TY - JOUR
AU - Schoenecker, Timothy S.
AB - 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.
TI - Commitment to Innovation: The Impact of Top Management Team Characteristics
JF - R & D Management
DO - 10.1111/1467-9310.00130
DA - 1999-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/commitment-to-innovation-the-impact-of-top-management-team-zvvz00QFmw
SP - 199
VL - 29
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -