This paper responds to recent calls for studying the diffusion of management practices beyond classifying companies as adopters and non-adopters (Ansari et al., 2010; Lounsbury, 2008). In particular, we examine how characteristics of CEOs and CFOs as well as perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU)...

Einführung -- Begriffliche und konzeptionelle Grundlagen der Untersuchung -- Ableitung des Forschungsmodells -- Operationalisierung des Forschungsmodells -- Methodische Konzeption der Studie -- Ergebnisse der empirischen Studie -- Schlussbetrachtung.

Is it good or bad for senior executives to have strong interpersonal ties to the CEO? We argue that a strong relationship with the CEO raises the likelihood that a top manager stays in office or makes an upward career move when the CEO leaves office voluntarily. At the same time, such...