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The head of the company: Conceptions of role and identity
Author(s) -
de Sola Pool Ithiel
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830090207
Subject(s) - head (geology) , identity (music) , business , public relations , sociology , psychology , management , political science , aesthetics , economics , philosophy , geomorphology , geology
Not only is the head of a business organization usually the single most important member of the firm, but the role he plays is quite unlike those of other members. Where do these men come from? What makes them as they are? How do they learn to adapt to the role? This paper reports one of a very few comprehensive studies of the role of head of the firm, with some striking and unexpected findings.