| Abstrakt: |
Bridging entrepreneurship and organizational behavior, we hypothesize that involvement in ambidextrous activities within small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is influenced by the dark triad personality traits (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) of the respective chief executive officers (CEOs). The existing body of research has indeed overlooked the influence of the CEO's psychological characteristics. Using a sample of 385 SMEs from the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, our research findings reveal CEO narcissism has positive influence on ambidexterity. In contrast to our hypotheses, our findings fail to establish a significant correlation between CEO Machiavellianism and ambidexterity, as well as CEO psychopathy and ambidexterity. The findings of this research hold important implications for our understanding of how CEOs' personality traits influence ambidexterity within SMEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
