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How Does Leader Narcissism Influence Firm Internationalization?.

Authors :
Huang, Xinyu
Chen, Hongquan
Wang, Liangyan
Zeng, Saixing
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Aug2020, Vol. 67 Issue 3, p683-696. 14p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The impact of leader characteristics on international activities has been identified in the literature, but leader narcissism, as a psychological feature, has long been neglected, especially in the field of international business. Based on an empirical study of Chinese construction firms over the period between 2006 and 2016, this paper discusses the positive relationships between leaders’ narcissism and firms’ pace of internationalization, as well as the tendency to choose developing countries as destinations. The data also raise strong support for the argument that firm internal factor-foreign listing and external factor-institutional environment (anticorruption) weaken the effects of leader narcissism on international patterns. These research results indicate the effects of leaders’ personality on international management under different internal and external environments and contribute to upper echelons theory. Meanwhile, it is emphasized that leaders’ personal decision-making plays an important role in the strategy and performance of construction firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00189391
Volume :
67
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
144714815
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2019.2900169