Current research aims to develop and test a conceptual framework that poses attention to individuals' personality as a potential predictor of their knowledge creation capability, considering the mediating effect of transformational leadership. According to an estimate, poor knowledge management...

We construct a structural model of entry into self-employment to evaluate the impact of policies supporting entrepreneurship. Previous work has recognized that workers may opt for self-employment due to the nonpecuniary benefits of running a business and not necessarily because they are good at...

This paper studies self-control in a nationally representative sample. Using the well-established Tangney scale to measure trait self-control, we find that people’s age as well as the political and economic institutions they are exposed to have an economically meaningful impact on their level...

We study whether individuals with different personality traits systematically exhibit different retirement trajectories. We find weak direct associations between personality and employment transitions. On the other hand, personality does contribute indirectly to these transitions by moderating...

In this paper, we test the hypothesis that CEO narcissism influences firms' hedging behaviour. Unlike rare but transformative events like acquisitions, derivative usage offers the narcissistic manager a convenient stage for bold and decisive action that generates a continuous supply of...

This research investigates purchasing managers' responses to adverse supply chain events. We build on attribution theory to examine how individual-level factors — managerial personality traits, cognitive modes, and attribution of supplier responsibility — combine with firm-level factors —...

Although universal childcare has become an essential tool to support child development, few economic studies analyze its effects on non-cognitive skills and little is known about causal effects on these skills in the long run. In this paper we go beyond short run analyses and examine the long...

This paper investigates the relationship between Big Five personality traits and individuals' intentions to migrate in countries that vary in their culture. Using data collected from university students in Germany, we find that extraversion and openness are positively associated with migration...