Captain at the Helm: CEO Characteristics that Drive Firm Entrepreneurial Orientation

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dc.contributor.advisorWesley, Curtis L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHess, James D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKeller, Robert T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMiller, C. Chet
dc.creatorLubojacky, Connor
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-4724-3010
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-09T03:35:04Z
dc.date.createdMay 2020
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2020-06-09T03:35:04Z
dc.description.abstractThe question of why some organizations foster and pursue entrepreneurial activities when others do not is of great interest in strategic entrepreneurship. While prior empirical studies have emphasized CEO cognitive characteristics such as overconfidence and narcissism, CEO regulatory focus remains unexplored regarding entrepreneurial orientation, despite recent findings linking it to firm performance and firm acquisition behaviors. Additionally, while CEO overconfidence and narcissism have previously been explored, the boundary conditions of these cognitions demand attention. This study investigates the influence of these three CEO cognitions under the environmental conditions of munificence, dynamism, and complexity on the level of entrepreneurial orientation. I find that regulatory focus and narcissism are associated with entrepreneurial orientation, but contrary to prior findings, overconfidence is not. Furthermore, I find that the environmental conditions under which a CEO makes decisions regarding entrepreneurial orientation matter. This study contributes to the entrepreneurial orientation by examining the effect of CEO regulatory focus on entrepreneurial as well as delving deeper into the environmental boundary conditions of CEO overconfidence and narcissism.
dc.description.departmentManagement and Leadership, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6750
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial orientation
dc.subjectUpper echelon
dc.subjectCEO
dc.subjectRegulatory focus
dc.subjectNarcissism
dc.subjectOverconfidence
dc.titleCaptain at the Helm: CEO Characteristics that Drive Firm Entrepreneurial Orientation
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dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2022-05-01
local.embargo.terms2022-05-01
thesis.degree.collegeC. T. Bauer College of Business
thesis.degree.departmentManagement and Leadership, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness Administration
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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