This study introduces a methodological framework that uses large language models to create virtual personas of real top managers. Drawing on real CEO communications and Moral Foundations Theory, we construct LLM-based participants that simulate the decision-making of individual leaders. Across three phases, we assess construct validity, reliability, and behavioral fidelity by benchmarking these virtual CEOs against human participants. Our results indicate that theoretically scaffolded personas approximate the moral judgements observed in human samples, suggesting that LLM-based personas can serve as credible and complementary tools for organizational research in contexts where direct access to executives is limited. We conclude by outlining implications for future research using LLM-based personas in organizational settings.

翻译：本研究提出了一种方法框架，利用大型语言模型创建真实高层管理者的虚拟人格。基于真实CEO的沟通文本和道德基础理论，我们构建了能够模拟个体领导者决策过程的基于LLM的参与者。通过三个阶段，我们以人类参与者为基准，评估了这些虚拟CEO的结构效度、信度和行为保真度。研究结果表明，经过理论框架支撑的人格模型能够近似人类样本中观察到的道德判断，这表明在直接接触高管受限的情境下，基于LLM的人格模型可作为组织研究中可信且互补的工具。最后，我们展望了在组织环境中使用基于LLM的人格模型对未来研究的启示。