2004/10/01 by C. Boone, Christophe Boone, W. Van Olffen +4 · 171 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Advertising #Business #Computer science #Corporate Finance and Governance #Diversity (politics) #Economics #Engineering #Gender Diversity and Inequality #Human resource management #Knowledge management #Law #Management #Management and Organizational Studies #Marketing #Newspaper #Political science #Psychology #Public relations #Publishing #Top-down and bottom-up design
paper · open access · doi:10.2307/20159609
published in Academy of Management Journal 47(5), 633-656 (Academy of Management)
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We propose that executive team power strengthens a cycle of "homosocial reproduction" that is interrupted only when teams face such compelling needs for diversity as poor organizational performance, high corporate diversification, and tough market competition. Hypothesis tests in data from major Dutch newspaper publishers over 25 years did not support many of our benchmark expectations. Apparently, top management teams tend to close ranks when environmental complexity and pressure increase. Explanations and new research avenues are discussed.