The Relation Between Executive Succession and Corporate Capacity

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Villadsen, Anders R.
• 署名单位: Aarhus University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1053-1858
• DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muu036
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 19-29
• 关键词: ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; public organizations; management capacity; TOP MANAGEMENT; migration

摘要

This study examines the relation between executive succession and corporate capacity. Drawing on theory on executive succession, it is argued that corporate capacity is likely to increase following succession as new executives need early support to succeed in the job. The effect of succession is expected to decrease over time as the new executive settles in. These effects are expected to be most pronounced following outside successions. My expectations are tested in a longitudinal study of executive succession and corporate capacity in Danish municipalities 1993-2000. The findings largely support the theory put forward and suggest that corporate capacity is unaffected by inside succession and increased following outside succession. The study's contributions to research on executive succession and corporate capacity in public organizations are discussed.