Michael Arena

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 532 citations indexed

About

Michael Arena is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Arena has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 532 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Strategy and Management, 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 2 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Michael Arena's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers) and Business Strategies and Innovation (1 paper). Michael Arena is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers) and Business Strategies and Innovation (1 paper). Michael Arena collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Michael Arena's co-authors include Mary Uhl‐Bien, John Golden, Scott Hines, Gavin Ivey, Peter Gill, Warwick Hosking, John Paul Stephens, Anne Douglass, Benyamin Lichtenstein and Glenn R. Carroll and has published in prestigious journals such as The Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Dynamics and BMC Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Arena

8 papers receiving 477 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Leadership for organizational adaptability: A theoretical synthesis and integrative framework

2018 339 citations Mary Uhl‐Bien, Michael Arena The Leadership Quarterly profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Arena United States	5	186	166	100	62	56	9	532
Rajendran Muthuveloo Malaysia	12	159 0.9×	174 1.0×	41 0.4×	56 0.9×	69 1.2×	44	531
Erkut Altındağ Türkiye	15	195 1.0×	146 0.9×	44 0.4×	67 1.1×	75 1.3×	47	561
Stefano Borzillo France	12	173 0.9×	196 1.2×	50 0.5×	112 1.8×	73 1.3×	29	588
Maria Rita Tagliaventi Italy	12	167 0.9×	163 1.0×	39 0.4×	99 1.6×	60 1.1×	31	538
Hassan Imam Pakistan	9	169 0.9×	125 0.8×	126 1.3×	52 0.8×	36 0.6×	27	411
Teresa Rebelo Portugal	17	259 1.4×	199 1.2×	56 0.6×	64 1.0×	50 0.9×	48	645
Hezekiah Olubusayo Falola Nigeria	15	293 1.6×	94 0.6×	39 0.4×	84 1.4×	78 1.4×	71	706
Ken Dovey Australia	11	123 0.7×	126 0.8×	45 0.5×	69 1.1×	58 1.0×	30	425
Ying‐Jung Yeh Taiwan	12	163 0.9×	154 0.9×	41 0.4×	131 2.1×	32 0.6×	20	539
Paul Brewerton United Kingdom	4	170 0.9×	95 0.6×	48 0.5×	127 2.0×	34 0.6×	6	552

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Arena

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Arena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Arena

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Gill, Peter, et al.. (2023). Social connectedness and suicidal ideation: the roles of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in the distress to suicidal ideation pathway. BMC Psychology. 11(1). 312–312. 9 indexed citations

2.

Arena, Michael, Scott Hines, & John Golden. (2023). The three Cs for cultivating organizational culture in a hybrid world. Organizational Dynamics. 52(1). 100958–100958. 11 indexed citations

3.

Arena, Michael, et al.. (2022). The Adaptive Hybrid: Innovation with Virtual Work. 2(1). 21–29. 1 indexed citations

4.

Arena, Michael. (2021). Adaptive Space: Shifting from Structural to Social Design. 1(1). 85–91. 1 indexed citations

5.

Arena, Michael. (2018). Adaptive Space: How GM and Other Companies are Positively Disrupting Themselves and Transforming into Agile Organizations by Michael J. Arena Management & Leadership.

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Uhl‐Bien, Mary & Michael Arena. (2018). Leadership for organizational adaptability: A theoretical synthesis and integrative framework. The Leadership Quarterly. 29(1). 89–104. 339 indexed citations breakdown →

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Uhl‐Bien, Mary & Michael Arena. (2017). Complexity leadership. Organizational Dynamics. 46(1). 9–20. 164 indexed citations

8.

Arena, Michael, et al.. (2016). Relational Coordination and Complexity Leadership: Enabling the Dynamics of Adaptive Systems. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 14148–14148. 1 indexed citations

9.

Arena, Michael. (2002). Changing the Way We Change. Organization development journal. 20(2). 33. 6 indexed citations

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