W. Randy Evans

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W. Randy Evans is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Randy Evans has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 8 papers in Strategy and Management and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in W. Randy Evans's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (12 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (5 papers). W. Randy Evans is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (12 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (5 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (5 papers). W. Randy Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Costa Rica. W. Randy Evans's co-authors include Walter D. Davis, James M. Wilkerson, Joseph M. Goodman, Charles M. Carson, Barbara Wolfe, Teresa E. Seeman, Dwight D. Frink, Richard S. Allen, Charles S. White and Milorad M. Novičević and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Social Psychology and Business Horizons.

In The Last Decade

W. Randy Evans

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

High-Performance Work Systems and Organizational Performa... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. High-Performance Work Systems and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Internal Social Structure
    2005 502 citations W. Randy Evans, Walter D. Davis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Randy Evans United States 14 754 413 240 184 145 26 1.2k
Janice C. Molloy United States 15 661 0.9× 411 1.0× 269 1.1× 207 1.1× 71 0.5× 22 1.3k
Olivier Herrbach France 21 985 1.3× 449 1.1× 383 1.6× 268 1.5× 149 1.0× 46 1.6k
Mary A. Gowan United States 14 728 1.0× 366 0.9× 245 1.0× 87 0.5× 159 1.1× 29 1.2k
Seth R. Silver United States 3 812 1.1× 277 0.7× 218 0.9× 266 1.4× 75 0.5× 4 1.2k
Aizzat Mohd. Nasurdin Malaysia 21 706 0.9× 216 0.5× 271 1.1× 212 1.2× 82 0.6× 72 1.3k
Ahmed Mostafa United Kingdom 21 853 1.1× 289 0.7× 304 1.3× 199 1.1× 116 0.8× 38 1.3k
Karim Mignonac France 21 853 1.1× 365 0.9× 372 1.6× 275 1.5× 89 0.6× 37 1.3k
Nagarajan Ramamoorthy United States 12 830 1.1× 336 0.8× 247 1.0× 367 2.0× 119 0.8× 29 1.3k
Liangding Jia China 12 662 0.9× 395 1.0× 207 0.9× 227 1.2× 79 0.5× 36 1.1k
Adelien Decramer Belgium 22 794 1.1× 303 0.7× 251 1.0× 222 1.2× 76 0.5× 49 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Randy Evans

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Evans, W. Randy, Deborah M. Mullen, & Lisa A. Burke‐Smalley. (2023). Coworker abuse in healthcare: voices of mistreated workers. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 37(2). 236–249. 1 indexed citations
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Roundy, Philip T. & W. Randy Evans. (2023). Entrepreneurial ecosystems as multiteam systems: Navigating independence and interdependence in the leadership of startup communities. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 21. e00445–e00445. 7 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy. (2022). Presumed Nocturnal Flight Call of the Green-tailed Towhee. 53(2). 143–152. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, et al.. (2021). COVID: Accelerating the shift of work from secondary into primary care, and on rare diseases. 1 indexed citations
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Burke‐Smalley, Lisa A., et al.. (2021). Voices of abused workers: Implications for mitigating worker mistreatment. Business Horizons. 65(3). 315–327. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, et al.. (2021). Examining leadership preferences of working adults in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia. Africa Journal of Management. 7(3). 375–399. 1 indexed citations
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Roundy, Philip T., Valerie Jones Taylor, & W. Randy Evans. (2017). Founded by Faith: Social Entrepreneurship as a Bridge Between Religion and Work. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 15 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, et al.. (2016). Ethical Leadership: Not Everyone Responds Equally. Organization Management Journal. 13(4). 215–229. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy & Walter D. Davis. (2015). High-Performance Work Systems as an Initiator of Employee Proactivity and Flexible Work Processes. Organization Management Journal. 12(2). 64–74. 25 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, et al.. (2014). Corporate Citizenship and the Employee: An Organizational Identification Perspective. Human Performance. 27(2). 129–146. 47 indexed citations
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Burke, Lisa A., Katherine A. Karl, Joy V. Peluchette, & W. Randy Evans. (2013). Student Incivility. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. 38(2). 160–191. 37 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Barbara, W. Randy Evans, & Teresa E. Seeman. (2012). The Biological Consequences of Socioeconomic Inequalities. 60 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, et al.. (2012). History‐of‐management‐thought about social responsibility. Journal of Management History. 19(1). 8–32. 24 indexed citations
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Goodman, Joseph M., W. Randy Evans, & Charles M. Carson. (2011). Organizational Politics and Stress: Perceived Accountability as a Coping Mechanism. 10(1). 66–80. 8 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy & Milorad M. Novičević. (2010). Legitimacy of HRM Practices: Managerial Perceptions of Economic and Normative Value. The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship. 15(4). 13. 10 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy & Walter D. Davis. (2008). An Examination of Perceived Corporate Citizenship, Job Applicant Attraction, and CSR Work Role Definition. Business & Society. 50(3). 456–480. 112 indexed citations
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Wilkerson, James M., W. Randy Evans, & Walter D. Davis. (2008). A Test of Coworkers' Influence on Organizational Cynicism, Badmouthing, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 38(9). 2273–2292. 113 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy, Milorad M. Novičević, & Walter D. Davis. (2007). Resource-based foundations of strategic human resource management: a review and extension. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital. 4(1/2). 75–75. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy. (2005). Monitoring avian night flight calls--the new century ahead. 67(1). 7 indexed citations
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Evans, W. Randy. (1974). School Entry Age and Future Adjustment of Inner City Children.. 1 indexed citations

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