Top management team diversity, individualism–collectivism, and MNE performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12701557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Gil (Howard Payne University), Lance Eliot Brouthers (Kennesaw State University), Dawn L Keig (0000-0003-0428-4170, Whitworth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-290 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cross Cultural Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-5958 • E-ISSN: 1741-2838 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1470595819870819 |
| OpenAlex | W2970912023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 71 |
Existing theories of diversity typically focus on a limited range of usually American research settings and on a relatively narrow range of types of diversity. Here, we examine a less commonly used measure of diversity, top management team (TMT) functional diversity, for a sample of non-US multinational enterprises (MNEs) from a cross-cultural perspective. We theorize and empirically test the notion that the individualism–collectivism dimension of national culture moderates the relationship between TMT diversity (measured by functional heterogeneity) and firm performance such that greater functional diversity among TMTs in collectivistic national cultures improves firm performance, while greater functional diversity among TMTs in individualistic national cultures weakens MNE performance. Our empirical results based on a sample of MNEs from 25 countries support our hypotheses. The relationship between TMT functional heterogeneity and firm performance is strongly negative in highly individualistic national cultures but positive in collectivistic national cultures. Managerial implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed
Business · Collectivism · Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Economic geography · Economics · Empirical research · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Individualism · Multinational corporation · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sample (material · Sociology · Corporate Finance and Governance · Family Business Performance and Succession · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |