Narcissism is characterized by traits such as dominance, self-confidence, a sense ofentitlement, grandiosity, and low empathy. There is growing evidence that individuals with these characteristics often emerge as leaders, and that narcissistic CEOs may make more impulsive and risky decisions. We...

The practice of external hiring continues unabated, despite abundant evidence that its costs often exceed its returns. In view of this, we consider whether external hiring provides value to firms that prior research has not captured: Namely, greater opportunity for intrapreneurship. Consistent...

The COVID-19 pandemic compelled a substantial increase in telework intensity, or the amount of time that the individual habitually works outside the office. In this paper, we introduce the term telework density to describe a concurrent trend—a rise in the extent to which workers’ colleagues...

Organizational scholarship documents how established firms’ entrepreneurial prominence—their propensity to produce entrepreneurs—affects workers’ access to entrepreneurial opportunity. We extend this conceptualization to roles within firms, and assess the extent to which occupying them...

Women launch new ventures at a much lower rate than men. However, evidence regarding the presence of a gender gap in intrapreneurship—that is, entrepreneurship within organizations—remains elusive. This is a significant omission, given the value that firms appropriate from intrapreneurship...

This paper uses 1980’s survey data on large samples of American and Japanese factories and their employees to examine how organization (factory) cultures then differed between Japan and the U. S. and how they affected employee loyalty – intention to leave or stay. Central to the...

Understanding how a task group’s demographic composition influences its effectiveness requires considering situational demands. We explore this insight in a high-pressure situation, Himalayan mountain climbing. We hypothesize that the distribution of members’ nationality...

The article discusses service innovation in the investment banking industry. Service industry innovations differ from innovations in industries that produce physical products because they rarely have intellectual property and patent protections. However, investment banking services are typically...

Leadership has been a central, and sometimes controversial, topic in the study of organizations. In spite of claims to the contrary, there is substantial evidence that leadership is positively related to a variety of individual and organizational outcomes. While research has confirmed that...