O. C. Ferrell

21.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
160 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

O. C. Ferrell is a scholar working on Information Systems and Management, Marketing and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, O. C. Ferrell has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Information Systems and Management, 40 papers in Marketing and 38 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in O. C. Ferrell's work include Ethics in Business and Education (66 papers), Management and Marketing Education (28 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (25 papers). O. C. Ferrell is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in Business and Education (66 papers), Management and Marketing Education (28 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (25 papers). O. C. Ferrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. O. C. Ferrell's co-authors include Isabelle Maignan, Larry G. Gresham, Michael D. Hartline, Linda Ferrell, G. Tomas M. Hult, John Fraedrich, Bryan A. Lukas, Steven J. Skinner, William M. Pride and Mary Zey‐Ferrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

O. C. Ferrell

152 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Contingency Framework for Understanding Ethical Decisio... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1996 2004 1999 2000 400 800 1.2k
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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. A Contingency Framework for Understanding Ethical Decision Making in Marketing
    1985 1.3k citations O. C. Ferrell, Larry G. Gresham Journal of Marketing profile →
  2. The Management of Customer-Contact Service Employees: An Empirical Investigation
    1996 1.3k citations Michael D. Hartline, O. C. Ferrell Journal of Marketing profile →
  3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing: An Integrative Framework
    2004 1.3k citations O. C. Ferrell et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  4. Corporate Citizenship: Cultural Antecedents and Business Benefits
    1999 883 citations O. C. Ferrell et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  5. The Effect of Market Orientation on Product Innovation
    2000 707 citations O. C. Ferrell et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  6. The Management of Customer-Contact Service Employees: An Empirical Investigation
    1996 561 citations Michael D. Hartline, O. C. Ferrell Journal of Marketing profile →
  7. A stakeholder model for implementing social responsibility in marketing
    2005 508 citations O. C. Ferrell, Linda Ferrell et al. profile →
  8. Business Ethics : Ethical Decision Making and Cases
    1994 507 citations O. C. Ferrell, Linda Ferrell et al. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
O. C. Ferrell United States 50 6.5k 5.7k 5.7k 5.3k 3.2k 160 15.7k
Scott J. Vitell United States 58 2.7k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 7.4k 1.3× 3.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.0× 114 12.0k
Thomas Donaldson United States 27 8.2k 1.3× 3.5k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 3.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 80 14.0k
Archie B. Carroll United States 39 20.2k 3.1× 5.8k 1.0× 5.6k 1.0× 12.3k 2.3× 3.7k 1.2× 92 27.5k
Barton A. Weitz United States 55 7.5k 1.1× 12.7k 2.2× 3.7k 0.7× 9.0k 1.7× 5.8k 1.8× 100 22.9k
Rohit Deshpandé United States 43 8.1k 1.2× 10.2k 1.8× 3.1k 0.5× 7.5k 1.4× 5.8k 1.8× 89 20.2k
Christine Moorman United States 45 8.6k 1.3× 9.3k 1.6× 3.1k 0.5× 7.7k 1.4× 6.1k 1.9× 88 22.0k
Gerald Zaltman United States 44 3.9k 0.6× 7.3k 1.3× 2.8k 0.5× 6.3k 1.2× 5.5k 1.7× 122 15.9k
Shelby D. Hunt United States 74 14.8k 2.3× 22.1k 3.9× 10.5k 1.8× 15.7k 3.0× 12.3k 3.9× 205 42.7k
Patrick E. Murphy United States 43 2.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 2.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 107 7.1k
Xueming Luo United States 51 5.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 6.0k 1.1× 4.0k 1.3× 158 13.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gleim, Mark R., et al.. (2024). Examining the customer experience in the metaverse retail revolution. Journal of Business Research. 186. 115045–115045. 10 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C. & Linda Ferrell. (2024). Navigating the Nexus: Teaching Marketing Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability. Journal of Marketing Education. 47(1). 78–88. 2 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Saurabh, Linda Ferrell, O. C. Ferrell, & Priyank Gandhi. (2024). Does being ethical pay? Evidence from the implementation of SOX Section 406. Journal of Business Research. 183. 114865–114865. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C. & Linda Ferrell. (2024). Building a Better World: The Role of AI Ethics and Social Responsibility. Journal of Macromarketing. 44(4). 928–935. 7 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Linda & O. C. Ferrell. (2022). Broadening the Definition of Socially Responsible Marketing. Journal of Macromarketing. 42(4). 560–566. 13 indexed citations
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Key, Thomas Martin, Terry Clark, O. C. Ferrell, David W. Stewart, & Leyland Pitt. (2020). Marketing’s theoretical and conceptual value proposition: opportunities to address marketing’s influence. AMS Review. 10(3-4). 151–167. 43 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C.. (2018). Marketing’s identity crisis: it’s complicated. AMS Review. 8(1-2). 30–38. 7 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Saurabh, O. C. Ferrell, Linda Ferrell, & Terri L. Rittenburg. (2016). Sarbanes–Oxley Section 406 Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers and Firm Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics. 151(3). 693–705. 20 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C.. (2016). A Framework for Understanding Organizational Ethics. 15–29. 3 indexed citations
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Dibb, Sally, Lyndon Simkin, William M. Pride, & O. C. Ferrell. (2012). Marketing: Concepts and Strategies (6th ed.). Open Research Online (The Open University). 10 indexed citations
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Dibb, Sally, Lyndon Simkin, William M. Pride, & O. C. Ferrell. (2005). Marketing: Concepts and Strategies. 5th Edition. Open Research Online (The Open University). 12 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C., Debbie Thorne LeClair, & Linda Ferrell. (1998). The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations: A Framework for Ethical Compliance. Journal of Business Ethics. 17(4). 353–363. 61 indexed citations
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LeClair, Debbie Thorne, O. C. Ferrell, & Linda Ferrell. (1997). Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations: Legal, Ethical, and Public Policy Issues for International Marketing. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 16(1). 26–37. 27 indexed citations
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Hartline, Michael D. & O. C. Ferrell. (1996). The Management of Customer-Contact Service Employees: An Empirical Investigation. Journal of Marketing. 60(4). 52–70. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kelley, Scott W., Steven J. Skinner, & O. C. Ferrell. (1989). Opportunistic behavior in marketing research organizations. Journal of Business Research. 18(4). 327–340. 26 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C. & Steven J. Skinner. (1988). Ethical Behavior and Bureaucratic Structure in Marketing Research Organizations. Journal of Marketing Research. 25(1). 103–103. 135 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C. & George H. Lucas. (1987). An Evaluation of Progress in the Development of a Definition of Marketing. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 15(3). 12–23. 21 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C. & Larry G. Gresham. (1985). A Contingency Framework for Understanding Ethical Decision Making in Marketing. Journal of Marketing. 49(3). 87–96. 1341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luck, David J. & O. C. Ferrell. (1979). Marketing strategy and plans : systematic marketing management. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 2 indexed citations
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Ferrell, O. C., Stephen Brown, & Charles W. Lamb. (1979). Conceptual and theoretical developments in marketing. University Microfilms International eBooks. 202 indexed citations

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