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Thomas W. Malone

Purdue University West Lafayette

247

Works

28,763

Citations

61

h-index

128

i10-index

Research Topics

Business Strategy and Innovation Business Process Modeling and Analysis Team Dynamics and Performance

Affiliations

New School2009–2022

The Aerospace Corporation1979–1979

Palo Alto Research Center1981–1983

Purdue University West Lafayette2025–2025

University of Michigan1993–1993

Top Works

The interdisciplinary study of coordination

Thomas W. Malone,Kevin Crowston

19943,404 citations

Complex Systems and Decision Making

Semantic Web and Ontologies

Electronic markets and electronic hierarchies

Thomas W. Malone,JoAnne Yates,et al.

19872,997 citations

Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

Anita Williams Woolley,Christopher F. Chabris,et al.

20102,571 citations

Toward a Theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction*

Thomas W. Malone

19812,011 citations

Making Learning Fun : A Taxonomy of Intrinsic Motivations for Learning

Thomas W. Malone,Mark R. Lepper

2021910 citations

What is coordination theory and how can it help design cooperative work systems?

Thomas W. Malone,Kevin Crowston

1990856 citations

How do people organize their desks?

Thomas W. Malone

1983791 citations

Tools for Inventing Organizations: Toward a Handbook of Organizational Processes

Thomas W. Malone,Kevin Crowston,et al.

1999755 citations

What makes things fun to learn? heuristics for designing instructional computer games

Thomas W. Malone

1980748 citations