Thomas B. Lawrence

23.6k citations

91 papers · 13.4k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 0.05%
- Management and Organizational Studies
Public Administration top 0.1%
- Public Policy and Administration Research

Papers in

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 55
- Management and Organizational Studies 50
- Management Theory and Practice 8
Public Administration 12
- Public Policy and Administration Research 10

Co-authors: Cynthia Hardy Nelson Phillips Bernard Léca Steve Maguire Roy Suddaby Charlene Zietsma Sally Maitlis Sandra L. Robinson
Journals: Academy of Management Review (12 papers)Academy of Management Journal (8 papers)Organization Studies (7 papers)Journal of Management Studies (5 papers)Journal of Management Inquiry (4 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

Thomas B. Lawrence

90 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism 2017 · 823 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism
2013 Organization Studies
2010 Journal of Management Inquiry
2010 Administrative Science Quarterly
2009 Cambridge University Press eBooks
2009 HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
2004 Academy of Management Journal
2004 Academy of Management Review
2002 Academy of Management Journal

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#	Work
1	Extending the Turn to Work: New Directions in the Study of Social‐Symbolic Work in Organizational Life Journal of Management Studies ·Nelson Phillips, Thomas B. Lawrence, Brianna Barker Caza, Emily Heaphy, Hannes Leroy	2025	4
2	Constructing Envelopes: How Institutional Custodians Can Tame Disruptive Algorithms Academy of Management Journal ·Emilio Marti, Thomas B. Lawrence, Christopher W. J. Steele	2024	8
3	Emplaced Partnerships and the Ethics of Care, Recognition and Resilience Journal of Business Ethics ·Annmarie Ryan, Susi Geiger, Helen Haugh, Oana Branzei, Barbara Gray, Thomas B. Lawrence, Tim Cresswell, Alistair R. Anderson, Sarah Jack, Li-Ju Chen	2023	8
4	Social-Symbolic Work in the Construction of Social Problems: Constructing Gender Inequality in Turkish Social Partnerships Journal of Business Ethics ·Zhengtai Gou, Thomas B. Lawrence	2023	5
5	Intersectionality in Intractable Dirty Work: How Mumbai Ragpickers Make Meaning of Their Work and Lives Academy of Management Journal ·Dean A. Shepherd, Sally Maitlis, Vinit Parida, Joakim Wincent, Thomas B. Lawrence	2021	44
6	Constructing Organizational Life Thomas B. Lawrence, Nelson Phillips	2019	90
7	The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism Royston Greenwood, Christine Oliver, Thomas B. Lawrence, Renate E. Meyer Hit paper breakdown →	2017	823
8	Managing Social Innovation Oxford University Press eBooks ·Thomas B. Lawrence, Graham Dover, 満小水	2013	20
9	Institutional Work: Current Research, New Directions and Overlooked Issues Organization Studies ·Thomas B. Lawrence, Bernard Léca, Tammar B. Zilber Hit paper breakdown →	2013	366
10	Entrepreneurship and indigenous identity: a study of identity work by indigenous entrepreneurs in British Columbia International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business ·満小水, Thomas B. Lawrence	2012	13
11	Understanding Widespread Misconduct in Organizations 梨山勇, Thomas B. Lawrence	2011	8
12	A Gap Year for Institutional Theory: Integrating the Study of Institutional Work and Participatory Action Research Journal of Management Inquiry ·Graham Dover, Thomas B. Lawrence	2010	44
13	Handbook of Organizational Studies, 2nd Edition Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence, Walter R. Nord	2006	9
14	The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence, Walter R. Nord	2006	258
15	Rituals and Resistance: Membership Dynamics in Professional Fields Human Relations ·Thomas B. Lawrence	2004	75
16	Virtually Embedded Ties Journal of Management ·Sally W. Fowler, Thomas B. Lawrence, Eric A. Morse	2004	20
17	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL Thomas B. Lawrence	2003	1
18	RECYCLING OF ROLLING STOCK Thomas B. Lawrence	2003	1
19	Commentary: Separating Play and Critique Journal of Management Inquiry ·Thomas B. Lawrence, Nelson Phillips	1998	14
20	POWER AND RESOURCES IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITY. Academy of Management Proceedings ·Thomas B. Lawrence	1995	18

About Thomas B. Lawrence

Thomas B. Lawrence is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Management Information Systems, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management, having authored 91 papers that have together received 13.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Management and Organizational Studies (50 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (11 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (10 papers), Accounting and Organizational Management (10 papers), Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (9 papers), Management Theory and Practice (8 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (7 papers) and Emotional Labor in Professions (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (6.1k citations), Public Administration (1.4k citations), Business and International Management (629 citations), Strategy and Management (4.5k citations) and Management of Technology and Innovation (1.7k citations). Thomas B. Lawrence has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Cynthia Hardy, Nelson Phillips, Bernard Léca, Steve Maguire, Roy Suddaby, Charlene Zietsma, Sally Maitlis, Sandra L. Robinson, Royston Greenwood and Christine Oliver. Their work appears in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies and Journal of Management Inquiry.

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