Success and Failure

US students perform better after successes, but Japanese perform better after failure

-contrast between cultures should predict hedonistic reward differences

Method manipulates success or failure with story-telling

Personal Attributes of Start-up CEOs

Personal traits vs Experiences

-recent trend towards experiences -> development programs

-small but growing field towards combination or interaction

Compared start-up CEOs to CEOs with 10 employees in companies having 1000+ employees

-3 part questionnaire (60 Qs)

-personality traits

-experiences

-start-up performance

Analysis

-logistic regression to create “CEO Index score” (R)

-moderation analysis for experiences (SPSS)

Power of Mission Statement