Karl E. Weick

97.7k total citations · 24 hit papers
178 papers, 60.6k citations indexed

About

Karl E. Weick is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl E. Weick has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 60.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 33 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Karl E. Weick's work include Management and Organizational Studies (46 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (30 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (19 papers). Karl E. Weick is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (46 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (30 papers) and Management Theory and Practice (19 papers). Karl E. Weick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Karl E. Weick's co-authors include Ajay Mehra, Dennis A. Gioia, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Richard L. Daft, David Obstfeld, Karlene H. Roberts, James Douglas Orton, Robert E. Quinn, Edward E. Lawler and Marvin D. Dunnette and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karl E. Weick

172 papers receiving 52.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sensemaking in Organizations 1969 2026 1988 2007 1996 1969 1976 2005 1984 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl E. Weick United States 63 21.1k 18.6k 13.6k 8.8k 6.8k 178 60.6k
Jeffrey Pfeffer United States 89 21.2k 1.0× 19.1k 1.0× 11.2k 0.8× 3.5k 0.4× 4.9k 0.7× 261 55.9k
James G. March United States 71 14.5k 0.7× 32.6k 1.8× 10.0k 0.7× 10.6k 1.2× 2.5k 0.4× 187 70.1k
James C. Anderson United States 49 26.0k 1.2× 17.8k 1.0× 18.3k 1.3× 3.0k 0.3× 7.2k 1.1× 209 65.2k
Robert K. Yin United States 32 8.2k 0.4× 17.1k 0.9× 14.4k 1.1× 5.5k 0.6× 3.7k 0.5× 95 74.3k
Dennis A. Gioia United States 52 16.3k 0.8× 13.3k 0.7× 8.7k 0.6× 3.6k 0.4× 3.3k 0.5× 99 38.4k
Joseph F. Hair United States 66 21.7k 1.0× 18.4k 1.0× 26.6k 2.0× 4.3k 0.5× 8.8k 1.3× 183 94.7k
David W. Gerbing United States 22 17.6k 0.8× 10.1k 0.5× 15.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.3× 6.9k 1.0× 42 48.8k
Barry M. Staw United States 55 16.9k 0.8× 9.3k 0.5× 9.9k 0.7× 3.5k 0.4× 9.1k 1.3× 99 39.8k
Geert Hofstede Netherlands 59 20.3k 1.0× 14.5k 0.8× 22.6k 1.7× 2.0k 0.2× 19.3k 2.8× 115 76.8k
Jeong Yeon Lee United States 15 23.2k 1.1× 13.9k 0.7× 18.8k 1.4× 2.2k 0.2× 11.9k 1.8× 39 62.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weick, Karl E.. (2017). Earl Boebert and James M. Blossom: Deepwater Horizon: A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster. Administrative Science Quarterly. 62(2). NP23–NP26.
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Weick, Karl E.. (2017). Perspective Construction in Organizational Behavior. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 4(1). 1–17. 13 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (2014). The role of renewal in organizational learning. International Journal of Technology Management. 5 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (2009). The impermanent organization. Wiley eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E. & Kathleen M. Sutcliffe. (2007). Managing the unexpected: resilient performance in an age of uncertainty, second edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks. 208–208. 43 indexed citations
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Drazin, Robert, Karl E. Weick, Monica C. Worline, et al.. (2006). Leading with Values. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Daft, Richard L. & Karl E. Weick. (2005). Por um modelo de organização concebido como sistema interpretativo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E., Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, & David Obstfeld. (2005). Organizing and the Process of Sensemaking. Organization Science. 16(4). 409–421. 4194 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weick, Karl E.. (2005). The Pragmatics of “Really Mattering” on Policy Issues: William Ouchi as Exemplar. Academy of Management Journal. 48(6). 986–988. 5 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (2003). Organizations in Action:Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory (Book). Administrative Science Quarterly. 48(3). 505–509. 1 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1999). Conclusion: Theory Construction as Disciplined Reflexivity: Tradeoffs in the 90s. Academy of Management Review. 24(4). 797–797. 88 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1996). Prepare your organization to fight fires. 143. 38 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E., et al.. (1995). Der Prozeß des Organisierens. Suhrkamp eBooks. 53 indexed citations
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Kurke, Lance B., Karl E. Weick, & Elizabeth C. Ravlin. (1989). Can Information Loss Be Reversed. Communication Research. 16(1). 3–24. 8 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1982). Administering Education in Loosely Coupled Schools.. Phi Delta Kappan. 63(10). 157 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1978). Review of Status and conformity.. Contemporary Psychology. 23(1). 42–42. 1 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1978). Review of Making it in graduate school.. Contemporary Psychology. 23(1). 43–43. 3 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1976). Educational Organizations as Loosely Coupled Systems. Administrative Science Quarterly. 21(1). 1–1. 4627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weick, Karl E., et al.. (1968). Preferences among forms of equity. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. 3(4). 400–416. 59 indexed citations
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Weick, Karl E.. (1962). The reduction of cognitive dissonance through task effort, accomplishment, and evaluation. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 2 indexed citations

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