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Organizational Strategy and Culture

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Ilze Zumente
Riga Technical University
2
Richard W. Puyt
University of Twente
3
Márcio Oliveira
University of Beira Interior
4
Oluwaseun Temitope Ojogiwa
University of KwaZulu-Natal
5
Alexis Bajalia Fitzsimmons
University of Florida
6
Muhammad Yasir Khan
University of California, Berkeley
7
Amanda Helen Sibonde
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
8
Martijn Wiarda
Eindhoven University of Technology
9
Nikolai Brosch
Technical University of Munich
10
Güllü Gençer
Dumlupinar University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Mission Motivation and Public Sector Performance: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
American Economic Review|2025
30 cit.
2
Responsible mission governance: An integrative framework and research agenda
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2024
28 cit.
3
The Ansoff archive: Revisiting Ansoff's legacy and the holistic approach to strategic management
Strategic Change|2024
17 cit.
4
From SOFT approach to SWOT analysis, a historical reconstruction
Journal of Management History|2024
14 cit.
5
Good Politicians: Experimental Evidence on Motivations for Political Candidacy and Government Performance
The Review of Economic Studies|2024
12 cit.
6
The Mediating Effect of Motivation between Internal Communication and Job Satisfaction
Administrative Sciences|2024
9 cit.
7
Evaluating ChatGPT-4’s historical accuracy: a case study on the origins of SWOT analysis
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence|2024
9 cit.
8
Do transformer missions redirect values of mission-oriented projects? The case of the EU mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2024
8 cit.
9
When AI turns culture into slop
AI & Society|2025
8 cit.
10
Value-Sensitive Design of Potable Water Reuse: Aligning Academic Research with Societal Concerns
Science and Engineering Ethics|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mushfiqur Rahman
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
2
Mohamad Saleh Hammoud
Walden University
3
Yavuz Bayram
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4
Karunanidhi Reddy
Durban University of Technology
5
Eric Yanfei Zhao
Ghana Institute of Languages
6
Elegwa Mukuru
Unknown
7
Bruce Hanson
Pepperdine University
8
Tanja Führer
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
9
Vin Berman
William Osler Health System
10
Delia-Mioara Popescu
Valahia University of Targoviste

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Optimal Distinctiveness: On Being the Same and Different
Organization Theory|2022
57 cit.
2
International expansion and home-country resource acquisition: A signaling perspective of emerging-market firms’ internationalization
Journal of International Business Studies|2023
36 cit.
3
Going beyond optimal distinctiveness: Strategic positioning for gaining an audience composition premium
Strategic Management Journal|2022
31 cit.
4
Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness: Theoretical Origins, Integrative Review, and Research Agenda
Journal of Management Studies|2024
19 cit.
5
Information Technology, Inequality, and Adult Literacy in Developing Countries
Journal of the Knowledge Economy|2023
16 cit.
6
Social class origin and entrepreneurship: An integrative review and research agenda
Journal of Business Venturing|2025
15 cit.
7
Regulation of Nanotechnology and Nano-Enabled Products: The Implications of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 in South Africa
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies|2022
7 cit.
8
Challenges Facing Street Vendors in Durban and the Role of The Law: A Means to Empowering Women
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies|2024
5 cit.
9
Transforming Agriculture for a Sustainable Future: Economic, Ethical, and Environmental Perspectives
Sustainability|2025
5 cit.
10
Managing supply chain risk through inter-organisational justice
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management|2024
3 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Blake E. Ashforth
Arizona State University
2
Michael B. Arthur
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
3
Mark Griffin
Curtin University
4
Sanjay K. Pandey
University of Kansas
5
Fred R. David
University of Debrecen
6
Henry Mintzberg
McGill University
7
Shaker A. Zahra
University of Minnesota
8
Donald P. Moynihan
University of Michigan
9
Jerry I. Porras
Stanford University
10
J. Stewart Black
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension
Academy of Management Review|2002
7.8k cit.
2
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Academy of Management Review|1989
7.7k cit.
3
The Nature of Managerial Work
Operational Research Quarterly (1970-1977)|1974
6.3k cit.
4
Alumni and their alma mater: A partial test of the reformulated model of organizational identification
Journal of Organizational Behavior|1992
5.7k cit.
5
Social Identity Theory and the Organization
Academy of Management Review|1989
5.1k cit.
6
Absorptive Capacity: A Review, Reconceptualization, and Extension
Academy of Management Review|2002
4.7k cit.
7
Of strategies, deliberate and emergent
Strategic Management Journal|1985
4.5k cit.
8
The Structure of "Unstructured" Decision Processes
Administrative Science Quarterly|1976
3.8k cit.
9
The Motivational Effects of Charismatic Leadership: A Self-Concept Based Theory
Organization Science|1993
3.6k cit.
10
Patterns in Strategy Formation
Management Science|1978
3.5k cit.

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