Dokument: Facial structure as facet of biology in management: An industry-dependent analysis of the CEO
| Titel: | Facial structure as facet of biology in management: An industry-dependent analysis of the CEO | |||||||
| URL für Lesezeichen: | https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=60821 | |||||||
| URN (NBN): | urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20221026-131137-1 | |||||||
| Kollektion: | Dissertationen | |||||||
| Sprache: | Englisch | |||||||
| Dokumententyp: | Wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten » Dissertation | |||||||
| Medientyp: | Text | |||||||
| Autor: | Lucks, Marleen [Autor] | |||||||
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| Beitragende: | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Engelen, Andreas [Gutachter] Prof. Dr. Strese, Steffen [Gutachter] | |||||||
| Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie » 330 Wirtschaft | |||||||
| Beschreibung: | This dissertation is directed at the recently emerging stream of research at the intersection of management and biology, which argues that facial structure - and the level of testosterone this reflects - is a driver of their managerial behavior. Research around different personality traits of the Chief Executive Officer and their impact on firm behavior and success has become a focal topic of interest for management scholars. However, few studies assess the impact of physical, biological characteristics on firm or personal outcomes. Considering that biology has a central impact on all aspects of human behavior, this work addresses one aspect which has received particular attention as an antecedent of managerial decision-making: Facial masculinity.
Facial masculinity, i.e., relative facial width, is largely a consequence of craniofacial bone growth during the pubertal stage of males, which is regulated by testosterone administration. Thus, a growing number of scholars use facial masculinity as a proxy for the individual’s testosterone level and assess its relation to firm and personal behaviors or outcomes. According to extant psychology research, a male’s level of testosterone drives a complex of associated behaviors and characteristics, but like any character trait, high levels of testosterone inherit a bright and a dark side. This dissertation uses three autonomous studies to address most relevant questions and gaps in extant literature. Study I assesses the impact of CEO facial masculinity on firm performance in terms of creating product innovations and future business and how this is influenced by industry dynamism. The second study determines the influence of facial masculinity on firm strategic investing moves in terms of corporate venture capital investing activeness and behavior and how is this influenced by industry dynamism. The third study addresses whether facial masculinity influences the CEOs’ structure and level of compensation and how this is influenced by competitive intensity. Thus, this dissertation integrates recent research at the interface of management and biology and contributes a novel CEO characteristic to determine firm-level and personal outcomes. It also brings to light that a given biological aspect can be beneficial in one specific situation and disadvantageous in another, emphasizing that the environmental context is decisive for whether a CEO will fail or thrive. | |||||||
| Lizenz: |  Urheberrechtsschutz | |||||||
| Fachbereich / Einrichtung: | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät | |||||||
| Dokument erstellt am: | 26.10.2022 | |||||||
| Dateien geändert am: | 26.10.2022 | |||||||
| Promotionsantrag am: | 09.06.2022 | |||||||
| Datum der Promotion: | 05.09.2022 |
