Saku Mantere

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Saku Mantere is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saku Mantere has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 19 papers in Strategy and Management and 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Saku Mantere's work include Management and Organizational Studies (29 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies (7 papers). Saku Mantere is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (29 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies (7 papers). Saku Mantere collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Canada and United Kingdom. Saku Mantere's co-authors include Mikko Ketokivi, Eero Vaara, Henri Schildt, Joep Cornelissen, John A. A. Sillince, Pekka Aula, Richard Whittington, Paula Jarzabkowski, Claus D. Jacobs and Julia Balogun and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Saku Mantere

38 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Reasoning in Organization Science 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Reasoning in Organization Science
    2012 410 citations Saku Mantere, Mikko Ketokivi profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saku Mantere Finland 22 1.6k 1.3k 560 420 342 43 3.0k
Linda Rouleau Canada 18 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 682 1.2× 493 1.2× 235 0.7× 50 3.1k
Loizos Heracleous United Kingdom 32 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 670 1.2× 458 1.1× 402 1.2× 111 3.8k
Juani Swart United Kingdom 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 423 0.8× 265 0.6× 367 1.1× 79 2.9k
Marianne W. Lewis United States 8 1.0k 0.7× 938 0.7× 413 0.7× 339 0.8× 259 0.8× 8 2.3k
Joseph Lampel United Kingdom 28 742 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 583 1.0× 378 0.9× 329 1.0× 92 3.0k
Ken Kamoche United Kingdom 30 1.3k 0.8× 994 0.8× 410 0.7× 217 0.5× 274 0.8× 76 2.7k
John A. A. Sillince United Kingdom 29 1.3k 0.8× 903 0.7× 566 1.0× 307 0.7× 179 0.5× 61 2.5k
Kumar Chittipeddi United States 4 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 601 1.1× 303 0.7× 330 1.0× 7 3.0k
David C. Wilson United States 33 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 479 1.1× 242 0.7× 97 3.6k
Georg Schreyögg Germany 21 1.1k 0.7× 1.9k 1.5× 624 1.1× 458 1.1× 529 1.5× 85 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Saku Mantere

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saku Mantere

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saku Mantere

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saku Mantere. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saku Mantere 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 Saku Mantere. Saku Mantere 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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Wenzel, Matthias, et al.. (2025). The Manifold Impacts of Management Research. Journal of Management Studies. 2 indexed citations
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Faraj, Samer, et al.. (2025). A time for monsters: Organizational knowing after large language models. Strategic Organization.
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Radaelli, Giovanni, Graeme Currie, & Saku Mantere. (2025). A Selfless Integrator or a Selfish Quasi‐Professional? Relational Tactics for Organizational Professionals’ Durable Influence. Journal of Management Studies.
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Kulkarni, Mukta, Saku Mantere, Eero Vaara, et al.. (2024). The Future of Research in an Artificial Intelligence-Driven World. Journal of Management Inquiry. 33(3). 207–229. 24 indexed citations
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Ketokivi, Mikko & Saku Mantere. (2021). What warrants our claims? A methodological evaluation of argument structure. Journal of Operations Management. 67(6). 755–776. 23 indexed citations
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Aula, Pekka & Saku Mantere. (2020). Strategic Reputation Management. 5 indexed citations
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Kornberger, Martin & Saku Mantere. (2020). Thought Experiments and Philosophy in Organizational Research. Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh). 1(3). 31 indexed citations
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Aula, Pekka & Saku Mantere. (2020). Strategic Reputation Management. 1 indexed citations
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Schildt, Henri, Saku Mantere, & Joep Cornelissen. (2019). Power in Sensemaking Processes. Organization Studies. 41(2). 241–265. 121 indexed citations
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Mintzberg, Henry, Dror Etzion, & Saku Mantere. (2018). Worldly Strategy for the Global Climate. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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LeBaron, Curtis, et al.. (2015). Video methods in strategy research: Focusing on embodied cognition. Strategic Management Journal. 37(1). 133–148. 80 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku, et al.. (2013). Cultural diversity as a tool for caring and productive resistance. The case of FC Barcelona: A responsible perspective. International journal of employment studies. 21(2). 44. 1 indexed citations
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Balogun, Julia, Claus D. Jacobs, Paula Jarzabkowski, Saku Mantere, & Eero Vaara. (2013). Placing Strategy Discourse in Context: Sociomateriality, Sensemaking, and Power. Journal of Management Studies. 51(2). 175–201. 184 indexed citations
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Cornelissen, Joep, Saku Mantere, & Eero Vaara. (2013). The Contraction of Meaning: The Combined Effect of Communication, Emotions, and Materiality on Sensemaking in the Stockwell Shooting. Journal of Management Studies. 51(5). 699–736. 166 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku, Henri Schildt, & John A. A. Sillince. (2012). Reversal of Strategic Change. Academy of Management Journal. 55(1). 172–196. 190 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku. (2009). On the problem of participation in strategy: a critical discursive perspective. Strategic Direction. 25(9). 17 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku, Henri Schildt, & John A. A. Sillince. (2009). Managing false starts: managerial sensegiving and sensebreaking in response to an interrupted strategic change effort. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku. (2007). Role Expectations and Middle Manager Strategic Agency. Journal of Management Studies. 45(2). 294–316. 265 indexed citations
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Mantere, Saku, et al.. (2006). Organisaation strategian toteuttaminen.
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Shepherd, Jill, et al.. (2004). Special Book Review. Organization Studies. 25(4). 669–680. 4 indexed citations

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