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Organization Size

Organization Size is a structural attribute denoting the total number of employees, units, or operational components within an organization, serving as a determinant variable in contingency theories that examine how organizational design and performance vary with scale.

613

Publications

61.1K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

576

Institutions

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2017–2026

101

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Publications

613

Institutional Logics and the Historical Contingency of Power in Organizations: Executive Succession in the Higher Education Publishing Industry, 1958– 1990

Patricia Thornton, William Ocasio · American Journal of Sociology · 1999 · 3.1K citations

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Organizational Complexity and Innovation: Developing and Testing Multiple Contingency Models

Fariborz Damanpour · Management Science · 1996 · 1.4K citations

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Homophily in Voluntary Organizations: Status Distance and the Composition of Face-to-Face Groups

J. Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin · American Sociological Review · 1987 · 1.2K citations

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Market Networks and Corporate Behavior

Wayne E. Baker · American Journal of Sociology · 1990 · 1.2K citations

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A Formal Theory of Differentiation in Organizations

Peter M. Blau · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

1.2K

  1. MA
    Muhammad Azeem Akbar

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

    6 publications · 220 citations

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  2. AL
    Arne L. Kalleberg

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    5 publications · 625 citations

    5

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  3. RA
    Rhys Andrews

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 412 citations

    5

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  4. DJ
    David J. Hickson

    University of Bradford, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 2.3K citations

    5

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  5. CR
    C. R. Hinings

    University of Alberta, Canada

    5 publications · 2K citations

    5

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Institutions

576

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    749 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    214 citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    2.8K citations

  6. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    314 citations

  7. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    627 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    638 citations

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Venues

  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 29 publications · 5.9K citations

    26

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  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 26 publications · 6.5K citations

    24

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  3. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 25 publications · 4K citations

    20

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 14 publications · 557 citations

    12

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  5. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 14 publications · 616 citations

    12

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