Founder Figures

Founder Figures is a construct in the study of origin legends that denotes an archetypal individual credited with establishing a community, institution, or cultural practice, distinguished by symbolic or mythical attributes that legitimize collective identity and historical continuity.

5

Publications

240

Citations

8

Authors

5

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

Variants

Founding Figures

Authors

8

  1. AL
    Ann Langley

    HEC Montréal, Canada

    1 publications · 116 citations

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  2. LM
    Lydia Marinelli

    Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien, Austria

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. DA
    Daniel Anlezark

    Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. DN
    Dénes Némedi

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. CA
    C. A. Bayly

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 57 citations

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Venues

  1. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. Science in Context

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. Organization Studies

    1 publications · 116 citations

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  4. Modern Intellectual History

    MIH · 1 publications · 57 citations

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  5. Anglo-Saxon England

    1 publications · 30 citations

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