The influence of top management team attention patterns on global strategic posture of firms
基于管理认知与高层梯队理论，研究美国技术密集型行业企业发现，高管团队对外部环境的广泛关注会促进企业采取扩张性全球战略，而对内部环境的过度关注则抑制全球化。
Abstract Drawing upon the managerial cognition and the upper echelons perspectives, this study proposes that the cognitive capabilities of top executives significantly affect globalization efforts. Specifically, the study suggests that managerial attention patterns or the cognitive processes of [noticing and constructing meaning] about the environment influence strategic posture of firms. Based on a longitudinal sample of U.S. firms operating in technologically intensive industries, the results indicate that firms were more likely to develop an expansive global strategic posture when their top management paid attention to the external environment and considered a diverse set of elements in this environment. On the other hand, firms led by top management that paid more attention to the internal environment were less likely to be global. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.