Executive succession, strategic reorientation and performance growth: A longitudinal study in the U.S. cement industry

Management Science

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 939-953

  Tushman, Michael L ^a   Rosenkopf, Lori ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Executive Succession; Organization Learning; Reorientation; Top Management Teams; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000353993     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.42.7.939     Document Type: Article

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