Chief executive officer’s dark triad personality and firm's degree of internationalization: The mediating role of ambidexterity

IF 5.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

International Business Review Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102296

Javad E. Nooshabadi , Audra I. Mockaitis , Richa Chugh

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Abstract

This study empirically examines the relationships among CEOs’ dark triad personality (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism), ambidexterity, and firms’ internationalization behavior. Dark triad personality traits have attracted growing attention in the fields of psychology and organizational behavior due to their influence on individual decision-making, particularly by individuals in executive leadership roles. We extend research on dark triad personality to international business (IB) and examine the link between IB decision-makers’ personality traits and firms’ IB outcomes. Our research highlights the complex dynamics shaping firm internationalization, with both the CEO’s dark triad personality and ambidexterity playing significant roles in driving firm internationalization outcomes. An analysis of 405 firms from the United Kingdom and the United States reveals that ambidexterity partially mediates the relationship between dark triad personality and the degree of internationalization and that firms pursuing internationalization may benefit from CEOs with a dark triad personality.

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首席执行官的黑暗三合会人格与公司的国际化程度：灵活性的中介作用

本研究通过实证研究探讨了首席执行官的黑暗三重性格（自恋、心理变态和马基雅维利主义）、灵活性与企业国际化行为之间的关系。由于黑暗三合会人格特质对个人决策的影响，尤其是对担任行政领导职务的个人的影响，它们在心理学和组织行为学领域引起了越来越多的关注。我们将黑暗三重性格的研究扩展到了国际商务（IB）领域，并研究了国际商务决策者的性格特征与企业的国际商务结果之间的联系。我们的研究凸显了影响企业国际化的复杂动态，首席执行官的黑暗三合会人格和灵活性在推动企业国际化结果方面都发挥了重要作用。对英国和美国 405 家公司的分析表明，灵活性在一定程度上调节了黑三角性格与国际化程度之间的关系，追求国际化的公司可能会从具有黑三角性格的首席执行官那里获益。

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International Business Review BUSINESS-

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14.10

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6.90%

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62 days

期刊介绍： The International Business Review (IBR) stands as a premier international journal within the realm of international business and proudly serves as the official publication of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). This esteemed journal publishes original and insightful papers addressing the theory and practice of international business, encompassing a broad spectrum of topics such as firms' internationalization strategies, cross-border management of operations, and comparative studies of business environments across different countries. In essence, IBR is dedicated to disseminating research that informs the international operations of firms, whether they are SMEs or large MNEs, and guides the actions of policymakers in both home and host countries. The journal warmly welcomes conceptual papers, empirical studies, and review articles, fostering contributions from various disciplines including strategy, finance, management, marketing, economics, HRM, and organizational studies. IBR embraces methodological diversity, with equal openness to papers utilizing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches.