Go here for a list of must-read papers and books in orgtheory. If you follow some of the links and backtrack, you might end up on this discussion — what makes a classic? which makes an interesting point:
There are two definitions of classic scholarly work that are straining against each other here. The first, probably most common, definition is that an article reaches classic status when it is widely cited. It’s classic because of its overall impact on the field. A second definition of classic is more inherent to the article itself. Something is classic because it postulates something so completely innovative and groundbreaking that it shifts the debate in new directions.
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