18596: The Hidden Costs of Exhaustion? Effects of CEO Insomnia on CEO Persistence and Organizational EO (session 26116)

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

13:45 - 15:15 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B3-m2

Session Type: Paper Session
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/vaAWzD

Author(s)

AZ

Aleksandra Zakharova

Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation

Slides
BW

Bill Wales

University at Albany, State University of New York, United States
GS

Galina Shirokova

National Research U. Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia
VG

Violetta Gerasymenko

Oregon State U., United States

When CEOs can't sleep, the ripple effects on their organization are likely to be far reaching. In this research, we consider the effects of sleep deprived organizational leadership and examine how CEO insomnia shapes the manifestation of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) within a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on the attention-based view (ABV) and effort-recovery model (ERM), our findings demonstrate how CEO insomnia has a negative effect on CEO persistence, a critical factor in the promotion of EO. This research contributes to the literature by linking CEO health to organizational outcomes and extending ABV to include sleep-based attentional deteriorators such as insomnia. These insights underscore the need for organizations to view executive health as a strategic priority, with significant implications for their organizations entrepreneurial activity.

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