J.‐C. Spender

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

J.‐C. Spender is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, J.‐C. Spender has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Strategy and Management, 25 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in J.‐C. Spender's work include Management and Organizational Studies (24 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers). J.‐C. Spender is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (24 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (12 papers). J.‐C. Spender collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. J.‐C. Spender's co-authors include Robert M. Grant, Peter H. Grinyer, Robert R. Locke, Paul E. Bierly, Rakesh Khurana, Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Alan Burton‐Jones, Andreas Georg Scherer, Bernard Marr and Arend J. Groen and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Management.

In The Last Decade

J.‐C. Spender

74 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm

1996 2.8k citations J.‐C. Spender profile →
Knowledge and the firm: Overview

1996 976 citations J.‐C. Spender et al. profile →
Organizational knowledge, learning and memory: three concepts in search of a theory

1996 514 citations J.‐C. Spender profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.‐C. Spender United States	30	4.4k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	815	79	7.0k
Mark Easterby‐Smith United Kingdom	36	3.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	812 0.8×	559 0.7×	79	6.2k
Yves Doz France	32	5.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	779 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	70	8.0k
Liam Fahey United States	29	4.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	814 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	65	8.5k
Roderick E. White Canada	16	3.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	765 0.5×	830 0.8×	589 0.7×	29	5.3k
Victor Jesús García Morales Spain	39	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	614 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	586 0.7×	85	6.5k
Mark A. Youndt United States	12	4.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	765 0.5×	998 0.9×	747 0.9×	15	6.4k
Teppo Felin United States	32	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	687 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	601 0.7×	94	7.2k
James M. Sinkula United States	17	4.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	599 0.4×	1.9k 1.8×	662 0.8×	22	6.8k
Harry Scarbrough United Kingdom	41	3.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	795 0.7×	915 1.1×	108	6.5k
Wenpin Tsai United States	22	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	974 0.6×	824 0.8×	363 0.4×	32	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by J.‐C. Spender

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Fields of papers citing papers by J.‐C. Spender

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J.‐C. Spender

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Durst, Susanne, et al.. (2025). Reclaiming a human-centered knowledge management in the Society 5.0 era. The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances. 1–17.

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Spender, J.‐C., et al.. (2024). Edith T. Penrose: Economist of ‘The Ordinary Business of Life’. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5(1-2). 51–74. 1 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C. & Jeroen Kraaijenbrink. (2022). The Paradox of Strategizing: Embracing Managerial Agency without Throttling it. 4(1). 12–37.

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2014). A rumination on managerial judgment. Revue française de gestion. 40(1). 19–27. 1 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C., et al.. (2014). Constructive learning: a new approach to deploying technological systems into the workplace. International Journal of Technology Management.

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2013). Steps towards a Theory of the Managed Firm (TMF). Universia business review. 52–67. 5 indexed citations

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Schiuma, Giovanni, J.‐C. Spender, & Tan Yiğitcanlar. (2012). International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD) and Knowledge Cities World Summit (KCWS) 2012 Proceedings E-Book. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 42(10). e1698–e1705. 1 indexed citations

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Johnston, Wesley J., et al.. (2011). Design Thinking in the Postmodern Organization. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 10(11). 1203–1212. 1 indexed citations

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Johnston, Wesley J., et al.. (2011). Design Thinking in the Postmodern Organization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Grayson, David & J.‐C. Spender. (2011). Supporting corporate responsibility performance through effective knowledge management. CERES (Cranfield University). 1 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2008). Can Simon's Notion of `Bounded Rationality' Give Us New Ideas About Leadership?. Leadership. 4(1). 95–109. 11 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C. & Andreas Georg Scherer. (2007). The Philosophical Foundations of Knowledge Management. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 76 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C. & Andreas Georg Scherer. (2007). The Philosophical Foundations of Knowledge Management: Editors' Introduction. Organization. 14(1). 5–28. 11 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2007). Management as a Regulated Profession. Journal of Management Inquiry. 16(1). 32–42. 38 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2003). Exploring uncertainty and emotion in the knowledge‐based theory of the firm. Information Technology and People. 16(3). 266–288. 29 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (2002). Managing a socially constructed technology: the case of CT scanning. 6. 523–532. 3 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C. & Joseph T. Mahoney. (2000). Tacit Knowledge in OrganizationsTacit Knowledge in Organizations, by Baumard Philippe (translated by Wauchope Samantha). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1999.. Academy of Management Review. 25(2). 443–446. 2 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (1998). Pluralist Epistemology and the Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm. Organization. 5(2). 233–256. 152 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (1993). COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM TACIT KNOWLEDGE? UNPACKING THE CONCEPT AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1993(1). 37–41. 197 indexed citations

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Spender, J.‐C.. (1989). Industry recipes : an enquiry into the nature and sources of managerial judgement. Blackwell eBooks. 236 indexed citations

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