Robert DeFillippi

9.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Robert DeFillippi is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert DeFillippi has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Strategy and Management, 16 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 11 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Robert DeFillippi's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (17 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 papers). Robert DeFillippi is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (17 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (8 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (8 papers). Robert DeFillippi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Robert DeFillippi's co-authors include Richard Reed, Michael B. Arthur, Jörg Sydow, Lars Lindkvist, Candace Jones, Andrea Ordanini, Gernot Grabher, Andreas Schwab, René M. Bakker and Gaia Rubera and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Research Policy and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Robert DeFillippi

43 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Causal Ambiguity, Barriers to Imitation, and Sustainable ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1994 1990 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Causal Ambiguity, Barriers to Imitation, and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
    1990 1.7k citations Robert DeFillippi et al. profile →
  2. The boundaryless career: A competency‐based perspective
    1994 770 citations Robert DeFillippi, Michael B. Arthur profile →
  3. Causal Ambiguity, Barriers to Imitation, and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
    1990 514 citations Robert DeFillippi et al. profile →
  4. Temporary Organizing: Promises, Processes, Problems
    2016 241 citations René M. Bakker, Robert DeFillippi et al. Organization Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert DeFillippi United States 24 3.2k 1.6k 1.1k 1.1k 847 46 6.2k
Mark Easterby‐Smith United Kingdom 36 3.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.4× 646 0.6× 812 0.8× 416 0.5× 79 6.2k
Victor Jesús García Morales Spain 39 3.6k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 379 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 421 0.5× 85 6.5k
Roderick E. White Canada 16 3.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 602 0.5× 830 0.8× 247 0.3× 29 5.3k
Henry W. Lane Canada 16 3.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 505 0.4× 709 0.7× 248 0.3× 27 5.0k
David A. Nadler United States 29 3.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 945 0.9× 228 0.3× 66 7.6k
Pervaiz K. Ahmed Malaysia 36 4.4k 1.4× 2.4k 1.5× 595 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 205 0.2× 144 8.2k
J.‐C. Spender United States 30 4.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 595 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 193 0.2× 79 7.0k
Harry Scarbrough United Kingdom 41 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 795 0.8× 247 0.3× 108 6.5k
Gerry Johnson United Kingdom 35 3.9k 1.2× 3.3k 2.1× 994 0.9× 865 0.8× 214 0.3× 79 8.0k
Ken Starkey United Kingdom 32 1.4k 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 489 0.4× 796 0.8× 451 0.5× 83 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert DeFillippi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DeFillippi, Robert. (2024). Digital transformations in arts and entertainment. 10. 1 indexed citations
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Rieple, Alison, Robert DeFillippi, & David Schreiber. (2023). Transformational Innovation in the Creative and Cultural Industries. WestminsterResearch (University of Westminster). 1 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert, et al.. (2018). Projects, institutional logics and institutional work practices: The case of the Lucca Comics & Games Festival. International Journal of Project Management. 37(2). 318–330. 23 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert & Jörg Sydow. (2016). Project Networks: Choice of Governance and Paradoxical Tensions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Bakker, René M., Robert DeFillippi, Andreas Schwab, & Jörg Sydow. (2016). Temporary Organizing: Promises, Processes, Problems. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert & Jörg Sydow. (2016). Project Networks: Governance Choices and Paradoxical Tensions. Project Management Journal. 47(5). 6–17. 139 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert, et al.. (2014). Aligning the co-creation project portfolio with company strategy. Strategy and Leadership. 42(1). 30–36. 20 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert. (2013). Managing Project-Based Organization in Creative Industries. Oxford University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert & Patrik Wikström. (2013). Business Innovation and Disruption in Publishing. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert. (2009). Dilemmas of Project-Based Media Work: Contexts and Choices. Journal of Media Business Studies. 6(4). 5–30. 18 indexed citations
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Sapsed, Jonathan, Andrew Grantham, & Robert DeFillippi. (2007). A bridge over troubled waters: Bridging organisations and entrepreneurial opportunities in emerging sectors. Research Policy. 36(9). 1314–1334. 115 indexed citations
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Wankel, Charles & Robert DeFillippi. (2004). The cutting edge of international management education. 5 indexed citations
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Sydow, Jörg, Lars Lindkvist, & Robert DeFillippi. (2004). Project-Based Organizations, Embeddedness and Repositories of Knowledge: Editorial. Organization Studies. 25(9). 1475–1489. 496 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert, Michael B. Arthur, & Polly Parker. (2003). Internet odysseys: linking web roles to career and community investments. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 14(5). 751–767. 5 indexed citations
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Wankel, Charles & Robert DeFillippi. (2002). Rethinking Management Education for the 21st Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 62 indexed citations
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Hendry, Chris, James Brown, & Robert DeFillippi. (2000). Regional Clustering of High Technology-based Firms: Opto-electronics in Three Countries. Regional Studies. 34(2). 129–144. 92 indexed citations
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Phelan, Steven E., Peter Lewin, Robert DeFillippi, Michael B. Arthur, & Thomas A. Hemphill. (1999). Letters to the Editor. California Management Review. 42(1). 180–194. 3 indexed citations
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Beinecke, Richard H. & Robert DeFillippi. (1999). The Value of the Relationship Model of Contracting in Social Services Reprocurements and Transitions: Lessons from Massachusetts. Public Productivity & Management Review. 22(4). 490–490. 26 indexed citations
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DeFillippi, Robert & Michael B. Arthur. (1998). Paradox in Project-Based Enterprise: The Case of Film Making. California Management Review. 40(2). 125–139. 476 indexed citations
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Randall, Donna M. & Robert DeFillippi. (1987). Media coverage of corporate malfeasance in the oil industry. The Social Science Journal. 24(1). 31–42.

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