OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Edgar H. Schein: Reflections on his Life and Career	38
Enacting Leadership Legitimacy under Terms of Limited Formal and Informal Power in a Heterarchical Network of Organizations	35
Strategies for Generating Deliberately Emergent Qualitative Research Designs	34
Daily Job Crafting and Adaptive Performance During Organizational Change: The Moderating Role of Managers’ Influence Tactics	34
Using Design Thinking to Develop a Capacity-Building Toolkit of Healthy Digital Relations in Schools	26
Andy Van de Ven’s Wonderfully Full Life	17
Introversion in Leaders: Role-Congruent Leader Behavior and Thriving in Daily Working Life	16
Working Alliance Theory in Workplace Coaching: A Pilot Study Exploring the Missing Role of the Organization	16
Building a Workplace-Based Learning Culture: The “Receiver's” Perspective on Speaking Up	15
A Humble Giant: Reframing the Management Consulting Challenge	15
Organizational Changes in Adopting Agile Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review	15
How Empowerment Can Help to Reduce Change-Related Uncertainty in Young Employees	13
Collaborative Inquiry Fuelled by Reflexive Learning: Changing Change	13
Sensemaking and Creativity at Work When Employees are Coping with Traumatic Life Experiences: Implications for Positive Organizational Change	13
Reflections on Ed Schein's Teachings	12
When Normal is Not Normal: A Theory of the Non-Linear and Discontinuous Process of Desired Change and its Managerial Implications	12
Delivering impact via the ebb-and-flow of a research team: Reflection on a long-term program of research into a global societal challenge*	11
Family, Work, Collegial, and Emotional Influences on Problem-Focused Voice Behaviors	11
Addressing Burnout: A Shift to the Progressive Work Model	11
Honey, We Shrunk Our Impact: Social Impact in Organizational Research	10
Career Anchors, Edgar Schein, and Me	9
A Qualitative Study of Competencies of Coaches That Predict Client Behavior Change	8
How Situated Attentions Affect the Choices of Professional Service Managers in the Transition to Hybrid Work Arrangements	8
Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations	8
Mobilizing Professors’ Support of Digital Change: Multi-Level Insights on IT Resources as a Boundary Condition	7

Edgar H. Schein 1928–2023	7
Forward to the Past	6
Unpacking “Sense of Place” and “Place-making” in Organization Studies: A Toolkit for Place-sensitive Research	6
What AI Knows: Shaping Work and Pushing Ideas on Changing Organizations	6
Facilitating Change: The Role of Adaptability and LMX for Change Support	6
What's in Your Bag? Scholars and Practioners Talk Together Differently	6
Mutual Sense-Censoring, Generative Exploration, and Collaborative Change: A Case Study of Headquarters–Subsidiary Relationships in Asia	6
Transition Pains: Recognizing Employee Reactions to Organizational Realignment in a Disruptive Context	6
A Retrospective Look at Coaching with Compassion: Two Decades of Research and Practice	6
Why Digital Transformation May Fail – And What Can Be Done About It	6