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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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Dan L. Worrell

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High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1994–2002); East Tennessee State University (1990); University of North Texas (1986); Texas State University (1985–1986); The University of Texas at Arlington (1993–1998); Appalachian State University (1986–1993)

Faculty Researcher

22 h-index 49 pubs 2,217 cited

  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Empathy
  • Machiavellianism
  • Narcissism
  • Personality
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Dan L. Worrell's research centers on understanding organizational and social behavior, particularly within business and regulatory contexts. His work investigates how factors such as paranoia, fear, and duty influence stakeholder engagement and corporate actions, such as lobbying.

Recent publications by Worrell explore the dynamics of peer response to regulatory enforcement, examining how non-sanctioned firms engage in lobbying efforts. He also studies the impact of CEO paranoia and paranoia-relevant cues on stakeholder engagement, looking at avoidance and aggression in these interactions.

Worrell has authored 49 publications with over 2,194 citations, holding an h-index of 22. He is identified as a high-impact researcher due to his highly cited work. Key collaborators include Jason W. Ridge and Scott Kuban, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Worrell also leads a research group focused on these areas of study.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 49
  • Citations: 2,217

Selected Publications

  • Peer Response to Regulatory Enforcement: Lobbying by Non-Sanctioned Firms (2024)
    Journal of Management 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Avoidance and Aggression in Stakeholder Engagement: The Impact of CEO Paranoia and Paranoia-Relevant Cues (2024)
    Academy of Management Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Successor CEO Functional And Educational Backgrounds: Influence Of Predecessor Characteristics And Performance Antecedents (2016)
    Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Integrative Model for Understanding and Managing Ethical Behavior in Business Organizations (2012)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Obsessive Compulsive Tendencies as Predictors of Dangerous Mobile Phone Usage (2012)
    Journal of the Association for Information Systems 23 citations OpenAlex
  • Deviations from Expected Stakeholder Management, Firm Value, and Corporate Governance (2011)
    Financial Management 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing Business Scholarship: The Difficulties in Moving Beyond the Rigor-Relevance Paradigm Trap (2009)
    Academy of Management Learning and Education 43 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Determinants of CEO Age at Succession (2006)
    Journal of Management & Governance 34 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An integrative model for understanding and managing ethical behavior in business organizations (1990)
    Journal of Business Ethics 380 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ignoring Rules of Succession: How The Board Reacts To CEO Illness Announcements (1970)
    Journal of Business Strategies 18 citations DOI OpenAlex

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