Robert A. Burgelman

17.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
65 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Burgelman is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Burgelman has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Strategy and Management, 14 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 10 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Burgelman's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (21 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (14 papers). Robert A. Burgelman is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (21 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (14 papers). Robert A. Burgelman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Robert A. Burgelman's co-authors include Steven C. Wheelwright, Clayton M. Christensen, Andrew S. Grove, Léonard R. Sayles, Llewellyn D W Thomas, Yuliya Snihur, William P. Barnett, Liisa Välikangas, Yves Doz and Steven W. Floyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Burgelman

62 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Process Model of Internal Corporate Venturing in the Di... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1991 1983 1994 1992 400 800 1.2k
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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. A Process Model of Internal Corporate Venturing in the Diversified Major Firm
    1983 1.4k citations Robert A. Burgelman profile →
  2. Intraorganizational Ecology of Strategy Making and Organizational Adaptation: Theory and Field Research
    1991 929 citations Robert A. Burgelman profile →
  3. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management: Insights from a Process Study
    1983 849 citations Robert A. Burgelman Management Science profile →
  4. Fading Memories: A Process Theory of Strategic Business Exit in Dynamic Environments
    1994 667 citations Robert A. Burgelman profile →
  5. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    1992 641 citations Robert A. Burgelman et al. profile →
  6. A Model of the Interaction of Strategic Behavior, Corporate Context, and the Concept of Strategy
    1983 610 citations Robert A. Burgelman Academy of Management Review profile →

Peers

Robert A. Burgelman
Rita Gunther McGrath United States
Peter J. Lane United States
Anne S. Miner United States
Charles Baden‐Fuller United Kingdom
Zeki Şimşek United States
Nicolai J. Foss Denmark
Gabriel Szulanski United States
Marjorie A. Lyles United States
Teppo Felin United States
Joseph T. Mahoney United States
Rita Gunther McGrath United States
Robert A. Burgelman
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burgelman, Robert A., Yuliya Snihur, & Llewellyn D W Thomas. (2021). Why Multibusiness Corporations Split: CEO Strategizing as the Ecosystem Evolves. Journal of Management. 48(7). 2108–2151. 9 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A., et al.. (2021). A Process Model of Corporate Venture Capital as External Innovation Capability: The Case of JetBlue Technology Ventures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (2015). Built to Become--HP's History of Becoming--1939-2015: An Integral Process Overview. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (2015). Robert A. BURGELMAN & Leonard R. SAYLES (1986), Inside Corporate Innovation: Strategy, Structure and Managerial Skills. M n gement. 18(2). 179–185. 4 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Robert Siegel. (2008). Cutting the Strategy Diamond in High-Technology Ventures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Andrew S. Grove. (2007). Cross‐boundary disruptors: powerful interindustry entrepreneurial change agents. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 1(3-4). 315–327. 19 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Michael A. Hitt. (2007). Entrepreneurial actions, innovation, and appropriability. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 1(3-4). 349–352. 35 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Robert Siegel. (2007). Defining the Minimum Winning Game in High-Technology Ventures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Välikangas, Liisa & Robert A. Burgelman. (2005). Managing internal corporate venturing cycles. MIT Sloan management review. 46(4). 26–34. 81 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A., et al.. (2005). Managing the Strategic Dynamics of Acquisition Integration: Lessons from HP and Compaq. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Liisa Välikangas. (2005). Internal Corporate Venturing Cycles: A Nagging Strategic Leadership Challenge. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (2003). Strategy Making and Evolutionary Organization Theory: Insights from Longitudinal Process Research. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A. & Yves Doz. (2001). The Power of Strategic Integration. MIT Sloan management review. 42(3). 28–38. 74 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A., et al.. (2001). Partial silencing of the NEC1 gene results in early opening of anthers in Petunia hybrida. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 265(3). 414–423. 32 indexed citations
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Christensen, Carol & Robert A. Burgelman. (2001). Intel Corporation's Internal Ecology of Strategy Making. 1 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (1984). Managing the Internal Corporate Venturing Process. SSRN Electronic Journal. 113 indexed citations
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (1983). A Model of the Interaction of Strategic Behavior, Corporate Context, and the Concept of Strategy. Academy of Management Review. 8(1). 61–70. 610 indexed citations breakdown →
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Burgelman, Robert A.. (1983). Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management: Insights from a Process Study. Management Science. 29(12). 1349–1364. 849 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rosenbloom, Richard S. & Robert A. Burgelman. (1983). Research on technological innovation, management and policy : a research annual. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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