2026 Linda L. Putnam: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	60	1420	1265	673	590	161	22068

Overview

Linda L. Putnam is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on organizational behavior, social psychology, and management science. This work includes examination of organizational dynamics, communication strategies, and conflict management.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse engagement with topics related to organizational studies and communication. Notable papers include:

Process Studies of Organizational Space, 2020, Academy of Management Annals
A Paradox Approach to Societal Tensions during the Pandemic Crisis, 2021, Journal of Management Inquiry
Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Organizational Paradox, 2020, Academy of Management Proceedings
From the Field to the Laboratory: The Theory-Practice Research of Peter J. Carnevale, 2020, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research
What has Happened to Organizational Discourse Analysis? Assessing Trajectory and Renewal, 2021, Academy of Management Proceedings

Their frequent co-authors include:

Jean M. Bartunek
Gail T. Fairhurst
Rebecca Bednarek
Kathleen Ann Stephenson
Anu Sivunen

The venues where their work is often published are:

Academy of Management Proceedings
Academy of Management Annals
Journal of Management Inquiry
Negotiation and Conflict Management Research
Management Communication Quarterly

In terms of research subfields, their work intersects with:

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Social Psychology
Management Science and Operations Research
Sociology and Political Science
Language and Linguistics

The main topics covered in their research include:

Management and Organizational Studies
Facilities and Workplace Management
Complex Systems and Decision Making
Organizational Learning and Leadership
Conflict Management and Negotiation
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Team Dynamics and Performance

Best Publications

The Politics of Emotion: A Feminist Reading of Bounded Rationality

Dennis K. Mumby;Linda L. Putnam

1279
Citations
Handbook of Organizational Communication.

Stewart L. Tubbs;Frederic M. Jablin;Linda L. Putnam;Karlene H. Roberts

966
Citations
Conflict and negotiation.

Linda L. Putnam;M. Scott Poole

893
Citations
Organizations as Discursive Constructions

Gail T. Fairhurst;Linda Putnam

846
Citations
Communicative Strategies in Organizational Conflicts: Reliability and Validity of a Measurement Scale

Linda L. Putnam;Charmaine E. Wilson

832
Citations
Organizations, emotion and the myth of rationality.

Linda L. Putnam;Dennis K. Mumby

768
Citations
The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Discourse

D Grant;C Hardy;C Oswick;LL Putnam

736
Citations
Disentangling approaches to framing in conflict and negotiation research: A meta-paradigmatic perspective:

A. Dewulf;B. Gray;L. Putnam;R. Lewicki

708
Citations
Contradictions, Dialectics, and Paradoxes in Organizations: A Constitutive Approach†

Linda L. Putnam;Gail T. Fairhurst;Scott Banghart

694
Citations
Metaphors of Communication and Organization

Linda L. Putnam;Nelson Phillips;Pamela Chapman

670
Citations
Handbook of Organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Fredric M. Jablin;Linda L. Putnam;Karlene Roberts;Lyman Porter

659
Citations
Discourse Analysis in Organizations. Issues and Concerns

Linda L. Putnam;Gail T. Fairhurst

643
Citations
The Sage handbook of organizational communication : advances in theory, research, and methods

Fredric M. Jablin;Linda Putnam

605
Citations
The New Handbook of Organizational Communication

Fredric Jablin;Linda Putnam

534
Citations
Reciprocity in negotiations: An analysis of bargaining interaction

Linda L. Putnam;Tricia S. Jones

489
Citations
Framing, reframing, and issue development.

Linda L. Putnam;Majia Holmer

428
Citations
Examining the tensions in workplace flexibility and exploring options for new directions

Linda L Putnam;Karen K Myers;Bernadette M Gailliard

416
Citations
Bona fide groups: A reconceptualization of groups in context

Linda L. Putnam;Cynthia Stohl

379
Citations
Communication and organizations : an interpretive approach

Linda A. Krefting;Linda L. Putnam;Michael E. Pacanowsky

370
Citations
Introduction: Organizational Discourse: Exploring the Field

David Grant;Cynthia Hardy;Cliff Oswick;Linda Putnam

368
Citations
Constitutive complexity: Military entrepreneurs and the synthetic character of communication flows

Larry D. Browning;Ronald Walter Greene;S. B. Sitkin;Kathleen M. Sutcliffe

192
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gail T. Fairhurst University of Cincinnati

David Grant Griffith University

Cynthia Hardy University of Melbourne

Art Dewulf Wageningen University & Research

Roy J. Lewicki The Ohio State University

Cynthia Stohl University of California, Santa Barbara

Patrice M. Buzzanell University of South Florida

Mara Olekalns University of Melbourne

Carsten K. W. De Dreu University of Groningen

Lyman W. Porter University of California, Irvine

External Links

Personal website of Linda L. Putnam

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