Four management faculty members among most influential authors in their field

A recently published study of the most influential authors in organizational behavior and human resource management determined the work of four College of Business management professors are among the most cited. In fact, Gerald Ferris, Wayne Hochwarter, Pamela Perrewé and Chad Van Iddekinge placed in the top 0.6 percent of 16,289 authors included in the study and referenced in textbooks.

The study’s researchers looked at which authors are most frequently cited in peer-reviewed journals and business periodicals, journal articles, book chapters and in 38 widely used undergraduate textbooks for organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management and general management. The study’s finding were published in an article titled, “A Pluralist Conceptualization of Scholarly Impact in Management Education: Students as Stakeholders,” which appears in the scholarly journal Academy of Management Learning & Education.

“This is a remarkable accomplishment, and we are proud to have four of the most cited authors on our faculty,” said College of Business Dean Michael Hartline. “Faculty members with published, cited research have an impact not only on their students, but also on society through innovation and discovery. Their important accomplishments also contribute to the college’s academic prominence, which greatly enhances our preeminence.”

By Barbara Ash