The effects of top management team composition on SME export performance: an upper echelons perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 833-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Pinar Acar
Keyword(s):  
Export Performance ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Team Composition ◽  
Upper Echelons

Upper Echelons Research Revisited: Antecedents, Elements, and Consequences of Top Management Team Composition

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason A. Carpenter ◽  
Marta A. Geletkanycz ◽  
Wm. Gerard Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Top Management Team ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Team Composition ◽  
Upper Echelons

scholarly journals Top management team diversity and firm performance: Empirical evidence from the fashion and luxury industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 325-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Rocco Cambrea ◽  
Giorgia Lussana ◽  
Fabio Quarato ◽  
Paola Varacca Capello
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Upper Echelons ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Upper Echelons Theory

The purpose of this study is to advance the current understanding of the relationship between top management team (TMT) diversity and firm performance in the fashion and luxury industries. Predictions from the relevant theoretical perspectives – namely, Upper Echelons and Social Psychology theories – are often conflicting, and the controversial nature of this phenomenon together with the lack of empirical studies in the fashion and luxury industries have inspired the research question to investigate the link between TMT diversity and firm performance. Moreover, this is even more relevant in a setting where human capital management is one of the main keys to the long-term survival of fashion and luxury brands. To this extent, a principal component analysis and subsequent regression analyses have been performed on a sample of 78 listed companies operating in the fashion and luxury industries, over the five-year period 2011-2015. Results indicate that TMTs with greater gender, international experience, and educational background diversity are positively associated with higher firm performance. Hence, we found support for the Upper Echelons Theory, which predicts organizational outcomes as a function of managerial characteristics, thus offering few practical implications for companies operating in these industries.

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