Rob Kaiser asked for literature on senior management teams. Here are some
leads for him to follow:
Calori, R., Johnson, G., & Sarnin, P. (1994). CEO's cognitive maps and
the scope of the organization. Strategic Management Journal, 15, 437-457.
Elron, E. (1997). Top management teams within multinational
corporations:
Effects of cultural heterogeneity. Leadership Quarterly, 8(4), 393-412.
Hambrick, D. C. (1981). Strategic awareness within top management teams.
Strategic Management Journal, 2, 263-279.
Hambrick, D. C. (1981). Environment, strategy, and power within top
management teams. Administrative Science Quarterly, 26(2), 2533-2575.
Hambrick, D. C., Cho, T. S., & Chen, M.-J. (1996). The influence of top
management team heterogeneity on firms' competitive moves. Administrative
Science Quarterly, 41(4), 659-684.
Katzenbach, J. R., & Smith, D. K. (1994). The wisdom of teams: Creating
the high performance organization. New York: HarperCollins.
Kazemek, E. A., & Grauman, D. M. (1992). Teamwork approach to strategy
keeps CEOs in tune with players. Health Care Strategic Management, 10(2),
16-17.
Myers, A., Kakabadse, A., McMahon, T., & Spony, G. (1995). Top
management
styles in Europe: Implications for business and cross-national teams.
European Business Journal, 7(1), 17-.
Sanders, W. G., & Carpenter, M. A. (1998). Internationalization and firm
governance: The roles of CEO compensation, top team composition, and board
structure. Academy of Management Journal, 41, 158-178.
Van Velsor, E., & Leslie, J. B. (1995). Why executives derail:
Perspectives across time and cultures. Academy of Management Executive,
9(4),
62-72.
I hope this is helpful.
William A. Weech
Leadership and Management School
Foreign Service Institute
WAWEECH@aol.com