Attributive change in top management teams as a driver of strategic change

被引:27
作者
Yokota, Riu [1 ]
Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Policy & Planning Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058573, Japan
关键词
executive succession; strategic change; demographic approach;
D O I
10.1007/s10490-007-9060-5
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This study examines the role of top management team (TMT) member succession in breaking organizational inertia. We compare the impact of two types of change in TMTs - in member number and demographic heterogeneity - on subsequent strategic reorientation using data on the diversification activities of firms in the Japanese textile industry. Our findings suggest that executive succession does not trigger strategic change unless succession entails change in the values and interests of executives embedded in their demographic traits.
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页码:297 / 315
页数:19
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