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Successor CEOs bring more change with predecessors out of the picture

  • Wed Oct 23 04:00:00 UTC 2013
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This study explored what happens when the outgoing CEO of a company stays on as board chair. Researchers found that this thorny dynamic obstructs organizational change and inhibits major changes in company performance, either positive or negative.
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