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Organizations

An organization is a formally structured social entity deliberately established with hierarchical authority and specialized role differentiation to coordinate collective action toward specific objectives.

29.5K

Publications

3.3M

Citations

41.6K

Authors

6.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7.3K

Variants

Organization Studies

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Publications

29.5K

Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks

Duncan J. Watts, Steven H. Strogatz · Nature · 1998 · 43.2K citations

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The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields

Paul DiMaggio, Walter W. Powell · American Sociological Review · 1983 · 36K citations

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Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony

John W. Meyer, Brian Rowan · American Journal of Sociology · 1977 · 27.3K citations

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The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization

Peter M. Senge · Performance + Instruction · 1991 · 20.2K citations · Full text

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Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind.

Harry C. Triandis, Geert Hofstede · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1993 · 17.9K citations · Full text

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Authors

41.6K

  1. SC
    Stewart Clegg

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    82 publications · 8.3K citations

    42

    h-index

  2. JS
    Jörg Sydow

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    50 publications · 7.8K citations

    35

    h-index

  3. NJ
    Nicolai J. Foss

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    44 publications · 7.7K citations

    32

    h-index

  4. JP
    Jeffrey Pfeffer

    Stanford University, United States

    37 publications · 31.2K citations

    31

    h-index

  5. RG
    Royston Greenwood

    University of Alberta, Canada

    39 publications · 14.6K citations

    30

    h-index

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Institutions

6.5K

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    103 h-index

    235 publications

    91.3K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    90 h-index

    241 publications

    59.7K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    87 h-index

    218 publications

    48K citations

  4. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    84 h-index

    317 publications

    28.2K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    79 h-index

    195 publications

    26.6K citations

  6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    78 h-index

    238 publications

    27.2K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    70 h-index

    180 publications

    30.2K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    68 h-index

    142 publications

    37.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 585 publications · 298.7K citations

    227

    h-index

  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 498 publications · 264.5K citations

    201

    h-index

  3. Organization Science

    402 publications · 147.5K citations

    174

    h-index

  4. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 441 publications · 131.8K citations

    164

    h-index

  5. Organization Studies

    624 publications · 80K citations

    145

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See also

Organizations

Structures

Governance

Functions

Outcomes

Environments