TY  - JOUR
T1  - Celebrity CEO, Identity Threat, and Impression Management: Impact of Celebrity Status on Corporate Social Responsibility
JF  - Journal of Business Research
Y1  - 2020
A1  - Lee,Gilsoo
A1  - Cho,Sam Yul
A1  - Arthurs,Jonathan
A1  - Lee,Eun Kyung
KW  - Strategy & Entrepreneurship
AB  - In this study, we examine the impact of CEO celebrity status on the propensity of firms to<br>engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Integrating identity and impression management<br>theories, we argue that a firm’s engagement in CSR activities is affected by a celebrity CEO’s<br>impression management motive to maintain his/her identity and status as a celebrity. We then<br>explore three boundary conditions under which the effects of celebrity status on CSR may be<br>strengthened. We find that celebrity CEOs’ engagement in CSR activities as an impression<br>management tactic increases when uncertainty surrounding a firm’s expected performance is<br>high, when firm performance is low, and the competitive intensity of the industry is high. The<br>findings of this study provide useful insights into the specific ways by which celebrity CEOs<br>attempt to protect their established status and reputation. This paper contributes to various<br>domains of research concerning CEOs, impression management, and CSR.
VL  - 111
U2  - a
U4  - 193993093120
ID  - 193993093120
ER  -