The nexus of top executives' attributes, firm strategies, and outcomes: Large firms versus SMEs.
Based on a unique and extensive dataset of top executives, this study explores the effect of top executives' attributes on firm performance through strategic choices for capital structure and investments. The big five personalities and top executives' other four essential personal attributes are ide...
| Publicado en: | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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3/31/2023
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