Does managerial personality matter? Evidence from firms in Vietnam

被引:37
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作者
Sharma, Smriti [1 ]
Tarp, Finn [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] UNU WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki 00160, Finland
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Dept Econ, Oster Farimagsgade 5, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
关键词
Entrepreneurship; SMEs; Firm performance; Personality; Risk attitudes; Vietnam; INDIVIDUAL RISK ATTITUDES; BUSINESS; LOCUS; IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE; BIASES; WAGES; CEOS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jebo.2018.02.003
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using novel data from micro, small and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers - risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness - and firm-level decisions. We extend the analysis beyond standard metrics of firm performance such as revenue and growth to study intermediate investments, including product innovation, worker training, and adoption of work-place safety measures that are potentially conducive to observed firm performance. Our results show that innovativeness and locus of control are positively correlated with revenue while risk aversion predicts lower revenue. Risk aversion is positively correlated with the adoption of safety measures. Innovativeness, as expected, is associated with an increased probability of product innovations. An internal locus of control predicts higher probability of investments, innovations and worker training. Heterogeneity analyses indicate that innovativeness and risk aversion matter more for firm outcomes in provinces characterized by better business climate. Our results are robust to a variety of checks. We contribute to a nascent and rapidly growing literature on the importance of managerial capital by shedding light on the role of managerial personality characteristics for decision-making in firms in a dynamic transition economy. (C) 2018 UNU-WIDER. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:432 / 445
页数:14
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