Managers' trait affectivity and cognitive ability as drivers of business practices

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An under-researched question is to what extent managers' trait affectivity and cognitive ability play a role in driving business practices. As such, we carry out a survey with 623 textile and garment firms in Vietnam. We find that one standard deviation decrease in the managers' negative affectivity is associated with a 2.28% increase in business practices. Additionally, increasing managers' positive affectivity and cognitive ability levels by one point would lead to 1.836% and 2.16% higher business practices, respectively. Notably, these effects on marketing practices are strongest. We also found evidence that decision-making on business practices in large firms largely depends on managers' trait affectivity. At the same time, the cognitive ability of managers in SMEs has a strong effect on business practices.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Cogent Business & Management ; ISSN: 2331-1975 ; Volume: 8 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-17 ; Abingdon: Taylor & Francis

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management ; Behavioral Finance: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets‡ ; Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis ; Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
• Subject: Trait affectivity ; cognitive ability ; business practices ; survey ; managers

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Huong Trang Kim
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Taylor & Francis
• (where): Abingdon
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1080/23311975.2021.1963179
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/245112
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET