Rob Cross

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
51 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Rob Cross is a scholar working on Communication, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Cross has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Communication, 20 papers in Strategy and Management and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Rob Cross's work include Knowledge Management and Sharing (23 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (17 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (12 papers). Rob Cross is often cited by papers focused on Knowledge Management and Sharing (23 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (17 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (12 papers). Rob Cross collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Rob Cross's co-authors include Daniel Z. Levin, Stephen P. Borgatti, Andrew Parker, Laurence Prusak, Jonathon N. Cummings, Lee Sproull, Eric Lesser, Ellen M. Whitener, Salvatore Parise and Thomas H. Davenport and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Rob Cross

50 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Strength of Weak Ties You Can Trust: The Mediating Role of Trust in Effective Knowledge Transfer

2004 1.9k citations Daniel Z. Levin, Rob Cross Management Science profile →
A Relational View of Information Seeking and Learning in Social Networks

2003 1.5k citations Stephen P. Borgatti, Rob Cross Management Science profile →
Knowing what we know:

2001 592 citations Rob Cross, Andrew Parker et al. Organizational Dynamics profile →
Making Invisible Work Visible: Using Social Network Analysis to Support Strategic Collaboration

2002 564 citations Rob Cross, Stephen P. Borgatti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Cross United States	27	3.0k	2.5k	2.4k	1.7k	1.0k	51	7.9k
Ray Reagans United States	18	2.4k 0.8×	3.5k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	32	8.2k
Peter R. Monge United States	34	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	90	6.4k
Bill McEvily United States	25	2.8k 0.9×	6.8k 2.7×	2.9k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	36	13.2k
Morten T. Hansen Denmark	21	4.2k 1.4×	6.9k 2.7×	2.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	893 0.9×	47	12.0k
Jonathon N. Cummings United States	25	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.6k 1.1×	652 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	51	6.3k
Paul Ingram United States	35	1.7k 0.6×	4.2k 1.6×	2.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	714 0.7×	71	8.7k
JoAnne Yates United States	30	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	81	10.0k
Martín Kilduff United States	46	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	3.7k 1.6×	3.3k 1.9×	1.6k 1.6×	102	10.0k
Lee Sproull United States	40	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.5k 2.4×	72	10.6k
Giuseppe Labianca United States	32	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	62	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Cross

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Cross

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Cross

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All Works

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Cross, Rob. (2021). HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THRIVE IN A HYPER‐CONNECTED WORLD. Leader to Leader. 2021(102). 20–25. 1 indexed citations

Treviño, Linda Klebe, et al.. (2019). Beyond silence or compliance: The complexities of reporting a friend for misconduct. Business Ethics A European Review. 28(4). 546–562. 10 indexed citations

Ballinger, Gary A., Rob Cross, & Brooks C. Holtom. (2015). The right friends in the right places: Understanding network structure as a predictor of voluntary turnover.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 101(4). 535–548. 39 indexed citations

Shah, Neha, Rob Cross, & Daniel Z. Levin. (2015). Performance Benefits From Providing Assistance in Networks: Relationships That Generate Learning. Journal of Management. 44(2). 412–444. 43 indexed citations

Gerbasi, Alexandra, Christine L. Porath, Andrew Parker, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, & Rob Cross. (2015). Destructive de-energizing relationships: How thriving buffers their effect on performance.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100(5). 1423–1433. 91 indexed citations

Levin, Daniel Z., Jorge Walter, Melissa M. Appleyard, & Rob Cross. (2015). Relational Enhancement. Group & Organization Management. 41(4). 415–457. 54 indexed citations

Cross, Rob, et al.. (2013). A bridge too far? How boundary spanning networks drive organizational change and effectiveness. Organizational Dynamics. 42(2). 81–91. 40 indexed citations

Cross, Rob, et al.. (2011). The collaborative organization: how to make employee networks really work. IEEE Engineering Management Review. 39(1). 59–68. 25 indexed citations

Cross, Rob, et al.. (2010). How Organizational Network Analysis Facilitated Transition from a Regional to a Global IT Function. MIS Quarterly Executive. 9(3). 3–1152. 2 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob, et al.. (2009). How "who you know" affects what you decide. MIT Sloan management review. 50(2). 35–42. 9 indexed citations

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Davenport, Thomas H., Rob Cross, & Salvatore Parise. (2006). Strategies for preventing a knowledge-loss crisis. MIT Sloan management review. 47(4). 31–38. 87 indexed citations

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Levin, Daniel Z., Ellen M. Whitener, & Rob Cross. (2006). Perceived trustworthiness of knowledge sources: The moderating impact of relationship length.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 91(5). 1163–1171. 243 indexed citations

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Rollag, Keith, Salvatore Parise, & Rob Cross. (2005). Getting new hires up to speed quickly. MIT Sloan management review. 46(2). 35–41. 77 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob, Wayne E. Baker, & Andrew Parker. (2003). What Creates Energy in Organizations. MIT Sloan management review. 44(4). 51–57. 112 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob, Thomas H. Davenport, & Susan Cantrell. (2003). The Social Side of Performance. MIT Sloan management review. 45(1). 20–22. 23 indexed citations

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Cummings, Jonathon N. & Rob Cross. (2003). Structural properties of work groups and their consequences for performance. Social Networks. 25(3). 197–210. 345 indexed citations

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Borgatti, Stephen P. & Rob Cross. (2003). A Relational View of Information Seeking and Learning in Social Networks. Management Science. 49(4). 432–445. 1483 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cross, Rob, Andrew Parker, & Laurence Prusak. (2000). WHITE PAPER Knowing What We Know: Supporting Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Social Networks. 5 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob. (2000). Looking before you leap: Assessing the jump to teams in knowledge-based work. Business Horizons. 43(5). 29–36. 15 indexed citations

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Cross, Rob, et al.. (1999). Strategic Learning in a Knowledge Economy: Individual, Collective and Organizational Learning Processes. Butterworth-Heinemann eBooks. 303(5662). 1272–1272. 26 indexed citations

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