Abstract

LUNKES, Rogério João; PEREIRA, Beatriz da Silva; SANTOS, Edicreia Andrade dos  and  ROSA, Fabricia Silva da. Analysis of the relationship between the observable characteristics of CEOs and organizational performance. Contad. Adm [online]. 2019, vol.64, n.4, e129.  Epub May 12, 2020. ISSN 0186-1042.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2018.1785.

This study aims to analyse the relationship between the observable characteristics of CEOs and organizational performance. To achieve the proposed objective, data regarding the observable characteristics of CEOs (age, gender, family control, training, experience, duality and origin) and the organizational performance of BM&FBovespa companies were collected for the period from 2010-2015. A descriptive statistical analysis of the variables and the panel data analysis were conducted to test the hypotheses. Negative relationships were found in the characteristics of family control, experience and training, and a positive one was found with duality. No significant relationships were found regarding age, gender, and origin of the CEO and organizational performance. As limitations, it is possible to highlight the use of the characteristics of the CEO, the analysis by segment and the consolidated analysis of all years (2010 to 2015).

Keywords : Upper echelon theory; Characteristics; Organizational performance; CEOs.

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