Recent advances in text mining have provided new methods for capitalizing on the
voluminous natural language text data created by organizations, their employees, and their …

In this study, we draw from 22 years of research in leadership to investigate the ambiguous
relationship between the personality trait agreeableness and leadership. First, we conduct a …

Aiming to support digital innovation endeavours, industrial-age companies increasingly
acquire firms that heavily build upon digital technologies. Related research has raised …

Research Summary We introduce to the upper echelons literature a novel, linguistic
measure of CEOs' Big Five personality traits that we specifically developed and validated …

Abstract Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are essential in driving firm innovation. However,
despite existing research on CEO personality characteristics and firm innovation and …

Research Summary We draw upon applied psychology literature to explore interagent
differences in perceived risk to their equity when making strategic risk decisions. Our theory …

The question of what changes when women enter upper-echelons teams has long frustrated
upper echelons and gender researchers. We build on the dynamic strategic renewal …

We develop theory to explain how CEOs' observable personality traits influence market
perceptions of firm risk and shareholder returns. Using a linguistic tool to measure nearly …

Despite the long-standing research interest in the pre-deal phase of mergers and
acquisitions, many important questions remain unanswered. We review and synthesize the …

International business literature has long acknowledged the powerful influence of the upper
echelons of firms, leading to an impressive volume of research delving into the impacts of …