Ken Smith

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ken Smith is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Smith has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Strategy and Management, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Ken Smith's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (5 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (4 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (3 papers). Ken Smith is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (5 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (4 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (3 papers). Ken Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Ken Smith's co-authors include Anat BarNir, Henry P. Sims, Craig L. Pearce, Ken G. Smith, Judy D. Olian, Patrick C. Flood, Tony Simons, Eugene R. Schnell, Lisa Hope Pelled and Linda Klebe Treviño and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Journal and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Ken Smith

34 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Top management team diversity, group process, and strateg... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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. Top management team diversity, group process, and strategic consensus
    1999 621 citations Craig L. Pearce, Ken G. Smith et al. Strategic Management Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Smith United States 10 676 646 385 340 311 37 1.7k
Ĺıvia Markóczy United States 21 938 1.4× 587 0.9× 227 0.6× 562 1.7× 211 0.7× 49 1.9k
Sean Dwyer United States 10 402 0.6× 666 1.0× 412 1.1× 425 1.3× 651 2.1× 14 1.7k
Anne D. Smith United States 18 494 0.7× 666 1.0× 313 0.8× 326 1.0× 190 0.6× 55 1.6k
Clint Chadwick United States 20 876 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 329 0.9× 333 1.0× 265 0.9× 38 2.3k
Samuel Y. Todd United States 12 680 1.0× 604 0.9× 285 0.7× 332 1.0× 168 0.5× 32 1.8k
Anthony F. Buono United States 20 848 1.3× 850 1.3× 219 0.6× 492 1.4× 130 0.4× 57 2.0k
Nanette Fondas United States 10 533 0.8× 845 1.3× 209 0.5× 172 0.5× 290 0.9× 19 1.7k
Judy D. Olian United States 12 450 0.7× 621 1.0× 296 0.8× 329 1.0× 449 1.4× 20 1.7k
Vipin Gupta United States 17 452 0.7× 787 1.2× 665 1.7× 317 0.9× 130 0.4× 44 1.9k
Kathleen Dechant United States 10 461 0.7× 458 0.7× 163 0.4× 363 1.1× 463 1.5× 17 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ken Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ken Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ken Smith. Ken Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Chen, Jason Shiller, Ken Smith, et al.. (2024). AssemblyQC: a Nextflow pipeline for reproducible reporting of assembly quality. Bioinformatics. 40(8). 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2014). How to Face Financial Reality: An Interdisciplinary Network Model of Local Governance Actors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2010). Consumer Socialization in the Western Quick Service Restaurants. Asia Pacific Management Review. 15(3). 435–451. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2010). Government Performance Reforms and Nonprofit Human Services: 20 Years in Oregon. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 39(4). 630–652. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2009). Improvements in City Government Performance Reporting. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2008). Performance Reporting by State Agencies: Bridging the Gap between Current Practice and GASB Suggested Criteria. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken. (2007). Operationalizing Max Weber's probability concept of class situation: the concept of social class1. British Journal of Sociology. 58(1). 87–104. 9 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2006). How Does the Media Report on Government Performance?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2005). Rate-Setting Procedures for Preprint Advertising at Nondaily Newspapers. Journal of Media Economics. 18(1). 55–66. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken. (2004). Perception and the Newspaper Page: A Critical Analysis. 103–118. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2004). Content Analysis of Representation: Photographic Coverage of Blacks by Nondaily Newspapers. 149–160. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (2003). Bank-to-Bank Deals Seldom Add Value. ABA banking journal. 95(12). 7. 3 indexed citations
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BarNir, Anat & Ken Smith. (2002). Interfirm Alliances in the Small Business: The Role of Social Networks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken. (2001). Advertising in Nondailies Affects Size of News Hole. Newspaper Research Journal. 22(4). 89–100. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken. (1999). Preprints Versus Display Advertising: Which is More Profitable for Nondaily Newspapers?. Journal of Media Economics. 12(4). 233–245. 1 indexed citations
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Pearce, Craig L., Ken G. Smith, Judy D. Olian, et al.. (1999). Top management team diversity, group process, and strategic consensus. Strategic Management Journal. 20(5). 445–465. 621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simons, Tony, Lisa Hope Pelled, & Ken Smith. (1999). Making Use of Difference: Diversity, Debate, and Decision Comprehensiveness in Top Management Teams. Academy of Management Journal. 42(6). 662–673. 140 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (1996). Organizational learning and resource‐based theory: an integrative model. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 9(6). 41–53. 73 indexed citations
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Smith, Ken, et al.. (1995). THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: A RESOURCE-BASED ANALYSIS OF ITS ENDURANCE AND IMPLICATIONS... 1 indexed citations
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Baum, J. Robert, Judy D. Olian, Miriam Erez, et al.. (1993). Nationality and work role interactions: A cultural contrast of Israeli and U.S. entrepreneurs' versus managers' needs. Journal of Business Venturing. 8(6). 499–512. 121 indexed citations

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