Karen Moustafa Leonard
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Also affiliated: Bucknell University (2004); Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (2007–2015); Eastern Connecticut State University (2020); Purdue University West Lafayette (2009); Purdue University Fort Wayne (2010); Management Sciences (United States) (2008); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2020); Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (2010); Indiana University (2010)
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Karen Moustafa Leonard's research investigates the intersection of occupational culture, interdisciplinary collaboration, and organizational dynamics, particularly within public service sectors. Her work examines how differing professional cultures can impact the effectiveness of alliances between groups such as firefighters, police, and social workers, as detailed in her 2023 publication on management issues in police and social worker alliances. Leonard also explores factors influencing technology adoption, including cultural and organizational variables in blockchain technology acceptance, as presented in a 2026 publication. Additionally, her research touches upon educational contexts, including optimizing faculty time and effort in higher education post-COVID-19 and understanding teachers' oral proficiency. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 13, 53 total publications, and 892 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 13
- Publications: 54
- Citations: 899
Selected Publications
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Cultural and organisational variables in blockchain technology acceptance (2026)
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Words Matter: Victim vs Target (2025)
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Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model (2024)
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Using the Theory of Slack Resources to Ameliorate Normal Accidents:The Case of Slack Time (2023)
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Management Issues in Police and Social Worker Alliances: Using the Lens of Occupational Culture (2023)
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Clashes of cultures during crises: coordinating firefighter, police and paramedic interactions (2022)
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Editorial: The Role of Psychological Capital in Entrepreneurial Contexts (2020)
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The effects of knowledge characteristics, organizational and societal culture in knowledge transfer within firms (2019)
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Validation of qualitative aspects of the Lean Assessment Tool (LAT) (2018)
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Implementing and sustaining lean processes: the dilemma of societal culture effects (2016)
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The effect of organizational culture on implementing and sustaining lean processes (2015)
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Does competency matter? Competency as a factor in workplace bullying (2015)
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Criteria for a lean organisation: development of a lean assessment tool (2014)
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- Clashes of cultures during crises: coordinating firefighter, police and paramedic interactions
- Management Issues in Police and Social Worker Alliances: Using the Lens of Occupational Culture
- Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model
- Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model
- Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model
- Words Matter: Victim vs Target
- Cultural and organisational variables in blockchain technology acceptance
- Cultural and organisational variables in blockchain technology acceptance
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