William P. Barnett

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

William P. Barnett is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Barnett has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Strategy and Management, 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 12 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in William P. Barnett's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (19 papers) and Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (10 papers). William P. Barnett is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers), Business Strategy and Innovation (19 papers) and Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (10 papers). William P. Barnett collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William P. Barnett's co-authors include Charles A. O’Reilly, David F. Caldwell, Glenn R. Carroll, Terry L. Amburgey, Stanislav D. Dobrev, Morten T. Hansen, Elizabeth Pontikes, Henrich R. Greve, John H. Freeman and David McKendrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

William P. Barnett

42 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Work Group Demography, So... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1993 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. Work Group Demography, Social Integration, and Turnover
    1989 1.3k citations Charles A. O’Reilly, David F. Caldwell et al. Administrative Science Quarterly profile →
  2. Resetting the Clock: The Dynamics of Organizational Change and Failure
    1993 664 citations Terry L. Amburgey, William P. Barnett et al. Administrative Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William P. Barnett United States 26 2.5k 1.5k 1.1k 1.1k 945 45 5.3k
Ezra W. Zuckerman United States 23 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 837 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 2.0k 2.1× 45 6.3k
Christine M. Beckman United States 23 2.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 733 0.6× 2.0k 1.8× 821 0.9× 34 5.1k
Elaine Mosakowski United States 23 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 870 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 680 0.7× 32 4.8k
Paul Ingram United States 35 4.2k 1.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 2.1k 2.2× 71 8.7k
Jesper B. Sørensen United States 18 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 652 0.7× 31 4.6k
David B. Balkin United States 38 2.1k 0.9× 2.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.8× 705 0.7× 99 6.8k
Elaine Romanelli United States 18 2.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 914 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 992 1.0× 26 6.0k
Thomas A. Kochan United States 45 2.1k 0.8× 2.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 743 0.7× 2.0k 2.1× 203 8.2k
Joel M. Podolny United States 24 4.1k 1.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.9× 2.4k 2.5× 46 9.1k
Matthew S. Kraatz United States 21 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 513 0.5× 947 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 36 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William P. Barnett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William P. Barnett

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kienzle, Jörg, Steffen Zschaler, William P. Barnett, et al.. (2024). Requirements for modelling tools for teaching. Software & Systems Modeling. 23(5). 1055–1073. 1 indexed citations
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Bucchiarone, Antonio, Andrea Vázquez‐Ingelmo, Gianluca Schiavo, et al.. (2023). Towards Personalized Learning Paths to Empower Competence Development in Model Driven Engineering Through the ENCORE Platform. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 122–129. 5 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P., et al.. (2022). Manufacturing Popularity: An Ecological Model of Time-Based Competition. Strategy Science. 7(4). 267–283. 4 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & Walter E. Block. (2021). On Say’s Law, Keynes’s Money, and Post Keynesians. 139–165.
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Pontikes, Elizabeth & William P. Barnett. (2016). The Non-consensus Entrepreneur. Administrative Science Quarterly. 62(1). 140–178. 47 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P., et al.. (2014). "What Competes, Organizations or Products?". Academy of Management Proceedings. 2014(1). 16712–16712. 1 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P., et al.. (2012). Social identity, market memory, and first-mover advantage. Industrial and Corporate Change. 22(3). 585–615. 18 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & Elizabeth Pontikes. (2008). The Red Queen, Success Bias, and Organizational Inertia. Management Science. 54(7). 1237–1251. 94 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & Robert A. Burgelman. (2007). Evolutionary perspectives on strategy. Strategic Management Journal. 17(S1). 5–19. 105 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & Walter E. Block. (2006). Some Thoughts on Price Deflation. 2(1). 1–12.
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Barnett, William P. & Elizabeth Pontikes. (2004). THE RED QUEEN: HISTORY-DEPENDENT COMPETITION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS. Research in Organizational Behavior. 26. 351–371. 14 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P.. (2003). Asymmetric selection among organizations. Industrial and Corporate Change. 12(4). 673–695. 28 indexed citations
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McKendrick, David & William P. Barnett. (2001). THE ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITION. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 5 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & John H. Freeman. (2001). Too Much of a Good Thing? Product Proliferation and Organizational Failure. Organization Science. 12(5). 539–558. 146 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P.. (1997). The Dynamics of Competitive Intensity. Administrative Science Quarterly. 42(1). 128–128. 275 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P. & Glenn R. Carroll. (1995). Modeling Internal Organizational Change. Annual Review of Sociology. 21(1). 217–236. 405 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P.. (1993). Strategic Deterrence Among Multipoint Competitors. Industrial and Corporate Change. 2(2). 249–278. 113 indexed citations
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Barnett, William P.. (1991). STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AMONG MULTIPOINT COMPETITORS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1991(1). 7–10. 4 indexed citations
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Amburgey, Terry L., et al.. (1990). RESETTING THE CLOCK: THE DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND FAILURE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1990(1). 160–164. 71 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Charles A., David F. Caldwell, & William P. Barnett. (1989). Work Group Demography, Social Integration, and Turnover. Administrative Science Quarterly. 34(1). 21–21. 1258 indexed citations breakdown →

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