Leveraging the human capital specificity and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)–top management team (TMT) interface literature, this study explores the impact of generalist versus specialist CEOs on R&D commitments by Indian firms under the boundary conditions of TMTs' functional and educational diversity. Based on a sample of 253 firms over a period of 6 years, in contrast to previous studies, our findings suggest that specialist CEOs are more likely to invest in R&D than generalist CEOs; however, when supported by functionally and educationally diverse TMT, the R&D commitment of generalist CEOs increases as well.

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通才与专家 CEO 和研发承诺：来自新兴市场的证据

本研究利用人力资本的特殊性和首席执行官 (CEO)-高层管理团队 (TMT) 接口文献，探讨通才的影响相对在 TMT 的功能和教育多样性的边界条件下，印度公司的研发承诺的专家 CEO。基于 6 年内 253 家公司的样本，与之前的研究相比，我们的研究结果表明，专业 CEO 比通才 CEO 更有可能投资于研发；然而，在功能和教育多样化的 TMT 的支持下，通才 CEO 的研发投入也会增加。