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Top management team academic-field dispersion has an inverted U-shaped relationship with R&D intensity in high-technology firms, where moderate dispersion maximizes R&D intensity and excessive dispersion reduces it, with this relationship being moderated by investment opportunity and board technological expertise. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the nonlinear relationship between top management team academic-field dispersion and corporate R&D intensity in high-technology firms.

September 8, 2026Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

TMT academic-field dispersion and R&D intensity in high-technology firms: a bounded polymathic perspective

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DKDyah Ayu Kusumaningtyas HCHsiao-Jung Chen

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Longitudinal analysis reveals an inverted U-shaped link between executive academic diversity and R&D intensity in tech firms, highlighting the contingent value of disciplinary variety.

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To examine the nonlinear relationship between top management team academic-field dispersion and corporate R&D intensity in high-technology firms.
Analyzed longitudinal data from Taiwan Technology Index firms spanning the period from 2011 to 2022.
Quantified executive academic-field dispersion using an entropy-based measurement across managerial disciplines.
Evaluated the moderating influences of firm investment opportunities and board technological expertise.
Demonstrated an inverted U-shaped relationship where moderate academic-field dispersion is associated with peak R&D intensity, while excessive dispersion decreases it.
Found that the nonlinear association between disciplinary dispersion and R&D allocation is significantly moderated by firm investment opportunities and board technological expertise.

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Kusumaningtyas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd7ab58e84d0ff5b46904 https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2026.2727004

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Longitudinal analysis reveals an inverted U-shaped link between executive academic diversity and R&D intensity in tech firms, highlighting the contingent value of disciplinary variety.

TMT academic-field dispersion and R&D intensity in high-technology firms: a bounded polymathic perspective

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