The Interface of the Top Management Team and Middle Managers: A Process Model
研究了高层管理团队与中层管理者互动的过程，提出界面功能及互动过程、角色行为和信任对战略决策与实施质量的影响，为理解组织绩效提供新视角。
The interaction of the top management team (TMT) and middle managers (MMs) is central to effective strategy formulation and implementation, but researchers have remained notably silent on the actual nature of this interaction. Here we specify the functions of the TMT-MM interface and formulate a series of propositions linking TMT and MMs' interaction processes, role behaviors, and trust to strategic decision quality and implementation quality. Studying the interface provides a new avenue for both TMT and MM research and enhances insight into the impact of TMTs on organizational performance.