John Bessant

22.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
218 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

John Bessant is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, John Bessant has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Strategy and Management, 53 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 29 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in John Bessant's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (77 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (16 papers). John Bessant is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (77 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (16 papers). John Bessant collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. John Bessant's co-authors include Joe Tidd, Keith Pavitt, Richard Adams, Howard Rush, David Francis, Robert Phelps, Sarah Caffyn, Sally Jeanrenaud, Richard Lamming and David Denyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

John Bessant

202 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market an... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1997 2015 2006 1995 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Bessant United Kingdom 50 8.4k 3.7k 2.6k 2.6k 2.0k 218 14.5k
Clayton M. Christensen United States 45 7.6k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 124 15.8k
Fariborz Damanpour United States 30 9.7k 1.2× 3.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 53 17.1k
Michael Song United States 49 6.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 150 10.9k
Jeffrey A. Martin United States 10 8.2k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 15 11.4k
Oliver Gassmann Switzerland 55 8.4k 1.0× 4.3k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 245 13.9k
Margaret A. Peteraf United States 24 12.7k 1.5× 3.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 43 17.8k
Kim B. Clark United States 38 10.9k 1.3× 5.4k 1.4× 3.6k 1.4× 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 102 18.3k
Henk Volberda Netherlands 59 9.6k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 209 14.1k
Amy Shuen United States 6 15.1k 1.8× 4.3k 1.2× 3.7k 1.4× 3.8k 1.5× 2.4k 1.2× 7 20.9k
Satish Nambisan United States 40 5.6k 0.7× 3.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.8× 70 13.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Bessant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Bessant

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All Works

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Gong, Yu, et al.. (2023). From supply chain learning to the learning supply chain: drivers, processes, complexity, trade-offs and challenges. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 43(8). 1177–1194. 17 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2022). What is innovation and why does it matter?. ˜The œbusiness & management collection.. 2022(7). e1005540–e1005540. 1 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2019). The role of sustained innovation in the competitiveness and longevity of Hidden Champions. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 95(1). 42–63. 3 indexed citations
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Tidd, Joe & John Bessant. (2018). Managing innovation: integrating technological, market and organizational change, Sixth edition. Figshare. 4 indexed citations
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Tranfield, David, et al.. (2014). Changing organisational design and practices for computer–integrated technologies. International Journal of Technology Management.
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Bessant, John, Claudia Lehmann, & Kathrin M. Möslein. (2014). Driving service productivity : value-creation through innovation. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2010). Enabling Continuous and Discontinuous Innovation: Learning From the Private Sector. Public Money & Management. 25(1). 35–42. 55 indexed citations
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Bessant, John, Bettina von Stamm, Kathrin M. Moeslein, & Anne‐Katrin Neyer. (2010). Backing outsiders: selection strategies for discontinuous innovation. R and D Management. 40(4). 345–356. 56 indexed citations
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Tidd, Joe & John Bessant. (2009). Managing Innovation: Integrating technological, market and organizational change. 4th Edition. Figshare. 42 indexed citations
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Squire, Brian, et al.. (2006). The application of agile manufacturing for customer value. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 18. 133–141. 5 indexed citations
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Tranfield, David, Malcolm Young, David Partington, John Bessant, & Jonathan Sapsed. (2006). Building Knowledge Management Capabilities for Innovation Projects. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 126–149. 1 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2005). Getting the Tail to Wag: Enabling Innovation in Small/Medium-Sized Enterprises. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2005). Enabling Continuous and Discontinuous Innovation: Learning from the Private Sector. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Tidd, Joe, John Bessant, & Keith Pavitt. (2005). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. 3rd edition. Figshare. 322 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (2003). High-involvement innovation : building and sustaining competitive advantage through continuous change. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University). 117 indexed citations
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Rush, Howard, Erik Arnold, John Bessant, & Michael Hobday. (1997). Strategies for Best Practice in Research and Technology Institutes. University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton). 5(4). 251–260. 2 indexed citations
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Rush, Howard, Kurt Hoffman, & John Bessant. (1992). Evaluation of the Flexible Manufacturing Systems Scheme : a report. HMSO eBooks.
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Bessant, John, et al.. (1989). Human factors in computer-integrated manufacturing. MIT Press eBooks. 308–317.
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Lamming, Richard & John Bessant. (1988). Macmillan dictionary of business & management. Macmillan eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Bessant, John. (1987). Influential factors in Manufacturing Innovation : Research Policy. 2(4). 560. 1 indexed citations

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