An empirical investigation into the relationship between chief executive officer career path profile and firm strategic choice.
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Title
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An empirical investigation into the relationship between chief executive officer career path profile and firm strategic choice.
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Identifier
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AAI9807921
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identifier
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9807921
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Creator
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Detmar-Pines, Gina Louise.
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Contributor
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Adviser: S. Prakash Sethi
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Business Administration, Management
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Abstract
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Based on 197 new chief executive officers from the Forbes 800 Top CEOs, this study empirically examines the relationship of CEO career path profile variables to the strategic choices made in the firm. Using a longitudinal research design and data on 203 Forbes companies from 1987-1993, CEO career path profile is examined to determine whether certain demographic variables affect the strategic choice variables of diversification and internationalization. Study findings suggest that the CEO's career path profile--in particular, the functional tracks--is associated with the firm strategic choice of diversification and internationalization. The results show that (1) when the CEO's functional background is either a "throughput" or an "other" category, he will tend to diversify the organization; (2) the functional background appears to not have any association with internationalization; (3) in concurrence with the succession literature, the insider CEO is equally as likely to make changes in the firm as the outsider CEO; and (4) the intra/inter-industry studies provide a clearer understanding of CEO versus industry effect. The implications of the association of CEO career path and firm strategic choice are discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
