RT Journal Article T1 Executives’ Knowledge Management and Emotional Intelligence Role: Dynamizing Factor towards Open Innovation A1 Blázquez Puerta, Carmen Dolores A1 Bermúdez-González, Guillermo José A1 Soler-García, Ismael Pablo K1 Ejecutivos - Aspectos psicológicos AB The main aim of this empirical research was to classify the profiles of executives of Spanish companies. We classified the executives’ profiles based on two key factors of innovation: knowledge management and emotional intelligence. The sample comprised study 241 executives of Spanish companies, a principal component analysis, a two-stage cluster analysis, and an ANOVA analysis conducted by taking innovation as a dependent variable. The theory of resources and capacities was the theoretical framework. We conclude that the differentiation of executives’ profiles is essential to avoid the loss of innovative potential and a consequent loss of competitive advantage in the Spanish business sector. This research contributes to identify a taxonomy of executives’ profiles—agile, laggard, soloist and cooperator. These groups present some different levels of knowledge management and emotional intelligence and differences in their ability to innovate. PB MDPI YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37582 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37582 LA eng NO Puerta, C. D. B., González, G. B., & García, I. P. S. (2021). Executives’ knowledge management and emotional intelligence role: Dynamizing factor towards open innovation. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 7(1), 83. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 24 ene 2026