Concepedia

Multi-level Explanation

Multi-Level Explanation is an academic concept that refers to an explanatory framework that integrates causal or functional accounts across distinct organizational or temporal levels, distinguishing itself by explicitly linking mechanisms or phenomena at one level to those at higher or lower levels through systematic, hierarchical relationships.

68

Publications

4.1K

Citations

168

Authors

118

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Parents

Publications

68

Multilevel Theory Building: Benefits, Barriers, and New Developments

Katherine J. Klein, Henry L. Tosi, Albert A. Cannella · Academy of Management Review · 1999 · 465 citations

, , +14

Innovation At and Across Multiple Levels of Analysis

Anil K. Gupta, Paul E. Tesluk, M. Susan Taylor · Organization Science · 2007 · 382 citations

, , +9

The Mechanismic Worldview: Thinking Inside the Box

John Gerring · British Journal of Political Science · 2007 · 361 citations

, , +9

A Vote Against Europe? Explaining Defection at the 1999 and 2004 European Parliament Elections

Sara B. Hobolt, Jae‐Jae Spoon, James Tilley · British Journal of Political Science · 2008 · 293 citations

, , +16

Multiple Levels of Analysis and the Limitations of Methodological Individualisms

Ronald L. Jepperson, John W. Meyer · Sociological Theory · 2011 · 266 citations

, , +9

1–5 of 68

Authors

168

  1. GA
    Gretchen A. Condran

    California University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. HL
    Huib Looren de Jong

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. EM
    Eileen M. Crimmins

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. IV
    Ivan Vallier

    Columbia University, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. DL
    Danielle L. Levesque

    University of Maine, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

    h-index

1–5 of 168

Institutions

118

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    393 citations

  2. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

  3. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    97 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  7. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    358 citations

1–8 of 118

Venues

  1. Philosophy of Science

    3 publications · 149 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. Theory & Psychology

    2 publications · 52 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Social Science History

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Organization Science

    2 publications · 423 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. British Journal of Political Science

    2 publications · 654 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5