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Thacker, James W., et al.. (1987). UNION INVOLVEMENT IN QUALITY‐OF‐WORKLIFE EFFORTS: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION. Personnel Psychology. 40(1). 97–111. 18 indexed citations
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Masters, Marick F., et al.. (1987). Union commitment and membership support for political action: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Labor Research. 8(2). 143–157. 19 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lynn R. & James W. Thacker. (1985). Self-monitoring and Sex As Related to Assessment Center Rating and Job Performance. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 6(4). 345–361. 44 indexed citations

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