2026 David A. Whetten: 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	56	678	625	299	270	102	28868

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Business and Management

678

625

299

270

102

28868

Research.com Recognitions

Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

David A. Whetten is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, particularly focusing on business, management, and accounting. The subfields of study associated with their work include education, organizational behavior and human resource management, strategy and management, and gender studies.

Their published research addresses a variety of topics, such as management and organizational studies, corporate identity and reputation, gender diversity and inequality, problem and project-based learning, evaluation of teaching practices, and online and blended learning.

Among their recent papers are:

Republication of "Principles of effective course design: What I wish I had known about learning-centered teaching 30 years ago" (2021) published in Organizational Behavior Teaching Review
Organizational Identity Comparison, Organizational Identification, and Organizational Commitment (2020) published in Academy of Management Proceedings

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David A. Whetten include:

Peter Foreman
Cleo Silvestri
Philipp Bubenzer
Mathew L. Sheep
Jason Scott Entsminger

The scientist's publication venues primarily include Organizational Behavior Teaching Review and Academy of Management Proceedings.

David A. Whetten has also been recognized as a Dean of Fellow by the Academy of Management.

Best Publications

What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution

David A. Whetten

4162
Citations
Developing management skills

David Allred Whetten;Kim S. Cameron

1734
Citations
Identity, Intended Image, Construed Image, and Reputation: An Interdisciplinary Framework and Suggested Terminology

Tom J. Brown;Peter A. Dacin;Michael G. Pratt;David A. Whetten

1712
Citations
A Social Actor Conception of Organizational Identity and Its Implications for the Study of Organizational Reputation

David A. Whetten;Alison Mackey

1458
Citations
Albert and Whetten Revisited: Strengthening the Concept of Organizational Identity:

David A. Whetten

1383
Citations
Family Firms and Social Responsibility: Preliminary Evidence from the S&P 500:

W. Gibb Dyer;David A. Whetten

1320
Citations
Members' Identification with Multiple-Identity Organizations

Peter Foreman;David A. Whetten

1134
Citations
Organization-Sets, Action-Sets, and Networks: Making the Most of Simplicity

Howard E Aldrich;David Whetten

1102
Citations
Organizational Effects of Decline and Turbulence.

Kim S. Cameron;Myung U. Kim;David A. Whetten

942
Citations
Organizational Effectiveness: A Comparison of Multiple Models

Kim S. Cameron;David A. Whetten

792
Citations
Desarrollo de habilidades directivas

David A. Whetten;Kim S. Cameron

787
Citations
Organizational Growth and Decline Processes

D A Whetten

719
Citations
An Examination of the Interface between Context and Theory Applied to the Study of Chinese Organizations

David A. Whetten

636
Citations
Organizational Dysfunctions of Decline

Kim S. Cameron;David A. Whetten;Myung U. Kim

626
Citations
Perspective---Finding the Organization in Organizational Theory: A Meta-Theory of the Organization as a Social Actor

Brayden G. King;Teppo Felin;David A. Whetten

609
Citations
Perceptions of Organizational Effectiveness Over Organizational Life Cycles

Kim S. Cameron;David A. Whetten

601
Citations
Interorganizational Coordination: Theory, Research, and Implementation

David L. Rogers;David A. Whetten

597
Citations
Organizational Decline: A Neglected Topic in Organizational Science1

David A. Whetten

593
Citations
The Practice of Theory Borrowing in Organizational Studies: Current Issues and Future Directions

David A. Whetten;Teppo Felin;Brayden G. King

488
Citations
Interorganizational Relations: A Review of the Field.

David A. Whetten

480
Citations
Rethinking the Relationship Between Reputation and Legitimacy: A Social Actor Conceptualization

Brayden G King;David A Whetten

475
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim S. Cameron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

David M. Boje New Mexico State University

Howard E Aldrich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Robert I. Sutton Stanford University

Kimberly D. Elsbach University of California, Davis

Michael G. Pratt Boston College

Joseph Galaskiewicz University of Arizona

Dennis A. Gioia Pennsylvania State University

Trish Reay University of Alberta

Blake E. Ashforth Arizona State University

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