Antecedents of effectuation and causation in SMEs from emerging markets: the role of CEO temporal focus

IF 2.4 Q3 MANAGEMENT International Journal of Organizational Analysis Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI:10.1108/ijoa-02-2024-4253

Ekaterina Kozachenko, Galina Shirokova, Virginia Bodolica

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Abstract

Purpose

Previous studies considered effectuation and causation as alternative decision-making strategies used by entrepreneurs to navigate uncertainty, having various individual- and firm-level antecedents. This study aims to broaden our understanding of individual-level antecedents by examining the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) temporal focus in decision-making processes in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Design/methodology/approach

Based on a multiple case study research design, the authors empirically analyse 16 Russian SMEs to uncover how the CEO temporal focus relates to the choice of effectuation/causation strategies under uncertainty.

Findings

CEOs with past orientation tend to adopt causation, future-oriented CEOs adhere to effectuation, while present-focused CEOs rely on both decision-making strategies (i.e. ambidexterity). Prior crisis-related experience is the underlying mechanism behind the relationship between CEO temporal orientation and effectuation/causation strategies. The authors formulate several propositions that may be tested in future studies in the field.

Originality/value

The contribution of this study consists in uncovering a new individual-level antecedent of effectuation/causation under uncertainty (i.e. CEO temporal focus) and suggesting that prior crisis experience acts as a mechanism underlying this relationship. The authors advance the strategic leadership theory by underscoring the CEO’s role in decision-making processes in SMEs.

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新兴市场中小型企业中效应和因果关系的前因：首席执行官时间关注的作用

目的以前的研究认为，效应和因果关系是企业家用来驾驭不确定性的替代决策策略，具有各种个人和企业层面的前因。本研究旨在通过考察首席执行官（CEO）对时间的关注在中小型企业（SMEs）决策过程中的作用，拓宽我们对个人层面前因的理解。研究结果以过去为导向的首席执行官倾向于采用因果关系，以未来为导向的首席执行官则坚持效果策略，而以现在为导向的首席执行官则同时依赖这两种决策策略（即ambidexterity）。先前与危机相关的经历是首席执行官时间取向与效应/因果策略之间关系的内在机制。本研究的贡献在于发现了不确定性条件下效应化/诱因化的一个新的个体层面的先决条件（即首席执行官的时间焦点），并提出先前的危机经历是这种关系的内在机制。作者强调了首席执行官在中小企业决策过程中的作用，从而推进了战略领导理论的发展。

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International Journal of Organizational Analysis MANAGEMENT-

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