Powerplay in the C-Suite: How the Chief Strategy Officer's Perceived Discretion is Constrained by other Top Managers
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2015-06-18
Author(s)
Abstract
Chief strategy officers (CSOs) often perceive a varying degree of managerial discretion. We develop and test a model on how structural, expert, and prestige power affect the CSO's perception of discretion across different decision domains and its consequences for the firm's strategy. Using archival and unique survey data of 116 CSOs of European firms, we find some support for these relationships, however, notably, reveal that these effects depend on the power of other top managers, specifically the CEO and the chief operating officer (COO). By considering individual-level differences in the CSO's perception of discretion as well as the powerplay with other top managers, the study contributes to research on managerial discretion
and functional top managers.
and functional top managers.
Language
English
Keywords
Managerial discretion
power
chief strategy officer
top management team
chief strategy officer
decision-making
managerial cognition
strategic conformity
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Responsible Corporate Competitiveness (RoCC)
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
European Academy of Management
Start page
38
Event Title
15th European Academy of Management Annual Conference (EURAM) 2015
Event Location
Warsaw, Poland
Event Date
17.-20.06.2015
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
244871