RT journal article
T1 Human capital in top management teams seen through the lens of senior human resources managers: An exploratory analysis
A1 García Carbonell, Natalia
A1 Sánchez Gardey, Gonzalo
A1 Martín Alcázar, Fernando
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Cluster analysis
K1 Strategy formation
K1 Strategic diagnosis
K1 Strategic human capital
K1 Top management team typology
AB AbstractPurpose – Despite the strong influence of Hambrick and Mason’s (1984) seminal work, the effects of topmanagement team (TMT) characteristics on strategic processes remain unclear. This study aims to go beyondthe traditional upper echelon theory and to propose a human capital taxonomy of TMTs from the perspectiveof top human resources managers.Design/methodology/approach – The research integrates arguments from the strategic human capitaland strategic issue diagnosis literatures. An exploratory cluster analysis was conducted in an attempt todescribe different human capital typologies in TMTs in a sample of 120 Spanish companies.Findings – The exploratory analysis showed three distinct human capital profiles: “technocratic teams”,“highly skilled teams” and “operational teams”. In addition, this paper provides preliminary results about theeffects of each profile in the above taxonomy on strategic issue diagnostic processes, suggesting that “highlyskilled teams” present the most appropriate combination of human capital attributes.Practical/implications – This analysis provides a guide for top managers regarding the human capitalneeds they may face when interpreting strategic issues in strategy formation processes.Originality/value – This paper makes a twofold contribution to the extant literature: proposing ananalysis of TMTs’ human capital from a synergistic perspective (“human capital profiles”) instead of usingthe traditional “more is better” approach and providing preliminary explanations about how those humancapital combinations contribute to success in the strategic issue diagnosis process.
PB Emerald Publishing Limited
SN 0955-534X
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38064
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38064
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026