We explore whether and how the overconfidence of Chief Operating Officer (COO) affects the firm's operational performance, in particular, the leanness of inventory. As overconfident managers tend to overestimate their firms' operational capabilities, we hypothesize that an overconfident COO sets...

We define value chain sustainability as the firm’s sustainability, perceived by the managers in the context of its supply chain or value chain. Consistent with the literature, we put forth that it is a latent concept consisting of three dimensions, i.e., stakeholder economics (economic),...