John Amis

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John Amis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, John Amis has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Gender Studies and 18 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in John Amis's work include Management and Organizational Studies (17 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (15 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (15 papers). John Amis is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (17 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (15 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (15 papers). John Amis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John Amis's co-authors include Trevor Slack, Michael Silk, C. R. Hinings, Kamal A. Munir, Johanna Mair, Maria B. Gondo, Tim Berrett, Brian D. Janz, James M. Vardaman and Narayan Dutt Pant and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

John Amis

66 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

The Organizational Reproduction of Inequality

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Author						Papers	Cites
John Amis	1.2k	874	789	561	357	72	2.8k
Judith A. Clair	1.3k 1.1×	835 1.0×	480 0.6×	680 1.2×	116 0.3×	33	2.9k
Elizabeth George	933 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	501 0.6×	528 0.9×	186 0.5×	54	3.0k
Alison E. Barber	592 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	601 0.8×	400 0.7×	135 0.4×	33	2.5k
Dianna L. Stone	909 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	400 0.5×	239 0.4×	117 0.3×	78	3.1k
Steven P. Vallas	1.8k 1.5×	720 0.8×	300 0.4×	395 0.7×	557 1.6×	63	3.2k
Eddy S. Ng	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	1.0k 1.3×	389 0.7×	198 0.6×	101	3.8k
Marc Buelens	681 0.6×	804 0.9×	207 0.3×	564 1.0×	190 0.5×	37	2.3k
Angela T. Hall	667 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	250 0.3×	604 1.1×	212 0.6×	27	2.8k
Emmanuel Ogbonna	895 0.7×	1.9k 2.2×	254 0.3×	1.1k 1.9×	448 1.3×	72	3.6k
Quinetta M. Roberson	999 0.8×	1.7k 1.9×	1.2k 1.6×	421 0.8×	135 0.4×	47	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Amis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Amis, John, et al.. (2025). Desperate Journeys to Europe: Sensebreaking in Extreme Contexts. Journal of Management Studies. 62(3). 1153–1190. 4 indexed citations

Adams, Tracey L., David Brock, Daniel Muzio, & John Amis. (2025). From Near and Far: On the Role of Distance in Changing Professional Services. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 61(2). 181–194.

Amis, John. (2023). The power of photographs in framing contests. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 30(1). 33–38.

Gümüşay, Ali Aslan, et al.. (2020). Engaging with Grand Challenges: An Institutional Logics Perspective. Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen). 1(3). 82 indexed citations

Amis, John & Royston Greenwood. (2020). Organisational Change in a (Post‐) Pandemic World: Rediscovering Interests and Values. Journal of Management Studies. 58(2). 582–586. 24 indexed citations

Amis, John, Kamal A. Munir, Thomas B. Lawrence, Paul M. Hirsch, & Anita M. McGahan. (2018). Inequality, Institutions and Organizations. Organization Studies. 39(9). 1131–1152. 101 indexed citations

Allen, David G., et al.. (2016). Cognitive Appraisal as a Mechanism Linking Negative Organizational Shocks and Intentions to Leave. Journal of Change Management. 17(3). 203–227. 20 indexed citations

Singh, Kulraj, et al.. (2015). 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2015. Americas Conference on Information Systems. 82 indexed citations

Gondo, Maria B., John Amis, Brian D. Janz, & James M. Vardaman. (2013). The Paradox of Fit: How Perceptions of Fit Impede Organizational Change. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2013(1). 16848–16848. 2 indexed citations

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Vardaman, James M., et al.. (2012). Beyond communication. Health Care Management Review. 37(1). 88–97. 48 indexed citations

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Janz, Brian D., et al.. (2009). Understanding the multidimensionality of information systems use: A study of nurses' use of a mandated electronic medical record system. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 25(1). 243–262. 12 indexed citations

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Janz, Brian D., et al.. (2009). Information Systems and Healthcare XXXII: Understanding the Multidimensionality of Information Systems Use: A Study of Nurses’ Use of a Mandated Electronic Medical Record System. Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 25. 20 indexed citations

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Silk, Michael & John Amis. (2006). Bursting the Tourist Bubble: Sport and the Spectacularization of Urban Space. 148–169. 6 indexed citations

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Newman, Joshua I., et al.. (2005). Global adidas: sport, celebrity and the marketing of difference.. 34(33). 89–105. 14 indexed citations

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Hoek, Janet, et al.. (2005). Ambush marketing: research and management implications.. 207–224. 3 indexed citations

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Gladden, James M., et al.. (2005). Alternative global avenues: action sports and events.. 191–206. 3 indexed citations

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Amis, John, Trevor Slack, & C. R. Hinings. (2004). The Pace, Sequence, and Linearity of Radical Change. Academy of Management Journal. 47(1). 15–39. 166 indexed citations

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Silk, Michael & John Amis. (2000). Institutional Pressures and the Production of Televised Sport. Journal of Sport Management. 14(4). 267–292. 37 indexed citations

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Amis, John. (1999). Introduction. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. 1(2). 1–1. 2 indexed citations

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Amis, John, Narayan Dutt Pant, & Trevor Slack. (1997). Achieving a Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based View of Sport Sponsorship. Journal of Sport Management. 11(1). 80–96. 107 indexed citations

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