TMT demography, conflict and (effective) decision making: The key role of value congruence

Allen C. Amason, Jun Liu, Pingping Fu

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Abstract

Demographic heterogeneity and conflict have both been shown to influence the effectiveness of top management team (TMT) decision making. While there is evidence of positive and negative effects, there is also evidence linking heterogeneity and conflict together, which makes for a complicated set of relationships and implications. Drawing upon action theory (Parsons, 1937), we argue that values and value congruence are key and overlooked determinants of how heterogeneity affects conflict and how heterogeneity and conflict together influence the effectiveness of TMT decision making.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, AOM 2010 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: 6 Aug 201010 Aug 2010

Conference

Conference70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, AOM 2010
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period6/08/1010/08/10

Keywords

  • Conflict
  • Heterogeneity
  • Top management team

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Industrial relations

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