Robert W. Backoff

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Backoff is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Public Administration and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Backoff has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 10 papers in Public Administration and 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Backoff's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (10 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (7 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers). Robert W. Backoff is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (10 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (7 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers). Robert W. Backoff collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert W. Backoff's co-authors include Paul C. Nutt, Charles H. Levine, Hal G. Rainey, Jeffrey D. Ford, Barton Wechsler, Barry M. Mitnick and Michael Hogan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Backoff

24 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Comparing Public and Private Organizations 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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. Comparing Public and Private Organizations
    1976 601 citations Hal G. Rainey, Robert W. Backoff et al. Public Administration Review 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 W. Backoff United States 15 458 391 364 285 262 24 1.3k
Glen Hahn Cope United States 4 679 1.5× 474 1.2× 262 0.7× 406 1.4× 212 0.8× 4 1.3k
Jennifer Law United Kingdom 17 669 1.5× 225 0.6× 340 0.9× 320 1.1× 325 1.2× 38 1.4k
Alan Lawton United Kingdom 23 411 0.9× 382 1.0× 332 0.9× 395 1.4× 147 0.6× 45 1.3k
Torben Beck Jørgensen Denmark 15 839 1.8× 322 0.8× 385 1.1× 508 1.8× 179 0.7× 31 1.5k
Richard Whipp United Kingdom 15 129 0.3× 494 1.3× 419 1.2× 154 0.5× 216 0.8× 35 1.2k
Gerhard Hammerschmid Germany 16 580 1.3× 337 0.9× 267 0.7× 280 1.0× 231 0.9× 53 1.2k
Nada Korac‐Kakabadse United Kingdom 20 161 0.4× 326 0.8× 296 0.8× 205 0.7× 238 0.9× 43 1.2k
Keith Sisson United Kingdom 23 916 2.0× 596 1.5× 311 0.9× 255 0.9× 153 0.6× 69 1.9k
John Benington United Kingdom 13 378 0.8× 189 0.5× 222 0.6× 285 1.0× 94 0.4× 38 1.2k
Harvie Ramsay United Kingdom 14 503 1.1× 612 1.6× 234 0.6× 399 1.4× 97 0.4× 33 1.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nutt, Paul C., Robert W. Backoff, & Michael Hogan. (2000). Managing the Paradoxes of Strategic Change. 9(1). 5–31. 4 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1997). Organizational Transformation. Journal of Management Inquiry. 6(3). 235–254. 24 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1997). Crafting Vision. Journal of Management Inquiry. 6(4). 308–328. 28 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1996). Fashioning and Sustaining Strategic Change in Public Organizations. Public Productivity & Management Review. 19(3). 313–313. 2 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1996). Walking the Vision and Walking the Talk: Transforming Public Organizations with Strategic Leadership. Public Productivity & Management Review. 19(4). 455–455. 9 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1994). Transforming public and third sector organizations facing difficult times. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 45(2). 131–150. 1 indexed citations
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Backoff, Robert W., et al.. (1993). The Challenge of Strategic Management in Local Government. Public Administration Quarterly. 17(2). 127. 34 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1993). Strategic Issues as Tensions. Journal of Management Inquiry. 2(1). 28–42. 20 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1993). Transforming Public Organizations with Strategic Management and Strategic Leadership. Journal of Management. 19(2). 299–347. 87 indexed citations
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Ford, Jeffrey D. & Robert W. Backoff. (1988). Organizational change in and out of dualities and paradox.. 97 indexed citations
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Wechsler, Barton & Robert W. Backoff. (1987). The Dynamics of Strategy in Public Organizations. Journal of the American Planning Association. 53(1). 34–43. 18 indexed citations
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Nutt, Paul C. & Robert W. Backoff. (1987). A Strategic Management Process for Public and Third-Sector Organizations. Journal of the American Planning Association. 53(1). 44–57. 40 indexed citations
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Wechsler, Barton & Robert W. Backoff. (1986). Policy Making and Administration in State Agencies: Strategic Management Approaches. Public Administration Review. 46(4). 321–321. 34 indexed citations
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Mitnick, Barry M. & Robert W. Backoff. (1984). The Incentive Relation in Implementation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Rainey, Hal G. & Robert W. Backoff. (1982). Professionals in Public Organizations: Organizational Environments and Incentives. The American Review of Public Administration. 16(4). 319–336. 5 indexed citations
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Backoff, Robert W. & Barry M. Mitnick. (1981). The systems approach, incentive relations, and university management. New Directions for Higher Education. 1981(35). 73–92. 4 indexed citations
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Backoff, Robert W., et al.. (1981). Management audit as a regulatory tool: recent developments and prospects for the future. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Rainey, Hal G., Robert W. Backoff, & Charles H. Levine. (1976). Comparing Public and Private Organizations. Public Administration Review. 36(2). 233–233. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levine, Charles H., et al.. (1975). Organizational Design: A Post Minnowbrook Perspective for the "New" Public Administration. Public Administration Review. 35(4). 425–425. 22 indexed citations
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Backoff, Robert W.. (1974). Operationalizing administrative Reform for Improved Governmental Performance. Administration & Society. 6(1). 73–106. 4 indexed citations

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