S. Thomas Foster

1.6k total citations
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

S. Thomas Foster is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Thomas Foster has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Management Information Systems, 16 papers in Strategy and Management and 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in S. Thomas Foster's work include Quality and Supply Management (19 papers), Quality and Management Systems (9 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (6 papers). S. Thomas Foster is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (19 papers), Quality and Management Systems (9 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (6 papers). S. Thomas Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. S. Thomas Foster's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Ogden, Larry W. Howard, Scott E. Sampson, Steven C. Dunn, Charles R. Franz, Cynthia Wallin, Everett E. Adam, Romana Hasnain‐Wynia, Joseph Feinglass and Jason A. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Journal of Operations Management and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

S. Thomas Foster

31 papers receiving 979 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Thomas Foster United States 15 579 572 203 163 141 31 1.1k
Eric P. Jack United States 16 525 0.9× 498 0.9× 254 1.3× 201 1.2× 136 1.0× 23 1.2k
Ebrahim Soltani United Kingdom 22 645 1.1× 603 1.1× 98 0.5× 268 1.6× 115 0.8× 73 1.2k
Arturo Calvo‐Mora Spain 18 756 1.3× 654 1.1× 115 0.6× 206 1.3× 171 1.2× 41 1.2k
Victor E. Sower United States 19 745 1.3× 632 1.1× 227 1.1× 145 0.9× 118 0.8× 39 1.3k
Arawati Agus Malaysia 15 529 0.9× 577 1.0× 109 0.5× 214 1.3× 132 0.9× 34 920
David Johnston Canada 19 1.1k 1.9× 784 1.4× 203 1.0× 266 1.6× 164 1.2× 44 1.7k
George Tsiotras Greece 15 685 1.2× 663 1.2× 122 0.6× 142 0.9× 138 1.0× 38 1.1k
Vikram Bhakoo Australia 14 788 1.4× 435 0.8× 300 1.5× 131 0.8× 86 0.6× 25 1.2k
Paul Lillrank Finland 16 410 0.7× 460 0.8× 92 0.5× 238 1.5× 202 1.4× 71 1.2k
Andi Smart United Kingdom 11 286 0.5× 360 0.6× 139 0.7× 187 1.1× 110 0.8× 19 864

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Foster, S. Thomas, et al.. (2019). Revisiting the future of quality management research. Quality Management Journal. 26(1). 65–67. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, James R., S. Thomas Foster, & Zhen Guo. (2013). A Retrospective View of Research in theQuality Management Journal: A Thematic and Keyword Analysis. Quality Management Journal. 20(1). 37–47. 7 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas, et al.. (2012). Transforming a culture for safety and quality.. PubMed. 86(9). 14–14. 2 indexed citations
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Ogden, Jeffrey A., Cynthia Wallin, & S. Thomas Foster. (2010). On Baldrige Core Values and Commitment to Quality. Quality Management Journal. 17(3). 21–34. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas & Jeffrey A. Ogden. (2008). On differences in how operations and supply chain managers approach quality management. International Journal of Production Research. 46(24). 6945–6961. 54 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas. (2007). Towards an understanding of supply chain quality management. Journal of Operations Management. 26(4). 461–467. 203 indexed citations
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Baker, David W., Kenzie A. Cameron, Joseph Feinglass, et al.. (2006). A System for Rapidly and Accurately Collecting Patients’ Race and Ethnicity. American Journal of Public Health. 96(3). 532–537. 43 indexed citations
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Howard, Larry W., S. Thomas Foster, & Patrick Shannon. (2005). Leadership, perceived team climate and process improvement in municipal government. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 22(8). 769–795. 13 indexed citations
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Baker, David W., Kenzie A. Cameron, Joseph Feinglass, et al.. (2005). Patients’ attitudes toward health care providers collecting information about their race and ethnicity. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 20(10). 895–900. 49 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas. (2004). FreeQuality: Using Service Learning to Motivate Student Learning. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 2(1). 57–63. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas, et al.. (2002). On functional differences and quality understanding. Benchmarking An International Journal. 9(1). 86–102. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas, Scott E. Sampson, & Steven C. Dunn. (2000). The impact of customer contact on environmental initiatives for service firms. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 20(2). 187–203. 135 indexed citations
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Adam, Everett E. & S. Thomas Foster. (2000). Quality improvement approach and performance: multisite analysis within a firm. 5(2). 143–158. 14 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas & Charles R. Franz. (1999). User involvement during information systems development: a comparison of analyst and user perceptions of system acceptance. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 16(3-4). 329–348. 40 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas, et al.. (1999). The Role of Quality in Determining Export Success. Quality Management Journal. 6(4). 55–70. 7 indexed citations
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Howard, Larry W. & S. Thomas Foster. (1999). The influence of human resource practices on empowerment and employee perceptions of management commitment to quality. 4(1). 5–22. 74 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas. (1998). THE UPS AND DOWNS OF CUSTOMER-DRIVEN QUALITY. Quality progress. 31(10). 67–72. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas & Charles R. Franz. (1998). On the differences between information systems' users and analysts: Managing perceptions of systems quality. 3(1). 63–77. 10 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas. (1996). An examination of the relationship between conformance and quality‐related costs. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 13(4). 50–63. 19 indexed citations
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Foster, S. Thomas & Everett E. Adam. (1996). Examining the Impact of Speed of Quality Improvement on Quality‐Related Costs. Decision Sciences. 27(4). 623–646. 17 indexed citations

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