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Hello,

Concerning research on upper-level management and executives, does anyone know of a method and/or information source for gathering CEO characteristics (e.g., personality, attitudes) without the use of surveys or interviews. Thus far, we have found literature focused on motive coding (developed by McClelland and Winter) and have thought about mission statements as the content source, but have found no such precedent in the literature. Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg



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Gregory Stevens
Graduate Student
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Auburn University
gregory.stevens@auburn.edu

Dear Greg, as i recall there was a piece on attribution theory in which they coded the CEO's letter to the share holders. They found such biases as the ego defensive bias in which the CEo took credit for success but blamed others for failures. I know Mark Matinko, FSU, has done a lot of work on attribution theory and leadership.

Kim Boal

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Hello,

Concerning research on upper-level management and executives, does anyone know of a method and/or information source for gathering CEO characteristics (e.g., personality, attitudes) without the use of surveys or interviews. Thus far, we have found literature focused on motive coding (developed by McClelland and Winter) and have thought about mission statements as the content source, but have found no such precedent in the literature. Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg



__________________________________
Gregory Stevens
Graduate Student
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Auburn University
gregory.stevens@auburn.edu

Hi Greg,

See Peterson, Smith, Martorana, and Owens (2003), The impact of CEO
personality on top management team dynamics: One mechanism by which
leadership affects organizational performance, JAP, Vol. 88, pp.
795-808.

They use Q-sort methodology to discern CEO personality from archival
sources.

Best,
Amanda

Amanda J. Ferguson
PhD Student, Organisational Behaviour
London Business School
Direct line: +44 (0)20 7000 8939
Email: aferguson.phd2007@london.edu



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Hello,

Concerning research on upper-level management and executives, does
anyone know of a method and/or information source for gathering CEO
characteristics (e.g., personality, attitudes) without the use of
surveys or interviews. Thus far, we have found literature focused on
motive coding (developed by McClelland and Winter) and have thought
about mission statements as the content source, but have found no such
precedent in the literature. Any help you can offer is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg



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Gregory Stevens
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Auburn University
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I would also recommend Don Hambrick and his colleagues' very creative studies of CEO hubris and narcissism, published in ASQ.

Good luck with your research!

Katherine

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Hi Greg,

See Peterson, Smith, Martorana, and Owens (2003), The impact of CEO
personality on top management team dynamics: One mechanism by which
leadership affects organizational performance, JAP, Vol. 88, pp.
795-808.

They use Q-sort methodology to discern CEO personality from archival
sources.

Best,
Amanda

Amanda J. Ferguson
PhD Student, Organisational Behaviour
London Business School
Direct line: +44 (0)20 7000 8939
Email: aferguson.phd2007@london.edu



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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
[mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Gregory Stevens
Sent: 23 July 2009 20:23
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Subject: [OB-LIST] Information sources for CEO characteristics

Hello,

Concerning research on upper-level management and executives, does
anyone know of a method and/or information source for gathering CEO
characteristics (e.g., personality, attitudes) without the use of
surveys or interviews. Thus far, we have found literature focused on
motive coding (developed by McClelland and Winter) and have thought
about mission statements as the content source, but have found no such
precedent in the literature. Any help you can offer is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg



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Gregory Stevens
Graduate Student
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Auburn University
gregory.stevens@auburn.edu

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