Internationality as a strategic human capital resource
Type
working paper
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
The internationalization of top management team members has recently gained momentum, yet little is known about the role of international experience as a human capital resource (Ramaswami, Carter, & Dreher, 2016) or about the role of nationality diversity in TMT processes (Kaczmarek & Ruigrok, 2013). This paper aims at reviewing, organizing, and synthesizing different literature streams to develop an overarching framework of different types of international exposure. This includes theoretical models, mixed levels of analysis, and measures previously exploited in the literature. Opportunities for future research that contribute to our understanding of the consequences of TMT internationalization are proposed. The proposed review serves not only to address the current state of the literature but also to challenge the notion of internationality, leveraging on the multilevel framework of strategic human capital developed by Ployhart and Moliterno (2011). This helps to open the black box of the upper echelons theory, thus answering to the challenges presented by recent scholars (Lawrence, 1997).
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
None
Pages
29
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Division(s)
Eprints ID
252486
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