Internal and external top management team (TMT) networking for advancing firm innovativeness

Salleh, S. S. M. M.; Fareed, M.; Yusoff, R. Z.; Saad, R.

doi:10.17512/pjms.2018.18.1.23

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Internal and external top management team (TMT) networking for advancing firm innovativeness

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Salleh S. S. M. M. , Fareed M. , Yusoff R. Z. , Saad R.

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10.17512/pjms.2018.18.1.23

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Wewnętrzny i zewnętrzny networking zespołu najwyższego szczebla (TMT) na rzecz rozwijania innowacyjności firmy

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This research is an attempt to examine the influence of TMT networking on firm innovativeness. Firm innovativeness has been the central concern in the upsurge competitive environment. While strategic decisions, such as, innovation has been posited to be potentially derived by the top management team (TMT), network is in fact a vital medium in providing access to different resources which has been found to be a crucial factor contributing to enhanced judgment and decisions. Despite a surge of studies emphasizing the beneficial of networking as well as examining the role of TMT in explaining the firm strategic decision, there is however little empirical research investigating the influence of TMT networking “internal and external” on firm innovativeness. Therefore, the current study has attempted to fill this gap by surveying 45 TMT leaders representing 45 companies. Findings reveal that TMT internal and external networking has significant impact of firm innovativeness. The study significantly contributes to the Upper Echelon Theory. Further, the study will also benefit the TMT leaders and practitioners as it highlighted the vital contribution of TMT internal and external networking in realizing firm innovativeness.

Niniejsze opracowanie jest próbą zbadania wpływu networkingu TMT na innowacyjność firmy. Innowacyjność firmy była głównym problemem w dynamicznym otoczeniu. Podczas gdy decyzje strategiczne, takie jak innowacje, zostały potencjalnie uzyskane przez zespół najwyższego kierownictwa (TMT), networking jest w rzeczywistości kluczowym medium w zapewnieniu dostępu do różnych zasobów, które okazały się kluczowym czynnikiem przyczyniającym się do lepszego osądu i decyzji. Pomimo wielu badań podkreślających korzyści wynikające z networkingu, a także badania roli TMT w wyjaśnianiu decyzji strategicznej firmy, niewiele jest jednak badań empirycznych badających wpływ networkingu TMT "wewnętrznego i zewnętrznego" na innowacyjność firmy. Dlatego też w niniejszym opracowaniu podjęto próbę wypełnienia tej luki poprzez przebadanie 45 liderów TMT reprezentujących 45 firm. Wyniki pokazują, że wewnętrzny i zewnętrzny networking TMT ma znaczący wpływ na innowacyjność firmy. Badanie znacząco przyczynia się do teorii Upper Echelon. Co więcej, badanie przyniesie również korzyści liderom i praktykom TMT, ponieważ podkreśliło istotny wkład networkingu wewnętrznego i zewnętrznego TMT w realizację innowacyjności firmy.

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top management team TMT networking firm innovativeness

zespół najwyższego kierownictwa TMT networking innowacyjność firmy

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Czestochowa University of Technology

Czasopismo

Polish Journal of Management Studies

Rocznik

2018

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Vol. 18, No. 1

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311--325

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 63 poz., tab.

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Salleh S. S. M. M.

School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis

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Fareed M.

m.fareed@uum.edu.my

School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Yusoff R. Z.

rzy278@uum.edu.my

School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Saad R.

rohaizah@uum.edu.my

School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).

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