The antecedents of innovation performance: the moderating role of top management team diversity
ISSN: 1746-5265
Article publication date: 1 March 2019
Issue publication date: 18 March 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate why firms engaged in R&D investment and international diversification produce different results in innovation performance.
Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on a sample of 283 Taiwanese manufacturing firms in the information technology industry.
Findings
The findings showed that in the top management teams (TMTs) with greater tenure diversity there was a stronger relationship between R&D investment and innovation performance. In addition, the TMTs with greater educational diversity enhanced the relationship between international diversification and innovation performance.
Originality/value
This study stresses the vital role of TMT diversity in resource allocation and information processing during the process of innovation. The authors examined the critical role of TMT educational diversity in bringing a wider range of network resources and the role of TMT tenure diversity in the allocation of firm-specific resources. The TMT diversity causes firms to experience different innovation results during the innovation process.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank three anonymous reviewers, the Editor, Professor Ruta Kazlauskaite, and the Associate Editor, Timurs Umans, for their very helpful comments and useful suggestions.
Citation
Li, P.-Y. and Huang, K.-F. (2019), "The antecedents of innovation performance: the moderating role of top management team diversity", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 291-311. https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-07-2017-0202
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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