Commitment to innovation: the impact of top management team characteristics

被引：171

作者：

Daellenbach, US

McCarthy, AM

Schoenecker, TS

机构：

[1] Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Business & Publ Management, Wellington, New Zealand

[2] Colorado State Univ, Dept Management, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[3] So Illinois Univ, Dept Management, Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA

来源：

R & D MANAGEMENT | 1999年 / 29卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/1467-9310.00130

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Many organizational and environmental factors influence a firm's commitment to innovation. Among the organizational factors, the perceptual lens of the top management team and the team's dynamics are posited to have a significant direct impact on the firm's commitment to innovation. This study revisits the classic arguments of Hayes and Abernathy and empirically examines several of their propositions. The results clearly indicate a positive relationship between the technical orientation of the TMT/CEO and above-average R&D intensity. This effect remains even after controlling for the impact of performance in prior periods and firm diversification. Overall, these results suggest that establishing a high level of commitment to innovation will be promoted or impeded in many organizations because of the predispositions of the CEO and top management team.

引用

页码：199 / 208

页数：10

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