Disentangling the effects of CEO turnover and succession on organizational capabilities: A social network perspective

Organization Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-576

  Cao, Qing ^a   Maruping, Likoebe M ^b   Takeuchi, Riki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CEO turnover; Organizational capabilities; Social capital; Social networks; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749416053     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0201     Document Type: Review

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