Marco Tortoriello

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Marco Tortoriello is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Communication and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Tortoriello has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Strategy and Management, 5 papers in Communication and 5 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Marco Tortoriello's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (13 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers) and Knowledge Management and Sharing (5 papers). Marco Tortoriello is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (13 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers) and Knowledge Management and Sharing (5 papers). Marco Tortoriello collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Canada. Marco Tortoriello's co-authors include Bill McEvily, David Krackhardt, Giuseppe Soda, Ray Reagans, Jonathan Jaffee, Gina Dokko, Aimée A. Kane, Massimo Maoret, Vincenzo Perrone and Evgeny Káganer and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Marco Tortoriello

20 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Bridging the Knowledge Gap: The Influence of Strong Ties,... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: The Influence of Strong Ties, Network Cohesion, and Network Range on the Transfer of Knowledge Between Organizational Units
    2011 388 citations Marco Tortoriello, Ray Reagans et al. Organization Science profile →

Peers

Marco Tortoriello
Peter Ping Li Denmark
M. Ann McFadyen United States
Gökhan Ertug Singapore
Andrew V. Shipilov France
Simone Ferriani Italy
Mark Ebers Germany
W. B. Stevenson United States
Ralph A. Heidl United States
Samuel M. Demarie United States
Peter Ping Li Denmark
Marco Tortoriello
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Countries citing papers authored by Marco Tortoriello

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marco Tortoriello

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marco Tortoriello

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marco Tortoriello. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marco Tortoriello 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 Marco Tortoriello. Marco Tortoriello 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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Tortoriello, Marco, et al.. (2025). The Ties That Nurture: Expressive Simmelian Ties, Instrumental Brokerage, and Individual Performance. Academy of Management Journal.
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Maoret, Massimo, et al.. (2020). Big Fish, Big Pond? The Joint Effect of Formal and Informal Core/Periphery Positions on the Generation of Incremental Innovations. Organization Science. 31(6). 1538–1559. 28 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco, et al.. (2019). Instrumental and Affective Ties within the Lab: The Impact of Informal Cliques on Innovative Productivity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco, et al.. (2019). Instrumental and affective ties within the laboratory: The impact of informal cliques on innovative productivity. Strategic Management Journal. 40(10). 1593–1609. 33 indexed citations
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Soda, Giuseppe, et al.. (2017). Harvesting Value from Brokerage: Individual Strategic Orientation, Structural Holes, and Performance. Academy of Management Journal. 61(3). 896–918. 95 indexed citations
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Soda, Giuseppe, et al.. (2015). "It is How You Broker: Behavioral Orientation, Structural Holes and Individual Performance". Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015(1). 17140–17140. 1 indexed citations
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McEvily, Bill, Giuseppe Soda, & Marco Tortoriello. (2014). More Formally: Rediscovering the Missing Link between Formal Organization and Informal Social Structure. Academy of Management Annals. 8(1). 299–345. 113 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco, Bill McEvily, & David Krackhardt. (2014). Being a Catalyst of Innovation: The Role of Knowledge Diversity and Network Closure. Organization Science. 26(2). 423–438. 120 indexed citations
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McEvily, Bill, Giuseppe Soda, & Marco Tortoriello. (2014). More Formally: Rediscovering the Missing Link between Formal Organization and Informal Social Structure. Academy of Management Annals. 8(1). 299–345. 172 indexed citations
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Káganer, Evgeny, et al.. (2013). Media tablets for mobile learning. Communications of the ACM. 56(11). 68–75. 11 indexed citations
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Dokko, Gina, Aimée A. Kane, & Marco Tortoriello. (2013). One of Us or One of My Friends: How Social Identity and Tie Strength Shape the Creative Generativity of Boundary-Spanning Ties. Organization Studies. 35(5). 703–726. 92 indexed citations
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McEvily, Bill & Marco Tortoriello. (2011). Measuring trust in organisational research: Review and recommendations. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1(1). 23–63. 301 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco, Ray Reagans, & Bill McEvily. (2011). Bridging the Knowledge Gap: The Influence of Strong Ties, Network Cohesion, and Network Range on the Transfer of Knowledge Between Organizational Units. Organization Science. 23(4). 1024–1039. 388 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tortoriello, Marco, Vincenzo Perrone, & Bill McEvily. (2011). Cooperation among competitors as status-seeking behavior: Network ties and status differentiation. European Management Journal. 29(5). 335–346. 23 indexed citations
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McEvily, Bill, Jonathan Jaffee, & Marco Tortoriello. (2011). Not All Bridging Ties Are Equal: Network Imprinting and Firm Growth in the Nashville Legal Industry, 1933–1978. Organization Science. 23(2). 547–563. 163 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco & David Krackhardt. (2010). Activating Cross-Boundary Knowledge: The Role of Simmelian Ties in the Generation of Innovations. Academy of Management Journal. 53(1). 167–181. 412 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco. (2008). GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NETWORK: SOCIAL STRUCTURE, FORMAL BOUNDARIES AND KNOWLEDGE ACTIVATION.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2008(1). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Tortoriello, Marco. (2006). THE SOCIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY: EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND INDIVIDUAL INNOVATIVENESS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2006(1). G1–G6. 3 indexed citations
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Jaffee, Jonathan, Bill McEvily, & Marco Tortoriello. (2005). THE TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS ON LAW FIRM PERFORMANCE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2005(1). N1–N6. 1 indexed citations
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