| How early implementations influence later adoptions of innovation: Social positioning and skill reproduction in the diffusion of robotic surgery A Compagni, V Mele, D Ravasi Academy of Management Journal 58 (1), 242-278, 2015 | 186 | 2015 |
| Mixed methods in public administration research: Selecting, sequencing, and connecting V Mele, P Belardinelli Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 29 (2), 334-347, 2019 | 143 | 2019 |
| Pathology of path dependency? The ILO and the challenge of new governance L Baccaro, V Mele ILR Review 65 (2), 195-224, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| Public sector reform in a context of political instability: Italy 1992–2007 V Mele, E Ongaro International Public Management Journal 17 (1), 111-142, 2014 | 79 | 2014 |
| For lack of anything better? International organizations and global corporate codes L Baccaro, V Mele Public Administration 89 (2), 451-470, 2011 | 74 | 2011 |
| Innovation policy in Italy (1993–2002): Understanding the invention and persistence of a public management reform V Mele Governance 23 (2), 251-276, 2010 | 58 | 2010 |
| E Pluribus Unum? Legitimacy issues and multi-stakeholder codes of conduct V Mele, DH Schepers Journal of Business Ethics 118, 561-576, 2013 | 46 | 2013 |
| Risking innovation. Understanding risk and public service innovation—evidence from a four nation study S Osborne, T Brandsen, V Mele, J Nemec, M van Genugten, S Flemig Public Money & Management 40 (1), 52-62, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| Thanks, but no thanks: Preferences towards teleworking colleagues in public organizations V Mele, N Bellé, M Cucciniello Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 31 (4), 790-805, 2021 | 40 | 2021 |
| When new public management fails: Infrastructure public–private partnerships and political constraints in developing and transitional economies AM Bertelli, V Mele, AB Whitford Governance 33 (3), 477-493, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Governing through evidence: a study of technological innovation in health care V Mele, A Compagni, M Cavazza Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 24 (4), 843-877, 2014 | 26 | 2014 |
| Conflicts of interest in international organizations: Evidence from two United Nations humanitarian agencies V Mele, S ANDERFUHREN‐BIGET, F Varone Public Administration 94 (2), 490-508, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
| Explaining programmes for change: Electronic government policy in Italy (1993–2003) V Mele Public Management Review 10 (1), 21-49, 2008 | 25 | 2008 |
| On iron cages and suboptimal choices: An experimental test of the micro-foundations of isomorphism in the public sector N Bellé, P Belardinelli, P Cantarelli, V Mele International Public Management Journal 22 (2), 373-414, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Cross‐level coordination among international organizations: Dilemmas and practices V Mele, G Cappellaro Public Administration 96 (4), 736-752, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| Explaining the unexpected success of the smoking ban in Italy: political strategy and transition to practice, 2000–2005 V Mele, A Compagni Public Administration 88 (3), 819-835, 2010 | 21 | 2010 |
| Enhancing methodological reporting in public administration: The functional equivalents framework V Mele, M Esteve, S Lee, G Bel, G Cappellaro, N Petrovsky, SM Ospina The American Review of Public Administration 50 (8), 811-824, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
| Gestire i rapporti con i cittadini: comunicazione, multicanalità e citizen relationship management nella pubblica amministrazione C Forghieri, V Mele Maggioli, 2005 | 15 | 2005 |
| 12 The Modena E-network for Strengthening Local Governance and Citizen Participation V Mele, C Forghieri Tony Bovaird, Elke Löffler and Salvador Parrado-Díez 9 2 Aims, Approach and …, 2002 | 12 | 2002 |
| Mixed methods in public administration: advantages and challenges P Belardinelli, V Mele Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy …, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
