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The chief executive: A breed apart
Author(s) -
Norburn David
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/smj.4250100102
Subject(s) - breed , upper echelons , marketing , psychology , business , management , demographic economics , accounting , public relations , social psychology , political science , economics , strategic management , biology , genetics
This study tested the theory that the characteristics of British chief executives would be different from that of the subordinate top management team from which they emanated. The study focused upon variations in experiences over three sets of variables: corporate influences; e.g. tenure, mobility, functional experience, international exposure; domestic influences; e.g. education, family influence; and their self‐concept; e.g. aspiration levels, executive success traits. Substantial differences emerged between the two groups across all sets of variables, particularly within the corporate category.