Danny Miller, Manfred F. R. Kets De Vries, and Jean-Marie Toulouse. Top Executive Locus of Control and Its Relationship to Strategy-Making, Structure, and Environment. The Academy of Management Journal, 25(2):237–253, 1982. doi:10.2307/255988.
@article{miller_top_1982,
abstract = {In a Canadian study the locus of control of top executives was found to bear a direct and significant relationship to the nature of corporate strategy but an indirect relationship to environment and to structure. More internal chief executives tended to pursue more product-market innovation, undertake greater risks, and lead rather than follow competitors.},
author = {Miller, Danny and Vries, Manfred F. R. Kets De and Toulouse, Jean-Marie},
doi = {10.2307/255988},
issn = {0001-4273},
journal = {The Academy of Management Journal},
number = {2},
pages = {237-253},
title = {Top {{Executive Locus}} of {{Control}} and {{Its Relationship}} to {{Strategy}}-{{Making}}, {{Structure}}, and {{Environment}}},
volume = {25},
year = {1982}
}