Zur Shapira

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Zur Shapira is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Decision Sciences and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zur Shapira has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 18 papers in General Decision Sciences and 15 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Zur Shapira's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (18 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (10 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers). Zur Shapira is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (18 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (10 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers). Zur Shapira collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Zur Shapira's co-authors include James G. March, Itzhak Venezia, Lee Clarke, Joseph Lampel, Jamal Shamsie, Theresa K. Lant, Kent D. Miller, Roger L. M. Dunbar, Amrut Nashikkar and Moshe Givon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Zur Shapira

78 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Managerial Perspectives o... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1992 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. Managerial Perspectives on Risk and Risk Taking
    1987 2.2k citations James G. March, Zur Shapira Management Science profile →
  2. Variable risk preferences and the focus of attention.
    1992 522 citations Zur Shapira 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
Zur Shapira United States 30 2.2k 1.9k 1.5k 1.3k 1.0k 82 6.5k
Philip Bromiley United States 37 3.5k 1.6× 3.3k 1.7× 1.5k 1.0× 849 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 87 7.3k
Dan Lovallo Australia 23 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 760 0.6× 612 0.6× 56 5.5k
Kent D. Miller United States 32 3.1k 1.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 956 0.7× 958 0.9× 61 6.1k
Richard A. Bettis United States 35 5.1k 2.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 563 0.4× 1.9k 1.8× 69 8.5k
Robert Gibbons United States 29 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 3.9k 2.5× 437 0.3× 464 0.4× 50 7.5k
Russell S. Winer United States 37 1.3k 0.6× 386 0.2× 1.7k 1.1× 259 0.2× 1.7k 1.6× 117 8.0k
Cohen United States 5 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 209 0.2× 1.2k 1.1× 19 5.4k
Williamson United States 5 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 206 0.2× 1.2k 1.1× 16 5.4k
Greenberg United States 7 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 206 0.2× 1.2k 1.1× 17 5.4k
Clarkson 4 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 206 0.2× 1.2k 1.1× 6 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zur Shapira

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zur Shapira

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zur Shapira

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zur Shapira. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zur Shapira based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Zur Shapira. Zur Shapira is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Songcui, et al.. (2024). Motivation and Ability: Unpacking Underperforming Firms’ Risk Taking. Organization Science. 35(6). 2141–2159. 2 indexed citations
2.
Shapira, Zur, et al.. (2016). Entering new markets: The effect of performance feedback near aspiration and well below and above it. Strategic Management Journal. 38(7). 1416–1434. 193 indexed citations
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Ellis, Shmuel, Barak S. Aharonson, Israel Drori, & Zur Shapira. (2016). Imprinting through Inheritance: A Multi-Genealogical Study of Entrepreneurial Proclivity. Academy of Management Journal. 60(2). 500–522. 44 indexed citations
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Drori, Israel, Shmuel Ellis, & Zur Shapira. (2013). The Evolution of a New Industry. Stanford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Dushnitsky, Gary & Zur Shapira. (2010). Entrepreneurial finance meets organizational reality: comparing investment practices and performance of corporate and independent venture capitalists. Strategic Management Journal. 31(9). 990–1017. 28 indexed citations
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Venezia, Itzhak, Amrut Nashikkar, & Zur Shapira. (2010). Firm specific and macro herding by professional and amateur investors and their effects on market volatility. Journal of Banking & Finance. 35(7). 1599–1609. 124 indexed citations
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Lampel, Joseph, Jamal Shamsie, & Zur Shapira. (2009). Experiencing the Improbable: Rare Events and Organizational Learning. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 3 indexed citations
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Dushnitsky, Gary & Zur Shapira. (2008). ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE MEET ORGANIZATIONAL REALITY: COMPARING INVESTMENT PRACTICES BY CORPORATE AND INDEPENDENT VENTURE CAPITALISTS.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2008(1). 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Venezia, Itzhak & Zur Shapira. (2006). On the Behavioral Differences between Professional and Amateur Investors after the Weekend. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Venezia, Itzhak & Zur Shapira. (2002). An Experimental Study of the Full-Coverage Puzzle. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lampel, Joseph & Zur Shapira. (2001). Judgmental Errors, Interactive Norms, and the Difficulty of Detecting Strategic Surprises. Organization Science. 12(5). 599–611. 39 indexed citations
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Shapira, Zur. (2000). Governance in Organizations: A Cognitive Perspective. Journal of Management & Governance. 4(1-2). 53–67. 13 indexed citations
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Sniezek, Janet A. & Zur Shapira. (1998). Risk Taking: A Managerial Perspective.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 43(3). 726–726. 22 indexed citations
14.
Shapira, Zur, et al.. (1997). Attention Allocation and Managerial Decision Making. The Faculty Digital Archive (New York University). 1 indexed citations
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Lampel, Joseph & Zur Shapira. (1995). Progress and its Discontents: Data Scarcity and the Limits of Falsification in Strategic Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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March, James G. & Zur Shapira. (1987). Managerial Perspectives on Risk and Risk Taking. Management Science. 33(11). 1404–1418. 2205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Givon, Moshe & Zur Shapira. (1984). Response to Rating Scales: A Theoretical Model and Its Application to the Number of Categories Problem. Journal of Marketing Research. 21(4). 410–419. 48 indexed citations
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Fischhoff, Baruch, Bernard Goitein, & Zur Shapira. (1981). Subjective expected utility: A model of decision‐making. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 32(5). 391–399. 35 indexed citations
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Shapira, Zur & Roger L. M. Dunbar. (1980). Testing Mintzberg's managerial roles classification using an in-basket simulation.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 65(1). 87–95. 1 indexed citations
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Shapira, Zur. (1976). Expectancy determinants of intrinsically motivated behavior.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 34(6). 1235–1244. 3 indexed citations

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