Strategy Research Colloquium (SRC)

2015-05-05 10:00:00 2015-05-05 11:00:00 Europe/Helsinki Strategy Research Colloquium (SRC) The SRC seminar series continues with a presentation by Professor Richard Priem from Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University http://old.tuta.aalto.fi/en/midcom-permalink-1e4e8e8245d9392e8e811e4ac71a95b0db4f2d2f2d2 Otaniementie 17, 02150, Espoo

The SRC seminar series continues with a presentation by Professor Richard Priem from Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University

05.05.2015 / 10:00 - 11:00

The title of the presentation is “Calming or Amplifying Effects? CEO Gender and Firm Performance Variability?”


BIO:
Richard L. Priem is professor of strategy at the Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, where he holds the Luther Henderson Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership. Prof. Priem has published more than 60 scholarly articles in academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization and Organization Science. He serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science.  Prof.  Priem has received various research and teaching awards, including the Academy of Management Review “Decade” award in 2011.

Abstract:
We investigate the effects of CEO gender on firm risk using a matched-pairs sample of S&P 1500 firms from 1992-2012. Despite the wealth of upper echelons research showing that companies reflect their leaders’ characteristics, the influence of CEO gender on firm outcomes like risk-taking and performance has yet to receive systematic examination. Drawing on research from economics and psychology, we offer competing hypotheses that: 1) female CEOs are less likely to take high risks than are male CEOs, due to male overconfidence, or 2) female CEOs are more likely to take high risks than are male CEOs, due to female overconfidence resulting from the extremely difficult tournament that female CEOs have won despite odds stacked against them. The overall relationship between gender and firm risk, however, will be less pronounced for insider female CEOs. Our study provides preliminary evidence that CEO gender does matter, but the influence of CEO gender on organizational outcomes is anything but straightforward.

Venue: Tuas Building, Otaniementie 17, Room 4126 (4th floor)

Signing up:
Please enroll by sending an e-mail to Natalia Vuori by April 30th.

Coffee and snacks will be provided based on the number of enrolled participants.

Welcome!