Upper echelons theory: An update

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Hambrick, Donald C.
• 署名单位: Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Columbia University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/amr.2007.24345254
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 334-343
• 关键词: TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS; CEO TENURE; ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH; MANAGERIAL DISCRETION; STRATEGIC CHANGE; MODERATING ROLE; performance; metaanalysis; Isomorphism; environment

摘要

The central premise of upper echelons theory is that executives' experiences, values, and personalities greatly influence their interpretations of the situations they face and, in turn, affect their choices. At the invitation of the editor, I recap the AMR article in which the theory was originally presented (Hambrick & Mason. 1984), discuss subsequent refinements of the theory, and lay out several promising avenues for future upper echelons research.