The Handbook of Research on Top Management Teams (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848446608 ISBN 13: 9781848446601

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This Handbook presents original research and theory on executives, top management teams, and boards of directors and illustrates the vital importance of this field of study. Top management teams are responsible for the strategic choices and major decisions in organizations. These organizations are a reflection of the members that make up their strategic management. The roles top management play and the impact they have are clearly visible in firms around the world, both large and small. The international authors that comprise this volume address questions central to the field of strategy and strategic leadership. They review the determinants of top management team composition, their social networks, and executive dismissal; the psychological and personality profiles of top executives; the methodologies relevant to the study of top teams; and the roles of top executives in cross-business unit collaboration, competitive behavior, and strategic entrepreneurship. Each chapter presents path-breaking research and provides a roadmap for new research avenues and agendas.Professors, students and researchers in the area of strategy, management and strategic leadership will find this book an invaluable resource.

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About the Author

Edited by the late Mason A. Carpenter, former M. Keith Weikel Professor in Leadership and Pyle-Bascom Professor in Business Leadership, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Madison, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848446608
• ISBN 13: 9781848446601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Carpenter Mason A.