William J. Abernathy

10.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

William J. Abernathy is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Abernathy has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 5 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in William J. Abernathy's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (4 papers), Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling (3 papers) and International Business and FDI (3 papers). William J. Abernathy is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (4 papers), Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling (3 papers) and International Business and FDI (3 papers). William J. Abernathy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Cameroon. William J. Abernathy's co-authors include James M. Utterback, Kim B. Clark, Guy Black, John C. Hershey, Alan M. Kantrow, Richard S. Rosenbloom, Nicholas Baloff, Sten Wandel, Douglas H. Ginsburg and Robert B. Reich and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Management Science and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

William J. Abernathy

27 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

A dynamic model of process and product innovation 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 1978 1985 1979 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. A dynamic model of process and product innovation
    1975 2.4k citations James M. Utterback, William J. Abernathy profile →
  2. Patterns of Industrial Innovation
    1978 2.3k citations William J. Abernathy, James M. Utterback Technology Review profile →
  3. Innovation: Mapping the winds of creative destruction
    1985 1.4k citations William J. Abernathy, Kim B. Clark Research Policy profile →
  4. The Productivity Dilemma: Roadblock to Innovation in the Automobile Industry
    1979 370 citations William J. Abernathy et al. profile →

Peers

William J. Abernathy
Roy Rothwell United Kingdom
James M. Utterback United States
Dorothy Leonard‐Barton United States
Mark Dodgson Australia
Marvin B. Lieberman United States
Lori Rosenkopf United States
Kurt Ernst Weil Brazil
Nathan Rosenberg United States
John E. Ettlie United States
Nathan Rosenberg United States
Roy Rothwell United Kingdom
William J. Abernathy
Citations per year, relative to William J. Abernathy William J. Abernathy (= 1×) peers Roy Rothwell

Countries citing papers authored by William J. Abernathy

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Fields of papers citing papers by William J. Abernathy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William J. Abernathy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spang, Edward S., et al.. (2015). Implementing Consumption‐Based Fixed Rates in Davis, Calif.. American Water Works Association. 107(7). 2 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & Kim B. Clark. (1988). Comment établir une carte stratégique des innovations dans un secteur industriel. DSpace (Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique). 40–54. 1 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & Kim B. Clark. (1985). Innovation: Mapping the winds of creative destruction. Research Policy. 14(1). 3–22. 1350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reich, Robert B., William J. Abernathy, Kim B. Clark, et al.. (1985). The Next American Frontier. Academy of Management Review. 10(1). 147–147. 46 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J., Kim B. Clark, & Alan M. Kantrow. (1983). Industrial renaissance : producing a competitive future for America. Basic Books. 161 indexed citations
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Hayes, Robert H. & William J. Abernathy. (1983). Déclin économique et compétitivité des entreprises. DSpace (Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique). 248–261. 1 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J., et al.. (1983). Relearning from the old masters: Lessons of the American System of Manufacturing. Journal of Operations Management. 3(4). 155–167. 16 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J.. (1982). Competitive Decline in U.S. Innovation: The Management Factor. Research Management. 25(5). 34–41. 10 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & Robert H. Hayes. (1981). Comportamientos de la dirección que llevan a la ruina. Harvard-Deusto business review. 62(7). 37–54.
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Ginsburg, Douglas H. & William J. Abernathy. (1980). Government, technology, and the future of the automobile. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & James M. Utterback. (1978). Patterns of Industrial Innovation. Technology Review. 80(7). 40–47. 2266 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goodman, Richard A. & William J. Abernathy. (1978). The contribution of ‘new boy’ phenomena to increasing innovation and improvement in new technology. R and D Management. 9(1). 33–42. 13 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J., et al.. (1975). Operations management: Text and cases. 7 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & James M. Utterback. (1975). INNOVATION AND THE EVOLVING STRUCTURE OF THE FIRM.. 12 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J., Alan Sheldon, & C. K. Prahalad. (1974). The Management of health care. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 10 indexed citations
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Hershey, John C., William J. Abernathy, & Nicholas Baloff. (1974). COMPARISON OF NURSE ALLOCATION POLICIES‐A MONTE CARLO MODEL*. Decision Sciences. 5(1). 58–72. 30 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J., Nicholas Baloff, John C. Hershey, & Sten Wandel. (1973). A Three-Stage Manpower Planning and Scheduling Model—A Service-Sector Example. Operations Research. 21(3). 693–711. 131 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J. & John C. Hershey. (1972). A Spatial-Allocation Model for Regional Health-Services Planning. Operations Research. 20(3). 629–642. 44 indexed citations
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Abernathy, William J.. (1971). Some issues concerning the effectiveness of parallel strategies in R&D projects. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. EM-18(3). 80–89. 10 indexed citations
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White, Lon R., et al.. (1968). Immune competence in congenital rubella: Lymphocyte transformation, delayed hypersensitivity, and response to vaccination. The Journal of Pediatrics. 73(2). 229–234. 25 indexed citations

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