Matt Allen

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Matt Allen is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt Allen has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 8 papers in Accounting and 7 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Matt Allen's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers) and Family Business Performance and Succession (6 papers). Matt Allen is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers) and Family Business Performance and Succession (6 papers). Matt Allen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Latvia and South Korea. Matt Allen's co-authors include Timothy M. Gardner, Lisa M. Moynihan, Patrick M. Wright, James H. Davis, Derek Oler, Jeffrey S. Harrison, Jeff Ericksen, Christopher J. Collins, Bradley George and Marc H. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Business Research and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Matt Allen

14 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HR PRACTICES AND FIRM PERFORMANC... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HR PRACTICES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: EXAMINING CAUSAL ORDER
    2005 776 citations Patrick M. Wright, Timothy M. Gardner et al. Personnel Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matt Allen United States 8 915 383 351 280 156 17 1.3k
Shyh‐Jer Chen Taiwan 19 952 1.0× 330 0.9× 399 1.1× 208 0.7× 234 1.5× 38 1.4k
Sophie De Winne Belgium 15 955 1.0× 191 0.5× 401 1.1× 243 0.9× 217 1.4× 39 1.5k
Sean A. Way United States 17 1.0k 1.1× 200 0.5× 516 1.5× 226 0.8× 262 1.7× 33 1.6k
Johngseok Bae South Korea 21 817 0.9× 198 0.5× 499 1.4× 130 0.5× 223 1.4× 51 1.4k
Odd Nordhaug Norway 15 600 0.7× 279 0.7× 514 1.5× 146 0.5× 170 1.1× 43 1.4k
Yunhyung Chung United States 9 669 0.7× 213 0.6× 371 1.1× 140 0.5× 213 1.4× 24 1.2k
John O. Okpara United States 19 440 0.5× 252 0.7× 331 0.9× 218 0.8× 195 1.3× 43 1.3k
Sarah J. Freeman United States 11 996 1.1× 275 0.7× 591 1.7× 162 0.6× 153 1.0× 14 1.7k
Eleni Stavrou Cyprus 21 1.0k 1.1× 439 1.1× 231 0.7× 509 1.8× 370 2.4× 37 1.5k
Anastasia A. Katou Greece 21 978 1.1× 179 0.5× 448 1.3× 128 0.5× 228 1.5× 48 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Matt Allen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matt Allen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matt Allen

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Moran, Jason, Raouf Hammami, Matt Allen, et al.. (2023). Do verbal coaching cues and analogies affect motor skill performance in youth populations?. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0280201–e0280201. 4 indexed citations
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Choi, Edward, Philip G. Altbach, & Matt Allen. (2022). Family-owned or -managed higher education institutions: a key dimension in higher education?. 7(1). 5–28.
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Allen, Matt & William B. Gartner. (2021). Family Entrepreneurship.
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Allen, Matt, Bradley George, & James H. Davis. (2017). A model for the role of trust in firm level performance: The case of family businesses. Journal of Business Research. 84. 34–45. 40 indexed citations
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Çolakoğlu, Saba, et al.. (2015). High-investment HR values and firm performance among local firms and U.S. MNCs’ subsidiaries in South Asia: a comparative study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 27(13). 1426–1447. 11 indexed citations
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Allen, Matt, et al.. (2014). Managing for innovation: Managerial control and employee level outcomes. Journal of Business Research. 68(2). 371–379. 34 indexed citations
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Allen, Matt, Jeff Ericksen, & Christopher J. Collins. (2013). Human Resource Management, Employee Exchange Relationships, and Performance in Small Businesses. Human Resource Management. 52(2). 153–173. 79 indexed citations
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Allen, Matt & James H. Davis. (2012). A Model for the Role of Trust in Firm Level Performance: The Case of Family Businesses. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 17798–17798. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, James H., et al.. (2010). Is Blood Thicker Than Water? A Study of Stewardship Perceptions in Family Business. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 34(6). 1093–1116. 269 indexed citations
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Allen, Matt. (2009). Great Central Railway. 1 indexed citations
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Oler, Derek, Jeffrey S. Harrison, & Matt Allen. (2008). The danger of misinterpreting short-window event study findings in strategic management research: an empirical illustration using horizontal acquisitions. Strategic Organization. 6(2). 151–184. 91 indexed citations
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Oler, Derek, Jeffrey S. Harrison, & Matt Allen. (2007). Over-Interpretation of Short-Window Event Study Findings in Management Research: An Empirical Illustration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Collins, Christopher J., Jeff Ericksen, & Matt Allen. (2005). Employee Outcomes: Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Performance in Small Businesses. eCommons (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Wright, Patrick M., Timothy M. Gardner, Lisa M. Moynihan, & Matt Allen. (2005). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HR PRACTICES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: EXAMINING CAUSAL ORDER. Personnel Psychology. 58(2). 409–446. 776 indexed citations breakdown →
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Collins, Christopher J., Jeff Ericksen, & Matt Allen. (2005). Human Resource Management Practices, Workforce Alignment, and Firm Performance. eCommons (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Collins, Christopher J., Jeff Ericksen, & Matt Allen. (2005). Research Report On Phase 3 of the Cornell University/Gevity Institute Study – Employee Outcomes: Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Performance In Small Businesses. 7 indexed citations
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Allen, Matt, et al.. (1992). Attitudinal and situational differences between national laboratory inventors and inventor-entrepreneurs. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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