RT Article
T1 Knowledge Combination Capability and Innovation: The Effects of Gender Diversity on Top Management Teams in Technology-Based Firms
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 135
IS 3
SP 503
OP 515
A1 Ruiz-Jiménez, Jenny María
A1 Fuentes-Fuentes, María del Mar
A1 Ruiz-Arroyo, Matilde
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785657623
AB Ethical debate exists on the effect of gender diversity of the top management teams (TMTs) on organizations. This study aims to contribute to this debate by analyzing the effects of gender diversity of TMTs on the relationship between knowledge combination capability and organizations’ innovative performance. We use a sample of 205 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) belonging to the sector of Spanish technology-based firms (TBFs). Our results indicate that gender diversity positively moderates the relationship between knowledge combination capability and innovation performance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed—among them, ways to contribute to more equal gender distribution and to the benefits of gender diversity in top management positions.
K1 Top management teams
K1 Knowledge combination capability
K1 Innovation
K1 Gender diversity
DO 10.1007/s10551-014-2462-7