Russ Marion

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Russ Marion is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Russ Marion has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 6 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 6 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Russ Marion's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (10 papers), Chaos, Complexity, and Education (6 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (4 papers). Russ Marion is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (10 papers), Chaos, Complexity, and Education (6 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (4 papers). Russ Marion collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Türkiye. Russ Marion's co-authors include Mary Uhl‐Bien, Bill McKelvey, Richard N. Osborn, Hans W. Klar, Benyamin Lichtenstein, Anson Seers, James K. Hazy and Michael Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Leadership Quarterly, School Effectiveness and School Improvement and Educational Management Administration & Leadership.

In The Last Decade

Russ Marion

18 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Complexity Leadership Theory: Shifting leadership from the industrial age to the knowledge era

2007 1.2k citations Mary Uhl‐Bien, Russ Marion et al. The Leadership Quarterly profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Russ Marion United States	11	1.0k	680	591	369	297	23	2.6k
Donde Ashmos Plowman United States	15	943 0.9×	310 0.5×	457 0.8×	128 0.3×	338 1.1×	20	2.1k
Art Kleiner United States	11	718 0.7×	403 0.6×	510 0.9×	336 0.9×	213 0.7×	24	2.0k
Richard T. Pascale United States	17	1.0k 1.0×	279 0.4×	975 1.6×	169 0.5×	396 1.3×	31	2.9k
Abraham B. Shani United States	28	1.0k 1.0×	496 0.7×	907 1.5×	152 0.4×	483 1.6×	102	2.9k
Dennis Duchon United States	25	2.1k 2.1×	274 0.4×	515 0.9×	341 0.9×	799 2.7×	42	4.4k
Mark John Somers United States	24	1.3k 1.2×	194 0.3×	399 0.7×	141 0.4×	530 1.8×	51	2.4k
Noel M. Tichy United States	27	1.4k 1.3×	369 0.5×	1.1k 1.9×	205 0.6×	620 2.1×	73	3.4k
Charles Handy United Kingdom	20	632 0.6×	175 0.3×	477 0.8×	349 0.9×	403 1.4×	60	2.2k
Mukta Kulkarni India	23	620 0.6×	173 0.3×	250 0.4×	179 0.5×	465 1.6×	57	2.0k
Lawrence R. Jauch United States	20	613 0.6×	210 0.3×	640 1.1×	187 0.5×	223 0.8×	46	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Russ Marion

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Fields of papers citing papers by Russ Marion

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Russ Marion

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2025). Linking distributed leadership to teacher job satisfaction in China: Mediating roles of teacher well-being and work motivation. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 2 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2024). How does leadership affect teacher collaboration? Evidence from teachers in US schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 35(2). 116–141. 3 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2019). Exploring how instructional leadership affects teacher efficacy: A multilevel analysis. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 49(1). 188–207. 68 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2016). Modeling the Effects of Educational Resources on Student Achievement. Education and Urban Society. 49(2). 180–202. 7 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2014). "Collectivist Analysis of Adaptive Leadership, Interaction, and Cliques on Organizational Capacity". Academy of Management Proceedings. 2014(1). 14052–14052. 1 indexed citations

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Osborn, Richard N. & Russ Marion. (2009). Contextual leadership, transformational leadership and the performance of international innovation seeking alliances. The Leadership Quarterly. 20(2). 191–206. 117 indexed citations

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Uhl‐Bien, Mary & Russ Marion. (2009). Complexity leadership in bureaucratic forms of organizing: A meso model. The Leadership Quarterly. 20(4). 631–650. 245 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2008). Methods of Dynamic Leadership Research: Unlocking the Power of Interaction. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ & Mary Uhl‐Bien. (2007). Introduction to Leadership Quarterly Special Issue on Leadership and Complexity.

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Marion, Russ & Mary Uhl‐Bien. (2007). Introduction to the Special Issue on Leadership and Complexity. The Leadership Quarterly. 18(4). 293–296. 15 indexed citations

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Lichtenstein, Benyamin, et al.. (2006). Leadership in emergent events: Exploring the interactive process of leading in complex situations. 8(4). 6 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ & Mary Uhl‐Bien. (2003). Complexity Theory and Al-Qaeda: Examining Complex Leadership. 5(1). 54–76. 50 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (2001). Evolution and Punctuation of Theories of Educational Expenditure and Student Outcomes. Journal of education finance. 26(3). 6 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ. (2001). Leadership in Education: Organizational Theory for the Practitioner. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 59 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ & Mary Uhl‐Bien. (2001). Leadership in complex organizations. The Leadership Quarterly. 12(4). 389–418. 462 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (1999). Organizational Extinction and Complex Systems. 1(4). 71–96. 42 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ, et al.. (1997). Causal and Temporal Analyses of Increased Funding on Student Achievement.. Journal of research and development in education. 30(4). 222–247. 4 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ. (1994). 0rganisation at the Edge of Chaos. Management in Education. 8(3). 31–33.

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Marion, Russ. (1992). Chaos, Topology, and Social Organization. Journal of School Leadership. 2(2). 144–177. 2 indexed citations

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Marion, Russ & Michael Richardson. (1991). The Mathematical Modeling of Chaotic Social Structures..

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