| Status evolution and competition: Theory and evidence M Washington, EJ Zajac Academy of Management Journal 48 (2), 282-296, 2005 | 647 | 2005 |
| How organizations change: The role of institutional support mechanisms in the incorporation of higher education visibility strategies, 1874–1995 M Washington, MJ Ventresca Organization science 15 (1), 82-97, 2004 | 266 | 2004 |
| Hostile takeover or joint venture: Connections between institutional theory and sport management research M Washington, KDW Patterson Sport management review 14 (1), 1-12, 2011 | 208 | 2011 |
| Why change fails: knowledge counts M Washington, M Hacker Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 2005 | 176 | 2005 |
| Institutions and maintenance: The repair work of Italian professions ER Micelotta, M Washington Organization Studies 34 (8), 1137-1170, 2013 | 149 | 2013 |
| Field approaches to institutional change: The evolution of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 1906–1995 M Washington Organization Studies 25 (3), 393-414, 2004 | 133 | 2004 |
| Institutional leadership: Past, present, and future M Washington, KB Boal, JN Davis The SAGE handbook of organizational institutionalism, 721-735, 2008 | 113 | 2008 |
| Understanding the concept of professionalisation in sport management research M Dowling, J Edwards, M Washington Sport Management Review 17 (4), 520-529, 2014 | 103 | 2014 |
| Maintaining an institution in a contested organizational field: the work of the AA CSB and its constituents” CQ Trank, M Washington Institutional work: Actors and agency in institutional studies of …, 2009 | 103* | 2009 |
| Institutional contradictions and struggles in the formation of US collegiate basketball, 1880–1938 M Washington, MJ Ventresca Journal of Sport Management 22 (1), 30-49, 2008 | 67 | 2008 |
| Institutional pressures, government funding and provincial sport organisations JR Edwards, DS Mason, M Washington International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 6 (2), 128-149, 2009 | 64 | 2009 |
| Taking advantage of the London 2012 Olympic Games: Corporate social responsibility through sport partnerships M Dowling, L Robinson, M Washington European Sport Management Quarterly 13 (3), 269-292, 2013 | 59 | 2013 |
| Leadership succession and organizational performance: Football coaches and organizational issues BP Soebbing, M Washington Journal of Sport Management 25 (6), 550-561, 2011 | 53 | 2011 |
| How do we measure the implementation of large‐scale change? M Hacker, M Washington Measuring Business Excellence, 2004 | 39 | 2004 |
| Establishing a “safety net”: Exploring the emergence and maintenance of College Hockey Inc. and NCAA Division I hockey JR Edwards, M Washington Journal of sport management 29 (3), 291-304, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
| The evolving institutional work of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to maintain dominance in a fragmented field N Calvin, I Abiodun, W Marvin Sport Management Review 22 (3), 379-394, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
| Industry gender imprinting and new venture creation: The liabilities of women’s leagues in the sports industry E Micelotta, M Washington, I Docekalova Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 42 (1), 94-128, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| It does matter how you get to the top: Differentiating status from reputation KDW Patterson, DE Cavazos, M Washington Administrative Sciences 4 (2), 73-86, 2014 | 20 | 2014 |
| Organizational structure and home team performance WM Foster, M Washington Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 2009 | 19 | 2009 |
| Declining legitimacy and social mobility M Washington International Studies of Management & Organization 34 (4), 32-51, 2004 | 18 | 2004 |
Marc J VentrescaOxford UniversityVerified email at sbs.ox.ac.uk
