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作者：Kish-Gephart, Jennifer J.; Campbell, Joanna Tochman
作者单位：University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati
摘要：Social class is increasingly recognized as a powerful force in people's lives. Yet despite the long and extensive stream of research on the upper echelons of organizations, we know little about how executives' formative childhood experiences with social class influence their strategic choices. In this study, we investigate the influence of chief executive officers' (CEOs') perceived social class origins on firm risk taking. We also explore the moderating influences of other important career ex...
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作者：Matta, Fadel K.; Scott, Brent A.; Koopman, Joel; Conlon, Donald E.
作者单位：Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati
摘要：Despite meta-analytic evidence demonstrating that leader-member exchange (LMX) agreement (consensus between leader and subordinate perceptions) is only moderate at best, research on LMX typically examines this relationship from only one perspective: either the leader's or the subordinate's. We return to the roots of LMX and utilize role theory to argue that agreement between leader and subordinate perceptions of LMX quality has meaningful effects on employee motivation and behavior. In a polyn...
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作者：Eggers, J. P.; Song, Lin
作者单位：New York University; Central University of Finance & Economics
摘要：As part of the recent interest in serial entrepreneurship, studies have investigated the presence (or absence) of learning benefits from a previous to a subsequent venture. We extend this literature by integrating behavioral concepts on attribution and learning from failure that highlight the differences in behavioral responses to success versus failure. We theorize that serial entrepreneurs whose previous venture failed are likely to blame the external environment and change industries for th...
