The presence of a separate COO/president and its impact on strategic change and CEO dismissal

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-300

  Zhang, Yan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO dismissal; Presence of a separate COO president; Strategic change

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL;

CEO DISMISSAL; PRESENCE OF A SEPARATE COO/PRESIDENT; STRATEGIC CHANGE;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 32544449491     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.517     Document Type: Review

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