【摘要】This study proposes and tests a model for top-management influence on innovations. Three research questions are addressed: Is top managers’ influence on innovation a function of their leadership? Does socio-cultural context directly affect leadership? and, Does sociocultural con- text moderate the relationship of leadership with top-management influence on innovation? These questions are investigated with data from 12 European countries. The results show that leadership factors have strong effects on top-management innovation influence. In support of the culture-spe- cific view of leadership, sociocultural context directly influences leadership and moderates its relationship with organizational innovation.

【关键词】top managers’ leadership; influence on innovation; social culture

【文献来源】Detelin Elenkov ，Ivan M. Manev. Top Management Leadership and Influence on Innovation: The Role of Sociocultural Context. Journal of Management, 2005, 31(2).