Marvin Washington

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Marvin Washington is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Marvin Washington has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 36 papers in Gender Studies and 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Marvin Washington's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (36 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (35 papers) and Sports Analytics and Performance (15 papers). Marvin Washington is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (36 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (35 papers) and Sports Analytics and Performance (15 papers). Marvin Washington collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Marvin Washington's co-authors include Edward J. Zajac, Evelyn Micelotta, Karen Patterson, Marc J. Ventresca, Jonathon Edwards, Mathew Dowling, Marla E. Hacker, Daniel S. Mason, Calvin Nite and Brian P. Soebbing and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Marvin Washington

48 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Status Evolution and Competition: Theory and Evidence 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400
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. Status Evolution and Competition: Theory and Evidence
    2005 464 citations Marvin Washington et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marvin Washington Canada 19 917 654 447 400 292 61 1.7k
Joseph P. Broschak United States 13 453 0.5× 353 0.5× 446 1.0× 274 0.7× 252 0.9× 21 1.4k
Emilio J. Castilla United States 17 943 1.0× 679 1.0× 410 0.9× 163 0.4× 516 1.8× 35 2.0k
Erika Hayes James United States 16 655 0.7× 582 0.9× 587 1.3× 413 1.0× 183 0.6× 29 1.9k
Anne H. Reilly United States 18 664 0.7× 527 0.8× 629 1.4× 265 0.7× 139 0.5× 37 1.7k
Yusuf Sidani Lebanon 28 794 0.9× 362 0.6× 701 1.6× 413 1.0× 204 0.7× 62 2.1k
Matthew Bidwell United States 16 392 0.4× 320 0.5× 483 1.1× 291 0.7× 508 1.7× 34 1.5k
Peter Berg United States 19 823 0.9× 296 0.5× 1.2k 2.7× 418 1.0× 320 1.1× 36 2.6k
Kim Hoque United Kingdom 24 444 0.5× 238 0.4× 752 1.7× 320 0.8× 237 0.8× 59 1.9k
Kristina A. Diekmann United States 19 685 0.7× 188 0.3× 468 1.0× 262 0.7× 198 0.7× 39 1.7k
Peter D. Sherer Canada 15 336 0.4× 247 0.4× 549 1.2× 504 1.3× 417 1.4× 24 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Marvin Washington

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marvin Washington

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marvin Washington

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marvin Washington. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marvin Washington 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 Marvin Washington. Marvin Washington 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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Mason, Daniel S., et al.. (2025). Optimal Distinctiveness Revisited: Discursive Strategies of Intercategorical Positioning of New Market Categories. Journal of Sport Management. 40(2). 162–176.
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Dowling, Mathew, et al.. (2024). Agency and institutions in sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. 24(1). 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Nite, Calvin & Marvin Washington. (2024). Pollination, cultivation, and perennialization: creating the amateur logic in collegiate sport. Sport Management Review. 28(1). 173–199.
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Dowling, Mathew, et al.. (2023). “Like Ships in the Night” and the Paradox of Distinctiveness for Sport Management: A Citation Network Analysis of Institutional Theory in Sport. Journal of Sport Management. 37(6). 403–416. 5 indexed citations
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Nite, Calvin, et al.. (2018). The evolving institutional work of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to maintain dominance in a fragmented field. Sport Management Review. 22(3). 379–394. 33 indexed citations
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Lee, Younghan, et al.. (2018). A Qualitative Systematic Review of Public–Private Partnership in Promoting Physical Activity. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 43(2). 90–104. 7 indexed citations
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Dowling, Mathew & Marvin Washington. (2016). Epistemic Communities and Knowledge-Based Professional Networks in Sport Policy and Governance: A Case Study of the Canadian Sport for Life Leadership Team. Journal of Sport Management. 31(2). 133–147. 17 indexed citations
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Nite, Calvin, et al.. (2016). Always in a fight: the institutional work of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 14225–14225. 5 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin, et al.. (2014). Advancing Isomorphism in Higher Education: A Critical Analysis of the Careers of Intercollegiate Athletic Directors. 8(1). 15. 6 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin, et al.. (2014). How Institutional Leaders Repair Legitimacy: The Case of Misconduct and the NFL. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2014(1). 10915–10915. 2 indexed citations
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Edwards, Jonathon & Marvin Washington. (2013). Managing a Sport Organization: The Impact of Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Elite Level Coaches in Sport. 5(3). 10 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin & Richard Wolfe. (2012). JSM Editorial Team Transitions: Progress Made and Progress Anticipated. Journal of Sport Management. 26(5). 361–362.
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Washington, Marvin. (2011). Introduction to “Win Friends and Influence People: Relationships as Conduits of Organizational Culture in Temporary Placement Agencies”. Journal of Management Inquiry. 20(4). 430–431. 1 indexed citations
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Patterson, Karen, Marvin Washington, David E. Cavazos, & Keith H. Brigham. (2010). Process and emergence in contested terrain. International journal of organizational analysis. 18(1). 105–128.
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Washington, Marvin, et al.. (2008). Leaps in Performance: Botswana’s Transformation Story. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin & Marc J. Ventresca. (2008). Institutional Contradictions and Struggles in the Formation of U.S. Collegiate Basketball, 1880–1938. Journal of Sport Management. 22(1). 30–49. 44 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin. (2007). Editor's Introduction. Journal of Management Inquiry. 16(3). 274–274. 1 indexed citations
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Washington, Marvin & Marc J. Ventresca. (2000). HOW WE DECIDE WHAT WE DO: THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2000(1). D1–D6. 1 indexed citations

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