CEO Personality: A Different Perspective on the Nonfamily Versus Family CEO Debate
基于比利时私营家族企业的独特数据，使用职业人格问卷比较非家族CEO与家族CEO的九项人格特质差异，发现非家族CEO人格更平衡且影响公司绩效，而家族CEO人格更固执且与绩效无关。
Based on a unique, hand-collected data set, we examine the personality traits of nonfamily and family CEOs in privately held Belgian family firms using the Occupational Personality Questionnaire. We find significant differences between nonfamily and family CEOs with regard to nine personality traits: independent minded, democratic, data rational, behavioral, detail conscious, conscientious, relaxed, worrying, and trusting. The findings suggest a very balanced personality profile for nonfamily CEOs and a rather strong-willed personality for family CEOs. Moreover, while the results suggest that the personalities of nonfamily CEOs matter for firm performance, no such indications were revealed for family CEOs.