How national systems differ in their constraints on corporate executives: A study of CEO effects in three countries

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 767-789

  Crossland, Craig ^a   Hambrick, Donald C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEOs; Institutions; Managerial discretion; National systems

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPERVISORY AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS;

BOARD GOVERNANCE; CEO EFFECTS; CORPORATE EXECUTIVES; FIRM OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES; MANAGERIAL DISCRETION; NATIONAL SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL CONSIDERATION; VARIANCE COMPONENTS ANALYSIS;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 34547142639     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.610     Document Type: Article

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