William R. Torbert

3.2k total citations
61 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William R. Torbert is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Torbert has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Clinical Psychology, 8 papers in Education and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in William R. Torbert's work include Ego Development and Educational Practices (16 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (3 papers) and Educational Leadership and Innovation (3 papers). William R. Torbert is often cited by papers focused on Ego Development and Educational Practices (16 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (3 papers) and Educational Leadership and Innovation (3 papers). William R. Torbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. William R. Torbert's co-authors include Susanne R. Cook‐Greuter, David Rooke, Dalmar Fisher, Judi Marshall, Joy E. Beatty, W. D. Wall, John M. Dutton, Roger L. M. Dunbar, Beverly A. Smith and Benyamin M. Bergmann Lichtenstein and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Review and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

William R. Torbert

56 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William R. Torbert United States	25	564	469	360	336	295	61	1.8k
Peter Herriot United Kingdom	25	1.2k 2.2×	172 0.4×	518 1.4×	329 1.0×	167 0.6×	88	2.5k
Cynthia D. McCauley United States	24	1.4k 2.5×	413 0.9×	388 1.1×	528 1.6×	158 0.5×	43	2.7k
Elliott Jaques United States	18	608 1.1×	185 0.4×	268 0.7×	126 0.4×	251 0.9×	61	1.7k
Ellen Van Velsor United States	14	893 1.6×	179 0.4×	425 1.2×	284 0.8×	106 0.4×	25	2.0k
Eugene Webb United States	12	194 0.3×	193 0.4×	725 2.0×	224 0.7×	224 0.8×	37	2.3k
Karl W. Kuhnert United States	15	835 1.5×	437 0.9×	293 0.8×	169 0.5×	58 0.2×	28	1.8k
Abraham Zaleznik United States	17	748 1.3×	154 0.3×	222 0.6×	184 0.5×	125 0.4×	55	1.7k
Christopher Orpen South Africa	24	967 1.7×	255 0.5×	474 1.3×	339 1.0×	52 0.2×	161	2.1k
Jack R. Gibb United States	9	959 1.7×	125 0.3×	431 1.2×	400 1.2×	235 0.8×	20	2.5k
Ronald A. Ash United States	18	779 1.4×	349 0.7×	359 1.0×	571 1.7×	86 0.3×	37	2.1k

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Torbert, William R.. (2013). Listening into the Dark: An Essay Testing the Validity and Efficacy of Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry for Describing and Encouraging Transformations of Self, Society, and Scientific Inquiry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

Rooke, David, William R. Torbert, Reut Livne‐Tarandach, Aliki Nicolaides, & David McCallum. (2008). Organisational Transformation requires the presence of leaders who are Strategists and Alchemists. 2 indexed citations

Rooke, David & William R. Torbert. (2005). Seven transformations of leadership. Harvard business review. 83(4). 66–76. 148 indexed citations

Torbert, William R., et al.. (2001). Towards a participatory worldview: part 2. 24(2). 1–48. 1 indexed citations

Torbert, William R.. (1999). The Distinctive Questions Developmental Action Inquiry Asks. Management Learning. 30(2). 189–206. 47 indexed citations

Torbert, William R., et al.. (1998). Organizational transformation as a function of CEOs' developmental stage. Organization development journal. 16(1). 11–28. 78 indexed citations

Torbert, William R.. (1996). The “Chaotic” Action Awareness of Transformational Leaders. International Journal of Public Administration. 19(6). 911–939. 6 indexed citations

Lichtenstein, Benyamin M. Bergmann, Beverly A. Smith, & William R. Torbert. (1995). Leadership and Ethical Development. Business Ethics Quarterly. 5(1). 97–116. 7 indexed citations

Torbert, William R.. (1994). The Good Life. Journal of Management Inquiry. 3(1). 58–66. 7 indexed citations

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Fisher, Dalmar & William R. Torbert. (1991). Transforming managerial practice: Beyond the achiever stage. 5. 143–173. 29 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1991). Teaching action inquiry. 5. 2–12. 5 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1989). Leading organizational transformation. 3. 83–116. 30 indexed citations

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Fisher, Dalmar, et al.. (1987). Human Development and Managerial Effectiveness. Group & Organization Studies. 12(3). 257–273. 45 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1985). The executive mind. Planning Review. 13(5). 24–27. 2 indexed citations

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Dunbar, Roger L. M., John M. Dutton, & William R. Torbert. (1982). CROSSING MOTHER: IDEOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. Journal of Management Studies. 19(1). 91–108. 51 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1981). Why educational research has been so uneducational: The case for a new model of social science based on collaborative inquiry. 141–151. 59 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1977). A guide for the perplexed. 2(4). 104–107. 16 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R., et al.. (1975). T-Groups and Therapy Groups in a Changing Society.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 4(4). 427–427. 11 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R.. (1974). Doing Rawls Justice.. Harvard Educational Review. 4 indexed citations

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Torbert, William R. & Malcolm P. Rogers. (1973). Being for the Most Part Puppets.. 14 indexed citations

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