Strategic leadership is a rich yet fragmented area of research. To address this gap, this
article aims to consolidate and provide a state-of-the-art overview of strategic leadership …

After more than 35 years, Hambrick and Mason's upper echelons theory (UET) stands as
one of the most influential perspectives in management research. However, as the literature …

We attempt to bring clarity to the concept of strategic leadership and guide its development
by reviewing and synthesizing the existing management literature on how top managers and …

In this study, we explore how top executives affect the well-being of multiple stakeholders
and long-run organizational outcomes. In the context of the 2008 global financial crisis …

Conventional wisdom holds that CEOs should avoid wading into society's debates. Yet,
CEOs are increasingly ignoring this dictum and taking public stances on socially contentious …

Entrepreneurial team formation—the process through which founders establish a team to
start a new venture—has important implications for team performance and entrepreneurial …

Of all actors involved in managing an organizational crisis, strategic leaders play a
particularly central role. However, the growing scholarship on the impact of strategic leaders …

Purpose How has upper echelons theory (UET)(Hambrick and Mason, 1984) been evolving
over time? Through the historical discussion, this paper aims to provide an updated–and …

This study documents the effect of CEO's identification with their hometown on corporate
social responsibility (CSR). We propose that firms headquartered in their CEOs' hometowns …

We address an ongoing controversy over whether family firms are better or worse places to
work than are non-family firms. Extending socioemotional wealth theory based on the …