CEO turnover in the foodservice industry: Is there a relationship to key financial performance?

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-17

  Barber, Nelson ^a   Ghiselli, Richard ^b   Deale, Cynthia ^c   Whithem, Cliff ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Western Carolina University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO termination; Executive Manager; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649088120     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020802671834     Document Type: Article

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