John W. Selsky

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

John W. Selsky is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Selsky has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Strategy and Management, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in John W. Selsky's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (6 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (4 papers). John W. Selsky is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (6 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (4 papers). John W. Selsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and New Zealand. John W. Selsky's co-authors include Barbara Parker, Joseph E. McCann, Andromachi Athanasopoulou, Rafael Ramírez, Stewart Johnston, John Barton, Eric Wolstenholme, Merrelyn Emery, Robert L. Flood and P. A. Memon and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management and Journal of Business Ethics.

In The Last Decade

John W. Selsky

29 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Social Issues: Chall... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Social Issues: Challenges to Theory and Practice
    2005 860 citations John W. Selsky, Barbara Parker profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John W. Selsky United States 14 718 545 419 241 212 35 1.7k
Maria May Seitanidi United Kingdom 15 963 1.3× 731 1.3× 469 1.1× 460 1.9× 217 1.0× 39 1.9k
Timothy J. Hargrave United States 10 674 0.9× 504 0.9× 731 1.7× 171 0.7× 278 1.3× 15 1.8k
Oana Branzei Canada 24 836 1.2× 376 0.7× 465 1.1× 371 1.5× 416 2.0× 58 1.9k
Alan Fowler United Kingdom 26 315 0.4× 847 1.6× 261 0.6× 55 0.2× 263 1.2× 94 2.2k
Sharon M. Oster United States 20 437 0.6× 484 0.9× 167 0.4× 120 0.5× 81 0.4× 45 1.8k
Udo Staber Canada 25 847 1.2× 484 0.9× 334 0.8× 84 0.3× 460 2.2× 58 1.9k
Candace Jones United States 8 643 0.9× 465 0.9× 791 1.9× 103 0.4× 176 0.8× 9 1.8k
Glenn Hoetker United States 17 1.9k 2.6× 342 0.6× 451 1.1× 221 0.9× 656 3.1× 35 3.4k
Wesley Sine United States 16 1.2k 1.7× 489 0.9× 858 2.0× 255 1.1× 1.1k 5.2× 26 2.9k
Steven Pinch United Kingdom 22 873 1.2× 542 1.0× 141 0.3× 110 0.5× 407 1.9× 62 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Selsky, John W.. (2017). The commons as a framework for collaboration research and practice. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Spicer, André, John W. Selsky, & Julian Teicher. (2017). Conflict and collaboration in the 1998 Melbourne port labour dispute: the role of discourses in domain evolution. Figshare. 2 indexed citations
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Athanasopoulou, Andromachi & John W. Selsky. (2012). The Social Context of Corporate Social Responsibility. Business & Society. 54(3). 322–364. 82 indexed citations
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Memon, P. A., Nicholas Kirk, & John W. Selsky. (2010). Limits to Ecological Modernisation as a framework for sustainable fresh water governance. Land Use Policy. 28(3). 534–541. 10 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W. & Barbara Parker. (2010). Platforms for Cross-Sector Social Partnerships: Prospective Sensemaking Devices for Social Benefit. Journal of Business Ethics. 94(S1). 21–37. 142 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., et al.. (2007). Contrasting Perspectives of Strategy Making: Applications in 'Hyper' Environments. Organization Studies. 28(1). 71–94. 11 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., et al.. (2006). Contrasting Perspectives of Strategy Making: Applications in ‘Hyper’ Environments. Organization Studies. 28(1). 71–94. 36 indexed citations
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Milne, Markus J., et al.. (2004). Restructuring Governance of New Zealand Seaports: Geographical Impacts of Corporatisation. New Zealand Geographer. 60(2). 15–27. 7 indexed citations
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Parker, Barbara & John W. Selsky. (2004). Interface Dynamics in Cause-Based Partnerships: An Exploration of Emergent Culture. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 33(3). 458–488. 60 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., André Spicer, & Julian Teicher. (2003). ‘Totally Un‐Australian!’: Discursive and Institutional Interplay in the Melbourne Port Dispute of 1997–98*. Journal of Management Studies. 40(7). 1729–1760. 1 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W. & James B. Goes. (2000). CONTRASTING LOGICS OF STRATEGY MAKING: APPLICATIONS IN 'HYPER' ENVIRONMENTS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2000(1). E1–E6. 1 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W.. (1998). Developmental Dynamics in Nonprofit-Sector Federations. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 9(3). 283–303. 12 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., et al.. (1998). Institutional design for the comanagement of an urban harbor in New Zealand. Society & Natural Resources. 11(6). 587–602. 1 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., et al.. (1998). Social responsibility provisions of public-sector owned enterprises in Aotearoa/New Zealand. 145–166. 3 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W., et al.. (1995). When the Stories are Different: The Influence of Corporate Culture Mismatches on Interorganizational Relations. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 31(3). 373–388. 39 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W.. (1991). Lessons in Community Development: An Activist Approach to Stimulating Interorganizational Collaboration. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 27(1). 91–115. 54 indexed citations
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Selsky, John W.. (1988). Developing nonprofit communities through resource-network interventions. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 2 indexed citations
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McCann, Joseph E. & John W. Selsky. (1984). Hyperturbulence and the Emergence of Type 5 Environments. Academy of Management Review. 9(3). 460–460. 26 indexed citations

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