Robert E. Kleine

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Kleine is a scholar working on Marketing, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Kleine has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Marketing, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Kleine's work include Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (10 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (5 papers) and Psychology of Social Influence (3 papers). Robert E. Kleine is often cited by papers focused on Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (10 papers), Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (5 papers) and Psychology of Social Influence (3 papers). Robert E. Kleine collaborates with scholars based in United States and Nigeria. Robert E. Kleine's co-authors include Susan Schultz Kleine, Jerome B. Kernan, Chris T. Allen, Carol S. Weissert, Debra A. Laverie, Susan Schultz, Kenneth R. Evans, T. Landry, Lynn A. Crosby and Gary J. Brunswick and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Kleine

21 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

How is a Possession "Me" or "Not Me"? Characterizing Types and an Antecedent of Material Possession Attachment

1995 519 citations Susan Schultz Kleine, Robert E. Kleine et al. Journal of Consumer Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Kleine United States	17	1.2k	795	483	308	254	23	1.9k
Robert E. Pitts United States	22	960 0.8×	710 0.9×	253 0.5×	363 1.2×	131 0.5×	56	1.9k
Gülız Ger Türkiye	24	1.9k 1.7×	1.4k 1.8×	413 0.9×	479 1.6×	95 0.4×	54	3.3k
Jean‐Claude Usunier Switzerland	22	929 0.8×	746 0.9×	515 1.1×	331 1.1×	98 0.4×	55	2.1k
Avi Shankar United Kingdom	25	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	312 0.6×	269 0.9×	75 0.3×	44	2.6k
Stacey Menzel Baker United States	22	1.2k 1.1×	920 1.2×	469 1.0×	489 1.6×	197 0.8×	38	2.4k
Steven Kates Australia	15	848 0.7×	730 0.9×	244 0.5×	203 0.7×	110 0.4×	56	1.7k
Michael Nicholson United Kingdom	13	339 0.3×	732 0.9×	392 0.8×	308 1.0×	112 0.4×	61	1.7k
Mike Molesworth United Kingdom	21	624 0.5×	761 1.0×	250 0.5×	110 0.4×	131 0.5×	54	2.0k
June Cotte Canada	23	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	325 0.7×	364 1.2×	132 0.5×	58	2.4k
Michael A. Belch United States	17	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	337 0.7×	185 0.6×	101 0.4×	31	2.4k

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Kleine, Robert E., et al.. (2017). Differences in symbolic self-completion and self-retention across role-identity cultivation stages. European Journal of Marketing. 51(11/12). 1876–1895. 4 indexed citations

Kleine, Robert E. & John-David Yoder. (2011). Operationalizing and Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset: A Rubric Based Approach. 16 indexed citations

Kleine, Robert E., Susan Schultz Kleine, & Gary J. Brunswick. (2009). Transformational consumption choices: building an understanding by integrating social identity and multi‐attribute attitude theories. Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 8(1). 54–70. 24 indexed citations

Kleine, Robert E.. (2008). Remembrance. Journal of Consumer Research. 35(1). 1–3. 10 indexed citations

Weissert, Carol S., et al.. (2005). Someone to Watch Over me. The American Review of Public Administration. 35(3). 236–255. 72 indexed citations

Weissert, Carol S., et al.. (2005). Developing and Testing a Composite Model to Predict Local Fiscal Distress. Public Administration Review. 65(3). 313–323. 200 indexed citations

Laverie, Debra A., Robert E. Kleine, & Susan Schultz Kleine. (2002). Reexamination and Extension of Kleine, Kleine, and Kernan's Social Identity Model of Mundane Consumption: The Mediating Role of the Appraisal Process. Journal of Consumer Research. 28(4). 659–669. 85 indexed citations

Evans, Kenneth R., et al.. (2001). Disclosure and Its Reciprocity as Predictors of Key Outcomes of an Initial Sales Encounter. Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. 21(1). 51–61. 29 indexed citations

Kleine, Robert E. & Susan Schultz Kleine. (2000). Consumption and Self-Schema Changes Throughout the Identity Project Life Cycle. ACR North American Advances. 51 indexed citations

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Evans, Kenneth R., Robert E. Kleine, T. Landry, & Lynn A. Crosby. (2000). How First Impressions of a Customer Impact Effectiveness in an Initial Sales Encounter. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 28(4). 512–526. 64 indexed citations

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Laverie, Debra A., Robert E. Kleine, & Susan Schultz Kleine. (1993). Linking Emotions and Values in Consumption Experiences: an Exploratory Study. ACR North American Advances. 20(1). 70–75. 49 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E.. (1993). The declining role of interstate cigarette smuggling in the United States. Tobacco Control. 2(1). 38–38. 2 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E., Susan Schultz Kleine, & Jerome B. Kernan. (1993). Mundane Consumption and the Self. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 2(3). 209–235. 44 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E., Susan Schultz Kleine, & Jerome B. Kernan. (1993). Mundane Consumption and the Self: A Social‐Identity Perspective. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 2(3). 209–235. 496 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E., et al.. (1992). Mundane Everyday Consumption and the Self: a Conceptual Orientation and Prospects For Consumer Research. ACR North American Advances. 19 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E. & Jerome B. Kernan. (1991). Contextual Influences on the Meanings Ascribed to Ordinary Consumption Objects. Journal of Consumer Research. 18(3). 311–311. 78 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E., et al.. (1990). Ritual, Ritualized Behavior, and Habit: Refinements and Extensions of the Consumption Ritual Construct. ACR North American Advances. 32 indexed citations

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Schultz, Susan, Robert E. Kleine, & Jerome B. Kernan. (1989). QThese Are a Few of My Favorite ThingsQ Toward an Explication of Attachment As a Consumer Behavior Construct. ACR North American Advances. 117 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E. & Jerome B. Kernan. (1988). Measuring the Meaning of Consumption Objects: an Empirical Investigation. ACR North American Advances. 20 indexed citations

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Kleine, Robert E. & Jerome B. Kernan. (1987). Toward an Epistemology of Consumption Symbolism: Some Preliminary Considerations. ACR North American Advances. 1 indexed citations

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