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Publication Carry the past into the future: the effects of CEO temporal focus on succession planning in family firms(Springer, 2022-06) Lu, Feifei; Kwan, Ho Kwong; Ma, Bin; National Natural Science Foundation of China; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75In this study,the relationship between CEO temporal focus and family business succession planning is examined and the moderating effects of family interactions and environmental uncertainty are assessed. Based on data from 198 CEOs of family businesses and additional data from 15 semi-structured interviews in China,we find that CEO temporal focus (i.e.,past,present,or future focus) is positively associated with succession planning. In addition,family interactions strengthen the relationship between CEO past focus and succession planning and weaken the relationship between CEO future focus and succession planning. Moreover,in uncertain environments,past-focused CEOs are more likely to plan for succession than present-focused CEOs. The theoretical contributions and practical implications of the study are also discussed. © 2021,The Author(s).Publication The “sense” behind proactive behaviors: Feedback seeking, meaningfulness, and personal initiative(Elsevier, 2023-06-29) Jain, Kriti; Ma, Bin; Zhu, Siyao; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75With organizations increasingly requiring employees to proactively manage their job and career, researchers have examined various proactive behaviors, such as feedback-seeking behavior and personal initiative. However, few studies have explored the relationships and dynamics among these behaviors. Based on sensemaking theory, this paper argues that employees' feedbackseeking behavior is positively associated with their performance through two stages: meaningfulness and personal initiative. Our hypotheses were tested and supported using two samples: 196 supervisor-subordinate dyads from one large organization in China (Study 1) and panel data of 207 full-time employees from the UK (Study 2). Our findings highlight the importance of recognizing the distinctiveness of different forms of proactive behavior and the synergistic way they contribute to performance. We also demonstrate that employees can seek feedback and construct meaningful work experiences in an agentic manner, which contributes to the literature on career crafting and career self-management.Person
