How new leaders affect strategic change following a succession event: A critical review of the literature

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 729-755

  Hutzschenreuter, Thomas ^a   Kleindienst, Ingo ^a   Greger, Claas ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

CEO succession; Leader succession; Literature review; Strategic change; Succession consequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865092516     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.06.005     Document Type: Review

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