Kenneth E. Knight

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 781 citations indexed

About

Kenneth E. Knight is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth E. Knight has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 781 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Strategy and Management, 3 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth E. Knight's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (2 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (1 paper). Kenneth E. Knight is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (2 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (1 paper). Kenneth E. Knight collaborates with scholars based in United States. Kenneth E. Knight's co-authors include Peter Clark, Reuben R. McDaniel, David Guest, Harold J. Leavitt, Yoram Wind, George Kozmetsky, Gerald R. Salancik, Howard E. Aldrich and Jeffrey Pfeffer and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Management Studies and Journal of the Operational Research Society.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth E. Knight

20 papers receiving 611 citations

Hit Papers

A Descriptive Model of the Intra-Firm Innovation Process 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 100 200 300 400
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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. A Descriptive Model of the Intra-Firm Innovation Process
    1967 425 citations Kenneth E. Knight The Journal of Business profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth E. Knight United States 8 350 161 130 122 96 21 781
Tom Lupton United Kingdom 12 299 0.9× 118 0.7× 70 0.5× 314 2.6× 82 0.9× 51 988
Kazem Chaharbaghi United Kingdom 16 527 1.5× 119 0.7× 115 0.9× 165 1.4× 97 1.0× 48 964
Joseph G. Morone United States 10 534 1.5× 213 1.3× 239 1.8× 84 0.7× 133 1.4× 16 963
Nicolás Majluf Chile 15 442 1.3× 130 0.8× 139 1.1× 276 2.3× 148 1.5× 28 1.1k
William H. Davidow United States 8 249 0.7× 80 0.5× 186 1.4× 198 1.6× 56 0.6× 13 760
John W. Medcof Canada 15 502 1.4× 115 0.7× 111 0.9× 230 1.9× 114 1.2× 50 894
William E. Halal United States 15 211 0.6× 79 0.5× 68 0.5× 105 0.9× 85 0.9× 62 695
Adrian B. Ryans Canada 14 282 0.8× 173 1.1× 59 0.5× 204 1.7× 138 1.4× 29 785
Martin Lockett China 10 239 0.7× 143 0.9× 68 0.5× 143 1.2× 56 0.6× 27 725
Filip Caeldries United States 6 322 0.9× 138 0.9× 137 1.1× 168 1.4× 64 0.7× 7 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1989). Participation in Systems Development. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 21 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1985). A functional and structural measurement of technology. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 27(2-3). 107–127. 28 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1984). Technology transfer in the petroleum industry. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 8(2). 27–34. 6 indexed citations
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Aldrich, Howard E., et al.. (1980). Enacting the Environment: Organization Persistence and Change. Public Administration Review. 40(1). 86–86. 1 indexed citations
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Guest, David & Kenneth E. Knight. (1979). Putting participation into practice. 16 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E. & Reuben R. McDaniel. (1979). Organizations: An information systems perspective. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 47 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E., et al.. (1978). The role of government in industrial innovation. Long Range Planning. 11(6). 79–88. 2 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E., et al.. (1976). Management advisory services by CPAs : a study of required knowledge.
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Knight, Kenneth E., et al.. (1976). Industry views of the role of the federal government in industrial innovation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1976). MATRIX ORGANIZATION: A REVIEW. Journal of Management Studies. 13(2). 111–130. 87 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E. & Peter Clark. (1974). Action Research and Organizational Change. Operational Research Quarterly (1970-1977). 25(4). 655–655. 106 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1974). Action Research and Organizational Change. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 25(4). 655–657. 7 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1972). Organization Structuring. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 23(4). 601–603. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E. & Yoram Wind. (1968). Innovation in Marketing: An Organizational Behavior Perspective. California Management Review. 11(1). 67–78. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E., et al.. (1968). Technological Change and Learning in the Computer Industry. Management Science. 14(11). 661–681. 8 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1967). A Descriptive Model of the Intra-Firm Innovation Process. The Journal of Business. 40(4). 478–478. 425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1966). Planned Organizational Change: Theoretical Framework--Field Measurement Technique.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1966(1). 39–47. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1965). Some general organizational factors that influence innovative behavior. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. EM-12(1). 2–8. 4 indexed citations
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Knight, Kenneth E.. (1963). Effect of effort on behavioral rigidity in a Luchins water jar task.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 66(2). 190–192. 6 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Harold J. & Kenneth E. Knight. (1963). Most "Efficient" Solutions to Communication Networks: Empirical Versus Analytical Search. Sociometry. 26(2). 260–260. 6 indexed citations

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