Characteristics and behavior of top chain-restaurant CEOs

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 7-69

  Muller, Christopher ^a   Inman, Crist ^a  

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EID: 0030159971     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001088049603700321     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. 1 See, for example, Scott Norvell, "Trading Saddles," Restaurant Business, May 1, 1994, pp. 58-67; and Joseph Basralian, "Ground Game," Financial World, January 17, 1995, pp. 40-42.
2. 1 See, for example, Scott Norvell, "Trading Saddles," Restaurant Business, May 1, 1994, pp. 58-67; and Joseph Basralian, "Ground Game," Financial World, January 17, 1995, pp. 40-42.
3. 2 See: Deepak Datta and James P. Guthrie, "Executive Succession: Organizational Antecedents of CEO Characteristics," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 15, 1994, pp. 569-577; and Tsun-yan Hsieh and Stephen Bear, "Managing CEO Transitions," McKinsey Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 4 (1994), pp. 47-59.
4. 2 See: Deepak Datta and James P. Guthrie, "Executive Succession: Organizational Antecedents of CEO Characteristics," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 15, 1994, pp. 569-577; and Tsun-yan Hsieh and Stephen Bear, "Managing CEO Transitions," McKinsey Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 4 (1994), pp. 47-59.
5. 3 See: Donald C. Hambrick, "Fragmentation and the Other Problems CEOs Have with Their Top Management Teams," California Management Review, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Spring 1995), pp. 110-127; and J. Pfeffer and Gerald R. Salancik, The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective (New York: Harper and Row, 1978).
6. 3 See: Donald C. Hambrick, "Fragmentation and the Other Problems CEOs Have with Their Top Management Teams," California Management Review, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Spring 1995), pp. 110-127; and J. Pfeffer and Gerald R. Salancik, The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective (New York: Harper and Row, 1978).
7. 4 See: S. Friedman and H. Singh, "CEO Succession Events and Stockholder Reactions: The Influence of Context and Event Context," Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 32, 1989, pp. 718-744; and Edward J. Zajak, "CEO Selection, Succession, Compensation, and Firm Performance: A Theoretical Integration and Empirical Analysis," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 11, 1990, pp. 313-330.
8. 4 See: S. Friedman and H. Singh, "CEO Succession Events and Stockholder Reactions: The Influence of Context and Event Context," Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 32, 1989, pp. 718-744; and Edward J. Zajak, "CEO Selection, Succession, Compensation, and Firm Performance: A Theoretical Integration and Empirical Analysis," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 11, 1990, pp. 313-330.
9. 5 See: David Norburn, "The Chief Executive: A Breed Apart," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 10, 1989, pp. 1-15; and Deborah Chatterji, "What I Would Like to See in My CEO," Research and Technology Management, July-August 1994, pp. 8-9.
10. 5 See: David Norburn, "The Chief Executive: A Breed Apart," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 10, 1989, pp. 1-15; and Deborah Chatterji, "What I Would Like to See in My CEO," Research and Technology Management, July-August 1994, pp. 8-9.
11. 6 This study was funded in part by the international executive-search firm of SpencerStuart. Of the original sample of 150 chain-restaurant companies, three had no CEO at the time of our study. The 85 responses we received therefore represent a response rate of almost 58 percent.
12. 7 According to statistics from the National Restaurant Association, in 1994 the food-service industry represented just under 5 percent of GDP. Technomic, Inc., reports that the top 150 restaurant firms account for approximately 50 percent of total food-service revenues.
13. 8 See Christopher H. Lovelock, Managing Services: Marketing, Operations, and Human Resources (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988).
14. 9 James Thompson, Organizations in Action (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967).
15. 10 Technomic Top 100: Update and Analysis (Chicago: Technomic, Inc., 1995).