Does managerial personality matter?: Evidence from firms in Vietnam

Smriti Sharma and Finn Tarp

No wp-2018-17, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Using novel data from micro, small, and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers—risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness—and firm-level decisions. We extend the analysis beyond standard metrics of firm performance such as revenue and growth to study intermediate investments, including product innovation, worker training, and adoption of workplace safety measures that are potentially conducive to observed firm performance.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; SMEs; Firm performance; Personality; Risk attitudes; Viet Nam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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