A Study of the Nonlinear Influence Mechanism Between CEO Humility and Firm Performance
SUN Xiuli,GUO Ning,ZHEGN Fang,ZHAO Shuming
1. Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China; 2. Development Research Centre of the State Council, Beijing, China; 3. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China; 4. Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Abstract Based on upper echelon theory and social information processing theory, this study explores the nonlinear relationships, mechanism, and boundary conditions between CEO humility and firm performance using multi-source and multi-time survey data from 138 companies. Results indicated that there was an inverted U-shaped relationship between CEO humility and firm performance. Forgiveness climate mediated the inverted U-shaped curve relationship between CEO humility and firm performance. High performance expectations had a significant negative moderating effect on the U-shaped relationship between CEO humility and firm performance, as well as between forgiveness climate and firm performance. Specifically, the two U-shaped relationships were more significant, when the high-performance expectations were lower.
SUN Xiuli,GUO Ning,ZHEGN Fang等. A Study of the Nonlinear Influence Mechanism Between CEO Humility and Firm Performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2024, 21(2): 223-.