Do abusive CEOs kill firm innovation in turbulent environments? a moderated mediation model of the CEO-TMT interface
摘要
In interactions with the top management team (TMT), abusive chief executive officers (CEOs) can influence firm performance outcomes. With three-wave, multisource data from 295 firms in various high-tech industries, this study reveals that an abusive supervision climate, created by CEOs, limits firm innovation by impairing the TMT’s collective engagement. Environmental uncertainty strengthens this negative relationship between abusive supervision climate and TMT collective engagement, as well as the mediating effect of TMT collective engagement on the relationship between abusive supervision climate and firm innovation. These results provide new directions for understanding the CEO–TMT interface, as well as novel practical implications.