Existing research has documented the role that CEOs, and especially CEO regulatory focus, play in shaping firm strategy. Yet, the impact of CEOs is constrained by that of the other executives in the firm, and the strategic leadership literature has repeatedly called for more research that...

The prior literature on role congruity theory has revolved around demographic-based expectations, emphasizing role incongruity derived from a mismatch between prescriptive expectations of distinct roles. In this paper, we depart from this traditional focus on between-role incongruity and explore...