TY - JOUR
T1 - Executives' type a personality as a determinant of environmental perception and firm strategy
AU - Nahavandi, Afsaneh
AU - Mizzi, Philip
AU - Malekzadeh, Ali R.
PY - 1992/2
Y1 - 1992/2
N2 - Data obtained from 43 executives in Phoenix, Arizona, were used to test a series of hypotheses regarding the link between a leader'S Type A, coronary-prone behavior pattern, the perception of environmental uncertainty, and an organization'S strategy. Results indicate that a person'S Type A characteristics were related to both how the environment was perceived and a firm'S strategic direction. Specifically, Type A executives with Type A personalities perceived the environment as more dynamic and were more likely to seek external diversification than were executives with Type B personalities. The results are discussed in terms of (a) the implications of the use of the Type A, coronary-prone behavior pattern in leadership and top management research and (b) the potential impact of the measure of Type A personality on the selection of managers.
AB - Data obtained from 43 executives in Phoenix, Arizona, were used to test a series of hypotheses regarding the link between a leader'S Type A, coronary-prone behavior pattern, the perception of environmental uncertainty, and an organization'S strategy. Results indicate that a person'S Type A characteristics were related to both how the environment was perceived and a firm'S strategic direction. Specifically, Type A executives with Type A personalities perceived the environment as more dynamic and were more likely to seek external diversification than were executives with Type B personalities. The results are discussed in terms of (a) the implications of the use of the Type A, coronary-prone behavior pattern in leadership and top management research and (b) the potential impact of the measure of Type A personality on the selection of managers.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.1992.9924688
DO - 10.1080/00224545.1992.9924688
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0011593761
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 132
SP - 59
EP - 67
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -