René Bohnsack

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

René Bohnsack is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, René Bohnsack has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Strategy and Management, 13 papers in Marketing and 7 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in René Bohnsack's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (9 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (7 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (7 papers). René Bohnsack is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (9 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (7 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (7 papers). René Bohnsack collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Netherlands and United Kingdom. René Bohnsack's co-authors include André Hanelt, Jonatan Pinkse, Ans Kolk, Lori DiVito, Christina Bidmon, Francesca Ciulli, Sana Akbar Khan, Joeri Wesseling, Moritz Loock and Stefanie Bröring and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

René Bohnsack

32 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Systematic Review of the Literature on Digital Transformation: Insights and Implications for Strategy and Organizational Change

2020 1.2k citations André Hanelt, René Bohnsack et al. Journal of Management Studies profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
René Bohnsack Portugal	16	939	475	426	385	376	33	2.2k
Rosa Palladino Italy	18	963 1.0×	512 1.1×	277 0.7×	306 0.8×	385 1.0×	28	2.4k
Cinzia Battistella Italy	25	1.2k 1.2×	573 1.2×	617 1.4×	282 0.7×	308 0.8×	66	2.4k
Tero Rantala Finland	20	955 1.0×	642 1.4×	312 0.7×	338 0.9×	393 1.0×	55	1.9k
Maximilian Palmié Switzerland	20	844 0.9×	350 0.7×	344 0.8×	214 0.6×	289 0.8×	38	1.7k
Rohail Hassan Malaysia	23	808 0.9×	466 1.0×	242 0.6×	252 0.7×	397 1.1×	73	2.7k
Vincenzo Corvello Italy	23	950 1.0×	395 0.8×	715 1.7×	265 0.7×	396 1.1×	77	2.7k
Francesco Caputo Italy	29	1.2k 1.2×	608 1.3×	505 1.2×	234 0.6×	264 0.7×	115	2.5k
Luca Dezi Italy	18	1.2k 1.3×	346 0.7×	508 1.2×	181 0.5×	343 0.9×	34	2.2k
Francesco Paolo Appio France	24	701 0.7×	387 0.8×	569 1.3×	223 0.6×	451 1.2×	76	2.4k
Vimal Kumar Taiwan	28	1.1k 1.2×	337 0.7×	336 0.8×	324 0.8×	327 0.9×	144	2.2k

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Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2025). Generative AI for growth hacking: How startups use generative AI in their growth strategies. Journal of Business Research. 192. 115320–115320. 7 indexed citations

Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2025). Value creation and value capture in NFT business models: Insights from blockchain-based ventures. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 219. 124250–124250. 1 indexed citations

Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2024). Profiting from innovation when digital business ecosystems emerge: A control point perspective. Research Policy. 53(3). 104961–104961. 12 indexed citations

Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2021). Re-examining path dependence in the digital age: The evolution of connected car business models. Research Policy. 50(9). 104328–104328. 65 indexed citations

Pinkse, Jonatan & René Bohnsack. (2021). Sustainable product innovation and changing consumer behavior: Sustainability affordances as triggers of adoption and usage. Business Strategy and the Environment. 30(7). 3120–3130. 43 indexed citations

Bohnsack, René, Christina Bidmon, & Jonatan Pinkse. (2021). Sustainability in the digital age: Intended and unintended consequences of digital technologies for sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment. 31(2). 599–602. 72 indexed citations

Hanelt, André, et al.. (2020). A Systematic Review of the Literature on Digital Transformation: Insights and Implications for Strategy and Organizational Change. Journal of Management Studies. 58(5). 1159–1197. 1243 indexed citations breakdown →

Bohnsack, René, Francesca Ciulli, & Ans Kolk. (2020). The role of business models in firm internationalization: An exploration of European electricity firms in the context of the energy transition. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(5). 824–852. 52 indexed citations

Wesseling, Joeri, Christina Bidmon, & René Bohnsack. (2020). Business model design spaces in socio-technical transitions: The case of electric driving in the Netherlands. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 154. 119950–119950. 52 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, Ans Kolk, Jonatan Pinkse, & Christina Bidmon. (2020). Driving the electric bandwagon: The dynamics of incumbents' sustainable innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment. 29(2). 727–743. 58 indexed citations

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Bidmon, Christina & René Bohnsack. (2019). When Incumbents Change Their Mind: Framing Strategic Reorientation in Emerging Fields. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2019(1). 15724–15724. 1 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2019). What the hack? A growth hacking taxonomy and practical applications for firms. Business Horizons. 62(6). 799–818. 40 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2018). Same, same, but different!? A systematic review of the literature on digital transformation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2018(1). 16262–16262. 13 indexed citations

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DiVito, Lori & René Bohnsack. (2017). Entrepreneurial orientation and its effect on sustainability decision tradeoffs: The case of sustainable fashion firms. Journal of Business Venturing. 32(5). 569–587. 136 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René & Jonatan Pinkse. (2017). Value Propositions for Disruptive Technologies: Reconfiguration Tactics in the Case of Electric Vehicles. California Management Review. 59(4). 79–96. 64 indexed citations

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DiVito, Lori & René Bohnsack. (2016). Entrepreneurial orientations and their impact on trade-off decision in sustainability. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 13636–13636. 2 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, et al.. (2016). Value propositions for sustainable technologies: Reconfiguration tactics for electric vehicles. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 15576–15576. 2 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, Ans Kolk, & Jonatan Pinkse. (2015). Catching recurring waves: Low-emission vehicles, international policy developments and firm innovation strategies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 98. 71–87. 1 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René, Jonatan Pinkse, & Ans Kolk. (2013). Business models for sustainable technologies: Exploring business model evolution in the case of electric vehicles. Research Policy. 43(2). 284–300. 28 indexed citations

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Bohnsack, René. (2013). Car firms and low-emission vehicles: The evolution of incumbents’ strategies in relation to policy developments. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations

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