2026 Laszlo Tihanyi: 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	39	1707	1596	712	650	101	16295

Overview

Laszlo Tihanyi is a researcher affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a particular focus on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Gender Studies, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scholar's research topics include Management and Organizational Studies, Management Theory and Practice, Gender Diversity and Inequality, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Accounting and Organizational Management, and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Proceedings
Cardiologia Hungarica
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Academy of Management Discoveries

Laszlo Tihanyi has collaborated with various co-authors frequently, including:

Kevin W. Rockmann
Carrie R. Leana
Paul Hibbert
Phillip Phan
Sherry M. B. Thatcher

Their notable recent papers include:

"From 'That's Interesting' to 'That's Important'," published in 2020 in the Academy of Management Journal
"Effect of hydrogen blending on the energy capacity of natural gas transmission networks," published in 2023 in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
"From the Editors: Publishing Practical and Responsible Research in AMJ," published in 2020 in the Academy of Management Journal
"From the Editors-Improving the Transparency of Empirical Research Published in AMJ," published in 2021 in the Academy of Management Journal
"You've Got a Friend: Examining Board Interlock Formation After Financial Restatements," published in 2020 in Organization Science

Best Publications

Understanding and tackling societal grand challenges through management research

Gerard George;Jennifer Howard-Grenville;Aparna Joshi;Laszlo Tihanyi

1988
Citations
Managing tacit and explicit knowledge transfer in IJVs: the role of relational embeddedness and the impact on performance

Charles Dhanaraj;Marjorie A Lyles;H Kevin Steensma;Laszlo Tihanyi

1547
Citations
You Say Illegal, I Say Legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy

Justin W. Webb;Laszlo Tihanyi;R. Duane Ireland;David G. Sirmon

1472
Citations
The effect of cultural distance on entry mode choice, international diversification, and MNE performance: a meta-analysis

Laszlo Tihanyi;David A Griffith;Craig J Russell

1413
Citations
Composition of the Top Management Team and Firm International Diversification

Laszlo Tihanyi;Alan E. Ellstrand;Catherine M. Daily;Dan R. Dalton

1069
Citations
International Diversification: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators:

Michael A. Hitt;Laszlo Tihanyi;Toyah Miller;Brian Connelly

913
Citations
Institutional Ownership Differences and International Diversification: The Effects of Boards of Directors and Technological Opportunity

Laszlo Tihanyi;Richard A. Johnson;Robert E. Hoskisson;Michael A. Hitt

646
Citations
Research on entrepreneurship in the informal economy: Framing a research agenda

Justin W. Webb;Garry D. Bruton;Laszlo Tihanyi;R. Duane Ireland

623
Citations
Ownership as a Form of Corporate Governance

Brian L. Connelly;Robert E. Hoskisson;Laszlo Tihanyi;Laszlo Tihanyi;Laszlo Tihanyi;Laszlo Tihanyi;Laszlo Tihanyi;Laszlo Tihanyi;S. Trevis Certo

623
Citations
Bringing Africa In: Promising Directions for Management Research

Gerard George;Christopher Corbishley;Jane N. O. Khayesi;Martine R. Haas

496
Citations
Tournament Theory Thirty Years of Contests and Competitions

Brian L. Connelly;Laszlo Tihanyi;T. Russell Crook;K. Ashley Gangloff

429
Citations
Marching to the Beat of Different Drummers: The Influence of Institutional Owners on Competitive Actions

Brian L. Connelly;Laszlo Tihanyi;S. Trevis Certo;Michael A. Hitt

366
Citations
Managerial decision-making in international business: A forty-five-year retrospective

Yair Aharoni;Laszlo Tihanyi;Brian L. Connelly

330
Citations
Where is the opportunity without the customer? An integration of marketing activities, the entrepreneurship process, and institutional theory

Justin W. Webb;R. Duane Ireland;Michael A. Hitt;Geoffrey M. Kistruck

322
Citations
Diversified Business Groups and Corporate Refocusing in Emerging Economies

Robert E. Hoskisson;Richard A. Johnson;Laszlo Tihanyi;Robert E. White

275
Citations
State Ownership and Political Connections

Laszlo Tihanyi;Ruth V. Aguilera;Ruth V. Aguilera;Pursey P.M.A.R. Heugens;Marc Van Essen

260
Citations
Governance, organizational capabilities, and restructuring in transition economies

Igor Filatotchev;Mike Wright;Klaus Uhlenbruck;Laszlo Tihanyi

255
Citations
The Evolving Value of Foreign Partnerships in Transitioning Economies

H. Kevin Steensma;Laszlo Tihanyi;Marjorie A. Lyles;Charles Dhanaraj

237
Citations
The Evolution and Restructuring of Diversified Business Groups in Emerging Markets: The Lessons from Chaebols in Korea

Hicheon Kim;Robert E. Hoskisson;Laszlo Tihanyi;Jaebum Hong

233
Citations
The diffusion of foreign divestment from Burma

Sarah A. Soule;Anand Swaminathan;Laszlo Tihanyi

197
Citations
Minding the Gap Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management-To-Worker Pay Dispersion

Brian L. Connelly;Katalin Takacs Haynes;Laszlo Tihanyi;Daniel L. Gamache

194
Citations
Asset restructuring and business group affiliation in French civil law countries

Robert E. Hoskisson;Albert A. Cannella;Laszlo Tihanyi;Rosario Faraci

193
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy M. Devinney University of Manchester

Torben Pedersen Copenhagen Business School

Michael A. Hitt Texas A&M University

Robert E. Hoskisson Rice University

R. Duane Ireland Texas A&M University

S. Trevis Certo Arizona State University

Justin W. Webb University of North Carolina at Charlotte

H. Kevin Steensma University of Washington

Marjorie A. Lyles Indiana University

Anand Swaminathan Emory University

External Links

Personal website of Laszlo Tihanyi Google Scholar page

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