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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2022
Business and Management
Sweden
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Business and Management D-index 89 Citations 61,054 266 World Ranking 42 National Ranking 1

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Epistemology
  • Social science

Mats Alvesson mainly investigates Epistemology, Public relations, Critical theory, Knowledge management and Identity. His research in Epistemology intersects with topics in Reflexivity, Field and Social science. His Reflexivity research incorporates elements of Qualitative research and Subject.

His Public relations study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Teamwork, Marketing and Social identity theory. The various areas that Mats Alvesson examines in his Critical theory study include Critical management studies, Corporation, Postmodernism and Power. His Identity research focuses on subjects like Organizational culture, which are linked to Narrative.

His most cited work include:

  • Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research (2999 citations)
  • Identity regulation as organizational control: Producing the appropriate individual (1612 citations)
  • Varieties of Discourse: On the Study of Organizations through Discourse Analysis (1223 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Mats Alvesson mostly deals with Epistemology, Public relations, Identity, Organizational culture and Knowledge management. His work carried out in the field of Epistemology brings together such families of science as Reflexivity, Social science, Ideology and Development theory. His study connects Meaning and Public relations.

His Identity research is classified as research in Social psychology. His Organizational culture study improves the overall literature in Management. His research on Knowledge management focuses in particular on Organizational learning.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Epistemology (25.23%)
  • Public relations (23.05%)
  • Identity (11.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Epistemology (25.23%)
  • Public relations (23.05%)
  • Leadership studies (4.98%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Epistemology, Public relations, Leadership studies, Identity and Social psychology. His research in Epistemology focuses on subjects like Development theory, which are connected to Typology. His work in the fields of Public relations, such as Organizational culture, intersects with other areas such as Working life.

In his research, Variety and Institutional theory is intimately related to Organisation climate, which falls under the overarching field of Organizational culture. His Leadership studies research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Servant leadership, Leadership and Shared leadership. His studies in Identity integrate themes in fields like Context, Imperfect and Gender studies.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Habitat and Habitus: Boxed-in versus Box-Breaking Research (104 citations)
  • (Un)Conditional surrender? Why do professionals willingly comply with managerialism (73 citations)
  • Extending critical performativity (62 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Epistemology
  • Social science

His primary scientific interests are in Epistemology, Public relations, Leadership studies, Leadership and Transactional leadership. His research integrates issues of Typology and Level playing field in his study of Epistemology. His Public relations research integrates issues from Identity, Disposition and Social identity approach.

The Identity study combines topics in areas such as Context and Relation. His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Reflexivity and Engineering ethics. His Critical theory study combines topics in areas such as Social science and Performativity.

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Best Publications

Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research

Mats Alvesson;Kaj Sköldberg.
(2000)

10019 Citations

Understanding organizational culture

Mats Alvesson.
(2002)

4060 Citations

Identity regulation as organizational control: Producing the appropriate individual

Mats Alvesson;Hugh Willmott.
(2002)

3474 Citations

Doing critical management research

Mats Alvesson.
(2000)

3068 Citations

Varieties of Discourse: On the Study of Organizations through Discourse Analysis

Mats Alvesson;Dan Kärreman.
(2000)

2633 Citations

Beyond Neopositivists, Romantics, and Localists: A Reflexive Approach to Interviews in Organizational Research

Mats Alvesson.
(2003)

2242 Citations

Managing Managerial Identities Organizational Fragmentation, Discourse and Identity Struggle

Stefan Sveningsson;Mats Alvesson.
(2004)

2098 Citations

Understanding gender and organizations

Mats Alvesson;Yvonne Due Billing.
(1998)

1848 Citations

Knowledge work and knowledge-intensive firms

Mats Alvesson.
(2004)

1655 Citations

Knowledge Work: Ambiguity, Image and Identity

Mats Alvesson.
(2001)

1443 Citations

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