Who directs strategic change? Director experience, the selection of new CEOs, and change in corporate strategy

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1113-1137

  Westphal, James D ^a   Fredrickson, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards; Change; Governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007116881     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.205     Document Type: Article

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