Contingency-Based View of Chief Executive Officers' Early Warning Behaviour : An Empirical Analysis of German Medium-Sized Companies

Kirschkamp, Andreas; Schaffer, Utz (FRW)

ISBN 10: 3835006568 / ISBN 13: 9783835006560

Edité par Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2007

N° de réf. du vendeur 7448768-n

Synopsis :

Organizations need to identify risks and chances of environmental changes in order to adapt to or possibly even to influence them. Early warning which comprises scanning and interpretation plays an important role in this process. Whereas the traditional contingency approach considers early warning as a part of the organizational structure, the extended contingency theory assumes the additional influence of an individual’s personality on early warning.

Andreas Kirschkamp empirically analyses the early warning behavior of Chief Executive Officers in German medium-sized companies. First, he presents the design variables of early warning, then the influencing contingency variables. On the basis of the scholarly research on psychological and contingency theory, the author deduces hypotheses and tests them. The results show that early warning behavior is not only influenced by traditional contingency variables but also by personal attitudes. Therefore, the author proposes combining the extended contingency theory with the traditional contingency theory.

À propos de l'auteur: Dr. Andreas Kirschkamp promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer am Lehrstuhl für Controlling der European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel. Er ist im Bereich Mergers & Acquisitions bei der Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck in Stuttgart tätig.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Contingency-Based View of Chief Executive ...
Éditeur : Deutscher Universitätsverlag
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New