TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of top management team (TMT) longevity on the TMT diversity‐firm performance relationship.Design/methodology/approach– The paper presents results from a quantitative longitudinal study of 59 TMTs in German companies in different industries.Findings– For age diversity, dominant educational background diversity, and diversity in dominant industry experience, the curvilinear moderating effect of TMT longevity on the TMT diversity–firm performance relationship is confirmed. However, for organizational tenure diversity, the form of the moderating effect is contrary to expectations (being u‐shaped).Research limitations/implication– In line with previous studies, the results were sensitive to the performance measures in use. Furthermore, the results should not be generalized since they may be sensitive to the sector under study and the small sample size.Originality/value– First, a curvilinear moderating effect of TMT longevity on the TMT diversity‐firm performance relationship is investigated for the first time. Second, although the selected diversity dimensions have been investigated in previous TMT studies, they are examined simultaneously for the first time. Third, this study analyzes TMTs of large and medium‐sized German corporations operating in a variety of sectors. Fourth, relating demographic data on TMTs collected in 2004 to performance data for the years 2004 to 2007, the present paper presents one of the few longitudinal studies in the context of TMT diversity.
VL  - 17
IS  - 7/8
SN  - 1352-7592
DO  - 10.1108/13527591111182616
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13527591111182616
AU  - Boerner Sabine
AU  - Linkohr Marius
AU  - Kiefer Sabine
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Top management team diversity: positive in the short run, but negative in the long run?
T2  - Team Performance Management: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 328
EP  - 353
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -