Robin Holt

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Robin Holt is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Holt has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 18 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robin Holt's work include Management and Organizational Studies (33 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers) and Family Business Performance and Succession (10 papers). Robin Holt is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (33 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers) and Family Business Performance and Succession (10 papers). Robin Holt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and France. Robin Holt's co-authors include Allan Macpherson, Robert Chia, Richard Thorpe, Luke Pittaway, Jean Clarke, Mike Zundel, Joep Cornelissen, Andrew Popp, Daniel Hjorth and Chris Steyaert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Review and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Robin Holt

85 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Using knowledge within small and medium‐sized firms: A sy... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 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. Using knowledge within small and medium‐sized firms: A systematic review of the evidence
    2005 609 citations Robin Holt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robin Holt United Kingdom 32 1.7k 1.1k 1.1k 796 352 89 3.9k
Charlene Zietsma Canada 24 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 288 0.8× 54 4.2k
Thomas N. Garavan Ireland 44 3.1k 1.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 761 1.0× 291 0.8× 190 6.1k
Eugene Sadler‐Smith United Kingdom 44 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 496 0.6× 274 0.8× 135 5.8k
Davide Ravasi United Kingdom 33 2.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.7× 834 0.8× 911 1.1× 318 0.9× 74 4.5k
Quy Nguyen Huy France 23 2.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.6× 900 0.8× 914 1.1× 464 1.3× 46 5.1k
James M. Bloodgood United States 21 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 761 0.7× 989 1.2× 375 1.1× 53 4.3k
Klaus Weber United States 24 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 456 0.4× 784 1.0× 246 0.7× 62 3.3k
Maxine Robertson United Kingdom 27 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.7× 743 0.7× 723 0.9× 483 1.4× 65 3.9k
Myeong‐Gu Seo United States 20 2.6k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 480 0.4× 991 1.2× 503 1.4× 32 4.8k
Dusya Vera United States 23 1.8k 1.0× 2.4k 2.2× 704 0.7× 532 0.7× 449 1.3× 58 4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Holt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Holt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Holt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Holt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Holt 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 Robin Holt. Robin Holt 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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Chandra, Yanto, et al.. (2025). Aesthetic appeal: How images inform emerging entrepreneurial themes. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 24. e00552–e00552.
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Holt, Robin, et al.. (2024). Material expertise: The case of the craft entrepreneur Lucie Rie. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 18(4). 686–712. 1 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin & Yutaka Yamauchi. (2023). Ethics, Tradition and Temporality in Craft Work: The Case of Japanese Mingei. Journal of Business Ethics. 188(4). 827–843. 8 indexed citations
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Chia, Robert & Robin Holt. (2023). Strategy, Intentionality and Success: Four Logics for Explaining Strategic Action. CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School). 4(3). 6 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin & Mike Zundel. (2023). The Poverty of Strategy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Vaujany, François‐Xavier de, et al.. (2021). Control and Surveillance in Work Practice: Cultivating Paradox in ‘New’ Modes of Organizing. Organization Studies. 42(5). 675–695. 81 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin, et al.. (2021). The sensory imperative. Management Learning. 53(4). 640–651. 6 indexed citations
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Beyes, Timon & Robin Holt. (2020). The Topographical Imagination: Space and organization theory. CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School). 1(2). 50 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin. (2018). Judgment and Strategy. Oxford University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin & Yutaka Yamauchi. (2018). Craft, design and nostalgia in modern Japan: the case of sushi. CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School).
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Clarke, Jean & Robin Holt. (2015). Vivienne Westwood and the Ethics of Consuming Fashion. Journal of Management Inquiry. 25(2). 199–213. 17 indexed citations
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Harris, Rebecca, Stephen L. Brown, Robin Holt, & Elizabeth Perkins. (2014). Do institutional logics predict interpretation of contract rules at the dental chair-side?. Social Science & Medicine. 122. 81–89. 12 indexed citations
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Hjorth, Daniel & Robin Holt. (2014). Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Ethics: Understanding Ai Weiwei as an Entrepreneurial Parrhesiastes. CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School). 1 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin & Joep Cornelissen. (2013). Sensemaking revisited. Management Learning. 45(5). 525–539. 82 indexed citations
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Harris, Rebecca & Robin Holt. (2013). Interacting institutional logics in general dental practice. Social Science & Medicine. 94. 63–70. 31 indexed citations
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Popp, Andrew & Robin Holt. (2013). Entrepreneurship and being: the case of the Shaws. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 25(1-2). 52–68. 34 indexed citations
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Hall, Mark & Robin Holt. (2008). New Public Management and Cultural Change: The Case of UK Public Sector Project Sponsors as Leaders. Chapters. 3 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin. (2008). Using Activity Theory to Understand Entrepreneurial Opportunity. Mind Culture and Activity. 15(1). 52–70. 19 indexed citations
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Holt, Robin. (2004). Risk Management: the Talking Cure. Organization. 11(2). 251–270. 39 indexed citations

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