Top Management Team Characteristics and Social Value Creation. Issue 2 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gauthier, Jeffrey; Cohen, David; Meyer, Chris R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of social entrepreneurship. Volume 10:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 252
• Page End: 263
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Upper echelons -- strategy -- social value; Social entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; Social entrepreneurship; Periodicals; 361.76505
• DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2018.1541012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1942-0676

Abstract

Abstract: This article explores the implications of top management team (TMT) diversity and identity in fostering an organizational environment that promotes social value creation. Upper echelon theory is integrated with research on social entrepreneurship to develop propositions concerning the relationship between TMT characteristics and social value creation. In doing so, this article responds to calls to examine the role of group efforts in creating social value and offers contributions to both upper echelon theory and social entrepreneurship research.