Posts tagged with: CEOs and governance
Equitable Life CEO proposes MOT tests for bad bosses to spot hubris before it derails companies. (2012)
"No one would deny that chief executives have egos. In many, it is restrained and agreeable. In others, I see hubris. Self doubt, self criticism and open-mindedness don’t much feature....
CEO narcissism and the takeover process: from private initiation to deal completion. (May 2012)
"Narcissistic CEOs at target companies get higher bid premiums, while narcissistic CEOs of acquiring companies negotiate takeover attempts quicker. For both targets and acquirers, a narcissist at the helm lowers...
Conference 2012: John Harris – Selection, coaching and mentoring
Harris, John. "Organisational leadership is a moral activity. It is about obligations and confronting rather than avoiding ethical dilemmas. An organisation's culture is a Main Board responsibility. John Harris...
Roads to ruin: a study of major risk events. (2012)
"The authors investigated 18 high profile corporate crises of the last decade and analysed the failures that gave rise to each. Seven key issues emerged." Professors Derek Atkins, Chris Parsons...
What I see, what I do: how executive hubris affects firm innovation. (2012)
"This study explores the potential benefits of executive hubris to firm innovation. Both studies render robust support to the authors’ main theoretical prediction - that executive hubris is positively related to...
Flying too close to the sun? Hubris among CEOs and how to prevent it. (2012)
"Hubris among CEOs is generally considered to be undesirable.. however the literature fails to provide a precise definition of CEO hubris and is silent on how to prevent it. Valérie...
Why narcissistic CEOs kill their companies. (2012)
"Narcissistic CEOs can be... amazingly damaging …in some cases, eventually killing their companies Eric Jackson 11 January 2012, Forbes.com …Organizational researchers may not believe that executive narcissism is of much theoretical...
Financial reporting frauds: A manifestation of hubris in the C-suite? Some exploratory evidence. (2012)
"The authors investigate the relationship between CEO hubris, a firm’s managerial, governance and market oversight attributes, and a propensity to financial misreporting. Michel Magnan, John Molson School of Business Concordia...
Dominant CEO, deviant strategy, and extreme performance: The moderating role of a powerful board. (2011)
“…it is possible that coupling dominant CEOs with powerful boards represents an ideal governance arrangement.” Jianyun Tang, Memorial University of Newfoundland Mary Crossan & W. Glenn Rowe, Richard Ivey School...
When confidence is detrimental: influence of overconfidence on leadership effectiveness. (2011)
"Although leaders should be enocuraged to be confident, there is a risk in encouraging overconfidence. In fact, leaders should try to keep their confidence fairly low when it is necessary...