What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Law
- Social science
His primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Identity, Organizational behavior, Organizational commitment and Organizational identification.
He merges Social psychology with Workgroup in his research.
His work on Social identity theory as part of general Identity study is frequently linked to Life span and Perspective, bridging the gap between disciplines.
As a part of the same scientific family, Blake E. Ashforth mostly works in the field of Social identity theory, focusing on Identity formation and, on occasion, Ingroups and outgroups, Social identity approach, Social group, Optimal distinctiveness theory and Interpersonal relationship.
Blake E. Ashforth interconnects Social capital, Human capital, Public relations and Organizational learning in the investigation of issues within Organizational behavior.
Blake E. Ashforth combines subjects such as Job performance, Job satisfaction, Job attitude, Job design and Person–environment fit with his study of Organizational commitment.
His most cited work include:
- Social Identity Theory and the Organization (5717 citations)
- Alumni and their alma mater: A partial test of the reformulated model of organizational identification (3376 citations)
- A meta-analytic examination of the correlates of the three dimensions of job burnout. (2306 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Blake E. Ashforth mostly deals with Social psychology, Identity, Organizational behavior, Organizational identification and Public relations.
His Social psychology study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Sensemaking.
His Identity research incorporates elements of Ingroups and outgroups, Feeling and Media studies.
His Organizational identification research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cognitive psychology and Knowledge management.
His Public relations research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Construct and Law and economics.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Organizational culture and Organizational learning in addition to Organizational commitment.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (59.87%)
- Identity (20.38%)
- Organizational behavior (14.65%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2020)?
- Identity (20.38%)
- Social psychology (59.87%)
- Organizational identification (13.38%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Identity, Social psychology, Organizational identification, Sensemaking and Public relations.
His studies deal with areas such as Aesthetics, Feeling and Leader follower as well as Identity.
Blake E. Ashforth has included themes like Grounded theory and Prison in his Social psychology study.
His Organizational identification research incorporates themes from Organizational identity, Salient and Knowledge management.
His Sensemaking study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as SAINT, Art history and DUAL.
His research in Public relations is mostly focused on Organizational commitment.
Between 2016 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Respect in Organizations Feeling Valued as “We” and “Me” (59 citations)
- Congruence work in stigmatized occupations: A managerial lens on employee fit with dirty work (26 citations)
- Seeing More than Orange: Organizational Respect and Positive Identity Transformation in a Prison Context: (23 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Social psychology
- Social science
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Sensemaking, Psychological safety, Continuum and Public relations.
His Social psychology research includes elements of Grounded theory, Prison and Total institution.
His study in Sensemaking is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Attribution, Life domain and DUAL.
His Psychological safety research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Identity, Organizational behavior and Self-esteem.
A majority of his Continuum research is a blend of other scientific areas, such as Legitimacy, Stigma and Ambivalence.
His Public relations study incorporates themes from Congruence and Person–environment fit.
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