| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5103826 | Research Policy | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Building on labor market evaluations and legacy conservation motivation perspectives, we propose a mechanism to explain the relationship between CEO career horizons and breakthrough innovations. Using 10-year panel data from 681 U.S. firms, we find that firms that have a CEO with a short career horizon tend to produce fewer breakthrough innovations. We also find that the relationship between CEO career horizon and breakthrough innovation is partially mediated by R&D spending, and also moderated by organizational learning behavior (exploration vs. exploitation). This study highlights how a CEO's motivation to protect success in the short term affects the firm's innovativeness.
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Authors
Sam Yul Cho, Sang Kyun Kim,