Paradoxical leader behavior in long-term corporate development: Antecedents and consequences

Yan Zhang and Yu-Lan Han

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2019, vol. 155, issue C, 42-54

Abstract: We analyze paradoxes embedded in long-term corporate development and conceptualize a new leadership approach: paradoxical leader behavior in long-term corporate development (PLB-CD). Paradoxical leader behaviors are characterized as seemingly both competing and interrelated. We posit that paradoxical leaders employ such behaviors to meet competing demands simultaneously and over time in the process of (a) maintaining both short-term efficiency and long-term development, (b) maintaining both organizational stability and flexibility, (d) focusing on both shareholders and stakeholder communities, and (d) conforming to and shaping collective forces in the environment. We conduct two studies with multiple samples to develop a measurement of PLB-CD. Our results demonstrate that long-term orientation is positively associated with paradoxical leader behavior, which in turn positively affects the increase of R&D investment, market share, and corporate reputation.

Keywords: Long-term corporate development; Firm performance; Leader behavior; Paradox management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.03.007

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