Orchestrating absorptive capacity: organizational catalysts of TMT’s influence

Purpose This study aims to tackle the influence of top management team (TMT), socialization capabilities and their interactions on absorptive capacity (ACAP). Specifically, this paper examines a TMT’s diversity and coordination as an “enabler” with the potential to trigger the processes involved in the generation of ACAP. Design/methodology/approach The authors relied on a database comprising 96 manufacturing firms in a developing country. Due...