Entrepreneurial orientation, board tenure and the financial performance of hospitality firms

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dc.contributor.authorLun, P.
dc.contributor.authorCheong, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorHallak, R.
dc.contributor.authorMihaylov, G.
dc.contributor.authorZurbruegg, R.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how internal governance influences the relationship between strategic posture and firm performance in large, publicly listed U.S. hospitality firms. Drawing on Agency Theory, we argue that the board of directors plays a crucial role in determining whether firms can capitalize on the top management team’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO). We investigate board tenure as a key characteristic representing the balance between accumulated expertise and potential entrenchment. Using two-way fixed effects regressions on longi tudinal data, we find a significant positive association between EO and firm performance. However, board tenure moderates this relationship, with a dampening effect that increasingly restricts returns to EO as tenure lengthens. Our results suggest that governance risks become more salient with extended board tenure. These findings offer important insights for optimizing board configurations in the dynamic hospitality industry.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPide Lun, Chee Seng Cheong, Rob Hallak, George Mihaylov, Ralf Zurbruegg
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Hospitality Management, 2025; 126:104002-1-104002-11
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.104002
dc.identifier.issn0278-4319
dc.identifier.issn1873-4693
dc.identifier.orcidCheong, C.S. [0000-0001-8120-0167]
dc.identifier.orcidMihaylov, G. [0000-0001-8146-7881]
dc.identifier.orcidZurbruegg, R. [0000-0002-8652-0028]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/143552
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.rights© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.104002
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial orientation; Top management team; Board tenure; Hospitality firm performance; Hospitality management
dc.titleEntrepreneurial orientation, board tenure and the financial performance of hospitality firms
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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