1939: The Role of Executives in the BTOF (16735)

Discussant(s)

• PB

  Philip Bromiley

  U. of California, Irvine, United States

Participant(s)

• ZG

  Zixuan Gu

  Michigan State U., United States
• KK

  Kalin Kolev

  Marquette U., United States

Organizer(s)

• BD

  Bettina De Ruyck

  Ghent U. and Vlerick Business School, Belgium
• DG

  Daniel Gamache

  U. of Georgia, United States

Participant(s)

• AR

  Alexandru Roman

  CSULA, United States

Presenter(s)

• JH

  Jerayr Haleblian

  U. of California, Riverside, United States

Participant(s)

• CC

  Clint Chadwick

  U. of Kansas, United States

Presenter(s)

• SK

  Serhan Kotiloglu

  California State U., San Marcos, United States

Participant(s)

• TL

  Thomas Lechler

  Stevens Institute of Technology, United States

Presenter(s)

• GM

  Gerry McNamara

  Michigan State U., United States

The Behavioral Theory of the Firm (BTOF) explains the processes with which firms set aspirations, evaluate firm performance relative to those aspirations, and change their strategies in response to attainment discrepancies. While foundational work acknowledged the important role of firms’ executives, few papers have theorized and studied when and how they matter. This is remarkable, considering that the BTOF’s processes require cognitive efforts, including retrieving external information and interpreting feedback, in which executives will likely differ. At the same time, scholars have raised their concerns on contrasting findings reported by prior research. Extending and testing theory on the role of executives through consideration of their individual attributes and biases may help bring reconciliation. This symposium showcases four studies, aiming to facilitate knowledge sharing and discussions on the role of executives in the BTOF. This symposium aspires to appeal to behavioral strategy researchers and other scholars interested in understanding how cognition shapes strategic decision-making.

Presentations:

• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1939: The (Re)configuration of the Strategic Core of HR Following Negative Performance Feedback (16735)
  

  Author: Alexandru Roman – CSULA

  Author: Jerayr M. Haleblian – U. of California, Riverside

  Author: Clint Chadwick – U. of Kansas
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1939: Individual Differences in Aspiration Adaptation (16735)
  

  Author: Serhan Kotiloglu – California State U., San Marcos

  Author: Thomas Lechler – Stevens Institute of Technology
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1939: The Role of Executive Social Comparison Orientation in the Behavioral Theory of the Firm (16735)
  

  Author: Bettina De Ruyck – Ghent U. and Vlerick Business School

  Author: Daniel Gamache – U. of Georgia
• 09:45 – 11:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1939: What Are They Looking At? CEO Attention Shifts in Response to Performance Feedback (16735)
  

  Author: Gerry M. McNamara – Michigan State U.

  Author: Zixuan Gu – Michigan State U.

  Author: Kalin D. Kolev – Marquette U.