The differing effects of agent and founder CEOs on the firm's market expansion

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-41

  Souder, David ^a   Simsek, Zeki ^a   Johnson, Scott G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agent CEOs; CEO tenure; complexity; founder CEOs; market expansion

Indexed keywords

CABLE TELEVISION; CEO TENURE; COMPLEXITY; FOUNDER CEOS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARKET EXPANSIONS;

EXPANSION; INDUSTRY; SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION; TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

COMMERCE;

EID: 81055157928     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.944     Document Type: Article

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