Why this matters: This article integrates the attention-based view and the strategic leadership interfaces perspective to explain how CEO humility, together with multi-level urgency for digital transformation, shapes corporate venture capital (CVC) investments in digital ventures.
Key takeaways include evidence that CEO humility is positively associated with digital CVC activity and that this relationship is strengthened under certain team- and industry-level urgencies (e.g., lack of TMT digital experience and emerging digital competition).
Authors & affiliations:
- Petrit Ademi (University of St.Gallen)
- Dr. Philipp Schade (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
- Prof. Dr. Monika Schuhmacher (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
