2026 Achilles A. Armenakis: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	54	755	698	333	301	120	23796
Psychology	52	4887	4529	2688	2432	106	23078

Overview

Achilles A. Armenakis is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie at the intersection of business, management, and accounting, with additional work in social sciences. The scientist's expertise includes several key subfields, notably accounting and sociology and political science.

The research topics Armenakis addresses encompass auditing, earnings management, and governance; corruption and economic development; as well as corporate finance and governance. These thematic areas reflect a focus on the mechanisms and implications of financial oversight and the broader socio-economic contexts affecting corporate behavior.

Armenakis has authored recent publications in notable academic venues. Among these is the 2020 paper titled "Quad-qualified audit committee director: Implications for monitoring and reducing financial corruption", published in the Journal of Corporate Finance. This work has garnered citations that highlight its influence within the field.

The scientist collaborates frequently with a range of coauthors, including Mikhail A. Gorshunov, Stanley G. Harris, H. Jack Walker, Steven Brown, and Anju Mehta. These collaborations span diverse topics related to auditing and corporate governance, indicating a networked approach to research.

Armenakis's publication record includes work in the Journal of Corporate Finance, further underscoring a focus on corporate financial oversight and governance issues within high-impact academic platforms.

Quad-qualified audit committee director: Implications for monitoring and reducing financial corruption (2020, Journal of Corporate Finance)

Mikhail A. Gorshunov
Stanley G. Harris
H. Jack Walker
Steven Brown
Anju Mehta

Journal of Corporate Finance

Business, Management and Accounting
Social Sciences

Accounting
Sociology and Political Science

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Corruption and Economic Development
Corporate Finance and Governance

Best Publications

Creating Readiness for Organizational Change

Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris;Kevin W. Mossholder

3527
Citations
Organizational Change: A Review of Theory and Research in the 1990s

Achilles A. Armenakis;Arthur G. Bedeian

2770
Citations
Readiness for Organizational Change: The Systematic Development of a Scale.

Daniel T. Holt;Achilles A. Armenakis;Hubert S. Feild;Stanley G. Harris

2044
Citations
Change Recipients’ Reactions to Organizational Change: A 60-Year Review of Quantitative Studies

Shaul Oreg;Maria Vakola;Achilles Armenakis

1364
Citations
Crafting a change message to create transformational readiness

Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris

1134
Citations
Change Readiness: A Multilevel Review

Alannah E. Rafferty;Nerina L. Jimmieson;Achilles A. Armenakis

1063
Citations
Organizational culture and effectiveness: A study of values, attitudes, and organizational outcomes

Brian T. Gregory;Stanley G. Harris;Achilles A. Armenakis;Christopher L. Shook

997
Citations
Reflections: our Journey in Organizational Change Research and Practice

Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris

823
Citations
A path-analytic study of the consequences of role conflict and ambiguity.

Arthur G. Bedeian;Achilles A. Armenakis

790
Citations
Making change permanent A model for institutionalizing change interventions

Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris;Hubert S. Feild

628
Citations
Transformational leadership, relationship quality, and employee performance during continuous incremental organizational change

Min Z. Carter;Achilles A. Armenakis;Hubert S. Feild;Kevin W. Mossholder

624
Citations
Organizational Change Recipients' Beliefs Scale: Development of an Assessment Instrument

Achilles A. Armenakis;Jeremy B. Bernerth;Jennifer P. Pitts;H. Jack Walker

608
Citations
Justice, Cynicism, and Commitment A Study of Important Organizational Change Variables

Jeremy B. Bernerth;Achilles A. Armenakis;Hubert S. Feild;H. Jack Walker

584
Citations
Factors influencing organizational change efforts: An integrative investigation of change content, context, process and individual differences

H. Jack Walker;Achilles A. Armenakis;Jeremy B. Bernerth

450
Citations
The effects of specific job satisfaction facets on customer perceptions of service quality: An employee-level analysis.

Robin L. Snipes;Sharon L. Oswald;Michael LaTour;Achilles A. Armenakis

441
Citations
Toward a Comprehensive Definition of Readiness for Change: A Review of Research and Instrumentation

Daniel T. Holt;Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris;Hubert S. Feild

408
Citations
Leader–member social exchange (LMSX): development and validation of a scale

Jeremy B. Bernerth;Achilles A. Armenakis;Hubert S. Feild;William F. Giles

383
Citations
Organizational Change Content, Process, and Context: A Simultaneous Analysis of Employee Reactions

Dennis R. Self;Achilles A. Armenakis;Mike Schraeder

364
Citations
Dispositional resistance to change : measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations

Shaul Oreg;Mahmut Bayazit;Maria Vakola;Luis Arciniega

342
Citations
Emotion during Organizational Transformations: An Interactive Model of Survivor Reactions

Kevin W. Mossholder;Randall P. Settoon;Achilles A. Armenakis;Stanley G. Harris

252
Citations
The effects of specific job satisfaction facets on customer perceptions of service quality: An employee-level analysis

Robin L. Snipes;Sharon L Oswald;Achilles A Armenakis;Michael S. Latour

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hubert S. Feild Auburn University

Arthur G. Bedeian Louisiana State University

Kevin W. Mossholder Auburn University

Nerina L. Jimmieson Queensland University of Technology

Michael S. LaTour University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Michael S. Cole Texas Christian University

Robert W. Zmud University of Oklahoma

Bernard Burnes University of Stirling

M. Ronald Buckley University of Oklahoma

External Links

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