This exploratory study investigated the characteristics that the direct reports of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) associated with the latter's success. A small number of direct reports (34) were interviewed and asked to identify these characteristics. The three characteristics that were...

Purpose – This exploratory study investigated the characteristics that chief executive officers (CEOs) associated with their success. Design/methodology/approach – Twenty CEOs were interviewed and asked to identify characteristics they possessed, and that they felt were related to their...