Regulatory focus as a psychological micro-foundation of leaders' exploration and exploitation activities

Tuncdogan, Aybars ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3848-3293, Van den Bosch, Frans and Volberda, Henk 2015. Regulatory focus as a psychological micro-foundation of leaders' exploration and exploitation activities. Leadership Quarterly 26 (5) , pp. 838-850. 10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.06.004

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been strong interest in leaders' exploration and exploitation activities, especially because of their positive effects on performance. Most prior research in this area has focused on the organizational antecedents of leaders' exploration and exploitation activities, with less consideration given to the psychological precursors. This paper draws upon insights from the behavioral strategy literature to inform our theoretical perspective on leaders' exploration–exploitation activities. In particular, by conceptually linking leaders' regulatory focus and exploration–exploitation, we provide a theoretical framework to explain these activities from a psychological viewpoint. Moreover, we employ two moderator variables to better understand the different properties and boundaries of this framework. All in all, this paper has a number of implications for strategic leadership theory and practice.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1048-9843
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	31 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	13 June 2015
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/76392

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