The value of an heir apparent in succession planning

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-177

  Behn, Bruce K ^a   Riley Jr , Richard A ^b   Yang, Ya Wen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO; Heir apparent; Succession planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 15544365140     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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