William J. Abernathy

10.6k citations
30 papers · 7.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 16

William J. Abernathy

27 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Innovation: Mapping the winds of creative destruction1.4k197520261992200950010001.5k2.0k

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William J. Abernathy
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Strategy and Management 4.4k
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 1.5k
  • Business and International Management 305
  • Management Science and Operations Research 1.6k
  • Economics and Econometrics 2.4k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20152
2
Comment établir une carte stratégique des innovations dans un secteur industriel
19881
3
Innovation: Mapping the winds of creative destructionbreakdown →
19851350
4 198546
5
Industrial renaissance : producing a competitive future for America
1983161
6
Déclin économique et compétitivité des entreprises
19831
7 198316
8 198210
9 19810
10
Government, technology, and the future of the automobile
198015
11
Patterns of Industrial Innovationbreakdown →
19782266
12 197813
13
Operations management: Text and cases
19757
14
INNOVATION AND THE EVOLVING STRUCTURE OF THE FIRM.
197512
15
The Management of health care
197410
16 197430
17 1973131
18 197244
19 197110
20 196825

About William J. Abernathy

William J. Abernathy is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and Emergency Medical Services, having authored 30 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (4 papers), Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling (3 papers), International Business and FDI (3 papers), Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions (2 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (2 papers), Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (2 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (2 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Strategy and Management (4.4k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (1.5k citations) and Business and International Management (305 citations). William J. Abernathy has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Cameroon. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Management Science and Research Policy.

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