Bert Cannella, Sydney Finkelstein, Donald C. Hambrick

Strategic Leadership (eBook, PDF)

Theory and Research on Executives, Top Management Teams, and Boards

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book integrates and assesses the vast and rapidly growing literature on strategic leadership, which is the study of top executives and their effects on organizations. The authors synthesize what is known about strategic leadership and indicate new research directions. The book is meant primarily for scholars who strive to assess and understand the phenomena of strategic leadership. It offers a considerable foundation on which professionals involved in executive search, compensation, appraisal and staffing, as well as board members who evaluate executive performance and potential, might build their tools and perspectives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199721863
• Artikelnr.: 63039578

Autorenporträt

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he teaches courses on Leadership, Top Management Teams, and Managing Mergers and Acquisitions. He is also Faculty Director of the flagship Tuck Executive Program, as well as a consultant for companies around the world. Professor Finkelstein has conducted extensive research on strategic leadership, published numerous articles in the major journals in his field, and has written ten books. Donald C. Hambrick is the Smeal Chaired Professor of Management, Smeal College of Business Administration, at The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a PhD degree from The Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses primarily on the study of top executives and their effects on strategy and performance. An active consultant and executive education instructor, he also served as president of the Academy of Management. Albert A. Cannella Jr. is Koerner Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Tulane University. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1991. He serves on the editorial review boards of Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Strategic Management Journal. His research interests focus on executives, entrepreneurship, and competitive dynamics.

Inhaltsangabe

* Table of Contents
* Preface
* Dedication
* 1: The Study of Top Executives
* 2: Do Top Executives Matter?
* 3: How Individual Differences Affect Executive Action
* 4: Executive Experiences and Organizational Outcomes
* 5: Top Management Teams
* 6: Changes at the Top: The Antecedents of Executive Turnover and
Succession
* 7: Changes at the Top: The Consequences of Executive Turnover and
Succession
* 8: Understanding Board Structure, Composition, and Vigilance
* 9: The Consequences of Board Involvement and Vigilance
* 10: The Determinants of Executive Compensation
* 11: Executive Compensation: Consequences and Distributions
* References
* List of Tables
* Endnotes