NDLI: Distinguishing CEOs from Top Level Management: A Profile Analysis of Individual Differences, Career Paths and Demographics

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Author	Booth, Tom Murray, Aja Louise Overduin, Mathilde Matthews, Madelynn Furnham, Adrian
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Identifying the characteristics of chief executive officers (CEOs) has been a longstanding goal in leadership and individual differences research. The purpose of this exploratory study was to consider which individual difference and career path variables differentiate CEOs from other senior managers.Participants (N = 1152) were UK-based senior managers (n = 1040) and CEOs (n = 112) who completed a self-report measure of the Five Factor Model of personality (NEO-PI-R), a measure of cognitive ability (graduate and management aptitude test), and answered a number of additional questions on their career paths as part of development centres. Analyses comprised inter-individual mean difference tests, intra-individual external profile analysis and logistic regression.Results indicated that personality facets of impulsiveness, vulnerability, activity and dutifulness showed the largest mean differences. No significant effects were found for the criterion profile pattern, but significant effects were found for profile level. Of the additional predictors, career path variables were the strongest predictors of CEO status.The combination of significant effects across domains of individual differences and career path variables emphasizes the importance of a multivariate approach in the study of leadership, top management teams and career progression.The current study combines personality, cognitive ability, demographic and career path variables, and applies intra-individual methodologies to explore the characteristics of the very top level of organisational hierarchy.
Starting Page	205
Ending Page	216
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08893268
Journal	Journal of Business and Psychology
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	1573353X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-08-11
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Personality Five factor model Profile analysis CEO Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology Community and Environmental Psychology Personality and Social Psychology Business and Management Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Applied Psychology

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