Walter R. Nord

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Walter R. Nord is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and General Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter R. Nord has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in General Psychology. Recurrent topics in Walter R. Nord's work include Management and Organizational Studies (23 papers), Management Theory and Practice (12 papers) and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (8 papers). Walter R. Nord is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (23 papers), Management Theory and Practice (12 papers) and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (8 papers). Walter R. Nord collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Walter R. Nord's co-authors include Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Larry Hubbell, Stephen Wood, John M. Jermier, David Knights, J. Paul Peter, Ralph Stablein, Frank Fischer and Thomas B. Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Walter R. Nord

94 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Organization Studies 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1997 400 800 1.2k
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. Handbook of Organization Studies
    1997 1.5k citations Larry Hubbell, Stewart Clegg et al. Public Productivity & Management Review profile →
  2. Handbook of Organization Studies
    1997 998 citations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter R. Nord United States 30 2.6k 1.6k 1.4k 578 505 97 5.7k
Samuel B. Bacharach United States 39 2.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 2.1× 374 0.7× 140 7.9k
Joanne Martin United States 20 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 727 1.3× 261 0.5× 49 5.7k
Terrence E. Deal United States 29 2.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 832 1.4× 343 0.7× 83 8.0k
Linda Smircich United States 22 3.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 612 1.1× 910 1.8× 39 7.5k
David M. Bøje United States 38 4.0k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.1× 558 1.0× 486 1.0× 168 7.4k
Meryl Reis Louis United States 21 3.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 533 1.1× 28 8.2k
Gibson Burrell United Kingdom 20 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 925 0.7× 374 0.6× 362 0.7× 45 6.0k
Gideon Kunda Israel 20 2.5k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 832 0.6× 427 0.7× 267 0.5× 27 5.0k
Peter Cappelli United States 44 3.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 632 1.1× 498 1.0× 153 7.9k
Paul M. Hirsch United States 30 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 206 0.4× 440 0.9× 109 6.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter R. Nord

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter R. Nord

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nord, Walter R.. (2012). On Doing the Wrong Things for the Wrong Reasons. Journal of Management Inquiry. 21(4). 443–447. 4 indexed citations
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Clegg, Stewart, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence, & Walter R. Nord. (2006). The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies. 258 indexed citations
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Clegg, Stewart, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence, & Walter R. Nord. (2006). Handbook of Organizational Studies, 2nd Edition. 9 indexed citations
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Fröst, Peter, Walter R. Nord, & Linda A. Krefting. (2004). Managerial and organizational reality : stories of life and work. 1 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R. & R. Edward Freeman. (2004). Book Review Essay: The Relevance of Richard Rorty to Management Research. Academy of Management Review. 29(1). 127–130. 7 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R.. (2003). Core Group Theory and the emancipation agenda. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 16(6). 684–690. 2 indexed citations
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Fröst, Peter, Walter R. Nord, & Linda A. Krefting. (2002). HRM reality: putting competence in context. Prentice Hall eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Hubbell, Larry, Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, & Walter R. Nord. (1997). Handbook of Organization Studies. Public Productivity & Management Review. 20(4). 475–475. 1490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nord, Walter R.. (1997). Managing with power. The Leadership Quarterly. 8(1). 89–91. 1 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R., et al.. (1996). Uncertainty and Values to the Rescue. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 32(4). 445–454. 2 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R. & John M. Jermier. (1994). OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO RESISTANCE: INSIGHTS FROM A STUDY OF THE SHADOWS. Public Administration Quarterly. 17(4). 396. 34 indexed citations
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Rosenblatt, Zehava, et al.. (1993). Toward a Political Framework for Flexible Management of Decline. Organization Science. 4(1). 76–91. 30 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R. & Stephen J. Wood. (1992). The Transformation of Work?. Administrative Science Quarterly. 37(1). 166–166. 17 indexed citations
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Doherty, Elizabeth M., et al.. (1989). Gainsharing and Organization Development: A Productive Synergy. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 25(3). 209–229. 11 indexed citations
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Kimberly, John R., et al.. (1988). Implementating Routine and Radical Innovations.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 33(2). 314–314. 2 indexed citations
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Peter, J. Paul & Walter R. Nord. (1982). A Clarification and Extension of Operant Conditioning Principles in Marketing. Journal of Marketing. 46(3). 102–107. 46 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R. & Douglas E. Durand. (1978). What's wrong with the human resources approach to management?. Organizational Dynamics. 6(3). 13–25. 4 indexed citations
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Durand, Douglas E. & Walter R. Nord. (1976). Perceived Leader Behavior as a Function of Personality Characteristics of Supervisors and Subordinates.. Academy of Management Journal. 19(3). 427–438. 46 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R. & Douglas E. Durand. (1975). Beyond resistance to change: Behavioral science on the firing line. Organizational Dynamics. 4(2). 2–19. 6 indexed citations
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Nord, Walter R., et al.. (1974). Locus of control and aptitude test scores as predictors of academic achievement.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 66(6). 956–961. 7 indexed citations

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