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Turner College Economist Frank Mixon Publishes Research on Managers' Risk Aversion and Organizational Performance

New research by Turner College economist Frank Mixon and his coauthors Luis Gomez-Mejia of Arizona State University, Len Trevino and Steve Caudill of Florida Atlantic University, Claudio Detotto of the University of Corsica and Josh Keen of Major League Baseball develops a new theory on when and why the greater risk aversion often observed in female managers enhances or hinders organizational performance. Their conceptual framework centers on the alignment between cognitive propensities and the duration of the decision-making task cycle and argues that female managers’ risk aversion enhances performance in contexts with ample time for deliberation but dampens performance in contexts requiring rapid decisions. Consistent with this theory, analysis of archival data from three seasons of results over 135 NCAA Division I women’s basketball teams reveals that female head coaches outperform their male counterparts on long-cycle decision tasks (e.g., recruiting), where time for decision-making is ample. Conversely, male head coaches outperform on short-cycle decision tasks (e.g., in-game decisions), where time is limited, even after adjusting for the quality of human capital available.
The study is set to appear in a future issue of Human Resource Management Journal, which is rated as an A+ journal by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. This is Mixon's ninth career A+ journal publication, and his third since joining the Turner College. It also marks his 103rd career A-rated or better journal publication. Mixon's contribution also takes the Turner College's journal publications total to 59 for the upcoming AACSB accreditation process, which covers research from 2023 through 2028. Of these, 17 are included in A-rated (or higher) journals, 18 in B-rated journals, and 10 in C-rated journals. So far 18 separate Turner College business faculty have contributed to this list. Stay connected to Turner Business for more on the upcoming AACSB accreditation process in the months ahead. 
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