Taking it personally? The role of personality in strategic crisis management
研究德国1408家年轻企业创始人的性格特质如何影响新冠疫情期间的危机应对策略，发现风险容忍者更倾向运营创新，尽责性关联坚持，开放性关联战略创新，宜人性则减少积极应对。对政策制定者和企业管理者有参考价值。
Abstract The ability of organizations to manage and cope with economic crises is central to the direction and severity of their impact. We explore determinants of strategic crisis responses by focusing on the role of decision-makers’ non-cognitive and cognitive traits. In a representative sample of 1408 young German companies, we find that founders’ personalities influence their crisis management strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risk-tolerant founders respond with operative innovation rather than retrenchment . Conscientiousness is positively associated with perseverance , and openness to new experiences is positively associated with strategic innovation . More agreeable founders, however, are generally less actively responsive. Finally, migration experience and education are positively associated with innovative crisis responses. Our results have implications for policymakers and practitioners in designing measures to cope with economic distress.