Oguz A. Acar

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 884 citations indexed

About

Oguz A. Acar is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Oguz A. Acar has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 884 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Communication and 6 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Oguz A. Acar's work include Open Source Software Innovations (6 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (6 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (5 papers). Oguz A. Acar is often cited by papers focused on Open Source Software Innovations (6 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (6 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (5 papers). Oguz A. Acar collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Oguz A. Acar's co-authors include Daan van Knippenberg, Murat Tarakci, Jan van den Ende, Aybars Tunçdoğan, Stefano Puntoni, Daan Stam, Christoph Fuchs, Darren W. Dahl, Martin Schreier and Alessandro Giudici and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Marketing Research and Journal of Management.

In The Last Decade

Oguz A. Acar

29 papers receiving 846 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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Creativity and Innovation Under Constraints: A Cross-Disciplinary Integrative Review

2018 256 citations Oguz A. Acar, Murat Tarakci et al. Journal of Management profile →

Peers

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Pier Vittorio Mannucci Italy

Muhammad Shujahat Hong Kong

Inma Rodríguez‐Ardura Spain

Eoin Whelan Ireland

Wasim Qazi Pakistan

Sheen S. Levine United States

Gerard Beenen United States

Mari‐Klara Stein Denmark

Massimo Magni Italy

Paweł Korzyński Poland

Pier Vittorio Mannucci Italy

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278 ×2.1

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oguz A. Acar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oguz A. Acar

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Acar, Oguz A., et al.. (2025). Management decisions under radical uncertainty. Management Decision. 63(13). 714–729.

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Acar, Oguz A., Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif, et al.. (2025). Core principles of responsible generative AI usage in research. AI and Ethics. 5(6). 6371–6377. 1 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Christoph Fuchs. (2024). Novelty seeking might underlie curiosity and the novelty dimension of creativity, but not the usefulness dimension. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 47. e90–e90. 1 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A.. (2024). Commentary: Reimagining marketing education in the age of generative AI. International Journal of Research in Marketing. 41(3). 489–495. 12 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., et al.. (2023). A Framework for Responsible AI Education: A Working Paper. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., Aybars Tunçdoğan, Daan van Knippenberg, & Karim R. Lakhani. (2023). Collective Creativity and Innovation: An Interdisciplinary Review, Integration, and Research Agenda. Journal of Management. 50(6). 2119–2151. 13 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A.. (2023). Crowd science and science skepticism. Research Portal (King's College London). 2(2). 2502884564–2502884564. 2 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., et al.. (2022). Daring to Approve Radical Innovation Projects at the Front-End. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022(1). 1 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Dirk Van West. (2021). When an Educated Guess Beats Data Analysis. City Research Online (City University London). 1 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., et al.. (2020). A new model for crowdsourcing innovation. Harvard business review. 5 indexed citations

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Wiertz, Caroline, et al.. (2020). Predicted Adoption Rates of Contact Tracing App Configurations - Insights from a Choice-Based Conjoint Study with a Representative Sample of the UK population. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., Murat Tarakci, & Daan van Knippenberg. (2019). Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation. Harvard business review. 7 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Dirk Deichmann. (2019). Does crowdsourcing need a cash prize to work. Harvard business review.

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Acar, Oguz A.. (2019). Why Crowdsourcing Often Leads to Bad Ideas. City Research Online (City University London). 3 indexed citations

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Giudici, Alessandro, et al.. (2018). Business capabilities for industrial firms: A bibliometric analysis of research diffusion and impact within and beyond Industrial Marketing Management. Industrial Marketing Management. 83. 8–20. 23 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A.. (2018). Motivations and solution appropriateness in crowdsourcing challenges for innovation. Research Policy. 48(8). 103716–103716. 120 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A., et al.. (2016). Knowledge Distance, Cognitive-Search Processes, and Creativity: The Making of Winning Solutions in Science Contests. EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam). 1 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Jan van den Ende. (2016). Knowledge Distance, Cognitive-Search Processes, and Creativity. Psychological Science. 27(5). 692–699. 54 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Jan van den Ende. (2015). Understanding Fear of Opportunism in Global Prize-Based Science Contests: Evidence for Gender and Age Differences. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0134898–e0134898. 8 indexed citations

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Acar, Oguz A. & Jan van den Ende. (2011). Motivation, Reward Size and Contribution in Idea Crowdsourcing. 1–30. 2 indexed citations

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