Karen Spens

37 papers and 2.4k indexed citations i.

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Karen Spens is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Spens has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Management Information Systems, 15 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 13 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Karen Spens’s work include Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (19 papers), Facility Location and Emergency Management (12 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (7 papers). Karen Spens is often cited by papers focused on Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (19 papers), Facility Location and Emergency Management (12 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (7 papers). Karen Spens collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United States. Karen Spens's co-authors include Gyöngyi Kovács, Peter Tatham, Mats Abrahamsson, Håkan Aronsson, Anu Bask, Árni Halldórsson, Nezih Altay, David Grant, Mohammad Moshtari and Riikka Kaipia and has published in prestigious journals such as Supply Chain Management An International Journal, Journal of Transport Geography and International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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