CEO Succession: Overcoming Forces of Inertia

Human Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 805-828

  White, Michael C ^a   Smith, Mark ^b   Barnett, Tim ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceo succession; Diversification strategies; Inertia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039381988     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679705000703     Document Type: Article

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