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Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

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Business and Management
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
45
Citations
16062
World Ranking
1253
National Ranking
22

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 244 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Business and Management in France Leader Award

Overview

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is affiliated with INSEAD in France and has a substantial body of research contributions primarily published in the SSRN Electronic Journal. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, political science and international relations, social psychology, and information systems and management.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • How Leaders Get the Worst Out of People: The Threat of Hate-based Populism (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Do you Really Want to Become a Billionaire? A Look Inside the Inner Theatre of the Super-rich (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Doing a Madoff: The Psychology of White-collar Criminals (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • The Golden Larva Syndrome: Moving from Self-Sabotage to Self-Actualization (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Understanding Human Stupidity in a Post-truth Area (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)

The scientist frequently collaborates with Caroline Rook, with whom they have co-authored multiple works.

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries has published extensively, especially in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (29 publications)
  • Organisational and Social Dynamics (2 publications)
  • The "business & management collection" (1 publication)

Their book publications have primarily been with Springer International Publishing, which accounts for six titles. Notable books include:

  • The Daily Perils of Executive Life (2022)
  • Leadership Unhinged (2021)
  • Quo Vadis? (2021)
  • The CEO Whisperer (2020)
  • The Path to Authentic Leadership (2022)
  • The Path to Individual and Organizational Transformation (expected 2025)

Research topics covered by their work include:

  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Political theory and Gramsci
  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

Best Publications

  • The dynamics of family controlled firms: The good and the bad news.

    Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

  • Neurotic Organization : Diagnosing and Changing Counterproductive Styles of Management

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Danny Miller

  • The neurotic organization

    Howard S. Schwartz;Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Danny Miller

  • Top Executive Locus of Control and Its Relationship to Strategy-Making, Structure, and Environment

    Danny Miller;Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Jean-Marie Toulouse

  • The Downside of Downsizing

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Katharina Balazs

  • Narcissism and Leadership: An Object Relations Perspective

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Danny Miller

  • The leadership mystique

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • Personality, Culture, and Organization

    Manfred F. R. Kets De Vries;Danny Miller

  • Power and the corporate mind

    Abraham Zaleznik;Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • Organizational paradoxes: Clinical approaches to management

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • Organizations on the Couch:: A Clinical Perspective on Organizational Dynamics

    Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

  • Family Business: Human Dilemmas in the Family Firm : Text and Cases

    Manfred F. R Kets de Vries

  • The Anatomy of the Entrepreneur: Clinical Observations

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • Leadership group coaching in action: The Zen of creating high performance teams

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • Organizations on the Couch: Clinical Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Change

    Gary Gemmill;Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People and Organizations

    Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

  • Creating Authentizotic Organizations: Well-Functioning Individuals in Vibrant Companies

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

  • INTERPRETING ORGANIZATIONAL TEXTS

    Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries;Danny Miller

  • Neurotic style and organizational pathology

    Manfred F. R. Kets De Vries;Danny Miller

  • The dangers of feeling like a fake.

    Manfred F R Kets de Vries

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