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Gallen, T. (2010), "Top management team composition and views of viable strategies", Strategic Direction, Vol. 26 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2010.05626dad.006
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Top management team composition and views of viable strategies
Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 26, Issue 4
Gallén T.Team Performance Management: An International Journal (UK), 2009 Vol. 15 Nos 7-8, Start page: 326, No of pages: 17
Purpose – Forms propositions about the relationship between the cognitive composition of the top management team and its view of the viable strategy for a firm. Findings – Based on data from the ten top management teams in the spa industry, this study proposes that the cognitive composition of the top management team affects the strategies they prefer. Further, it is proposed that intuitive-thinking top management teams prefer either a prospector or an analyser strategy. A defender or an analyser strategy is preferred by sensing-thinking top management teams. Defining the composition of the top management team using the cognitive style is proposed to be a more promising way to explain the homogeneity or heterogeneity of the team than traditional measures such as age or education in this context.Article type: Research paperISSN: 1352-7592Reference: 38AZ740
Keywords: Corporate strategy, Personality, Senior management