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CEO Vision Articulation, TMT Relational Attachment, and Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a fresh theoretical perspective on why and when the chief executive officer’s (CEO) vision articulation has a beneficial effect on a firm’s corporate entrepreneurship pursuits through top management team (TMT) relational attachment. Integrating the CEO-TMT interface perspective with insights from attachment theory, we construct a moderated-mediation model to demonstrate that: (a) TMT relational attachment mediates the relationship between CEO vision articulation and corporate entrepreneurship (why), and (b) this mediated effect is influenced by the level of TMT gender diversity (when). We test our model in the context of Taiwanese small- and medium-sized enterprises. Using a multi-wave survey involving 558 TMT members (including CEOs) in 175 firms, the results show that CEO vision articulation positively influences corporate entrepreneurship via TMT relational attachment, and this mediated effect is more potent when TMT gender diversity is high than when it is low.

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Author(s): Adomako S, Zahoor N, Tang S, Chu I, Zhang SX

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Leadership Quarterly

Year: 2025

Volume: 36

Issue: 3

Print publication date: 01/05/2025

Online publication date: 09/04/2025

Acceptance date: 27/03/2025

Date deposited: 11/04/2025

ISSN (print): 1048-9843

ISSN (electronic): 1873-3409

Publisher: Elsevier

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2025.101881

DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2025.101881

Data Access Statement: Data will be made available on request.

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