Robert J. David

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Robert J. David is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. David has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Strategy and Management, 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 4 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Robert J. David's work include Management and Organizational Studies (9 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (7 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers). Robert J. David is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (9 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (7 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (6 papers). Robert J. David collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Robert J. David's co-authors include Shin‐Kap Han, Wesley Sine, Pamela S. Tolbert, David Strang, Ilya Okhmatovskiy, Hitoshi Mitsuhashi, Heather A. Haveman, Meredith E. David, Fred R. David and Saeed Akhlaghpour and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. David

23 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

A systematic assessment of the empirical support for transaction cost economics

2003 822 citations Robert J. David, Shin‐Kap Han Strategic Management Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert J. David Canada	14	1.1k	785	511	491	419	27	2.4k
Enrique Claver Spain	24	1.3k 1.1×	649 0.8×	534 1.0×	272 0.6×	449 1.1×	50	2.2k
Stephen J. Mezias United States	18	1.5k 1.3×	877 1.1×	598 1.2×	406 0.8×	299 0.7×	29	2.9k
John A. Parnell United States	31	1.7k 1.5×	855 1.1×	553 1.1×	457 0.9×	452 1.1×	156	3.3k
Anna Grandori Italy	19	1.5k 1.3×	472 0.6×	281 0.5×	364 0.7×	342 0.8×	63	2.4k
Peter Lorange Switzerland	24	2.1k 1.8×	763 1.0×	616 1.2×	417 0.8×	538 1.3×	86	3.2k
Todd H. Chiles United States	15	806 0.7×	646 0.8×	277 0.5×	527 1.1×	336 0.8×	23	2.0k
Kyungmook Lee South Korea	13	1.7k 1.5×	759 1.0×	760 1.5×	1.0k 2.1×	260 0.6×	18	3.0k
Wesley Sine United States	16	1.2k 1.1×	858 1.1×	780 1.5×	1.1k 2.2×	192 0.5×	26	2.9k
Mie Augier United States	21	1.9k 1.7×	704 0.9×	306 0.6×	602 1.2×	341 0.8×	78	3.5k
Lynn Harold Vogel United States	7	1.2k 1.1×	525 0.7×	393 0.8×	250 0.5×	403 1.0×	11	2.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

David, Robert J., et al.. (2024). From the margins to the mainstream: Entrepreneurial theorization and the spread of a new collective identity within a mature organizational field. Strategic Organization. 23(4). 713–747.

David, Robert J., Candace Jones, & Grégoire Croidieu. (2023). Putting categories in their place: A research agenda for theorizing place in category research. Strategic Organization. 21(1). 6–22. 7 indexed citations

David, Robert J., et al.. (2022). The short history and long future of research on market categories. Strategic Organization. 20(4). 709–721. 8 indexed citations

David, Robert J., et al.. (2021). Under the Umbrella: Goal-Derived Category Construction and Product Category Nesting. Administrative Science Quarterly. 66(4). 1084–1129. 35 indexed citations

David, Robert J. & Nelson Phillips. (2018). Identities and New Market Categories. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2018(1). 12698–12698. 1 indexed citations

David, Robert J., et al.. (2016). The Evolution of Issue Interpretation within Organizational Fields: Actor Positions, Framing Trajectories, and Field Settlement. Academy of Management Journal. 60(3). 986–1015. 70 indexed citations

Newbert, Scott L., Robert J. David, & Shin‐Kap Han. (2014). Rarely pure and never simple: Assessing cumulative evidence in strategic management. Strategic Organization. 12(2). 142–154. 14 indexed citations

David, Robert J.. (2012). Institutional Change And The Growth Of Strategy Consulting In The United States. Oxford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations

David, Robert J., Wesley Sine, & Pamela S. Tolbert. (2012). Institutions and Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 12075–12075. 26 indexed citations

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Strang, David, Robert J. David, & Saeed Akhlaghpour. (2012). Co-evolution in Management Fashion: Computational models of consultant-driven innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 14459–14459. 1 indexed citations

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David, Robert J., Wesley Sine, & Heather A. Haveman. (2012). Seizing Opportunity in Emerging Fields: How Institutional Entrepreneurs Legitimated the Professional Form of Management Consulting. Organization Science. 24(2). 356–377. 171 indexed citations

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David, Robert J., et al.. (2011). Niche logic spillover to mainstream markets: how small players changed the mature Canadian wine field. eScholarship@McGill (McGill).

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Tolbert, Pamela S., Robert J. David, & Wesley Sine. (2010). Studying Choice and Change: The Intersection of Institutional Theory and Entrepreneurship Research. Organization Science. 22(5). 1332–1344. 242 indexed citations

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David, Meredith E., Robert J. David, & Fred R. David. (2009). THE QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX (QSPM) APPLIED TO A RETAIL COMPUTER STORE. University of Debrecen Electronic Archive (University of Debrecen). 8(1). 42–52. 55 indexed citations

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David, Robert J.. (2008). Book Review: Christopher D. McKenna The World's Newest Profession: Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century. Organization Studies. 29(4). 634–638. 1 indexed citations

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David, Robert J. & David Strang. (2006). When Fashion is Fleeting: Transitory Collective Beliefs and the Dynamics of TQM Consulting. Academy of Management Journal. 49(2). 215–233. 158 indexed citations

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David, Robert J. & Shin‐Kap Han. (2003). A systematic assessment of the empirical support for transaction cost economics. Strategic Management Journal. 25(1). 39–58. 822 indexed citations breakdown →

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David, Robert J.. (2000). ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND INDUSTRY EVOLUTION: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING INDUSTRY.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2000(1). A1–A6. 1 indexed citations

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David, Robert J., et al.. (1997). Overreaching for Mass Retailers. The McKinsey Quarterly. 40. 7 indexed citations

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David, Robert J., et al.. (1987). Critical Data for Critical Needs : Science. 2(4). 586. 1 indexed citations

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