Reed E. Nelson

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Reed E. Nelson is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Reed E. Nelson has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Reed E. Nelson's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (15 papers), Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (6 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers). Reed E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (15 papers), Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (6 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers). Reed E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Spain. Reed E. Nelson's co-authors include Ted Baker, Matthew Wood, Edmilson Lima, K. Michael Mathews, Mats Alvesson, Charles M. Vance, Yosem E. Companys, Chris I. Goodier, Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif and Claudia Solís‐Lemus and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Administrative Science Quarterly and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Reed E. Nelson

37 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Creating Something from Nothing: Resource Construction th... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Creating Something from Nothing: Resource Construction through Entrepreneurial Bricolage
    2005 2.5k citations Reed E. Nelson et al. Administrative Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Reed E. Nelson Brazil 12 1.9k 1.0k 939 794 652 41 3.1k
Jeffrey E. McGee United States 19 2.3k 1.2× 847 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 775 1.0× 617 0.9× 32 3.2k
Vangelis Souitaris United Kingdom 20 2.4k 1.3× 777 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 778 1.0× 692 1.1× 41 3.4k
Patrick M. Kreiser United States 21 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 669 0.8× 720 1.1× 33 3.1k
Evan J. Douglas Australia 20 2.4k 1.3× 544 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 803 1.0× 658 1.0× 63 3.2k
K. Mark Weaver United States 26 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 1.5k 1.6× 561 0.7× 830 1.3× 56 4.1k
Robert Wiltbank United States 21 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 868 0.9× 575 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 32 3.4k
Andrew C. Corbett United States 19 2.8k 1.5× 766 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 910 1.1× 874 1.3× 49 3.8k
Trenton A. Williams United States 21 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 950 1.0× 613 0.8× 363 0.6× 45 3.3k
Anisya S. Thomas United States 16 1.7k 0.9× 979 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 460 0.6× 640 1.0× 28 3.2k
Dianne H.B. Welsh United States 34 1.7k 0.9× 712 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 504 0.6× 537 0.8× 143 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2025). Business model development in startups: A study of causation, effectuation and bricolage. REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal. 14. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2024). MiNAA: Microbiome Network Alignment Algorithm. The Journal of Open Source Software. 9(96). 5448–5448. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2024). Small businesses are not necessarily “small and medium-sized enterprises”. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 31(1). 1–30. 6 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2023). Multiple Identities in High Reliability Organizations: A Case Study. Journal of Management Inquiry. 33(2). 165–183.
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2021). Development of products and services in small enterprises: proposition of an artifact to discuss creative logics. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 29(1). 18–46. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2020). A longitudinal study of the creation methods used by entrepreneurs to develop new products and services. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 24(6). 482–482. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E. & Edmilson Lima. (2019). Effectuations, social bricolage and causation in the response to a natural disaster. Small Business Economics. 54(3). 721–750. 75 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2018). What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?. Minerva Access (University of Melbourne). 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2017). Entrepreneurs and the Social and Economic Dynamics of a Small Brazilian Community. Procedia Engineering. 198. 1–16. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (2014). Leadership, personal values, and cultural context in Brazil, China, and the USA. BAR - Brazilian Administration Review. 11(1). 47–63. 5 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2012). Entrepreneurial Types and Community Dynamics in Tiradentes, Brazil. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 12046–12046. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2012). Playing With a Concept. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. 37(4). 539–561. 6 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E., et al.. (2011). A constructivist perspective on leadership thought among Brazilian and North-American scholars. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 205–224. 2 indexed citations
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Kavas, Alican, et al.. (2005). Gaining a Perspective on Turkish Value Orientations: Implications for Expatriate Managers. Journal of international business research. 4(2). 43. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (2001). On the Shape of Verbal Networks in Organizations. Organization Studies. 22(5). 797–823. 38 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (1997). Organizational Troubleshooting: Asking the Right Questions, Finding the Right Answers. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (1993). Authority, Organization, and Societal Context in Multinational Churches. Administrative Science Quarterly. 38(4). 653–653. 46 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (1989). Five Principles of Indigenous Church Organization: Lessons from a Brazilian Pentecostal Church. Missiology An International Review. 17(1). 39–51. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (1988). Social Network Analysis as Intervention Tool. Group & Organization Studies. 13(1). 39–58. 30 indexed citations
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Nelson, Reed E.. (1983). Social networks and organizational intervention : the case of the Jamestown area labor-management committee. University Microfilms International eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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