Michael Smitka

1.0k total citations
20 papers, 597 citations indexed

About

Michael Smitka is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Smitka has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 597 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Michael Smitka's work include Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (2 papers), Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (2 papers) and Asian Industrial and Economic Development (2 papers). Michael Smitka is often cited by papers focused on Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (2 papers), Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (2 papers) and Asian Industrial and Economic Development (2 papers). Michael Smitka collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Michael Smitka's co-authors include Richard F. Doner, Martín Kenney, Richard Florida, W. Mark Fruin, Christine Oliver and Paul Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and The Journal of Asian Studies.

In The Last Decade

Michael Smitka

18 papers receiving 468 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Smitka Japan 5 349 128 110 96 95 20 597
John S. Henley United Kingdom 10 252 0.7× 107 0.8× 150 1.4× 23 0.2× 124 1.3× 36 595
Derek F. Channon United Kingdom 12 270 0.8× 158 1.2× 38 0.3× 109 1.1× 37 0.4× 28 674
Daniel M. G. Raff United States 11 203 0.6× 354 2.8× 32 0.3× 38 0.4× 110 1.2× 24 675
Paul Stonham Germany 10 233 0.7× 115 0.9× 37 0.3× 25 0.3× 44 0.5× 46 507
Manuel G. Serapio United States 8 264 0.8× 106 0.8× 30 0.3× 26 0.3× 42 0.4× 17 441
Michael Z. Brooke United Kingdom 10 302 0.9× 88 0.7× 36 0.3× 27 0.3× 59 0.6× 35 554
Thomas Palay United States 6 249 0.7× 255 2.0× 64 0.6× 95 1.0× 13 0.1× 12 678
Ray Loveridge United Kingdom 12 203 0.6× 85 0.7× 80 0.7× 27 0.3× 12 0.1× 31 531
Tain-Jy Chen Taiwan 15 499 1.4× 286 2.2× 48 0.4× 55 0.6× 220 2.3× 35 779
Nathalie Greenan France 13 146 0.4× 364 2.8× 46 0.4× 37 0.4× 39 0.4× 54 621

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Smitka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Smitka

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Smitka

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smitka, Michael. (2016). The Invisible Handshake: The Development of the Japanese Automotive Parts Industry. 3 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (2004). Japanese macroeconomic dilemmas: The implications of demographics for growth and stability. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (2003). Three simple models for why Japan's economy will never grow again. 1 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael & W. Mark Fruin. (1999). Knowledge Works: Managing Intellectual Capital at Toshiba. Journal of Japanese Studies. 25(2). 368–368. 65 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1998). The interwar economy of Japan : colonialism, depression, and recovery, 1910-1940. Garland Pub. eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1998). Japanese prewar growth : lessons for development theory?. Garland Pub. eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1998). Historical demography and labor markets in prewar Japan. Garland Pub. eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1998). The Textile Industry and the Rise of the Japanese Economy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1998). Agricultural Growth and Japanese Economic Development. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1996). The decline of the Japanese automotive industry : causes and implications. 3 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael, Martín Kenney, & Richard Florida. (1995). Beyond Mass Production: The Japanese System and Its Transfer to the U.S.. Journal of Japanese Studies. 21(1). 167–167. 248 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael, et al.. (1994). The Nissan Enigma: Flexibility at Work in a Local Economy.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1993). ARE U.S. AUTO EXPORTS THE GROWTH INDUSTRY OF THE 1990S. 1 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1993). Contracting with contracts: How the Japanese manage organizational transactions. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 2 indexed citations
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Oliver, Christine & Michael Smitka. (1992). Competitive Ties: Subcontracting in the Japanese Automotive Industry.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 37(4). 668–668. 20 indexed citations
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Doner, Richard F. & Michael Smitka. (1992). Competitive Ties: Subcontracting in the Japanese Automotive Industry. Journal of Japanese Studies. 18(2). 578–578. 169 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael & Richard F. Doner. (1992). Driving a Bargain: Automobile Industrialization and Japanese Firms in Southeast Asia. Journal of Japanese Studies. 18(2). 582–582. 68 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael. (1989). American management: Reformation or revolution? The transfer of Japanese management technology to the US. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 1 indexed citations
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Smitka, Michael, et al.. (1985). Flow-of-Funds Analysis of the Sumitomo Zaibatsu. 1. 72–103. 1 indexed citations

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