The role of humility in Chief Executive Officers: a review

Johannes Brunzel () and Daniel Ebsen
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Johannes Brunzel: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Daniel Ebsen: Technische Universität München

Review of Managerial Science, 2023, vol. 17, issue 4, No 11, 1487-1532

Abstract: Abstract Humility, defined as a multidimensional construct comprising an accurate assessment of one’s characteristics, an ability to acknowledge limitations and strengths, and a low self-focus, is a complex trait to potentially counterbalance detrimental effects of “negative” personal traits (e.g., narcissism), thereby making it relevant to researchers and practitioners in Management and Psychology. Whereas the study of the humility construct has become ubiquitous in Social Psychology, to our best knowledge, a review of the effects of humility in the contexts of company leaders (i.e., Chief Executive Officers) is lacking. Our systematic review suggests that CEO humility, directly and indirectly, affects a variety of individual, team, and organizational level constructs. Implications for research and practice are discussed, providing a future agenda for the construct to reach its full potential despite its relative novelty.

Keywords: Humility; CEOs; Upper-Echelons; Top-management; Personality; 90B50 Management decision making; including multiple objectives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-022-00590-0

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