Leader succession and organizational performance: Integrating the common-sense, ritual scapegoating, and vicious-circle succession theories

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-219

  Rowe, W Glenn ^a   Cannella Jr , Albert A ^b   Rankin, Debra ^a   Gorman, Doug ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common sense theory; Leader succession; Ritual scapegoating theory; Vicious circle theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844388045     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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