TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of CEO demography on entrepreneurial orientation
T2 - The moderating role of competitive intensity
AU - Yang, Jun
AU - Wei, Liqun
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Although entrepreneurial orientation has been identified as a key facilitator of a firm's innovative behaviors, its antecedents, especially the determinant role of the business leader, have yet to be explored. Drawing on strategic leadership theory, which posits the role of CEO in determining a firm's strategic direction, we examined the influence of CEO demography, specifically age, tenure, and education, on a firm's entrepreneurial orientation. Based on a sample of 231 Chinese firms, we found firms with a CEO who was younger, higher educated, and with a shorter tenure on the job had a greater extent of entrepreneurial orientation. Moreover, the firm's competitive environment moderated these relationships.
AB - Although entrepreneurial orientation has been identified as a key facilitator of a firm's innovative behaviors, its antecedents, especially the determinant role of the business leader, have yet to be explored. Drawing on strategic leadership theory, which posits the role of CEO in determining a firm's strategic direction, we examined the influence of CEO demography, specifically age, tenure, and education, on a firm's entrepreneurial orientation. Based on a sample of 231 Chinese firms, we found firms with a CEO who was younger, higher educated, and with a shorter tenure on the job had a greater extent of entrepreneurial orientation. Moreover, the firm's competitive environment moderated these relationships.
KW - CEO demography
KW - Competitive intensity
KW - Entrepreneurial orientation
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U2 - 10.3868/s070-002-013-0016-2
DO - 10.3868/s070-002-013-0016-2
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84893048038
SN - 1673-7326
VL - 7
SP - 356
EP - 381
JO - Frontiers of Business Research in China
JF - Frontiers of Business Research in China
IS - 3
ER -