SMEAL WIKI

James B. Thomas

Risk Management - Emeritus

Department	Risk Management
Position	Emeritus
PSU profile	https://directory.smeal.psu.edu/j2t
OpenAlex	A5103416689
Works (OpenAlex)	39
Citations	6954
h-index	23
Match confidence	high

Top works

Identity, Image, and Issue Interpretation: Sensemaking During Strategic Change in Academia (1996) - Administrative Science Quarterly - cites: 1774
Symbolism and Strategic Change in Academia: The Dynamics of Sensemaking and Influence (1994) - Organization Science - cites: 765
Forging an Identity: An Insider-outsider Study of Processes Involved in the Formation of Organizational Identity (2010) - Administrative Science Quarterly - cites: 734
Efficacy-Performing Spirals: A Multilevel Perspective (1995) - Academy of Management Review - cites: 667
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS AND PERFORMANCE: A COMPARISON OF THEORETICAL APPROACHES. (1993) - Academy of Management Journal - cites: 566
Transitional Identity as a Facilitator of Organizational Identity Change during a Merger (2010) - Administrative Science Quarterly - cites: 449
Understanding “Strategic Learning”: Linking Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management, and Sensemaking (2001) - Organization Science - cites: 341
FIELD RESEARCH METHODS IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEORY BUILDING AND TESTING* (1994) - Journal of Management Studies - cites: 320
The Identity of Organizations (1998) - - cites: 189
Strategic Sensemaking and Organizational Performance: Linkages Among Scanning, Interpretation, Action, and Outcomes (1993) - Academy of Management Journal - cites: 172
Emulation in Academia: Balancing Structure and Identity (2001) - Organization Science - cites: 161
INFORMATION PROCESSING IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE BUILDING: A MULTIPLE‐CASE APPROACH* (1993) - Journal of Management Studies - cites: 125
ANTECEDENTS TO ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE INTERPRETATION: THE ROLES OF SINGLE-LEVEL, CROSS-LEVEL, AND CONTENT CUES. (1994) - Academy of Management Journal - cites: 100
The value of action and inference in dynamic decision making (1987) - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes - cites: 91
Organizational Configurations and Performance: A Comparison of Theoretical Approaches (1993) - Academy of Management Journal - cites: 86
Process, Content and Context: Synergistic Effects on Organizational Performance (1996) - Journal of Management - cites: 79
Predicting entrepreneurial success: effects of multi-dimensional achievement motivation, levels of ownership, and cooperative relationships (1989) - Entrepreneurship and Regional Development - cites: 53
New Approaches to Teaching Basic Interview Skills to Medical Students (1971) - American Journal of Psychiatry - cites: 52
Aligning business and information technology domains: strategic planning in hospitals. (1992) - PubMed - cites: 49
Interpreting Strategic Issues: Effects of Strategy and the Information-Processing Structure of Top Management Teams (1990) - Academy of Management Journal - cites: 39
Strategic Issue Analysis: NGT + Decision Analysis for Resolving Strategic Issues (1989) - The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science - cites: 28
Organizational configurations and performance (1993) - - cites: 24
The South African War Reappraised (2001) - The Journal of Military History - cites: 23
Hospitals as interpretation systems. (1991) - PubMed - cites: 11
The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War (2001) - The Journal of Military History - cites: 10

Topics

Management and Organizational StudiesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementPsychologySensemakingIdentity (music)Knowledge managementTeam Dynamics and PerformanceStrategic planningInterpretation (philosophy)Process managementProcess (computing)Organizational Leadership and Management StrategiesOrganizational identityAction (physics)Strategic management

Smeal co-authors

Dennis A. Gioia - 4 co-author work(s)
Shawn M. Clark - 3 co-author work(s)
Charles C. Snow - 2 co-author work(s)