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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
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 41 Citations 32,065 82 World Ranking 2560 National Ranking 1299

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Awards & Achievements

Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Social science
  • Law

His main research concerns Organizational theory, Knowledge management, Action, Business management and Management. His Organizational theory research incorporates themes from Workforce, Organizational studies, Face and Educational research. His study in Knowledge management is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Organization studies, Information technology and Institutional analysis.

His Action research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Grounded theory, Management science, Bureaucracy and Foundation. His study connects Field and Management. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Control and Social psychology.

His most cited work include:

  • Technology as an occasion for structuring: evidence from observations of CT scanners and the social order of radiology departments. (2148 citations)
  • Institutionalization and Structuration: Studying the Links between Action and Institution: (1884 citations)
  • Design and devotion: Surges of rational and normative ideologies of control in managerial discourse. (1025 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Engineering ethics, Public relations, Knowledge management, Organizational theory and Management. His studies in Engineering ethics integrate themes in fields like Social science, Workforce and Engineering education. Stephen R. Barley has researched Public relations in several fields, including Industrial relations, Politics and Mandate.

His work deals with themes such as Management science, Field and Action, which intersect with Organizational theory. His research in Action intersects with topics in Constructivism, Materiality, Organizational structure and Appropriation. His studies in Human resources and Organizational behavior are all subfields of Management research.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Engineering ethics (15.38%)
  • Public relations (13.19%)
  • Knowledge management (10.99%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Engineering ethics (15.38%)
  • Ethnography (4.40%)
  • Workforce (5.49%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Engineering ethics, Ethnography, Workforce, Engineering education and Emerging technologies. The Engineering ethics study combines topics in areas such as Sociomateriality and Materiality. His study in Ethnography intersects with areas of studies such as Creativity, Knowledge management, Situated, Architecture and Narrative.

His Workforce study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cyberinfrastructure and Professionalization. Stephen R. Barley incorporates a variety of subjects into his writings, including Emerging technologies, Public economics, SWORD, Public policy, Affordance and Internet of Things. His research investigates the link between Public economics and topics such as Marketing that cross with problems in Reputation and Schedule.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Beach Time, Bridge Time, and Billable Hours: The Temporal Structure of Technical Contracting: (146 citations)
  • The Changing Nature of Work: Careers, Identities, and Work Lives in the 21st Century (102 citations)
  • 60th Anniversary Essay Ruminations on How We Became a Mystery House and How We Might Get Out (58 citations)

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

  • World War II
  • Social science
  • Law

Stephen R. Barley mainly investigates Engineering ethics, Power, Engineering education, Bridging and Organizational theory. His studies deal with areas such as Post-industrial society, Pedagogy, Gender studies and Division of labour as well as Power. His Organizational theory research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Law, State and Psychoanalysis.

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Best Publications

Technology as an occasion for structuring: evidence from observations of CT scanners and the social order of radiology departments.

Stephen R. Barley.
Administrative Science Quarterly (1986)

4521 Citations

Institutionalization and Structuration: Studying the Links between Action and Institution:

Stephen R. Barley;Pamela S. Tolbert.
Organization Studies (1997)

3845 Citations

Design and devotion: Surges of rational and normative ideologies of control in managerial discourse.

Stephen R. Barley;Gideon Kunda.
Administrative Science Quarterly (1992)

2147 Citations

Bringing Work Back In

Stephen R. Barley;Gideon Kunda.
Organization Science (2001)

1731 Citations

Technology and institutions: what can research on information technology and research on organizations learn from each other?

Wanda J. Orlikowski;Stephen R. Barley.
(2001)

1656 Citations

The alignment of technology and structure through roles and networks.

Stephen R. Barley.
Administrative Science Quarterly (1990)

1496 Citations

Occupational Communities: Culture and Control in Organizations

John Van Maanen;Stephen R. Barley.
Research in Organizational Behavior (1982)

1420 Citations

Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies: Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Economy

Stephen R. Barley;Gideon Kunda.
(2004)

1136 Citations

Semiotics and the Study of Occupational and Organizational Cultures.

Stephen R Barley.
Administrative Science Quarterly (1983)

1094 Citations

Technicians in the Workplace: Ethnographic Evidence for Bringing Work into Organizational Studies

Stephen R. Barley.
Administrative Science Quarterly (1996)

1062 Citations

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