Robert Simons

8.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
37 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Simons is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Simons has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Strategy and Management, 7 papers in Management Information Systems and 7 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Robert Simons's work include Accounting and Organizational Management (7 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (5 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (4 papers). Robert Simons is often cited by papers focused on Accounting and Organizational Management (7 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (5 papers) and Team Dynamics and Performance (4 papers). Robert Simons collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Iran. Robert Simons's co-authors include Paulien C. Meijer, Fred Korthagen, Robert S. Kaplan, Sanne Akkerman, Wilfried Admiraal, Theo Niessen, Sanda Kaufman, Spenser Robinson, Antonio Dávila and Vic Lally and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Computers in Human Behavior and Accounting Organizations and Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert Simons

36 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Levers of Control: How Managers Use Innovative Control Sy... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1994 1990 1999 1987 1994 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Simons Netherlands 20 3.3k 2.1k 1.4k 1.2k 542 37 5.4k
Kim Langfield‐Smith Australia 24 3.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 539 1.0× 43 5.3k
Robert H. Chenhall Australia 29 5.0k 1.5× 2.6k 1.2× 2.6k 1.9× 1.6k 1.4× 674 1.2× 50 7.3k
Kenneth A. Merchant United States 33 2.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 2.6k 1.8× 1.0k 0.9× 306 0.6× 78 5.2k
Chee W. Chow United States 33 1.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 327 0.6× 102 5.4k
Sally K. Widener United States 29 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 482 0.9× 64 3.7k
Jan Mouritsen Denmark 42 2.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 407 0.8× 157 6.6k
David Otley United Kingdom 34 5.6k 1.7× 2.6k 1.2× 2.7k 1.9× 1.9k 1.6× 671 1.2× 73 8.3k
James W. Dean United States 25 2.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 547 0.4× 2.4k 2.1× 460 0.8× 102 7.3k
Kari Lukka Finland 25 2.2k 0.7× 835 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 785 0.7× 249 0.5× 47 3.4k
Robert W. Scapens United Kingdom 40 5.3k 1.6× 2.1k 1.0× 2.8k 2.0× 1.9k 1.6× 493 0.9× 141 7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Simons

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Simons

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Simons

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Simons. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Simons based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Simons. Robert Simons is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Simons, Robert & Antonio Dávila. (2020). How Top Managers Use the Entrepreneurial Gap to Drive Strategic Change. European Accounting Review. 30(4). 583–609. 15 indexed citations
2.
Blomme, Robert J., et al.. (2017). Breaking the Paradox: Understanding How Teams Create Developmental Space. Journal of Management Inquiry. 28(3). 366–380. 10 indexed citations
3.
Simons, Robert, et al.. (2016). Attitude of Teachers and Students towards Formal Learning through Online Social Networks.. The Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 27(2). 101–123. 1 indexed citations
4.
Simons, Robert. (2014). Choosing The Right Customer. Harvard business review. 92(3). 48–55. 21 indexed citations
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Korthagen, Fred, et al.. (2014). Feedback revisited: Adding perspectives based on positive psychology. Implications for theory and classroom practice. Teaching and Teacher Education. 43. 91–98. 33 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert, et al.. (2012). Henkel: Building a Winning Culture. 2 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert, et al.. (2011). Developmental space for groups working on innovation. Human Resource Development International. 14(3). 253–271. 7 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert. (2010). Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert, et al.. (2010). Sociale media middel voor participatief leren. 34(7). 3–9.
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Akkerman, Sanne, Wilfried Admiraal, Robert Simons, & Theo Niessen. (2006). Considering Diversity: Multivoicedness in International Academic Collaboration. Culture & Psychology. 12(4). 461–485. 69 indexed citations
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Gaver, Donald P., et al.. (2004). Models for transmission and control of bioterroristic epidemics. Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School). 1 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert & Antonio Dávila. (2002). Siebel Systems: Organizing for the Customer. 4 indexed citations
14.
Simons, Robert. (2000). Performance Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy : Text & Cases. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 52 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert. (2000). Performance Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 210 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Sanda & Robert Simons. (1995). Quantitative and Research Methods in Planning: Are Schools Teaching What Practitioners Practice?. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 15(1). 17–33. 29 indexed citations
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Simons, Robert. (1994). Levers of Control: How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1256 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simons, Robert. (1991). Strategic orientation and top management attention to control systems. Strategic Management Journal. 12(1). 49–62. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simons, Robert. (1990). The role of management control systems in creating competitive advantage: New perspectives. Accounting Organizations and Society. 15(1-2). 127–143. 707 indexed citations breakdown →

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