CEDRIC GUTIERREZ MORENO

Courses a.y. 2022/2023
30060 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE E GESTIONE DELLE IMPRESE / MANAGEMENT
41014 BEHAVIORAL STRATEGY
Biographical note
My research primarily focuses on understanding the behavioral mechanisms of market entry and dynamics. I explore the effects of temporal preferences and attitudes toward ambiguity on (entrepreneurial) entry. I am also interested in the effects of behavioral traits and external interventions on gender differences in the decision to enter labor markets. In a related stream of work, I explore the effect of behavioral mechanisms (perception of loss or inequity) on incentive systems. Empirically, I mostly use methodologies and models from experimental economics and decision sciences.
About
In a recent paper published at the Strategic Management Journal, we show that former leaders in a competition (e.g., sales contests, innovation challenges) try harder: those that are displaced from a prize-eligible position exert more effort in subsequent rounds, compared with identically placed rivals who have never led. Our results, which suggest that setbacks can be motivational, have implications for the optimal design of dynamic competitions.
Research interests
Entrepreneurial/Managerial decision-making; Behavioral strategy; Market entry; Incentives; Competitiveness; Overconfidence; Temporal preferences; Decision under uncertainty; Experimental methods.
Working papers
When the future feels further away: Temporal preferences, time investments, and entry into entrepreneurship
Overconfidence behavior: Beliefs or ambiguity attitude?
Measuring natural source dependence
Why do people choose gender congruent careers: an ambiguous story?
Selected Publications
Better to have led and lost than never to have led at all? Lost leadership and effort provision in dynamic tournaments
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 2021
The impact of overconfidence and ambiguity attitude on market entry
ORGANIZATION SCIENCE, 2020
Under a magnifying glass: on the use of experiments in strategy research
STRATEGIC ORGANIZATION, 2019