Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 576-584.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2016.06.005

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How Do CEO Demographic Features Affect Chinese Firms' Ambidextrous FDI?

LI Zi-jie1, GAO Qiu-ling1, FAN Zhi-peng2   

  1. (1. Business School, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China; 2. Department of Marketing, Xiamen International Bank, Beijing 100029, China)
  • Received:2016-01-12 Revised:2016-01-12 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-11-18
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Abstract:

Ambidextrous FDI strategy has attracted great public attention. CEO, the core part of TMT, plays an essential role in promoting ambidextrous strategies. Given that there is less in-depth research on CEO demographic features and working mechanisms, the effect of CEO age, educational background and tenure on overseas ambidextrous strategies were examined based on the upper echelons theory from the perspective of strategy selection.It was found that the older and more educated the CEO is, the more ambidextrous the firm will be. Moreover, CEO tenure will moderate the relationship between CEO education and the firm’s ambidexterity.

Key words: CEO feature, ambidextrous FDI, upper echelons theory

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