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Purpose – While top management teams (TMTs) play an important role in shaping firms’ strategic choices and performance outcomes, studies on green innovation have rarely considered the influence of the TMT demographics of firms and their suppliers. Drawing upon upper echelon theory, this study investigates the impact of buyer-supplier TMT misalignment on green innovation performance, along with potential moderators of this effect. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical setting is Chinese listed manufacturing firms that are present in both the Chinese Research Data Services Platform (CNRDS) database and China Stock Market and Accounting Research (CSMAR) database. The study employs panel data regression methods on a dyadic dataset of 530 paired buyer-supplier firm-year observations over the period 2008–2019. Findings – Buyer-supplier TMT misalignment in terms of functional background and educational level is negatively associated with buyer green innovation performance. This negative effect can, however, be mitigated by TMT tenure and long-term incentives in buyer firms. Originality – By introducing the notion of TMT background misalignment to the supply chain, this study advances the understanding of relational TMT demographics in predicting organizational performance and extends upper echelon theory.
Author(s): Yang Y, Jiang Y, Chen L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Year: 2024
Pages: Epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 06/12/2024
Acceptance date: 06/11/2024
Date deposited: 13/11/2024
ISSN (print): 0144-3577
ISSN (electronic): 1758-6593
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2024-0024
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-01-2024-0024
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