Ralph I. Williams

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 871 citations indexed

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Ralph I. Williams is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph I. Williams has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 871 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 12 papers in Strategy and Management and 11 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Ralph I. Williams's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (10 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (9 papers) and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies (6 papers). Ralph I. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (10 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (9 papers) and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies (6 papers). Ralph I. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Ralph I. Williams's co-authors include Scott C. Manley, Deana M. Raffo, Leigh Anne Clark, William C. McDowell, Joseph F. Hair, Randy Clark, Torsten M. Pieper, Franz W. Kellermanns, Joseph H. Astrachan and John V. Mullane and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Management Reviews and Management Decision.

In The Last Decade

Ralph I. Williams

22 papers receiving 832 citations

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Essential new PLS-SEM analysis methods for your entrepreneurship analytical toolbox

2020 245 citations Scott C. Manley, Joseph F. Hair et al. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph I. Williams United States	13	376	258	244	152	150	23	871
Εlias Hadjielias Cyprus	18	416 1.1×	291 1.1×	299 1.2×	170 1.1×	245 1.6×	33	1.1k
Cheng‐Feng Cheng Taiwan	13	403 1.1×	364 1.4×	490 2.0×	227 1.5×	235 1.6×	16	1.0k
Md Imtiaz Mostafiz United Kingdom	17	202 0.5×	201 0.8×	446 1.8×	150 1.0×	116 0.8×	41	848
Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu United Arab Emirates	17	275 0.7×	227 0.9×	358 1.5×	102 0.7×	98 0.7×	43	870
Ana María Serrano Bedia Spain	19	325 0.9×	252 1.0×	427 1.8×	123 0.8×	170 1.1×	62	1.1k
Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni Nigeria	16	238 0.6×	318 1.2×	268 1.1×	115 0.8×	101 0.7×	111	1.1k
Ayodele Maxwell Olokundun Nigeria	15	239 0.6×	309 1.2×	187 0.8×	76 0.5×	99 0.7×	92	941
Destan Kandemir United Kingdom	12	287 0.8×	175 0.7×	549 2.3×	92 0.6×	124 0.8×	15	928
Ignacio Danvila del Valle Spain	14	257 0.7×	165 0.6×	242 1.0×	103 0.7×	98 0.7×	40	809

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20 of 20 papers shown

Williams, Ralph I., et al.. (2025). Strategic Groups’ Path to the Efficiency Frontier. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 35(2).

Clark, Leigh Anne, Randy Clark, Deana M. Raffo, & Ralph I. Williams. (2024). Balancing Relevancy and Rigor: Exploring the Impact of Scholarly Books on Knowledge Formation in Business Research. Journal of Management Inquiry. 34(1). 103–120. 2 indexed citations

Williams, Ralph I., Randy Clark, Deana M. Raffo, & Leigh Anne Clark. (2023). Building leader credibility: guidance drawn from literature. Journal of Management Development. 42(2). 106–124. 2 indexed citations

Clark, Randy, Leigh Anne Clark, Ralph I. Williams, & Deana M. Raffo. (2023). Using a systematic literature review to clarify ambiguous construct definitions: identifying a leader credibility definitional model. Management Review Quarterly. 75(1). 183–217. 2 indexed citations

Williams, Ralph I., Deana M. Raffo, Randy Clark, & Leigh Anne Clark. (2022). A systematic review of leader credibility: its murky framework needs clarity. Management Review Quarterly. 73(4). 1751–1794. 15 indexed citations

Manley, Scott C., Ralph I. Williams, & Joseph F. Hair. (2022). Enhancing TQM’s effect on small business performance: a PLS-SEM exploratory study of TQM applied with a comprehensive strategic approach. The TQM Journal. 36(5). 1252–1272. 9 indexed citations

Manley, Scott C., Joseph F. Hair, Ralph I. Williams, & William C. McDowell. (2020). Essential new PLS-SEM analysis methods for your entrepreneurship analytical toolbox. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 17(4). 1805–1825. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

Williams, Ralph I., Torsten M. Pieper, Franz W. Kellermanns, & Joseph H. Astrachan. (2019). Family business goal formation: a literature review and discussion of alternative algorithms. Management Review Quarterly. 69(3). 329–349. 21 indexed citations

Pieper, Torsten M., Ralph I. Williams, Scott C. Manley, & Lucy M. Matthews. (2019). What Time May Tell: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Religiosity, Temporal Orientation, and Goals in Family Business. Journal of Business Ethics. 163(4). 759–773. 32 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I. & John V. Mullane. (2019). Family leadership succession and firm performance: The moderating effect of tacit idiosyncratic firm knowledge. Knowledge and Process Management. 26(1). 32–40. 12 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., et al.. (2019). Applying an organizational effectiveness approach to measure family business performance. Journal of Family Business Management. 9(3). 349–374. 16 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., Adam Smith, Joshua R. Aaron, Scott C. Manley, & William C. McDowell. (2019). Small business strategic management practices and performance: A configurational approach. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 33(1). 2378–2396. 31 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I. & Joshua R. Aaron. (2018). Specialization as a Small Business Strategic Approach. 14(2). 1–15. 3 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., Scott C. Manley, Joshua R. Aaron, & Francis Daniel. (2018). The relationship between a comprehensive strategic approach and small business performance. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 28(2). 33–48. 21 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., Torsten M. Pieper, Franz W. Kellermanns, & Joseph H. Astrachan. (2018). Family Firm Goals and their Effects on Strategy, Family and Organization Behavior: A Review and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews. 20(S1). 113 indexed citations

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Raffo, Deana M. & Ralph I. Williams. (2018). Evaluating potential transformational leaders: weighing charisma vs. credibility. Strategy and Leadership. 46(6). 28–34. 6 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I.. (2018). Measuring family business performance: research trends and suggestions. Journal of Family Business Management. 8(2). 146–168. 31 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., Deana M. Raffo, & Leigh Anne Clark. (2018). Charisma as an attribute of transformational leaders: what about credibility?. Journal of Management Development. 37(6). 512–524. 36 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., Daniel L. Morrell, & John V. Mullane. (2014). Reinvigorating the mission statement through top management commitment. Management Decision. 52(3). 446–459. 43 indexed citations

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Williams, Ralph I., et al.. (1951). Planning in Practice.. Military Affairs. 15(1). 73–73. 9 indexed citations

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