Ralph Katz

5.6k citations

40 papers · 3.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

Strategy and Management top 0.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Business Strategy and Innovation
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 0.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Papers in

Computational Mathematics 1
Applied Psychology 4
- Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation 2
- Human Behavior and Motivation 2

Co-authors: Thomas J. Allen Michael L. Tushman John Van Maanen Jay Paap Eric A. von Hippel Vithala R. Rao Peter Bamberger
Journals: Research-Technology Management (5 papers)R and D Management (4 papers)Management Science (2 papers)IEEE Engineering Management Review (2 papers)Academy of Management Journal (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Mexico Zambia

In The Last Decade

Ralph Katz

35 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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The Effects of Group Longevity on Project Communication and Performance 1982 · 871 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1982 Administrative Science Quarterly
1982 R and D Management

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Job Enrichment: Some Career Considerations DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Ralph Katz	2015	0
2	Obsolescence or Conformity to Expectation?: A Study of Technical Obsolescence in One Large Technology-Based Organization DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Macias Garnica, Thomas J. Allen, Ralph Katz	2011	0
3	The influence of group longevity on project communication and project performance DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Ralph Katz	2011	0
4	Motivating Technical Professionals Today: To Thrive, Scientists and Engineers Need an Ambidextrous Environment That Can Support Motivational Dualism Research-Technology Management ·Ralph Katz	2005	11
5	ANTICIPATING DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION The key to avoiding the negative effects of disruptive technologies is to focus on what is happening with customer and operational needs. Research-Technology Management ·Jay Paap, Ralph Katz	2004	34
6	The Influence of Supervisory Promotion and Network Location on Subordinate Careers in a Dual Ladder RD&E Setting Management Science ·Ralph Katz, Michael L. Tushman, Thomas J. Allen	1995	45
7	The Effects of Group Longevity Project Communication and Performance : Administrative Science Quarterly Ralph Katz	1988	4
8	Project team aging and performance: The roles of project and functional managers R and D Management ·Thomas J. Allen, Ralph Katz, Julieta Quilodrán de Aguirre, Grazyna Sosinska	1988	33
9	Investigating the Not Invented Here (NIH) Syndrome : A Look at the Performance, Tenure, and Communication Patterns of 50 R&D Project Groups : R&D Management Ralph Katz, Thomas J. Allen	1987	13
10	Does Gatekeeping Make a Difference? IEEE Engineering Management Review ·Ralph Katz, Michael L. Tushman	1984	1
11	As Research Teams Grow Older Research Management ·Ralph Katz	1984	2
12	A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Boundary Spanning Supervision on Turnover and Promotion in Research and Development Academy of Management Journal ·Ralph Katz, Michael L. Tushman	1983	6
13	Career issues in human resource management Prentice Hall eBooks ·Ralph Katz	1982	130
14	The Effects of Group Longevity on Project Communication and Performance Administrative Science Quarterly ·Ralph Katz Hit paper breakdown →	1982	871
15	External Communication and Project Performance: An Investigation into the Role of Gatekeepers Management Science ·Michael L. Tushman, Ralph Katz	1980	443
16	The Interaction Between Intragroup Conflict and Leadership Effectiveness. Academy of Management Proceedings ·Ralph Katz	1977	1
17	The Loci of Work Satisfaction: Job, Interaction, and Policy Human Relations ·Ralph Katz, John Van Maanen	1977	65
18	The influence of group conflict on leadership effectiveness Organizational Behavior and Human Performance ·Ralph Katz	1977	19
19	INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CAREERS: SOME TEMPORAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORK SATISFACTION¹ Personnel Psychology ·John Van Maanen, Ralph Katz	1976	51
20	Alternative Multidimensional Scaling Methods for Large Stimulus Sets Journal of Marketing Research ·Vithala R. Rao, Ralph Katz	1971	72

About Ralph Katz

Ralph Katz is a scholar working on Computational Mathematics, Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Strategy and Management, having authored 40 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (9 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (7 papers), Team Dynamics and Performance (5 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (5 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation (2 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (2 papers) and Human Behavior and Motivation (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Strategy and Management (1.9k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (965 citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (599 citations), Communication (591 citations) and Computer Science Applications (304 citations). Ralph Katz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Zambia. Frequent co-authors include Thomas J. Allen, Michael L. Tushman, John Van Maanen, Jay Paap, Eric A. von Hippel, Vithala R. Rao, Peter Bamberger, Thomas J. Allen and Thomas J. Allen. Their work appears in journals such as Research-Technology Management, R and D Management, Management Science, IEEE Engineering Management Review and Academy of Management Journal.

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