Open AccessCross-echelon managerial design competencies: Relational coordination in organizational learning and growth performance
Author(s) -
Tomislav Hernaus,
Ana Juras,
Ivan Matić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
business research quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.995
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2340-9444
pISSN - 2340-9436
DOI - 10.1177/23409444211022749
Subject(s) - knowledge management , complementarity (molecular biology) , moderated mediation , organizational architecture , business , organizational learning , sample (material) , mediation , psychology , computer science , social psychology , chemistry , genetics , chromatography , political science , law , biology
We followed the continuity perspective of leadership skill requirements to examine the interplay between the design competencies of different management cohorts, relational coordination, and organizational learning and growth performance outcomes. Using a two-source sample of 103 organizations, we found evidence for compensatory effects. Specifically, a conditional process analysis (moderated mediation) revealed that: (a) design competencies are a highly relevant type of managerial knowledge or skill, (b) competent middle-level managers compensate for a lack of design skills and design-related knowledge at the top management level, and (c) top- and middle-level managerial design competencies simultaneously create a cross-echelon complementarity effect on organizational learning and growth performance. JEL classification