1071: Behavioral Integration at 30: Progress, Pitfalls and Prospective Directions (12123)

Sunday, August 11, 2024

17:45 – 19:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Sheraton: Old Town

Session Number: 1071
Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Research
Showcase Symposium
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/jPBzq4

Organizer(s)

CH

Ciaran Heavey

U. College Dublin, Smurfit, Ireland

Panelist(s)

RK

Richard J. Klimoski

George Mason U., United States
NH

Nathan J. Hiller

Florida International U., United States

Organizer(s)

ZS

Zeki Simsek

Clemson U., United States
BF

Brian C. Fox

Bentley U., United States

Panelist(s)

CC

Craig Crossland

Texas Christian U., United States
AH

Aaron Hill

U. of Florida, United States
AL

Ann Langley

HEC Montreal, CANADA
RK

Ryan Adam Krause

Texas Christian U., United States
FR

Floor Rink

U. of Groningen, Netherlands
AM

Ann Mooney Murphy

Stevens Institute of Technology, United States

It has been nearly 30 years since Donald C. Hambrick published the seminal article entitled “Top Management Groups: A Conceptual Integration and Reconsideration of the ‘Team’ Label” that introduced the concept of behavioral integration. Defined as the degree to which the top management group “engages in mutual and collective interaction” (Hambrick, 1994: 188-189), behavioral integration has emerged as a unifying construct that captures the harmonisation of team processes at the strategic apex of the organisation. The article, which has been cited nearly 1500 times, significantly advanced upper-echelon research by opening up the black box of team process, allowing scholars to better explain the conditions under top management attributes are most likely to explain and predict strategic choice, behavior, and outcomes. The 30th anniversary of the article provides an opportune moment to reflect upon and synthesize the scholarly progress on the concept of behavioral integration, and to stimulate some new directions for future development of the concept.