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Differences in managerial discretion across countries: how nation‐level institutions affect the degree to which ceos matter

Crossland, Craig, Hambrick, Donald C.·2011·Strategic Management Journal
DOI 10.1002/smj.913
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The concept of managerial discretion provides a theoretical fulcrum for resolving the debate about whether chief executive officers (CEOs) have much influence over company outcomes. In this paper, we operationalize and further develop the construct of managerial discretion at the national level. In an empirical examination of 15 countries, we find that certain informal and formal national institutions—individualism, tolerance of uncertainty, cultural looseness, dispersed firm ownership, a common‐law legal origin, and employer flexibility—are associated with the degree of managerial discretion available to CEOs of public firms in a country. In turn, we show that country‐level managerial discretion is associated with how much impact CEOs have on the performance of their firms. We also find that discretion mediates the relationship between national institutions and CEO effects on firm performance. Finally, we discuss two inductively derived institutional themes: autonomy orientation and risk orientation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Crossland, C., & Hambrick, D. C.
Venue
Strategic Management Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-02-17
Volume
32
Issue
8
Pages
797-819
ISSN
  • 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0266
DOI
10.1002/smj.913
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635
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journal article
Language
en
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