Right Dance Wrong Partner: CEO Overconfidence and Organizational Knowledge Characteristics in Alliance Partner Selection
Journal of Management
We argue that although overconfident CEOs enter more strategic alliances in need of access to external knowledge, they do not select the best partners.
Mike Howard is the Hilsinger-Janson Professor, professor of management and entrepreneurship. Hyunjung (Elle) Yoon is an assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship. Their paper is published in the Journal of Management.