Nelson Phillips

22.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
129 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Nelson Phillips is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson Phillips has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 41 papers in Strategy and Management and 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nelson Phillips's work include Management and Organizational Studies (65 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (18 papers). Nelson Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (65 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (18 papers). Nelson Phillips collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Nelson Phillips's co-authors include Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence, Paul Tracey, Neri Karra, Pablo Martin de Holan, Kamal A. Munir, Cliff Oswick, Ian Palmer, Steve Maguire and Annabelle Gawer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Nelson Phillips

126 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Discourse and Institutions

2004 885 citations Nelson Phillips, Thomas B. Lawrence et al. profile →
Discourse Analysis

2002 790 citations Nelson Phillips, Cynthia Hardy profile →
Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction

2002 693 citations Nelson Phillips, Cynthia Hardy profile →
Bridging Institutional Entrepreneurship and the Creation of New Organizational Forms: A Multilevel Model

2010 672 citations Paul Tracey, Nelson Phillips et al. Organization Science profile →
INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS OF INTERORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION: THE EMERGENCE OF PROTO-INSTITUTIONS.

2002 537 citations Thomas B. Lawrence, Cynthia Hardy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson Phillips United Kingdom	57	5.8k	4.4k	3.6k	2.4k	1.1k	129	13.3k
Thomas B. Lawrence Canada	45	6.1k 1.1×	4.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	957 0.9×	91	13.4k
Michael Lounsbury Canada	41	5.8k 1.0×	4.6k 1.1×	4.2k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.6×	115	13.7k
Ann Langley Canada	51	7.0k 1.2×	6.5k 1.5×	3.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	146	16.8k
Cynthia Hardy Australia	56	7.9k 1.4×	5.5k 1.3×	5.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	140	18.2k
Robert I. Sutton United States	43	6.0k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	4.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	83	14.7k
David P. Lepak United States	41	9.4k 1.6×	5.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	73	15.8k
William Ocasio United States	28	4.7k 0.8×	5.7k 1.3×	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	2.6k 2.3×	48	12.4k
David A. Whetten United States	39	5.4k 0.9×	4.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	82	12.2k
Wendy K. Smith United States	28	4.9k 0.8×	5.7k 1.3×	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	659 0.6×	71	11.7k
Stewart Clegg Australia	62	7.9k 1.4×	4.9k 1.1×	5.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	740 0.7×	470	19.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nelson Phillips

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nelson Phillips

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nelson Phillips

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phillips, Nelson, Thomas B. Lawrence, Brianna Barker Caza, Emily Heaphy, & Hannes Leroy. (2025). Extending the Turn to Work: New Directions in the Study of Social‐Symbolic Work in Organizational Life. Journal of Management Studies. 62(8). 3287–3311. 4 indexed citations

Garud, Raghu, Nelson Phillips, Yuliya Snihur, Llewellyn D W Thomas, & Charlene Zietsma. (2025). Hype in entrepreneurial settings. Journal of Business Venturing. 41(2). 106559–106559.

Phillips, Nelson, et al.. (2024). Entrepreneurial Pitching: A Critical Review and Integrative Framework. Academy of Management Annals. 18(2). 550–599. 15 indexed citations

Perkmann, Markus, Nelson Phillips, & Royston Greenwood. (2022). Institutional Arbitrage: How Actors Exploit Institutional Difference. Spiral (Imperial College London). 3(2). 14 indexed citations

Perkmann, Markus, et al.. (2021). Scaling technology ventures in Africa: new opportunities for research. Innovation. 24(4). 552–567. 6 indexed citations

Snihur, Yuliya, Llewellyn D W Thomas, Raghu Garud, & Nelson Phillips. (2021). Entrepreneurial Framing: A Literature Review and Future Research Directions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 46(3). 578–606. 66 indexed citations

Phillips, Nelson. (2021). DIGITAL LEADERSHIP: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF LEADING IN A DIGITALLY TRANSFORMED WORLD. Journal of financial transformation. 52. 8–15. 1 indexed citations

Perkmann, Markus, et al.. (2020). Collective identity and the limits of innovation: a review and research agenda. Innovation. 23(1). 1–16. 4 indexed citations

Lawrence, Thomas B. & Nelson Phillips. (2019). Constructing Organizational Life. 90 indexed citations

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Perkmann, Markus, Maureen McKelvey, & Nelson Phillips. (2018). Protecting Scientists from Gordon Gekko: How Organizations Use Hybrid Spaces to Engage with Multiple Institutional Logics. Organization Science. 30(2). 298–318. 111 indexed citations

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Phillips, Nelson. (2018). What Is Academic Success Anyway? A Rejoinder to “Confronting the Crisis of Confidence in Management Studies”. Academy of Management Learning and Education. 18(2). 306–309. 8 indexed citations

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Villani, Elisa, et al.. (2015). Business Models and Institutional Complexity: Understanding Value Creation in Healthcare Sector Public-Private Partnerships. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Gann, David, Ammon Salter, Mark Dodgson, & Nelson Phillips. (2012). Inside the world of the project baron. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 53(3). 63–71. 5 indexed citations

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Phillips, Nelson, Paul Tracey, & Neri Karra. (2012). Building entrepreneurial tie portfolios through strategic homophily: The role of narrative identity work in venture creation and early growth. Journal of Business Venturing. 28(1). 134–150. 108 indexed citations

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Purkayastha, Sanjay, et al.. (2011). Systematic review of the application of quality improvement methodologies from the manufacturing industry to surgical healthcare. British journal of surgery. 99(3). 324–335. 242 indexed citations

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Phillips, Nelson & Paul Tracey. (2007). Opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial capabilities and bricolage: connecting institutional theory and entrepreneurship in strategic organization. Strategic Organization. 5(3). 313–320. 164 indexed citations

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Tracey, Paul, Nelson Phillips, & Helen Haugh. (2005). Beyond Philanthropy: Community Enterprise as a Basis for Corporate Citizenship. Journal of Business Ethics. 58(4). 327–344. 11 indexed citations

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Munir, Kamal & Nelson Phillips. (2004). The Birth of the Kodak Moment: Institutional Entrepreneurship and the Adoption of New Technologies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Karra, Neri & Nelson Phillips. (2004). Entrepreneurship goes global. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 9 indexed citations

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Hardy, Cynthia, Ian Palmer, & Nelson Phillips. (2000). Discourse as a Strategic Resource. Human Relations. 53(9). 1227–1248. 406 indexed citations

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