Ken Platts

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ken Platts is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Platts has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Management Information Systems, 26 papers in Strategy and Management and 13 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Ken Platts's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (22 papers), Quality and Supply Management (21 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers). Ken Platts is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (22 papers), Quality and Supply Management (21 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (13 papers). Ken Platts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Ken Platts's co-authors include Andy Neely, Mike Gregory, John Mills, Mike Bourne, Huw Richards, Mark Wilcox, Kim Hua Tan, Martin J. Eppler, Mike Kennerley and Steven A. Melnyk and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations & Production Management and Long Range Planning.

In The Last Decade

Ken Platts

53 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Performance measurement system design 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2000 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Performance measurement system design
    1995 2.2k citations Andy Neely, Mike Gregory et al. International Journal of Operations & Production Management profile →
  2. Designing, implementing and updating performance measurement systems
    2000 747 citations Mike Bourne, John Mills et al. International Journal of Operations & Production Management profile →
  3. Performance measurement system design: developing and testing a process‐based approach
    2000 566 citations Andy Neely, John Mills et al. International Journal of Operations & Production Management profile →

Peers

Ken Platts
Umit Bititci United Kingdom
Mike Bourne United Kingdom
Mohamed Zairi United Kingdom
Mike Gregory United Kingdom
Stanley E. Fawcett United States
Selim Zaim Türkiye
Milé Terziovski Australia
Danny Samson Australia
James Champy United States
Manoj K. Malhotra United States
Umit Bititci United Kingdom
Ken Platts
Citations per year, relative to Ken Platts Ken Platts (= 1×) peers Umit Bititci

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Platts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Platts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Platts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garnsey, Elizabeth, et al.. (2013). Value creation from the innovation environment: partnership strategies in university spin‐outs. R and D Management. 43(2). 136–150. 33 indexed citations
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Platts, Ken, et al.. (2012). Market‐pull and technology‐push in manufacturing start‐ups in emerging industries. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 24(1). 10–27. 35 indexed citations
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Eppler, Martin J. & Ken Platts. (2009). Visual Strategizing. Long Range Planning. 42(1). 42–74. 182 indexed citations
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Platts, Ken, et al.. (2007). Predictive performance measurement system. Benchmarking An International Journal. 14(1). 77–91. 35 indexed citations
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Eppler, Martin J., et al.. (2006). Visual strategizing: the systematic use of visualization in the strategy process. reroDoc Digital Library. 4 indexed citations
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Perrons, Robert K. & Ken Platts. (2006). A proposed role for models and simulations in management research. International Journal of Innovation and Learning. 3(3). 245–245. 2 indexed citations
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Costa, Sérgio E. Gouvêa da, Ken Platts, & Afonso Fleury. (2006). Strategic selection of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT), based on the manufacturing vision. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. 27(1). 12–12. 26 indexed citations
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Perrons, Robert K., Matthew Richards, & Ken Platts. (2004). THE EFFECT OF INDUSTRY CLOCKSPEED ON MAKE-BUY DECISIONS IN THE FACE OF RADICAL INNOVATIONS: AN EMPIRICAL TEST. International Journal of Innovation Management. 8(4). 431–454. 4 indexed citations
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Tan, Kim Hua, Ken Platts, & James S. Noble. (2004). Building performance through in‐process measurement. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. 53(3). 233–244. 15 indexed citations
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Bourne, Mike, Andy Neely, John Mills, & Ken Platts. (2003). Why some performance measurement initiatives fail: lessons from the change management literature. International Journal of Business Performance Management. 5(2/3). 245–245. 49 indexed citations
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Mills, John, Ken Platts, & Mike Bourne. (2003). Applying resource‐based theory. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 23(2). 148–166. 65 indexed citations
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Mills, John, et al.. (2002). Strategy and Performance. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Bourne, Mike, John Mills, Andy Neely, et al.. (1999). Performance measurement system design: testing a process approach in manufacturing companies. International Journal of Business Performance Management. 1(2). 154–154. 24 indexed citations
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Probert, David, et al.. (1999). Representing and Approaching Complex Management Issues: Part 1 - Role and Definition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations
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Mills, John, Andy Neely, Ken Platts, & Mike Gregory. (1998). Manufacturing strategy: a pictorial representation. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 18(11). 1067–1085. 52 indexed citations
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Neely, Andy, Huw Richards, John Mills, Ken Platts, & Mike Bourne. (1997). Designing performance measures: a structured approach. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 17(11). 1131–1152. 366 indexed citations
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Platts, Ken, et al.. (1997). Manufacturing vision and competitiveness. Integrated Manufacturing Systems. 8(5). 313–322. 27 indexed citations
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Mills, John, Ken Platts, & Mike Gregory. (1995). A framework for the design of manufacturing strategy processes. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 15(4). 17–49. 117 indexed citations
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Platts, Ken. (1995). Integrated manufacturing: a strategic approach. Integrated Manufacturing Systems. 6(3). 18–23. 15 indexed citations

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