Studies on interim leadership have proliferated across multiple disciplines over the past forty-
five years since the first studies on non-traditional careers emerged in the late 1970s. Interim …

This paper analyzes changes in firm value, performance, and behavior caused by CEO
deaths. Many deaths trigger large stock price changes—shareholders believe that some …

Purpose This study aims to contribute to the academic disciplines of entrepreneurship and
management by developing a new theory that explains Founder-CEOs' succession in family …

As a counterpoint to the prevailing normative view that CEO succession planning is
universally wise, we develop a model of such endeavors as risky investments. Our model …

Prior research highlights that interim CEO successions are disruptive for firms. Yet boards
appoint interim CEOs in order to focus on finding the right person to take over permanently …

Because chief executive officer (CEO) behavior is an important factor in enterprise strategic
decision-making, the effect of CEO behavior on green technology innovation has become a …

This study investigates how capital market investors assess CEO succession planning in the
context of CEO turnover events. Conducting empirical tests using a manually collected …

The theoretical and empirical literature suggests that CEO might not make risky long-term
investments if the CEO believes that the benefit of such investments would not materialize or …

We examine the role of delegation in predicting CEO successions. Using a novel proxy for
delegation in mergers and acquisitions, we find that overall CEO turnover rates are about …

This study examines whether digital transformation can reduce research and development
(R&D) investment disruption during the top executive transition period. Using panel data of A …