Knowledge Combination Capability and Innovation: The Effects of Gender Diversity on Top Management Teams in Technology-Based Firms

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 pe...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ruiz-Jiménez, Jenny María (Συγγραφέας) ; Fuentes-Fuentes, María del Mar (Συγγραφέας) ; Ruiz-Arroyo, Matilde (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2016
Στο/Στη: Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 135, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 503-515
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Top management teams
B Gender diversity
B Καινοτομία
B Knowledge combination capability
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Σύνοψη: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.
ISSN:1573-0697
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2462-7