Metacritiques of upper echelons theory: Verdicts and recommendations for future research

BH Neely Jr, JB Lovelace, AP Cowen… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason's upper echelons theory (UET) stands as
one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature …

The evolution of resource-based inquiry: A review and meta-analytic integration of the strategic resources–actions–performance pathway

L D'Oria, TR Crook, DJ Ketchen Jr… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding why some firms outperform others is central to strategy research. The
resource-based view (RBV) suggests that competitive advantages arise due to possessing …

[HTML][HTML] Top management team characteristics and digital innovation: Exploring digital knowledge and TMT interfaces

S Firk, Y Gehrke, A Hanelt, M Wolff - Long Range Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
On their journey toward digital transformation, industrial firms need to embrace digital
innovation. The top management team (TMT) is expected to set the course for digital …

Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects of workplace diversity?

YRF Guillaume, JF Dawson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To account for the double‐edged nature of demographic workplace diversity (ie,. relational
demography, work group diversity, and organizational diversity) effects on social integration …

State ownership and green innovation in China: The contingent roles of environmental and organizational factors

K Wang, W Jiang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Green innovation has been recognized as a strategic priority for enhancing corporate image
and achieving superior performance, yet few studies have examined the impact of state …

Rethinking 'top‐down'and 'bottom‐up'roles of top and middle managers in organizational change: Implications for employee support

MLM Heyden, SPL Fourné, BAS Koene… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this study we integrate insights from 'top‐down'and 'bottom‐up'traditions in organizational
change research to understand employees' varying dispositions to support change. We …

Social, behavioral, and cognitive influences on upper echelons during strategy process: A literature review

P Bromiley, D Rau - Journal of Management, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This study reviews research on the social, behavioral, and cognitive influences on CEOs, top
management teams (TMTs), and the CEO-TMT interface during strategic decision making …

Revisiting the relationship between marketing capabilities and firm performance: The moderating role of market orientation, marketing strategy and organisational …

L Cacciolatti, SH Lee - Journal of business research, 2016 - Elsevier
This study extends original insights of resource-advantage theory (Hunt & Morgan, 1995) to
a specific analysis of the moderators of the capabilities–performance relationship such as …

The influence of individual executives on corporate financial reporting: A review and outlook from the perspective of upper echelons theory

M Plöckinger, E Aschauer, MRW Hiebl… - Journal of Accounting …, 2016 - emerald.com
In recent years, numerous studies have investigated whether individual executives and their
characteristics relate to financial reporting choices. In this article, we review archival …

Managers' work experience, ambidexterity, and performance: The contingency role of the work context

TJM Mom, SPL Fourné… - Human Resource …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Scholars have suggested that we need a better understanding about the drivers and
performance implications of managers' ambidexterity. By building a human resource …