Johanna Weststar

766 total citations
40 papers, 393 citations indexed

About

Johanna Weststar is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Johanna Weststar has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 393 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Public Administration and 7 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Johanna Weststar's work include Digital Games and Media (10 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (10 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (6 papers). Johanna Weststar is often cited by papers focused on Digital Games and Media (10 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (10 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (6 papers). Johanna Weststar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and France. Johanna Weststar's co-authors include Marie‐Josée Legault, Louis-Étienne Dubois, Steve McKenna, Amanda Peticca‐Harris, Anil Kumar Verma, Jing Wang, Simon Archer, Celia Pearce, Chris Roberts and Alison Preston and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management, New Media & Society and Studies in Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Johanna Weststar

37 papers receiving 355 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johanna Weststar Canada 13 219 71 67 62 58 40 393
Josiane Paddeu France 12 288 1.3× 19 0.3× 112 1.7× 34 0.5× 39 0.7× 86 568
Mariya Ivancheva United Kingdom 12 175 0.8× 90 1.3× 15 0.2× 16 0.3× 47 0.8× 34 496
Bernadette Dupon-Lahitte 12 188 0.9× 17 0.2× 48 0.7× 27 0.4× 18 0.3× 100 415
Maud Warin 10 206 0.9× 9 0.1× 89 1.3× 24 0.4× 33 0.6× 76 406
Laura Dobusch Netherlands 8 105 0.5× 98 1.4× 10 0.1× 41 0.7× 101 1.7× 15 333
Stephen Lippmann United States 9 139 0.6× 34 0.5× 14 0.2× 16 0.3× 96 1.7× 19 389
Anne Marie Cullen United Kingdom 9 327 1.5× 65 0.9× 59 0.9× 73 1.2× 137 2.4× 14 590
Winifred R. Poster United States 12 256 1.2× 84 1.2× 16 0.2× 66 1.1× 60 1.0× 24 395
Denise Meredyth Australia 10 134 0.6× 36 0.5× 27 0.4× 16 0.3× 6 0.1× 34 359
Peter Standen Australia 10 345 1.6× 34 0.5× 5 0.1× 15 0.2× 148 2.6× 23 562

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Fields of papers citing papers by Johanna Weststar

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johanna Weststar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Legault, Marie‐Josée & Johanna Weststar. (2024). Not All Fun and Games. 1 indexed citations
2.
Peetz, David, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and the gender gap in research productivity: understanding the effect of having primary responsibility for the care of children. Studies in Higher Education. 48(9). 1428–1439. 6 indexed citations
3.
Weststar, Johanna & Louis-Étienne Dubois. (2022). From Crunch to Grind: Adopting Servitization in Project-Based Creative Work. Work Employment and Society. 37(4). 972–990. 12 indexed citations
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Legault, Marie‐Josée & Johanna Weststar. (2021). Organising challenges in the era of financialisation: The case of videogame workers. Work Organisation Labour & Globalisation. 15(2). 1 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna, et al.. (2019). Peering Inside the “Black Box”: The Impact of Management-Side Representatives on the Industrial Relations Climate of Organizations. Labor Studies Journal. 45(3). 250–272. 3 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna, et al.. (2017). The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1–350. 10 indexed citations
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Legault, Marie‐Josée & Johanna Weststar. (2017). Videogame developers among “extreme” workers: Are death marches over?. R-libre (Université Téluq). 6(3). 1–33. 12 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna & Marie‐Josée Legault. (2017). Why Might a Videogame Developer Join a Union?. Labor Studies Journal. 42(4). 295–321. 18 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna & Marie‐Josée Legault. (2015). Developer Satisfaction Survey 2015 Summary Report. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 21 indexed citations
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Peticca‐Harris, Amanda, Johanna Weststar, & Steve McKenna. (2015). The perils of project-based work: Attempting resistance to extreme work practices in video game development. Organization. 22(4). 570–587. 61 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna, et al.. (2015). Developer Satisfaction Survey 2014 Industry Trends and Future Outlook Report. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2014). Work hour congruence: the effect on job satisfaction and absenteeism. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 26(5). 657–675. 20 indexed citations
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Legault, Marie‐Josée & Johanna Weststar. (2014). Comment jouer la régulation dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo?. Relations industrielles. 69(1). 136–158. 4 indexed citations
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Legault, Marie‐Josée & Johanna Weststar. (2013). Are game developers standing up for their rights. Scholarship@Western (Western University).
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Weststar, Johanna. (2012). Negotiating in Silence: Experiences with Parental Leave in Academia. Relations industrielles. 67(3). 352–374. 12 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna & Marie‐Josée Legault. (2012). IGDA 2009 Quality of Life Survey: Facts and Discussion about Hours of Work in the Game Industry. Scholarship@Western (Western University).
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Weststar, Johanna, et al.. (2012). The recruitment and selection of pension trustees: an integrative approach. Human Resource Management Journal. 24(3). 307–322. 8 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna. (2009). All workplace learning is not the same: Effects of job control on learning activities. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 136. 1 indexed citations
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Weststar, Johanna. (2009). Staying Current in Computer Programming: The Importance of Informal Learning and Task Discretion in Maintaining Job Competence. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 185. 3 indexed citations
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Verma, Anil Kumar & Johanna Weststar. (2008). HONOURABLE MENTION/MENTION HONORABLE: Are Labour Trustees Marginalized on Pension Boards?. 29(29). 1 indexed citations

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