Who shall succeed? How CEO/board preferences and power affect the choice of new CEOs

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-90

  Zajac, Edward J ^a   Westphal, James D ^a  

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EID: 0030306776     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256631     Document Type: Article

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