Journal Article

Top management team functional diversity and organizational innovation in China: The moderating effects of environment

Qian, Cuili, Takeuchi, Riki, Cao, Qing

2013

Overview

While conflicts (cognitive and affective) have been considered as important process variables to better understand the mixed findings on the relationship between top management team functional diversity and organizational innovation, such an input-process-outcome model is still incomplete without considering the environmental factors. This study was formulated to assess the importance of both competitive and institutional environments in moderating such upper echelon effects within a transition economy. The chief executive officers and chief technology officers of 122 Chinese firms were surveyed and both competitive uncertainty and institutional support were found to shape top management team decision making processes and their outcomes.

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd,John Wiley & Sons,Wiley,Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subject: Arbeitsgruppe / Betrieblicher Konflikt / business environment / Business innovation / Business management / Chief executive officers / China / Conflict / Conflict management / Corporate strategies / Decision making / Diversity Management / Educational innovation / Environment / Environmental aspects / Environmental management / Executives (Business) / Financial management / Functional diversity / Führungskräfte / Innovation / Innovations / Innovationsmanagement / Institutional aspects / institutional support / Management / management team conflicts / management team diversity / organizational innovation / RESEARCH NOTES AND COMMENTARIES / Senior management / Studies / Teams / Technological innovation / Technology / Top management / Transition economies / Uncertainty / Upper management / Work environment / Workplace diversity