TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM HETEROGENEITY, CONSENSUS, AND COLLABORATION: A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL OF DECISION QUALITY.

This study investigated the relationship of top management team (TMT) heterogeneity on decision quality in the context of specific strategic decisions faced by 85 decision-making teams within the Health Care industry. It was found that goal consensus moderated the relationship between functional heterogeneity and collaboration within the TMTs. Although a direct effect of the interaction between functional heterogeneity and goal consensus on decision quality was observed, team member collaboration partially mediated this relationship.