Norbert Steigenberger

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 663 citations indexed

About

Norbert Steigenberger is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management Information Systems and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Steigenberger has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 663 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Management Information Systems and 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Norbert Steigenberger's work include FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance (7 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 papers). Norbert Steigenberger is often cited by papers focused on FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance (7 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 papers). Norbert Steigenberger collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United States. Norbert Steigenberger's co-authors include Hendrik Wilhelm, Nicola Mirc, Michael Fritsch, Viktor Slavtchev, Tobias D. Henning, Thorsten Semrau, Mark Ebers, Manuela Schmidt, Timurs Umans and Marcel Garz and has published in prestigious journals such as Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies and Human Relations.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Steigenberger

23 papers receiving 633 citations

Hit Papers

Extending Signaling Theory to Rhetorical Signals: Evidenc... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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. Extending Signaling Theory to Rhetorical Signals: Evidence from Crowdfunding
    2018 226 citations Norbert Steigenberger, Hendrik Wilhelm Organization Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norbert Steigenberger Sweden 10 265 237 170 165 163 27 663
Hendrik Wilhelm Germany 10 187 0.7× 135 0.6× 87 0.5× 216 1.3× 86 0.5× 16 550
Endrit Kromidha United Kingdom 11 178 0.7× 164 0.7× 53 0.3× 67 0.4× 143 0.9× 30 526
Christina Guenther Germany 12 267 1.0× 506 2.1× 281 1.7× 155 0.9× 95 0.6× 38 886
Sander van Triest Netherlands 9 151 0.6× 83 0.4× 111 0.7× 149 0.9× 89 0.5× 30 532
Laurie McAulay United Kingdom 11 198 0.7× 93 0.4× 216 1.3× 204 1.2× 71 0.4× 36 676
Aluisius Hery Pratono Indonesia 15 87 0.3× 124 0.5× 92 0.5× 267 1.6× 159 1.0× 56 780
Michel Lander Netherlands 10 158 0.6× 57 0.2× 195 1.1× 314 1.9× 136 0.8× 20 752
Donald L. Lester United States 13 82 0.3× 113 0.5× 146 0.9× 352 2.1× 100 0.6× 27 750
Rembrand Koning United States 11 79 0.3× 154 0.6× 135 0.8× 104 0.6× 113 0.7× 27 581
Bart Vanneste United Kingdom 10 121 0.5× 76 0.3× 95 0.6× 284 1.7× 106 0.7× 24 617

Countries citing papers authored by Norbert Steigenberger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norbert Steigenberger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Steigenberger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2025). When do stakeholders mobilize in response to corporate social irresponsibility? A systematic literature review. Review of Managerial Science. 19(11). 3265–3295.
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Umans, Timurs, et al.. (2025). A configurational approach to the relationship between ethnic diversity, leadership, and performance in health care teams. Health Care Management Review. 50(4). 285–295.
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2024). Signaling theory in entrepreneurial fundraising and crowdfunding research. Journal of Small Business Management. 63(4). 1830–1855. 3 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2024). Deceptive signalling: Causes, consequences and remedies. International Journal of Management Reviews. 27(2). 283–305. 1 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2024). Multimodal Collective Sensemaking in Extreme Contexts: Evidence from Maritime Search and Rescue. Journal of Management Studies. 62(3). 1220–1264. 2 indexed citations
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Garz, Marcel, et al.. (2023). Beware the community type: engagement and growth in core vs. open online communities. Small Business Economics. 62(4). 1383–1407.
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2023). After successful fundraising: how overfunding and category spanning affect the release and audience-perceived quality of crowdfunded products. Small Business Economics. 61(3). 1009–1026. 6 indexed citations
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Wilhelm, Hendrik, et al.. (2023). (No) Time for Change: When and Why Entrepreneurs Act During Underperforming Fundraising Attempts. Organization Science. 35(4). 1299–1321. 1 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert & Mark Ebers. (2023). What drives integration teams to achieve high integration process performance in absorption acquisitions? A configurational analysis. Long Range Planning. 56(6). 102330–102330. 3 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2021). Space and Sensemaking in High-Reliability Task Contexts: Insights from a maritime mass rescue exercise. Organization Studies. 43(5). 699–724. 16 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert & Nicola Mirc. (2019). Should I stay or should I go? Multi-focus identification and employee retention in post-acquisition integration. Human Relations. 73(7). 981–1009. 13 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert & Hendrik Wilhelm. (2018). Extending Signaling Theory to Rhetorical Signals: Evidence from Crowdfunding. Organization Science. 29(3). 529–546. 226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2017). Why supporters contribute to reward-based crowdfunding. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. 23(2). 336–353. 101 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert, et al.. (2017). Decision Modes in Complex Task Environments. 4 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2016). Organizing for the Big One: A Review of Case Studies and a Research Agenda for Multi‐Agency Disaster Response. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 24(2). 60–72. 51 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2015). Organizing for the Big One – A review of case studies on multi-agency disaster response and a research agenda. International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. 1 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2015). Emotions in sensemaking: a change management perspective. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 28(3). 432–451. 61 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2013). Only a matter of chance? How firm performance measurement impacts study results. European Management Journal. 32(1). 46–65. 18 indexed citations
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Steigenberger, Norbert. (2012). Power shifts in organizations: the role of high-performance work systems. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 24(6). 1165–1185. 9 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Michael, Tobias D. Henning, Viktor Slavtchev, & Norbert Steigenberger. (2007). Hochschulen, Innovation, Region. Nomos eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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