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Business and Management
Singapore
2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
70
Citations
26212
World Ranking
299
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Howard Thomas is affiliated with Singapore Management University in Singapore. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Business, Management and Accounting, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Within these broad fields, their subfields of study include Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Information Systems and Management, Spectroscopy, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their work covers several main topics, notably Management and Organizational Studies, Ethics in Business and Education, Higher Education Governance and Development, Management Theory and Practice, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Quantum and superfluid helium dynamics, and Phosphodiesterase function and regulation.

Howard Thomas has contributed to a variety of journals, with frequent publications in the Journal of General Virology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Academy of Management Learning and Education, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, and British Journal of Management.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Howard Thomas include:

  • Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, 2021, DeckerMed Transitional Year Weekly Curriculum™
  • The paradox of pornography - sexuality and problematic pornography use, 2023, Culture Health & Sexuality

Additional notable papers from related research fields in their recent period are:

  • The Triumph of Nonsense in Management Studies: A Commentary, 2020, Academy of Management Learning and Education
  • Weakly Bound Complex Formation between HCN and CH3Cl: A Matrix-Isolation and Computational Study, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Competitive Categorization and Networks: Cognitive Strategic Groups, 2022, British Journal of Management

Howard Thomas has collaborated frequently with researchers such as Stefano Harney, Leah G. Dodson, Jessica Palko, Mark Thursz, and Fouzia Sadiq.

Their book publication includes a title released by Cambridge University Press:

  • The Liberal Arts and Management Education, 2020

Howard Thomas's interdisciplinary contributions span from management studies to medical topics, reflecting a broad academic engagement across both social sciences and medicine.

Best Publications

  • COMPETITIVE GROUPS AS COGNITIVE COMMUNITIES: THE CASE OF SCOTTISH KNITWEAR MANUFACTURERS*

    Joseph F. Porac;Howard Thomas;Charles Baden-Fuller

  • Strategic Groups: Theory, Research and Taxonomy

    John McGee;Howard Thomas

  • Rivalry and the Industry Model of Scottish Knitwear Producers

    Joseph F. Porac;Howard Thomas;Fiona Wilson;Douglas Paton

  • DIVERSITY, DIVERSIFICATION, AND PROFITABILITY AMONG BRITISH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, 1972-84

    Robert M. Grant;Azar P. Jammine;Howard Thomas

  • Taxonomic Mental Models in Competitor Definition

    Joseph F. Porac;Howard Thomas

  • Toward a Contingency Model of Strategic Risk Taking

    Inga Skromme Baird;Howard Thomas

  • Attitudes Toward Risk and The Risk–Return Paradox: Prospect Theory Explanations

    Avi Fiegenbaum;Howard Thomas

  • The structure and evolution of the strategic management field: A content analysis of 26 years of strategic management research

    Olivier Furrer;Howard Thomas;Anna Goussevskaia

  • STRATEGIC RENEWAL AND THE INTERACTION OF CUMULATIVE STRESS AND INERTIA

    James O. Huff;Anne S. Huff;Howard Thomas

  • Strategic Groups as Reference Groups: Theory, Modeling and Empirical Examination of Industry and Competitive Strategy

    Avi Fiegenbaum;Howard Thomas

  • Research on strategic groups: progress and prognosis

    Howard Thomas;N. Venkatraman

  • Risk analysis and its applications

    David Bendel Hertz;Howard Thomas

  • Dynamics of competence-based competition: Theory and practice in the new strategic management

    Ron Sanchez;Aime Heene;Howard Thomas

  • Handbook of Strategy and Management

    Andrew Pettigrew;Howard Thomas;Richard Whittington

  • Strategic Management: The Strengths and Limitations of a Field

    Andrew Pettigrew;Howard Thomas;Richard Whittington

  • STRATEGIC GROUPS AND PERFORMANCE: THE U.S. INSURANCE INDUSTRY, 1970-84

    Avi Fiegenbaum;Howard Thomas

  • Theories of the Firm - Implications for Strategy Research

    Anju Seth;Howard Thomas

  • The impact of diversification strategy on risk-return performance

    Yegmin Chang;Howard Thomas

  • Dynamic and risk measurement perspectives on bowman's risk‐return paradox for strategic management: An empirical study

    Avi Figenbaum;Howard Thomas

  • The Handbook of Strategy and Management

    Andrew Pettigrew;Howard Thomas;Richard Whittington

Frequent Co-Authors

Iain S. Donnison
Iain S. Donnison Aberystwyth University
Philippe Matile
Philippe Matile University of Zurich
Joseph F. Porac
Joseph F. Porac New York University
Ian P. Armstead
Ian P. Armstead Aberystwyth University
Mark Thursz
Mark Thursz Imperial College London
Jagdish N. Sheth
Jagdish N. Sheth Emory University
Stefan Hörtensteiner
Stefan Hörtensteiner University of Zurich
Derek W. Bunn
Derek W. Bunn London Business School
N. Venkatraman
N. Venkatraman Boston University
Robert D. Goldin
Robert D. Goldin Imperial College London

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