CEO charisma matters mostly under uncertainty

CEO charisma matters mostly under uncertainty — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

David Waldman, Gabriel Ramírez, Robert House and Phanish Puranam (2001, Academy of Management Journal) find CEO charisma predicts performance only in uncertain environments.

The limit

North American sample, rated charisma. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Practical check in Geneva

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