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Motivated to Acquire? The Impact of CEO Regulatory Focus on Firm Acquisitions

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Gamache, Daniel L., McNamara, Gerry, Mannor, Michael J., Johnson, Russell E.·2015·Academy of Management Journal
DOI 10.5465/amj.2013.0377
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Regulatory focus theory proposes that decision making and goal pursuit occur via either a promotion focus (a sensitivity to gains and a desire for advancement and growth) or a prevention focus (a sensitivity to losses and a desire for stability and security). Recent theorizing in strategic management research suggests that there may be important firm-level outcomes influenced by the regulatory focus of top executives. We expand research on regulatory focus theory by testing whether chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) regulatory focus impacts the proclivity of firms to undertake acquisitions. Furthermore, regulatory focus theory suggests that the effects of people’s promotion and prevention foci are magnified when their regulatory focus is congruent with salient situational characteristics, a phenomenon known as regulatory fit. As a test of this idea, we demonstrate how the effects of CEO promotion and prevention foci are differentially impacted by one such characteristic, namely incentive compensation. Our findings indicate that CEO regulatory focus impacts both the quantity and scale of acquisitions undertaken by a firm. We also find some support for our arguments that these relationships are moderated by stock option pay.

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Authors
Gamache, D. L., McNamara, G., Mannor, M. J., & Johnson, R. E.
Venue
Academy of Management Journal
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2015-08
Volume
58
Issue
4
Pages
1261-1282
ISSN
  • 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
  • 1948-0989
DOI
10.5465/amj.2013.0377
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458
References
91
FWCI
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Language
en
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Gamache, D. L., McNamara, G., Mannor, M. J., & Johnson, R. E. (2015). Motivated to Acquire? The Impact of CEO Regulatory Focus on Firm Acquisitions. Academy of Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2013.0377

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