Posts tagged with: CEOs and governance
When doing good garners bad press (2018)
"Firms that engage in corporate social outreach should make sure to send consistent signals." Georg Wernicke, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris. Insead Knowledge, 14 June 2018...
The strategic decisions that caused Nokia’s failure (2017)
...Success breeds conservatism and hubris which, over time, results in a decline of the strategy processes leading to poor strategic decisions. Doz, Y. INSEAD Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management Knowledge, 23...
The differential effects of CEO narcissism and hubris on corporate social responsibility (2018)
"...findings from a large sample of U.S. publicly listed firms suggest that narcissistic CEOs care more about corporate social responsibility, but hubristic CEOs care less." Tang, Y., Mack, D. Z.,...
What doesn’t kill you will only make you more risk-loving: early-life disasters and CEO behaviour (2017)
"...the link between CEOs’ disaster experience and corporate policies has real economic consequences on firm risk and its cost of capital." Bernile, G., Bhagwat, V., Rau, P. R. The Journal...
Emotional Aspects of Leadership in the Modern Workplace (2017)
"When executives have high hubris, it can have a negative impact on the strategic decision making process, the actual strategic choices that are made, and ultimately organizational performance..." Giannouli, V....
Where does pride lead? Corporate managerial hubris and strategic emphasis. (2017)
"...high corporate managerial hubris predicts low strategic emphasis on advertising relative to R&D..." MinChung Kim, Ulsan National University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea; Guiyang Xiong Whitman School of...
CEO humility, narcissism and firm innovation: A paradox perspective on CEO traits. (2017)
"CEOs that are both humble and narcissistic are ... more likely to have socialized charisma, to cultivate an innovative culture, and to deliver innovative performance…" Hongyu Zhang, Central University of...
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic: Biological roots and strategies for prevention. (2017)
"(Portrays) Hubris as a virulent, communicable disease of dysfunctional leadership ... takes a biological perspective to understand the possible underlying mechanisms .... has huge interdisciplinary appeal..." Edited by Peter Garrard, Professor...
The dark side of resilience. (2017)
"… while it may be reassuring (to have resilient leaders) — such leaders are not necessarily good for the group, much like bacteria or parasites are much more problematic when...
The rise of bullying bosses and incivility in the workplace. (2017)
“…there is compelling evidence that both incivility and abusive bosses are flourishing in our organizations… (we must ask) what kind of leaders we really want, and (which) are best for...