...Bradley J. Olson; Matteo Cristofaro; Yongjian Bao; Satyanarayana Parayitam Purpose This study examines how Chief Executive Officer (CEO) narcissism relates to conflict dynamics within top management teams (TMTs) and identifies the team-level conditions under which conflict's association with team...

...Xin Fang; Xingyue Peng; Jing Dong; Qiuyu Tang Purpose Based on Upper Echelons Theory, this study is to explore the impact mechanisms of the dimensions and configurations of the sharedness of top management team (TMT) competencies on exploratory innovation. Design/methodology/approach...

...). Sustaining such innovation, however, requires more than the accumulation of structural resources or the establishment of formalized processes; it hinges critically on the cognitive and social capabilities of top leadership. In this regard, Top Management Teams (TMTs), as the core strategic decision-making...

...Weiqiao Xu; Ruifeng Hu Purpose The academic experience of top management team (TMT) has a positive impact on firms' innovation performance. However, existing studies predominantly focus on the educational qualifications and institutional prestige of TMT, failing to comprehensively evaluate whether...

... is to empirically re-examine the Penrose effect from the perspective of upper echelons theory and investigated how top management team (TMT) composition influences the continual growth of a firm. Design/methodology/approach This study empirically tested the hypotheses based on a sample of listed manufacturing...

... tensions of explorative and exploitative innovation strategies. Anchored in the upper echelons perspective, the purpose of this paper is to explore the influences of two top management team (TMT) processes on organizational ambidexterity: TMT behavioral integration and TMT involvement in small and medium...

...Peng-Yu Li; Fang-Yi Lo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to incorporate the resource-based perspective with upper echelon theory to examine the effect of top management teams’ (TMTs) managerial resources on international diversification. Design/methodology/approach The authors sampled 360...

...Fariss T. Mousa; Sang Kyun Kim; Matthew A. Rutherford Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the top management team (TMT) in determining whether IPO firms in high-tech industry will engage in acquisitions during the post-IPO period. Design/methodology/approach...