Richard H. Lester

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Richard H. Lester is a scholar working on Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard H. Lester has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Accounting, 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 4 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Richard H. Lester's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (8 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (4 papers). Richard H. Lester is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (8 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (4 papers). Richard H. Lester collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Richard H. Lester's co-authors include Danny Miller, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, Albert A. Cannella, S. Trevis Certo, Catherine M. Dalton, Dan R. Dalton, Tieying Yu, Asghar Zardkoohi, Amy J. Hillman and Metin Sengul and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Richard H. Lester

18 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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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.

Are family firms really superior performers?

2007 949 citations Danny Miller, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller et al. Journal of Corporate Finance profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard H. Lester United States	12	2.7k	2.6k	1.5k	864	395	18	3.8k
Katalin Takács Haynes United States	12	3.0k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	945 1.1×	418 1.1×	19	4.5k
Alessandro Minichilli Italy	29	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	722 0.8×	309 0.8×	58	3.8k
Martín Larraza‐Kintana Spain	18	2.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	960 1.1×	337 0.9×	52	3.8k
Philippe Véry France	17	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	378 1.0×	36	3.1k
Manuel Núñez Nickel Spain	12	3.2k 1.2×	3.7k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	657 0.8×	368 0.9×	37	4.5k
Wim Voordeckers Belgium	33	2.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	362 0.4×	190 0.5×	83	3.2k
Chamu Sundaramurthy United States	20	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	632 0.4×	905 1.0×	336 0.9×	30	2.8k
Marianna Makri United States	16	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	237 0.6×	24	3.8k
Francesco Chirico Sweden	33	2.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	2.8k 1.8×	820 0.9×	476 1.2×	117	4.3k
Jonas Gabrielsson Sweden	24	1.2k 0.4×	944 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	690 0.8×	163 0.4×	71	2.4k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Porter, Jay, et al.. (2015). A course in innovative product design: A collaboration between architecture, business, and engineering. 43. 1–5. 6 indexed citations

Miller, Danny, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, & Richard H. Lester. (2012). Family Firm Governance, Strategic Conformity, and Performance: Institutional vs. Strategic Perspectives. Organization Science. 24(1). 189–209. 284 indexed citations

Breton‐Miller, Isabelle Le, Danny Miller, & Richard H. Lester. (2010). Stewardship or Agency? A Social Embeddedness Reconciliation of Conduct and Performance in Public Family Businesses. Organization Science. 22(3). 704–721. 354 indexed citations

Miller, Danny, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, & Richard H. Lester. (2009). Family and Lone Founder Ownership and Strategic Behaviour: Social Context, Identity, and Institutional Logics. Journal of Management Studies. 48(1). 1–25. 496 indexed citations

Miller, Danny, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, & Richard H. Lester. (2009). Family ownership and acquisition behavior in publicly‐traded companies. Strategic Management Journal. 31(2). 201–223. 311 indexed citations

Collins, Jamie D., Tim R. Holcomb, S. Trevis Certo, Michael A. Hitt, & Richard H. Lester. (2008). Learning by doing: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Journal of Business Research. 62(12). 1329–1334. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Tieying, Metin Sengul, & Richard H. Lester. (2008). Misery Loves Company: The Spread of Negative Impacts Resulting from an Organizational Crisis. Academy of Management Review. 33(2). 452–472. 182 indexed citations

Yu, Tieying & Richard H. Lester. (2008). Moving Beyond Firm Boundaries: A Social Network Perspective on Reputation Spillover. Corporate Reputation Review. 11(1). 94–108. 66 indexed citations

Lester, Richard H., Amy J. Hillman, Asghar Zardkoohi, & Albert A. Cannella. (2008). Former Government Officials as Outside Directors: The Role of Human and Social Capital. Academy of Management Journal. 51(5). 999–1013. 299 indexed citations

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Miller, Danny, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, & Richard H. Lester. (2007). DIVIDED LOYALTIES: GOVERNANCE, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE IN FAMILY AND ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESSES.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2007(1). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Miller, Danny, Isabelle Le Breton‐Miller, Richard H. Lester, & Albert A. Cannella. (2007). Are family firms really superior performers?. Journal of Corporate Finance. 13(5). 829–858. 949 indexed citations breakdown →

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Certo, S. Trevis, Catherine M. Dalton, Dan R. Dalton, & Richard H. Lester. (2007). Boards of Directors’ Self Interest: Expanding for Pay in Corporate Acquisitions?. Journal of Business Ethics. 77(2). 219–230. 37 indexed citations

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Certo, S. Trevis, Richard H. Lester, Catherine M. Dalton, & Dan R. Dalton. (2006). Top Management Teams, Strategy and Financial Performance: A Meta‐Analytic Examination. Journal of Management Studies. 43(4). 813–839. 353 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard H. & Albert A. Cannella. (2006). Interorganizational Familiness: How Family Firms Use Interlocking Directorates to Build Community–Level Social Capital. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 30(6). 755–775. 193 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard H., S. Trevis Certo, Catherine M. Dalton, Dan R. Dalton, & Albert A. Cannella. (2005). Initial Public Offering Investor Valuations: An Examination of Top Management Team Prestige and Environmental Uncertainty. Journal of Small Business Management. 44(1). 1–26. 222 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard H. & Albert A. Cannella. (2005). THE ROAD TO DIRECTORSHIP: HOW CORPORATE EXECUTIVES SECURE POSITIONS ON OTHER FIRM'S BOARDS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2005(1). N1–N6. 2 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard H.. (2004). A road less traveled: Investigating the outside directors of America's corporate boards. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 4 indexed citations

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Lester, Richard H. & Metin Sengul. (2002). REPUTATION SPILLOVER: HOW CHANGES IN CORPORATE REPUTATION AFFECT COMPETITIVE ACTION.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2002(1). H1–H6. 8 indexed citations

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