Jan‐Åke Törnroos

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Jan‐Åke Törnroos is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan‐Åke Törnroos has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Strategy and Management, 14 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Jan‐Åke Törnroos's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (16 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (15 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers). Jan‐Åke Törnroos is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (16 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (15 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers). Jan‐Åke Törnroos collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United Kingdom. Jan‐Åke Törnroos's co-authors include Aino Halinen, Christopher J. Medlin, Timo Järvensivu, Maria Holmlund, Maria Ivanova-Gongne, Nikolina Koporčić, Poul Houman Andersen, Anna‐Greta Nyström, Maria Elo and Heléne Lundberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management and European Journal of Marketing.

In The Last Decade

Jan‐Åke Törnroos

27 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Using case methods in the study of contemporary business networks

2004 768 citations Aino Halinen, Jan‐Åke Törnroos Journal of Business Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan‐Åke Törnroos Finland	16	1.3k	621	446	342	327	29	1.9k
Teck‐Yong Eng United Kingdom	24	763 0.6×	459 0.7×	394 0.9×	320 0.9×	307 0.9×	55	1.6k
C. Jay Lambe United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	783 1.3×	463 1.0×	223 0.7×	363 1.1×	14	1.9k
Stefanos Mouzas United Kingdom	26	1.4k 1.1×	687 1.1×	486 1.1×	210 0.6×	267 0.8×	67	2.0k
Cengiz Yılmaz Türkiye	22	826 0.6×	645 1.0×	398 0.9×	232 0.7×	370 1.1×	49	1.8k
Nikolaos Tzokas United Kingdom	27	1.1k 0.8×	880 1.4×	668 1.5×	312 0.9×	385 1.2×	55	2.1k
Eva M. Pertusa‐Ortega Spain	21	884 0.7×	375 0.6×	498 1.1×	248 0.7×	299 0.9×	54	1.7k
Chung‐Jen Chen Taiwan	12	1.2k 1.0×	474 0.8×	226 0.5×	325 1.0×	231 0.7×	18	2.2k
Ashwin W. Joshi Canada	16	1.1k 0.8×	808 1.3×	603 1.4×	161 0.5×	286 0.9×	26	1.9k
Tiger Li United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	431 0.7×	472 1.1×	371 1.1×	237 0.7×	19	1.9k
Sven A. Haugland Norway	21	868 0.7×	407 0.7×	339 0.8×	214 0.6×	489 1.5×	41	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan‐Åke Törnroos

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan‐Åke Törnroos

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All Works

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Medlin, Christopher J. & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2025). Socio-mental adapting in business relationships: A dialogical understanding. Industrial Marketing Management. 125. 290–302. 2 indexed citations

Engelseth, Per, Jan‐Åke Törnroos, & Yufeng Zhang. (2020). Interdependency in coordinating networked maintenance and modification operations. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 32(6). 1357–1375. 2 indexed citations

Koporčić, Nikolina & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2019). Understanding Interactive Network Branding in SME Firms. Åbo Akademi University Research Portal. 5 indexed citations

Koporčić, Nikolina & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2019). Conceptualizing Interactive Network Branding in business markets: developing roles and positions of firms in business networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 34(8). 1681–1691. 15 indexed citations

Andersen, Poul Houman, Christopher J. Medlin, & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2019). Re-appraising interaction and process for industrial network research: The future plunging mirror hall metaphor. Industrial Marketing Management. 91. 627–638. 24 indexed citations

Törnroos, Jan‐Åke, et al.. (2018). Internationalizing through networks from emerging to developed markets with a case study from Ghana to the U.S.A.. Industrial Marketing Management. 69. 98–109. 33 indexed citations

Nyström, Anna‐Greta, et al.. (2017). Conceptualizing mechanisms influencing strategizing in business networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 32(6). 777–785. 17 indexed citations

Ivanova-Gongne, Maria & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2017). Understanding cultural sensemaking of business interaction: A research model. Scandinavian Journal of Management. 33(2). 102–112. 29 indexed citations

Lundberg, Heléne, et al.. (2016). Understanding network emergence after turbulent industrial relocation: A Swedish biorefinery initiative. European Management Journal. 34(5). 475–483. 7 indexed citations

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Medlin, Christopher J. & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2015). IMP Conference 2015 Competitive Track Interacting for legitimacy: A dynamic perspective on institutionalization in business networks. 1 indexed citations

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Medlin, Christopher J. & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2014). Interest, sensemaking and adaptive processes in emerging business networks — An Australian biofuel case. Industrial Marketing Management. 43(6). 1096–1107. 54 indexed citations

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Halinen, Aino, Christopher J. Medlin, & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2012). Time and process in business network research. Industrial Marketing Management. 41(2). 215–223. 155 indexed citations

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Medlin, Christopher J. & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2010). Inter-firm interaction: The human role in change and stability. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 2 indexed citations

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Elo, Maria, Aino Halinen, & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2010). Process Research in Business Networks – An Event-based Method for Qualitative Analysis. 10 indexed citations

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Järvensivu, Timo & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2009). Case study research with moderate constructionism: Conceptualization and practical illustration. Industrial Marketing Management. 39(1). 100–108. 217 indexed citations

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Medlin, Christopher J. & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2007). Inter-firm interaction from a human perspective. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 15 indexed citations

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Törnroos, Jan‐Åke, et al.. (2006). Ethics and value creation in business research: comparing two approaches. European Journal of Marketing. 40(3/4). 328–351. 48 indexed citations

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Törnroos, Jan‐Åke. (2004). Terminating relationships in business networks? Reflections on business strategy Competitive Paper for the 20th Annual Conference of the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Group Conference, 24 th September, Copenhagen 2004. 6 indexed citations

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Halinen, Aino & Jan‐Åke Törnroos. (2004). Using case methods in the study of contemporary business networks. Journal of Business Research. 58(9). 1285–1297. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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Törnroos, Jan‐Åke, et al.. (1997). The Role of Learning in the Evolution of Business Networks in Estonia: Four Finnish Case Studies. 7 indexed citations

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