Top management and innovations in banking: Does the composition of the top team make a difference?

Karen A. Bantel and Susan E. Jackson

Strategic Management Journal, 1989, vol. 10, issue S1, 107-124

Abstract: The relationship between the social composition of top management teams and innovation adoptions was examined in a sample of 199 banks. The following characteristics of top management teams were examined: average age, average tenure in the firm, education level, and heterogeneity with respect to age, tenure, educational background, and functional background. In addition, the effects of bank size, location (state of operation), and team size were assessed. Results indicate that more innovative banks are managed by more educated teams who are diverse with respect to their functional areas of expertise. These relationships remain significant when organizational size, team size, and location are controlled for.

Date: 1989
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